Chapter 29: Each with Their Own Thoughts

  Shi Sheng stood at the foot of Tianxuan Peak, in front of the building gate, feeling a bit uneasy in his heart. He didn't know what Xiao Chang Lao had brought him here for, but fortunately he hadn't been made to go inside. Shi Sheng was not eager to experience again the taste of being brutally tortured by Da Chang Lao.

  "This faction is so nervous, what are these two old men discussing? Why hasn't Elder Xiao come out yet?" Shi Sheng furrowed his brow, standing stiffly at the entrance of the building.

  ……

  "What? Ascension Realm?" The elder in the Elder Hall heard Xiao Lao's words and immediately changed his expression.

  "I'm also shocked, I don't know how this kid could possibly advance two ranks so quickly. Even if he had some foundation in Xiangyi's place, even if he had accumulated a lot of spiritual energy and suddenly broke through, it's still impossible to advance so quickly to the Lingjing realm, unless he's one of those royal nobles who have been cultivated with a large amount of resources." Elder Xiao was puzzled.

  "Could it be that this child is truly a dual-souled being? Has he really died once?" Cold Yuan, the Grand Elder, said with a distant gaze, his eyes filled with shock and uncertainty.

  "Is there any way to test it?" asked Xiao Lao.

  The elder nodded slowly after a moment of contemplation: "It's said that people like this progress rapidly in the early stages, rely on talent and insight in the middle stages, and mainly depend on opportunity, strength, and luck in the later stages.

  "This old man has indeed heard of that legend. It is said that after advancing to the Spiritual Realm, if one takes the Congealing Thought Pill, they can advance to the Sea of Consciousness Realm within three days... however..."

  "Is the Great Elder worried that he's advancing too quickly?" Elder Xiao furrowed his brow.

  "No, I'm worried that we might have made a mistake, could it be that this person has started to conceal their spiritual energy? But thinking about it, it shouldn't be possible, I've never heard of anyone having such an ability." The Great Elder was somewhat conflicted.

  "I, however, think it's unlikely. If this child were truly a spy sent by others, he wouldn't have revealed himself so suddenly and progressed to the Spiritual Realm in just one day, drawing our attention." Elder Xiao suspected.

  "It's possible that the other party has calculated that you would have such thoughts, so they advanced to the Spiritual Realm to numb us. Of course, this is just my speculation. Let's continue to observe him." The Great Elder's expression was solemn.

  "What about the Jyun Nian Dan I mentioned?" asked Xiao Zhanglao.

  "Do as you said, don't let him come down the mountain for now. Give him a Concentration Pill and have him close his doors to cultivate for three days. If he can break through to the Sea of Consciousness realm, promise him a great reward and entice him to work hard at his cultivation."

  If he can really break through to the Sea Boundary in three days, then he might truly be a dual-soul existence. In that case, we'll need to nurture him greatly; otherwise, his previous breakthrough might have just been an accumulation of luck, a coincidence. Such people aren't unheard of even within our own Great Ming Country!" Cold Yuan's elder said thoughtfully.

  "Alright, I'll go and make the arrangements!" said Xiao Zhanglao, finishing his words. He then left the Elder's Hall, taking Shi Sheng with him towards the Alchemy Pavilion, while the latter was somewhat surprised and uncertain.

  "Wouldn't it be so kind to give me another Gathering Spirit Pill?" Shi Sheng thought suspiciously in his heart, but he didn't dare show even a hint of it on his face. He followed Xiao Changlao to the Great Hall of the Alchemy Pavilion with an unchanged expression.

  "Yao Elder, give me an Aggregating Thought Pill!" said Xiao Elder with a smile.

  "Jù niàn dān? Xiāo zhǎng lǎo kāi wán xiào ba? Jiù suàn shì dà zhǎng lǎo, yě bù kě néng suí yì fēn pèi cǐ dān gěi bié rén de, gèng bié shuō tā qū qū yī gè xīn...shén me?" Yáo zhǎng lǎo kàn le kàn shí shēng, suí jí liǎn sè yī biàn.

  "Ascension realm? How is this possible?" Yao Lao was somewhat shocked.

  "Heh heh, if it weren't for this, how could the elder possibly speak up?" After Xiao Lao Shuai finished speaking, Yao Lao Shuai merely nodded his head solemnly after a brief moment of contemplation.

  "I understand, this is a Concentration Pill, take it. I'd like to see how he does in the next three days..." Elder Yao's words were cut off as Elder Xiao gave him a look, and he fell silent.

  "Heh heh, Elder Yao, then we'll take our leave first!" Xiao Lao Shuai bid farewell and took Shi Sheng back to their residence.

  Shi Sheng looked at Xiao Chang Lao's solemn face as he closed the door, feeling a mix of excitement and tension, his expression unchanging as he stood there.

  "Kid, you're not bad, to have advanced to the Spiritual Realm so quickly. It seems that advancing to the Sea of Consciousness Realm is just a matter of one more pill. I'll discuss it with the Great Elder and help you get one."

  "As long as you can break through to the Sea Boundary within three days, the sect will give you some rewards and focus on cultivating you. However, whether you can succeed depends on your own ability!" Elder Xiao said with a smile, his eyes flashing with an unusual light, and he was actually looking forward to Shi Sheng being that legendary figure.

  Shi Sheng saw that Xiao Lao had a somewhat strange gaze, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself. Especially in the Alchemy Pavilion, Yao Lao seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Xiao Lao.

  Nowadays, he is so kind to give himself a Dan of Gathering Thoughts, and also says some rewards, as well as key cultivation to lure himself to advance quickly. Shi Sheng feels that Xiao Chang Lao probably has some purpose, after all, Shi Sheng is not a child, and there are many thoughts in his heart.

  "Really? Disciple Shi will definitely go all out to break through the Sea Boundary, and won't disappoint Elder Xiao's expectations!" Shi said with a grateful expression on his face, but in his heart he was coldly laughing. You think I'm not Shi if you deceive me? Why does Elder Xiao's smile seem somewhat strange, especially that kind of sincere and eager gaze, how does it feel like being fattened up for the slaughter?

  "Alright, this manual has the precautions for breaking through to the Sea Boundary. I'll leave this Aggregating Dan with you. I'll come find you in three days, and I'm looking forward to your good news!" Xiao Chang didn't know about Shi Sheng's little thoughts, and he tossed down the manual and jade bottle, turning to leave with anticipation.

  Xiao Lao walked for a long time, Shi Sheng hastily closed the door and sat on the bed, revealing a cold smile: "First, the Great Elder almost killed me, now he's so kind to entice me to advance quickly, it seems there must be some purpose.

  "Hmph, but since I have the Gathering Spirit Dan in hand, I can close up whenever I want. Moreover, once I advance to the Sea Boundary stage, it won't be convenient for me to come down the mountain. Let's just leave that for later. I need to go back and see Wan'er first; even if there are any rewards, they're not as important as Wan'er's safety!" After speaking, his expression turned serious.

  Took out the light yellow jade bottle that had previously been opened, and immediately opened another jade bottle, revealing a bright red dan medicine, carefully placed it in the light yellow jade bottle, and then put the jade bottle away.

  Shi Sheng looked at the empty bottle, a smile slowly appearing on his face. He then picked up the book left behind by Xiao Chang Lao and began to study the details of the Impact of Sea Boundary.

  Three days later, Xiao Zhang came to the front of Shi Sheng's house and found that there was no movement inside. He didn't dare disturb him. On the fourth day, he came again with a cloth package in his hand. After some deliberation, he lightly knocked on the door, seemingly worried about disturbing Shi Sheng.

  Creak!

  As soon as the door opened, Shi Sheng's expression was somewhat haggard and his complexion wasn't very good-looking, seemingly with a hint of disappointment.

  "Alas, it's failed again!" Xiao Lao seemed to have expected this and let out a sigh, looking at the empty bottle that had held the聚念丹. Seeing Shi Sheng's dejected appearance, he comforted him, "Don't worry, there's still a long way to go, you're young and have plenty of opportunities."

  Shi Sheng nodded with a sigh of relief, secretly admiring his own acting skills in his heart.

  Xiao Zhanglao handed the cloth bag in his hand to Shi Sheng and said, "Here is the official waist card of the Tianxuan Sect, as well as the disciple's uniform. You can use the waist card to receive two pieces of Xuanjing Jade every month."

  "As for your accommodation, when the time comes, go to Tianyang Pavilion and find Elder Wang. He will arrange it for you. With this token, you can freely descend from Huahai Realm below. Just register with the guarding disciples."

  Shi Sheng took over the cloth package and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, Elder Xiao. From now on, I will definitely work hard to cultivate and strive to reach the Sea of Transformation as soon as possible."

  "En!" Xiao Chang responded with a single word, then turned and left. Shi Sheng's heart was stirred up, now even if he didn't advance to the Hua Hai realm, he would still have the power to fight against Lu Yuan. He immediately opened his bundle, changed into his disciple uniform, put on his waist card, and prepared to head down the mountain! (This chapter is over, next chapter will be more exciting!)

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