Chapter 1: When the father suffers humiliation, the son must avenge him

  Two authentic disciples of Luoyun Valley outside the Dianji Pavilion looked at Xiao Chen as he approached, and after a quick scan with their divine sense, they immediately revealed a few points of respect on their faces, and saluted in unison: "Greetings, senior brother."

  Xiao Chen's face was expressionless as he nodded and said coldly, "I want to enter the Classics Pavilion to take a look."

  "The first floor requires one low-grade spirit stone per hour, the second floor requires two low-grade spirit stones per hour, and the third floor can only be entered with a manual seal. However, I must remind you, Brother, that nothing inside can be taken out." A disciple of Luoyun Valley said respectfully on the left side.

  Xiao Chen nodded upon hearing the words, hesitated for a moment before directly taking out two pieces of low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag and handing them over to the two people. "I'll stay on the first floor for two hours." The effect of the transformation pill could only last for three hours, and Xiao Chen's actions were also helpless.

  Two disciples of Luoyun Valley exchanged a look with a hint of strangeness on their faces, but still respectfully handed over a jade slip to Xiao Chen.

  "Big Brother Shī took this jade slip and could stay in the library for two hours."

  Xiao Chen's face was expressionless, and he nodded coldly before walking in directly.

  "This senior brother is from which branch and gate, why does he look somewhat unfamiliar? And actually going to the first layer, isn't this a waste of crystal stones?"

  "Why bother so much? The Tianji Pavilion's rules don't allow attacks, which means this person must be a disciple of Luoyun Valley. Could they be an external spy? It's probably one of the senior brothers who likes to stay in seclusion, otherwise it wouldn't be possible for them to cultivate to the seventh layer of the Qi Refining stage. As for how many layers they went through, that's their business, you've already taken the crystal stone, so just drop it. Being too curious isn't a good thing."

  "What the senior brother said makes sense, junior brother has taken note."

  The two of them whispered a few words to each other, their faces showing a hint of envy, exchanged a glance, and then fell silent.

  Xiao Chen also entered the Zongmen Dianji Pavilion for the first time. The pavilion is divided into three layers, and the first layer mainly contains jade slips that tell stories about the strange events and legends of the Xiuzhen world, which are almost directly ignored by all the Luoyun Valley disciples.

  The second layer is where some kung fu and techniques are placed, the scope is much smaller, generally the true transmission disciples' cultivation methods are obtained here.

  As for the third level, it is the top-level gongfa of this school and the cultivation experience of various ancestors, which is extremely precious. Only a few people in the school have the qualifications to go up and browse.

  However, Xiao Chen did not come this time for the Gong Fa or the key to success, but to find clues about his inability to build a foundation, so he paused slightly and began to flip through the jade slips on the first floor.

  Within two hours, many disciples of Luoyun Valley entered the Dianji Pavilion. Upon entering, they saw Xiao Chen buried in the Jade Annals on the first floor. Their faces involuntarily revealed a few points of stupidity, and then their eyes showed a few points of disdain. They thought to themselves: "Where did this country bumpkin come from? Doesn't he know that the truly useful things in Luoyun Valley are all on the upper two floors?" However, despite their contempt, not one person came forward to express it, after all, the time spent here was bought with Huajing stones, and who would dare to waste it.

  Two hours later, the scene in front of him suddenly changed, and Xiao Chen was directly transported out of the Dianji Pavilion. Xiao Chen raised his head, returned the jade slip to the two disciples of Luoyu Valley, bowed his head and hastily left. Although he had seen many secrets of the Xiantian realm and broadened his horizons, he still couldn't find the reason why he couldn't build his foundation. It seemed that he could only wait for another two hours before taking another transformation pill to go in and search again.

  Xiao Chen saw that there was no one around, so he hid his breath and carefully sat down behind a giant rock with his knees crossed, patiently waiting for time to pass.

  Waiting for the effect of the transformation pill to wear off, Xiao Chen waited for another hour before swallowing another one, transforming into a young man with a dark face and rushing towards the Imperial Library.

  Handed over three inferior crystal stones to two children, in the eyes of the other's difference, Xiao Chen buried his head again and began to search constantly.

  Time flew by quickly, and Xiao Chen suddenly lifted his head and rushed out of the door, throwing the jade slip to the two people before quickly leaving. As expected, as soon as he disappeared from their line of sight, the effect of the transformation pill was lost. Xiao Chen remained hidden, waiting for an hour to pass before swallowing another transformation pill and transforming into a ordinary young man once again, rushing towards the Imperial Library.

  Outside the pavilion, two disciples exchanged a strange glance, both seeing the hint of doubt in each other's eyes. Within just one day, three people had lingered on the first floor of the pavilion; was there some hidden treasure here?

  After several days, a small message began to circulate in Lu Yun Valley. The first floor of the Scripture Pavilion hid the cultivation experiences and techniques of an ancestor who had reached the Golden Elixir stage. It was said that this was intentionally placed there by the sect, waiting for someone with good fortune to come along. What's more, some people claimed that they had already obtained certain techniques, and their strength had increased several times over, speaking as if they had seen it with their own eyes. As a result, the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion became extremely popular, with countless true disciples rushing in with red eyes, and indeed, two or three small, exquisite techniques hidden among the miscellaneous discussions were discovered, attracting crowds of people to flock there.

  Of course, that's a later story. Xiao Chen didn't know about the two people's wild guesses, but his efforts were not in vain as he finally found what he was looking for after flipping through hundreds of jade slips.

  His spirit sank into it and watched carefully, after a long time, Xiao Chen raised his head, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

  "Linggen? According to what the jade slip says, I still can't build my foundation, probably because there's no linggen in my body. But how do I solve this problem?" Xiao Chen flipped through it several times, but didn't find any solution.

  Time was still left, Xiao Chen flipped through dozens of jade slips again, but couldn't find any clues. Seeing that the Transformation Pill was about to lose its effect, he quickly left the Scripture Pavilion.

  "It's already fortunate to be able to find the cause, wanting to find a solution is being too greedy." Xiao Chen self-mockingly smiled, but his face revealed a few hints of bitterness.

  Shaking his head to calm down, with the golden seal already in hand, Xiao Chen didn't believe he could still be trapped by this matter. He raised his head, glanced around briefly, and then suddenly took off into the air, quickly disappearing from sight.

  "Sister Moon Dance, you're usually the most diligent among us siblings. Why didn't you go into seclusion to cultivate today?" Liu Yue Ru looked at the two brothers with their undisguised fervent eyes and couldn't help but feel a little sour in her heart. However, Ji Yue Wu's excellence made it difficult for her to harbor even a hint of jealousy.

  "Not bad, I see that my junior sister seems to be a bit distracted. Is there something troubling you? Why not speak out and maybe we can help?" Li Yue's expression was just right, showing concern but not being too straightforward or abrupt.

  Duan Huaming nodded repeatedly, with an expression of "this is exactly how it should be".

  Ji Yue Wu's expression slightly froze upon hearing the words, but she quickly regained her composure and replied calmly: "Nothing, it's just that the path of cultivation is extremely arduous. I simply wanted to relax a bit today, no worries." Although Ji Yue Wu said so with her mouth, in her mind, Xiao Chen's figure kept flashing by. The three-month period was approaching, he should be coming to deliver the foundation-establishing pill soon, right?