CHAPTER 1599: CHAPTER 1599: LINGLONG TOWER OPENS

The Qingzhu Fan in Qingzhu Venerable’s hand is crafted from the essence of ten thousand acres of bamboo forest, fused with his own divine sense and blood, making it a pinnacle creation of wood-element spiritual artifacts, truly a "once the fan is wielded, the winds and clouds change" type of formidable power.

However, what makes Qingzhu Venerable feel regretful is that this spiritual artifact is only of King Grade Superior Level, still significantly inferior to a Royal Grade Spiritual Artifact.

Qingzhu Venerable once consulted the most renowned artifact refiner in the Heaven’s Net Realm, and the answer was the same as Fang Bai’s: upgrading to a Royal Grade Spiritual Artifact is possible, but it requires Royal Grade Green Wood Essence to reforge it.

However, that artifact refiner could only offer suggestions and lacked the ability to forge a Royal Grade Spiritual Artifact.

Green Wood Marrow is an extremely rare and exceedingly precious cultivation resource, even finding a King Grade one is difficult, let alone a Royal Grade one?

This time, Qingzhu Venerable came to the Nine-layer Linglong Tower to participate in the training, hoping to try his luck. After all, the cultivation resources within the Nine-layer Linglong Tower are innumerable, and if fortune smiles upon him, there would be a chance to obtain Green Wood Marrow.

It is said that the eighth and ninth layers of the Nine-layer Linglong Tower hold Royal Grade cultivation resources; if he could obtain a few, the trip wouldn’t be in vain.

Originally, Qingzhu Venerable was worried that even if he managed to find Royal Grade Green Wood Essence this time, it would be a challenge to find an artifact refiner capable of forging a Royal Grade Spiritual Artifact afterward. But after hearing Fang Bai, how could he not be excited?

After the excitement, Qingzhu Venerable had some doubts. Fang Bai was just at Nascent Soul Perfection in cultivation level; he might be able to refine a King Grade spiritual artifact, but the Royal Grade was beyond his capability. Could he truly have the ability to refine it?

Though not an artifact refiner himself, Qingzhu Venerable knew quite a bit about it, and after asking Fang Bai a few questions, he finally confirmed that this somewhat too youthful guy wasn’t bragging but had real skills.

"Fang Bai, if you can refine my Qingzhu Fan into a Royal Grade Spiritual Artifact, I will give you two bottles of Royal Grade Spirit Pills as compensation!"

From the conversation, Qingzhu Venerable learned Fang Bai’s name and started negotiating with him.

Fang Bai turned his head to look at Wu De, Wind Roc, and the Hu brothers and said, "I have one more condition, hoping Qingzhu Venerable can agree."

Qingzhu Venerable replied, "Speak. As long as it doesn’t surpass my limits, I will agree."

Fang Bai used the Thread Condensation Sound Transmission Technique to tell Qingzhu Venerable, "I hope you can look after these four friends of mine once inside the Nine-layer Linglong Tower and escort them to higher levels for training."

He used the Thread Condensation Sound Transmission Technique because he didn’t want the four Huang brothers to hear and complain about fairness.

In fact, in the vast world, where is there true fairness?

For example, in the Nine-layer Linglong Tower training, many sect powerful figures help younger disciples reach higher levels, so they can obtain better cultivation resources.

Hearing Fang Bai’s request, Qingzhu Venerable sighed in relief and smiled, saying, "Naturally, that’s no problem. These four friends of yours, leave them to me."

He examined Fang Bai and said, "You possess an extraordinary holy body and are a born martial dao genius. With your cultivation at Nascent Soul Perfection, if luck is on your side, you should reach the fifth layer by yourself. If you follow me, I might help you reach the sixth layer."

Fang Bai shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kind offer, senior, but I’d like to test myself and see how far I can go!"

Qingzhu Venerable regarded Fang Bai as youthful and zealous, reluctant to accept his help, so he didn’t insist and smiled, saying, "That’s good too."

Thereupon, Fang Bai secretly instructed Wu De, Wind Roc, and the Hu brothers via the voice transmission technique, telling them to follow behind Qingzhu Venerable once inside the Nine-layer Linglong Tower, as he would ensure their safety.

Upon hearing this, the Hu brothers couldn’t help but feel exuberant, thinking with Qingzhu Venerable’s protection, their brotherhood would surely climb higher in the tower levels and surpass the Huang brothers in cultivation level.

Three days later, the Nine-layer Linglong Tower rumbled, exerting pressure and eliminating many martial artists with cultivation under the Nascent Soul Realm who had mingled among them.

Of course, some martial artists, unlike Wu De, received protection from other strong figures, allowing them to remain around the Nine-layer Linglong Tower with prospects for training inside.

The dense spiritual energy surrounding the Nine-layer Linglong Tower gradually dissipated with the wind, and the gate facing south opened, with a barrier like a water wave trembling in front of the tower gate.

Experienced powerful figures who have trained in the Nine-layer Linglong Tower knew that passing through the water wave-like barrier would lead into the Nine-layer Linglong Tower to officially begin the eighty-one-day training journey.

Tens of thousands of martial artists rushed towards the tower gate the moment it appeared, eager to enter first for fear others would seize the cultivation resources.

In reality, the cultivation resources within the Nine-layer Linglong Tower do not decrease with each opening. Every ten-year opening day presents randomly appearing resources akin to the previous opening, so martial artists need not worry.

"Let’s go in!"

Qingzhu Venerable and his group understood this, so they weren’t anxious. Only when most had entered did they go in leisurely.

The wall, resembling a water wave, was composed of water spirit energy, its purity and concentration awe-inspiring, with no one able to scatter or destroy it.

When Qingzhu Venerable and his group passed through the water spirit energy wall, all turned momentarily dark before brightening. As they refocused, an entirely new world appeared before their eyes.

The world, compared to the outside, had more concentrated spiritual energy; the scene was picturesque, with fragrant vegetation, spiritual medicine everywhere, and spirit beasts appearing and disappearing.

Qingzhu Venerable casually infused Wu De with a burst of spiritual energy, granting him the power to withstand the immense pressure inside the tower, then slowly spoke: "Each layer of the Nine-layer Linglong Tower is a Minor World. Nascent Soul initial stage experts may opt to train on this layer first."

After saying this, he handed four Jade Pendants to Wu De, Wind Roc, Hu Wei, and Hu Zhuang, and instructed, "Wear these Jade Pendants on your person and begin cultivation separately. Should you encounter a perilous situation, press the Jade Pendant, and I will arrive to assist you swiftly!"

With a flicker of his form, he departed, disappearing from Fang Bai and the others’ sight in an instant.

"He promised to protect us, yet he left?"

Wu De looked towards the direction Qingzhu Venerable vanished, scratching his head in inquiry, with unease evident on his face.

Among Fang Bai and the others, he was the strongest, and on the first layer of the tower, danger lurked everywhere with Nascent Soul experts all around. Without Qingzhu Venerable by his side, he felt a lack of backbone, anxious and restless.