Chapter 78: The Quota for Xiantian Cave

  Gu Chao reached the 8th layer of the Post-Heaven Realm and his strength had made some progress.

  The sand snake incident in Linhe County has also been handled more or less, with no major omissions.

  It was for this reason that people began to leave Linhe County.

  Two groups of people, although both returned to Mount Tai, left Linhe County at different times. Ximen Can and Nangong Yuan were originally incompatible, and it would be easy for these two elders to kill each other if they were together.

  And Linhe County also calmed down at this time.

  "Giddy up, giddy up, giddy up." A string of horse driving sounds rang out.

  A group of people stood at the entrance of Linhe County's county seat.

  The clothes of these people have different colors, but there is an embroidered tooth character on the cuff.

  This is the emblem of the Bronze-level school Yashan School, a group of people from Yashan School at the county seat of Linhe County.

  This row of people, the first is a silver-bearded old man, and behind the silver-bearded old man, there is a young man with an evil aura, revealing extremely sharp teeth. The momentum emanating from this young man's body is quite strong, surpassing that of Gu Chao, Zhuang Feihe and others.

  If there are people with a broad vision, they should recognize that the old man in front is called Gong Yangyuan, and the sharp-toothed evil boy behind him is called Wan Xie.

  Wanjia was quite famous in the Bronze rank of the Yashan Sect. He had only officially joined the Yashan Sect for a year, and it was said that he was an unintentional discovery by Gong Yangyuan, one of the elders, on the coast. And the reason for his fame was simple - he was a genius.

  The title of genius is not easily obtained.

  For example, in the Tai Shan sect, Zhuang Bufan, the first person of the Ninth Mountain Villa, Gu Chao, the tenth mountain villa, and Murong Ying can all be called little geniuses.

  But they cannot be called geniuses.

  There aren't many people who can be called geniuses.

  Among the top ten outer door disciples, there is a 16-year-old Song Qing, known as a genius, who ranks fifth in the ranking of the top ten outer door disciples.

  And this evil spirit can also be called a genius.

  In terms of natural talent, he is absolutely above Murong Yu.

  He joined the White Silver rank sect, Yashan Sect, for just over a year, but his strength was unfathomable.

  Linhe County is under the jurisdiction of the Taishan Sect, but its geographical location is close to the border between the Taishan Sect and the Yashan Sect. Although the Yashan Sect is a bronze-level sect, it has recently been ambitious and wants to challenge the Taishan Sect's position as the regional leader in order to gain more benefits.

  It was for this reason that upon receiving news of the disturbance caused by the sand vipers in Linhe County, the Yashan faction made a slight weighing of their options and sent someone over.

  The person leading the way was Gong Yangyuan, an elder of the One True Way. The one who would truly take action was this Wan Xie.

  One of the outer disciples of the Tooth Mountain Sect went to gather information and soon returned: "I just inquired about the news, it seems that the outer disciple of the Tai Mountain Sect has arrived here before, and all the sand snakes in this place have been killed."

  Elder Gong Yang furrowed his brow.

  Ten thousand snakes show their teeth and smile, the forest is extremely cold: "No wonder I didn't see a single sand snake on the road just now. A outer door disciple of Mount Tai Sect, if there's an opportunity, I want to challenge him."

  Gong Yang nodded slightly: "I'll arrange for you to challenge the outer disciples of Mount Tai Sect. Our Yashan Sect will eventually overthrow Mount Tai Sect. Next, continue to improve your strength, you are the one who wants to defeat all the outer disciples of Mount Tai Sect."

  ……

  "Drive on, drive on." The seven horses arrived at the foot of Mount Tai.

  The horse was handed over to the stable, and Nan Gongyuan led the six outer disciples of Xue Shan Villa into Tai Shan, heading straight for Zhong Xi Peak. Upon arrival at Zhong Xi Peak, they each went to rest. Gu Chao also went to sleep first, feeling a bit tired from the journey, and when he woke up, he found that the place was bustling with activity like a boiling pot.

  "Did you hear? Gu Chao actually won against the three-headed sand snake at the ninth level of the Post-Heaven realm, something even Murong Ying can't do."

  "Gu Chao is so powerful now? Even the three-headed sand snake at the ninth level of the Post-Heaven realm can be defeated." The speaker had a hint of shock and doubt.

  "Is Gu's current strength not even the first in Xue Shan Manor, and has even surpassed Murong Ying?"

  "Awesome! Gu Chao's performance in that match was said to be even better than Zhuang Feihe, the third-ranked player from the Ninth Mountain Villa, and Lin Yi, the fourth-ranked player. He's incredibly powerful!"

  "Unexpectedly, Gu Chao has made such a big progress. I remember at the end of last month's small test, he was still ranked behind me." said someone who was ranked around 55th at the end of the month's small test.

  "Hey, when did you become so formidable? Even Murong Ying is no match for you." Gao Ren chuckled and patted Gu Chao's shoulder: "You're so formidable, teach me a few killer moves too."

  Luo Tiao burst out laughing: "Gu Chao, hurry up and get stronger! Maybe in the future you'll have a chance to become an inner disciple. At that time I'll go out and mention your name, saying you're my bro, super awesome!" Luo Tiao laughed again, and both Gao Ren and Luo Tiao were surprised at Gu Chao's sudden growth, but they didn't think much of it. Friends are friends, after all, and they wouldn't stop being friends just because Gu Chao got stronger.

  Gu Chao laughed, really didn't think that the extermination of the sand snake would cause such a big stir in Xin Xue Mountain Villa. Gu Chao naturally didn't know that when this news spread, Li Tong and Zhao Fan from the Ninth Mountain Villa, Residual Snow Mountain Villa, were pale as earth. The two of them were ranked last in Residual Snow Mountain Villa, unexpectedly they had offended someone like Gu Chao, their faces were pale as earth.

  Of course, it's just a sensation in the 9th and 10th mountains, but people from other mountains didn't take Gu Chao seriously.

  Gu Chao is still too tender for them.

  Gu Chao returned to Xin Xue Mountain Villa and had a big meal with Gao Ren and Luo Tao at the hotel on Zhong Xi Commercial Street. This meal was extremely satisfying. Just after finishing lunch, someone came to pass on a message that Nan Gong Yuan, the elder, had summoned Gu Chao to Xin Xue Pavilion. Gu Chao immediately slung his long sword over his back and headed straight for Xin Xue Pavilion.

  Xin Xue Lou is still the same Xin Xue Lou, only last time I went there was in winter when the snow was piled up at the entrance, while this time it's during the warm spring season with blooming flowers.

  After entering Xin Xue Pavilion, Gu Chao found that Murong Ying was already there, sitting quietly.

  Gu Chao and Murong Ying's eyes collided in mid-air, striking out a lot of sparks.

  Nangong Yuan, the elder, was reading a book. When he saw Gu Chao arrive, he said: "Gu Chao, you're here too. Good, what I'm about to say is something important. The higher-ups have decided that this time, the quota for the First Heaven Cave will be given to each of you individually." What does the quota for the First Heaven Cave refer to? Gu Chao was somewhat perplexed.

  Nangong Yuan said: "The Xiantian Cave is a cave set up by our Taishan Sect on top of another peak, not in the middle of the creek, but on another mountain ridge."

  "The second boundary of martial arts is the pre-heavenly realm. The pre-heavenly realm differs from the post-heavenly realm, and what is meant by the pre-heavenly realm is that internal energy transforms into pre-heavenly internal energy, no longer being post-heavenly internal energy."

  "What is innate is what people have before they are born, while they are still in their mother's womb."

  "Originally, people have a certain amount of innate energy, but as they grow older and age increases, this innate energy naturally disappears. This is the function of innate energy, which allows people to delay aging and maintain vitality. After the complete disappearance of innate energy, after another 20 or 30 years, people will die, this is the cycle of life."

  "The Xiantian state is where human internal energy transforms from acquired to innate, mimicking the breathing method in the womb. Once reaching this state, the quality of internal energy becomes greatly different and can delay aging. People who attain the Xiantian state can live up to 150 years, with abundant vitality. Normally, people's lifespan is around 60 or 70 years old, so reaching the Xiantian state would indeed be a huge increase."

  "The congenital cave, on the other hand, is a cave that transforms from the acquired realm's tenth layer to the congenital realm's tenth layer. This cave contains the congenital energy within it, and if one meditates inside, there is a great chance of transforming into a congenital being, becoming an infinitely more powerful congenital realm martial artist compared to an acquired realm martial artist."

  "It's just that the Heavenly Pit is only open once a year, and there are still three months until next time."

  "At the same time, each opening of the Innate Cave has only twenty precious quotas."

  "It's been decided from above, giving you two the opportunity to enter the Xiantian Cave, taking up two spots."

  "So, you all need to cultivate your internal energy to the tenth level of the Post-Heaven Realm within three months."

  "But... " Nan Gongyuan's words took a sudden turn, as if there was another mystery.

  (Um, the first update is here, I was thinking about the plot and it's a bit late, I've always been decisive about the plot flow, no plot means I'd rather be late, those who have followed my book will understand.)