255: Meng Lang is still a child!

Let's talk about two different things.

While many Formation Masters in Tianzhen City, including Lu Bai, were striving to climb Lingzhen Mountain to gain entry into such a top-tier Dao of Formation power, a Youth had already reached the peak of Lingzhen Mountain!

However…

He was thrown up there.

Whoosh!

A stream of light arced in a semi-circle across the sky.

Thud!

A figure crashed heavily onto the ground of Lingzhen Mountain, kicking up a shower of sparks and only stopping after colliding with the barrier of a Formation in the plaza.

Such a huge commotion immediately caused the Lingzhen Mountain Elders to appear. Even those Elders who had important matters and couldn't rush to the location used monitoring Formations to observe the area.

What happened? Why is the Mountain Master… so furious?

“Hiss…”

Meng Lang clutched his arm, which was scorched from friction with the ground, and gasped, looking extremely disheveled.

Even the ox-head demon mask he had been wearing shattered into pieces from the impact.

“Teacher, didn’t you go a little too hard? I’m your precious disciple!”

Meng Lang complained, only realizing he had exposed himself when he saw the broken ox-head demon mask.

Hearing this, the Elder stopped, casting a look of disappointment.

“Heh heh, if only you put some effort into cultivation, how could you be like this? You went out for a year of training and returned still in the Golden Core Realm. Lang’er, you… cultivated for nothing!”

With the Mountain Lord of Lingzhen Mountain’s strength, how could he not see Meng Lang’s current Realm?

That’s why he was so angry.

With his disciple’s Saint-Grade Spiritual Root talent, if he had put even a little effort into cultivation, not Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm would mean his Saint-Grade Spiritual Root was unworthy of its name!

“Mountain Master, you can’t say that…”

Among the Elders watching the show, some stood up to intercede.

“We’ve all seen Meng Lang’s talent. Didn’t we see his Formation in the monitoring Formation earlier? He is now capable of fighting against Nascent Soul Realm experts!”

“That’s right! Elder Jia is correct, Meng Lang is still a child…” Elder Yi nodded in agreement.

“Get lost!”

“With his talent, he should at least be in the Nascent Soul Realm by now. Do you really think a Formation Master’s Realm isn’t important?”

The Elder glanced at the Elders who were trying to smooth things over. Instantly, a terrifying Qi pressure seemed to emanate, silencing those Elders who had just defended Meng Lang.

“If the Realm gap is too large, even if you master a Heaven-Grade Formation, facing a Yuanshen Realm expert, you won’t even have a chance to set up a Formation!”

“Yuanshen Realm experts, hehe… Why do I need to worry about that? Isn’t Teacher here?” Meng Lang dusted himself off, stood up, and looked at the Elder with a grin.

“With my Formation, crossing Realms to defeat a Nascent Soul… isn’t that still considered a Prodigy?”

His words were still full of pride.

Perhaps in front of Lu Bai, Meng Lang would subtly feel like he was being left behind, temporarily putting aside his pride.

But… facing other Formation Masters, with his talent, he could truly act with arrogance.

“You…”

The Mountain Lord of Lingzhen Mountain was at a loss for words. He knew his disciple’s carefree nature, and nothing he said would make him listen, so he could only say helplessly,

“In short, after returning to Lingzhen Mountain, you will cultivate obediently for me!”

“Heh! Don’t worry, this young master… I had exactly that in mind.”

Meng Lang said, looking a little smug.

When he saw Lu Bai display a level of Formation Dao that gradually surpassed his own, he pondered it carefully and concluded it must be a Realm issue!

How could this young master’s Formation Dao talent be weak? Thus, even Meng Lang, who disliked cultivation, developed such a thought.

“My brother, he keeps telling me about the importance of cultivation, my ears are calloused from listening…”

Hmm?

Before Meng Lang could finish speaking, the Mountain Lord of Lingzhen Mountain was stunned, then looked at him in surprise.

Meng Lang, would he agree to this so easily?

If the Elder had been only slightly shocked when he first saw the White-robed Youth, so young yet already possessing attainments not inferior to a Lingzhen Mountain Elder…

Then at this moment, the Elder had completely not expected his stubborn disciple to undergo such a big change because of that Youth.

Even the Lingzhen Mountain Elders who had spoken up for Meng Lang earlier stared at him in a daze, their eyes slightly wide with shock.

They clearly knew what the word ‘cultivation’ meant to Meng Lang—a fierce beast. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have a Saint-Grade Spiritual Root and still be stuck in the Golden Core Realm.

But he had just agreed so readily.

This…

Meng Lang, had he grown up?

…

“Your Vermillion Bird Spirit Array, was that also taught to you by him?”

Even though the Mountain Lord of Lingzhen Mountain already had an answer in his heart, this matter was of great importance. To be safe, he still asked Meng Lang again, just for confirmation.

“Heh, how can you call it teaching? It’s because I, this young master, am exceptionally gifted, and together with him…”

“It’s Lang’er’s good fortune to know such a person.”

The Mountain Lord of Lingzhen Mountain sighed in his heart, looking at his precious disciple.

“But Teacher, seeing how obedient your precious disciple is, can you grant me one condition?” Meng Lang asked again.

The Elder showed an expression of ‘I knew it,’ but… as long as his disciple could focus and prioritize his own strength improvement, what harm was there in agreeing to one condition?

“I want… the remaining three volumes of incomplete Formation diagrams.” Meng Lang said.

Meng Lang didn’t ask for any rewards, nor any shortcuts for a Formation Master’s cultivation method. Instead, he asked for the three volumes of incomplete Formations that he was completely uninterested in, simply because…

This was something he had promised the White-robed Youth.

Instantly…

Upon hearing his words, the Elder’s face froze. His aged eyes filled with complex emotions, as if countless images flashed through his mind.

“Good.”

After a long while, he finally agreed.

Actually…

Even if Meng Lang hadn’t made this condition, as the Mountain Lord of Lingzhen Mountain, he would still have given these Formation diagrams to the White-robed Youth.

Or rather, when the Elder knew that the other party possessed the Vermillion Bird Spirit Array, the gears of fate had quietly begun to turn.

After all…

The Mountain Lord of Lingzhen Mountain bringing the Formation Dao branch to separate from a Holy Land like the Eastern Region Academy, giving up the position of branch dean, was partly because…

He was fulfilling a promise, waiting for someone here.

Perhaps now… he, or rather… Lingzhen Mountain, had waited!

“However, there’s still one more thing that needs to be confirmed…”

The Elder murmured, turning and walking to the cliff edge of the mountain peak, his gaze piercing through layers of clouds and mist, seemingly focused on the White-robed Youth.

“Can you pass the trial of Lingzhen Mountain?”

Behind the Elder, Meng Lang’s voice suddenly rang out.

“He’ll definitely pass, he’s my brother!”

As the Elder slowly walked to this spot with his hands behind his back, full of emotion, Meng Lang also quietly followed. Hearing this, he immediately spoke up to vouch for Lu Bai.

“Indeed, in such a short time, he has already left Tianzhen City. Such a rapid Formation-breaking speed, no second person can be found among the Formation Masters of Tianzhen City.”

The Elder said with a smile, then his tone changed, and his aged eyes instantly became incredibly sharp.

“But what this Teacher is talking about is the true trial of Lingzhen Mountain!”

It is… the opportunity to become an Array Saint!