Chapter 1143: Sect Leader’s Mansion
However, the few people who had come along with him didn’t seem to have such lofty ambitions. Most of them just wanted to get the Spirit Medicine rewarded by the trial; as for Celestial Dao Great Perfection, almost no one was expecting that.
Because in their eyes, being able to break through to the Celestial Dao at all was already awesome enough; reaching Great Perfection on top of that was just wishful thinking.
But Chen Tianlong was extremely eager to pursue these realms. Only by standing at the very peak of the strong could he protect everyone at his side.
Thinking of this, Chen Tianlong couldn’t help asking, "Fatty, do you know how one can reach Celestial Dao Seven Stars Great Perfection? Do you have to take some kind of pill, activate some Immortal Bone or something?"
"Ahem, why do you brat have so much nonsense to say? You, Celestial Dao Great Perfection?"
Xiao Jianteng said sourly, raining on his parade. In his view, Chen Tianlong’s cultivation was about the same as his own; they couldn’t even beat those two envoys, and the gap was clearly huge. Those guys weren’t even at Great Perfection yet, and he was already dreaming?
"Hmph, I wasn’t asking you anyway, what are you getting all worked up for?"
Chen Tianlong glared at Xiao Jianteng and said unhappily.
"Haha, you two, stop arguing. Actually, Celestial Dao Great Perfection isn’t as difficult as you think. Even though we haven’t entered the Great Perfection stage, we’ve already accumulated a certain foundation. Once we encounter the right opportunity, we might have a chance too."
The fat envoy saw the two of them bickering and cut in.
"You hear that? Celestial Dao Great Perfection isn’t that hard." Chen Tianlong glared at Xiao Jianteng as he spoke.
At this moment, Xiao Jianteng pulled a "too lazy to bother with you" face and walked on ahead by himself. Before long everyone entered a Peach Blossom Forest; beyond the forest lay the Sect Leader’s Mansion.
They followed the two envoys to the gate of the mansion and looked up at the huge plaque, on which were written a few large characters: Sect Leader’s Mansion.
"Who goes there?"
The two guards at the gate saw a large group of people coming over and called out warily.
The fat envoy didn’t answer. Instead, he took a Token from his waist and handed it over for the guard to look at. The guard immediately said respectfully, "So it’s Master Xu, please go in!"
"Mm, the people behind me are all participants in this Celestial Pill Sect trial. Let them all come in." the fat envoy said to the guards.
"Understood, everyone, please!"
Hearing the fat man say this, the guard followed orders.
Standing off to the side, Chen Tianlong was very observant. When he heard the guard address the fat envoy as Master Xu, he immediately realized this fatty had quite the background.
A group of people followed Fatty and Cold Face inside. The Sect Leader’s Mansion was truly huge. Every newcomer had the same reaction and couldn’t help blurting out a single "Wow!"
Just one simple word, yet it carried their surprise, curiosity, and awe toward this place.
Indeed, the Sect Leader’s Mansion had all kinds of pavilions and towers, little bridges and ponds, a cultural corridor, lake views and beautiful scenery—everything one could ask for.
Chen Tianlong walked with Lin Wushuang, taking in the beautiful surroundings, his heart blooming with delight. Even if this trip were just for sightseeing, it would already be worth it.
"Everyone, follow me. We’ll go to the reception hall to wait first; I’ll go request an audience with the Sect Leader, the old man himself." Fatty said with a smile.
"Okay, Envoy."
Everyone answered in unison.
After that, Cold Face led everyone to the main hall, while the fat envoy went ahead to see the Sect Leader, Pure Yang Daoist, and report on their progress.
Pure Yang had just come out of seclusion last night. He was still resting in his room, preparing matters related to the trial.
After everyone entered the hall, two or three servants came to pour tea. Clearly Cold Face had given instructions beforehand, so everyone sat down, drank tea, rested, chatted, and waited for the Sect Leader to appear.
In the Sect Leader Pure Yang Daoist’s room.
"Sect Leader, after this round of selection, the number of Trial Takers is twenty-seven. Together with the three from the island, that makes thirty in total." The fat envoy reported the progress.
"Mm, very good, you’ve worked hard, Master Xu."
An old man in a white long robe, with a head full of silver hair yet looking extremely vigorous, spoke.
This was the Celestial Pill Sect Leader, Pure Yang Daoist.
Pure Yang Daoist was already eighty years old. He had been at Celestial Dao Seven Stars Great Perfection for decades, and to this day still hadn’t broken through to Extreme Dao, which depressed him greatly.
After this last experiment, he was completely disheartened. Only by finding a way to open the Five Elements and enter that place would there be hope of breaking through to the Extreme Dao level.
After all, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the Mortal Realm was far too thin, and Super Qi Gathering Pills were incredibly scarce. No matter how they cultivated, they simply couldn’t reach that critical point, so of course their realm wouldn’t rise.
"Hehe, this mission went very smoothly, but I’ve got a surprise to tell you, Sect Leader." Fatty said with a grin, deliberately circling around to give the Sect Leader a pleasant shock.
"Haha, Master Xu, are you trying to play riddles with this old man? Just hurry up and say it." Pure Yang Daoist laughed heartily and asked directly.
"Alright, I’ll speak plainly. Weren’t you always curious, Sect Leader, about that young expert from the Mortal Realm?" Fatty said with a slight smile.
"Oh?"
Pure Yang Daoist thought for a moment, then said in surprise, "Could it be that this youth is among the Trial Takers?"
Pure Yang Daoist was exceedingly shrewd. With just that hint from Fatty, he immediately guessed as much, though he still found it a bit hard to believe. You could call it fate—what should come always comes.
"Hehe, exactly. When we discovered it was him, we set up a whole bunch of difficult tests for him. We didn’t expect the brat to clear them one by one. Truly remarkable." Fatty couldn’t help praising him at this point.
"Isn’t that nonsense? Would this old man misjudge someone?" Pure Yang Daoist glared at Fatty on purpose as he spoke.
"Haha, of course, of course, the Sect Leader’s eyes can see through all under heaven!" The fat envoy started flattering the Sect Leader.
Pure Yang Daoist didn’t want to keep bantering with Fatty. Since the trial members had all arrived, he had to go out and at least greet them and say a few words about what was coming next. "Alright, let’s go meet everyone and talk about the matters to follow."
Pure Yang Daoist stood up and began walking outside. He also very much wanted another look at this youth—just what kind of person could possess such ability?
"Alright."
Fatty followed him out.
Not long after, the two of them arrived at the main hall. Everyone was chatting away when Chen Tianlong reacted the fastest. At first glance he saw the two figures walking in. Seeing the old man in front of Fatty, whose Powerful Qi seemed to press outward, Chen Tianlong immediately concluded this must be the Celestial Pill Sect Leader.
"The Sect Leader is here, everyone, hurry and pay your respects."
Chen Tianlong called out, and everyone turned their heads toward the entrance.
"Greetings, Sect Leader!"
Everyone spoke in unison.
"No need for formalities, as the saying goes, ’Guests from afar are guests indeed,’ there’s no need to be too polite." Pure Yang Daoist smiled faintly.
"Welcome, everyone, for braving hardship to come take part in the Celestial Pill Sect trial. As for the remaining points you need to pay attention to, I’ll have our Celestial Pill Sect’s Xu Wei, Master Xu, explain the details to you."
As he spoke, Pure Yang Daoist pointed at the fat envoy. Only now did everyone truly learn his name and status.