Chapter 33: The Theory of Heaven's Pulse

  Immediately enter the realm of innate perfection and still be able to keep one's youthful appearance forever! Chen Kong's words deeply shocked Mu Yi and others.

  Innate Realm! However, it's every martial artist's dream. Moreover, they had just witnessed Chen Kong's earth-shattering sword strike, and although none of them dared to say it out loud, their hearts had already been subjugated by that single sword strike. To become a master of the Innate Realm, how could Mu Yi Han not be tempted?

  Eternal youth, perhaps, for Han Xiao Mu Yi, **sex is not strong**, but for Qin Ling Er, perhaps, that is more attractive than becoming a congenital top master, just because she is a woman, able to maintain her youthful appearance, this is absolutely irresistible for any woman.

  Ling Luo thought for a moment before speaking up, "We've only just passed the first trial and already encountered someone as powerful as Long Gongzi, who has reached the pinnacle of cultivation. The enemies we'll face from now on will only get stronger. Brother Chen, do you have confidence that we can definitely make it through this Heavenly Mausoleum?"

  Chen Kong smiled confidently and said, "If it were just you guys, of course, you wouldn't pass, but with me added in, it's a different story. I believe that within the entire Tong Xian Tomb, there are very few people who can stop me!"

  Ling Luo's feathers fluttered slightly as she smiled and said, "Brother Chen seems to be full of confidence, I suppose you're quite familiar with this ancient tomb?"

  Chen Kong smiled and said: "Of course..."

  Just as he was halfway through his words, Chen Kong suddenly stopped and smiled wryly, saying: "I knew you were cleverer than others, Ling Gongzi. I couldn't hide it from you for long. I didn't expect you to notice so soon!"

  Ling Luo smiled and said, "Actually, it's not that I'm perceptive, but your strength is just too astonishing. Plus, among the four great assassins, the other three all have a clear background, but you, Chen Kong, rose to fame five years ago, yet there's no trace of you before that, as if you appeared out of thin air! How can people not be suspicious? Furthermore, you're known for your speed in the martial world, and although you're one of the four great assassins, it's rare to hear about you taking on any jobs or killing anyone. You kill people simply based on your own preferences!"

  Mu Yi and Han Xiao exchanged a few words, having heard that Ling Luoyu had actually sent someone to investigate them earlier, their faces subtly changing color.

  Ling Luo smiled and said, "Since everyone is now in this situation together, I'll be honest with you all. To be frank, it was indeed me who designed to bring you all here. The mysterious golden masked person was also sent by me. Before finding you, I had thoroughly investigated each of you!"

  "There are so many masters in the martial arts world! Why did Ling Gongzi single out just us few!" Qin Ling'er said with a hint of resentment and slight anger.

  Ling Luo's eyes fell, and she smiled wryly, saying: "Actually, at the beginning, I just thought that you four had your own strengths. If you cooperated with each other properly, you would be absolutely powerful. Who knew it would turn out like this in the Tongxian Mausoleum!"

  "That Golden Masked Man is the ruthless and cunning Cold Wind, the old master of the Yu Yi Palm, who dominated the two rivers thirty years ago! Actually, I had already recognized him as soon as he made his move, but I wanted to see what kind of tricks he was up to, so that's why we four great assassins gathered at the Smoke Rain Building!" Chen Kong gently patted the dust off his long robe and slowly began to speak.

  Ling Luo's feathers fluttered slightly as she stared, saying: "Old Man Qi has been in our Snowdrift Manor for over twenty years and hasn't taken a single step out. How could you know him? Who exactly are you!"

  Chen Kong smiled faintly and said, "Thirty years ago I wasn't Wind Chaser Chen Kong. Back then everyone called me Star Picker! I knew Old Man Qi, only because he had lost to me before! Who would have thought that he actually stayed at Snowdrift Manor all this time!"

  "You are Chen Xing, the Star-Plucking Hand Chen Xing, the most mysterious Star-Plucking Hand in the martial arts world thirty years ago! Could it be that you had already entered this ancient tomb thirty years ago?" Ling Luo Yu exclaimed.

  "Is it Chen Xing you're calling, or is it Chen Kong?"

  "Actually, Kong or Xing, they are just code names, you can call them whatever you like! Thirty years ago, I didn't enter this tomb either, it's just because I came out from here!"

  Ignoring the stunned expressions of several people, Chen Kong continued: "Actually, apart from your world, there is another world beyond the Mausoleum of Tongxian - the Cultivation Realm. The Mausoleum of Tongxian is a passageway to that outer world and also serves as a testing ground for new disciples of several sects within it. The mausoleum has three levels, each with its own person in charge. Of course, these three people in charge come from three different sects! And I happen to be one of those three people!"

  "Is this the only passage between these two worlds, with only ten people entering every hundred years? Even adding their entourages, it's absolutely no more than a hundred people! How can each sect possibly divide up such a small number of disciples?" Ling Luoyu asked in puzzlement.

  Chen Kong sank into thought for a moment, then said: "As far as I know, each time the Tongxian Order is issued, it will only be sent to the top ten people in the martial arts world with the best qualifications for cultivation. However, every time there are only a limited number of people who can really make it to the end. But one thing that has never been an exception is that everyone who walks out of Tongxian's tomb will directly become a core disciple, and almost everyone who walks out will eventually achieve great things!"

  "What is a core disciple? Can we become core disciples too if we pass?" Qin Ling'er asked excitedly, looking at Chen Kong with full expectation.

  Chen Kong smiled wryly and said, "Except for Ling Luo Yu, the rest of you will probably find it difficult to enter the sect. Even I am only an outer door disciple! However, if you are willing to become outer door disciples at that time, or if you want to return to Jianghu, no one will force you!"

  Ling Yu was taken aback for a moment, then said: "Why am I different from them? It seems like each and every one of them is stronger than me! And to make matters worse, I have an incurable disease, my days are numbered, who knows if I can even hold on until that day!"

  Chen Kong smiled slightly and said, "Actually, when I first saw you, I felt the fluctuations of Fa power on your body, but you didn't show any signs of having cultivated it at all. Especially when you had each episode of illness, the fluctuations were strongest. In the cultivation world, there is a saying about 'heavenly veins', referring to people who are born with fluctuations of Fa power. Those born with heavenly veins cultivate much faster than ordinary people, dozens or even hundreds of times! So, I have high hopes for you!"

  Heaving a sigh, Chen Kong said: "After this year, my 50-year term in the mundane world will be fulfilled, and I should return to the sect. At that time, I still hope that Ling Xiong will take care of me."

  "Brother Chen, where did you come from? Does the cultivation world have ordinary people besides cultivators?" Ling Luoyu asked after a moment of contemplation.

  "Not bad, in the cultivation world there are indeed many ordinary people, and even more who rely on those cultivation sects' families, and my Chen family is one of them. Generally, as long as you reach the Xiantian realm, you'll be sent to a cultivation sect to serve, and only if you perform exceptionally well can you be officially accepted into the sect!" Chen nodded in agreement.

  "My goodness, isn't it said that even the ones who sweep the floor and boil water in a sect are at least Innate Experts?!" Mu Yi exclaimed.

  Chen Kong smiled faintly and said, "Not bad, in the cultivation world, it's actually very simple to reach the Pre-Heaven stage. As long as your meridians can withstand it, one Pre-Heaven Creation Pill is enough to create a Pre-Heaven stage cultivator. However, what's known as the Pre-Heaven stage in the cultivation world is just the foundation!"

  "Brother Chen! Do you have that Innate Creation Pill? I want to reach the Innate Realm and also stay in this world, carefree and at ease. Help your brother out!" Mu Yi said with a smile as he stretched out his palm in front of Chen Kong.

  Chen Kong smiled wryly and said, "That thing is just an ordinary elixir, but it's not something that can be easily obtained. Moreover, I'm just a outer sect disciple, the elixirs I took back then were all bought by my family elders at a high price! However, after you pass through this Heavenly Tomb, asking them for a Xiantian Creation Elixir shouldn't be a problem!"

  "What are you waiting for, let's go!" Mu Yi strode towards the other courtyard of the Fourth Young Master. He still clearly remembered that Long Gongzi had said that the passage to the next level was inside this courtyard. With Chen Kong guarding him with his great strength, Mu Yi naturally didn't have anything to worry about.

  Ling Luo's feathers fell, Chen Kong and a few others looked at each other with bitter smiles, and simultaneously took big strides forward.