40: Qingyun Secret Realm, the previous sect master Qingyunzi!
After the Sect Master of Qingyun Sect finished speaking, he took out a token from his embrace and handed it to Lin Yan, adding,
“Lin Yan, with this token, you can freely enter and cultivate within the Qingyun Small Secret Realm of the Sect.”
Beside him, some high-ranking Sect members looked at the token in Lin Yan’s hand, a hint of envy appearing on their faces.
This Qingyun Small Secret Realm was the foundation of their Qingyun Sect; not only was the Spiritual Qi inside several times denser than outside, but most importantly, there was a broken branch of an enlightenment tree within.
Cultivating while seated beneath that branch could increase one’s Comprehension Ability and even provide a chance to enter an Epiphany state!
This was a fatal temptation for Cultivators.
Although they were high-ranking members of Qingyun Sect, very few could truly enter the Qingyun Small Secret Realm to cultivate.
The strict condition for entering the Qingyun Small Secret Realm was to make a sufficiently large contribution to the Sect!
Evidently, Lin Yan, by creating ten Golden Core experts for Qingyun Sect at once, met this requirement.
“Disciple thanks Sect Master for your great favor!”
Lin Yan was pleasantly surprised and immediately bowed to the Sect Master of Qingyun Sect.
He had heard much about the Qingyun Small Secret Realm from his teacher and Senior Sister Liu Mei.
Lin Yan believed that if he could cultivate under that broken branch of the enlightenment tree, he would surely be able to raise his Alchemy level to the Fourth-Rank sooner.
“Haha, you deserve all of this!”
The Sect Master of Qingyun Sect smiled faintly, then led everyone away.
“Master! An enlightenment tree! Although it’s just a broken branch, I believe that if I can cultivate there, I will definitely accelerate my comprehension of the Seven-Grade Alchemist Grandmaster insights!”
In his mind, the surprised voice of the Ten Thousand Transformations Pill Formula also echoed.
“Indeed, but there’s no rush!”
“Before entering the Qingyun Secret Realm to cultivate, we still need to visit the Formation Hall and the Artifact Refining Hall!”
Since there was such a good place as the broken branch of the enlightenment tree, he naturally had to maximize its utility!
With a plan in mind, Lin Yan immediately took action.
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“Your Highness Saint, you’ve arrived!”
“The Hall Master has already informed me; please follow me, Your Highness Saint!”
As soon as Lin Yan arrived at the Formation Hall, an old man greeted him with a beaming smile, then led Lin Yan into a pavilion.
“The Hall Master said that Your Highness Saint can freely borrow and comprehend all the Formation Master insights here!”
The old man said with a smile.
“Thank you!”
Lin Yan cupped his fists slightly towards the old man, then with a wave of his hand, he directly stored hundreds of scrolls of Formation Master insights into his Storage Pouch.
After leaving the Formation Hall, Lin Yan headed straight for the Artifact Refining Hall.
Similarly, arrangements had already been made there, and an Elder of the Artifact Refining Hall had been waiting for a long time.
As soon as Lin Yan arrived, he was led to the place specifically for storing past Artifact Refiner insights.
Lin Yan also borrowed a hundred scrolls of Artifact Refiner insights before leaving.
The entrance to the Qingyun Small Secret Realm was located on the main Peak of Qingyun Sect.
When Lin Yan arrived, holding the token given to him by the Sect Master of Qingyun Sect, the guards surrounding the entrance, seeing that it was Lin Yan, immediately smiled and nodded, then let Lin Yan in.
Buzz!
After a moment of dizziness, the scenery before Lin Yan’s eyes suddenly changed dramatically.
The environment was not much different from the small Secret Realm he had visited in the South Sea Islands, the only difference being the three towering mountains before him.
Moreover, the density of Spiritual Qi here was at least five hundred times that of the outside world! In fact, in some areas within the Secret Realm, a misty Spiritual Qi rain was falling!
“You also plan to cultivate under the enlightenment tree to enter Epiphany, don’t you?”
However, just as Lin Yan was momentarily stunned, a slightly aged voice suddenly came from a mountain nearby.
Lin Yan’s heart jolted, and he immediately looked up, discovering that it was an old man dressed in simple cloth robes.
Although the old man was dressed casually, Lin Yan sensed an aura from him that was even stronger than that of the Sect Master of Qingyun Sect.
“The Sect Master is already at the Peak Golden Core stage, and this old man is even more powerful than the Sect Master. Could he be a Nascent Soul?!”
“It’s not as impressive as you think. This old man is Qing Yunzi, the previous Sect Master. I failed to break through to Nascent Soul, but luckily survived. Now I just plant flowers and herbs here in the Qingyun Small Secret Realm, living out the rest of my days.”
The old man saw through Lin Yan’s thoughts at a glance and said casually.
“It’s been a long time since anyone came to this old man’s place. Little one, come and chat with this old man for a while.”
Immediately after, the old man raised his hand, and in a daze, Lin Yan found himself on top of that mountain.
“What kind of technique is this?!”
Lin Yan was inwardly horrified; he could actually ignore his defenses and directly teleport him up.
“Disciple Lin Yan greets Senior!”
Lin Yan dared not be negligent and immediately bowed.
“Just relax; this old man isn’t that formal. I’m just too bored being alone and wanted someone to talk to.”
The old man gently waved his hand, signaling Lin Yan to relax, then continued,
“Come and taste the tea this old man brewed personally.”
“Senior, this...”
Lin Yan hesitated, thinking, isn’t this a bit inappropriate?
“Just come when I tell you to. Why are you so indecisive?”
Seeing the old man’s straightforwardness, Lin Yan could only put aside his concerns and directly sat down at the stone table, then picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp.
“You little fellow, that’s not how you drink tea!”
However, Lin Yan, after drinking the tea, did not heed the old man’s words, but instead, a look of shock immediately appeared on his face.
Because, as soon as the tea entered his body, countless insights instantly arose in his mind.
“This... this is an Epiphany state!”
One cup of tea made me enter an Epiphany state? What kind of divine tea is this?
Lin Yan didn’t think much, immediately took out the Formation insights and Artifact Refining insights, and began to comprehend them.
[Ten Thousand Transformations Pill Formula was stimulated by the Enlightenment Tea, and its mind suddenly became incredibly clear, accelerating its comprehension speed of Seven-Grade Alchemist Grandmaster insights!]
[Super Pill Qi Art was affected by the Enlightenment Tea, accelerating its comprehension speed of Seven-Grade Alchemist Grandmaster insights!]
[Ten Thousand Transformations Array Dao was affected by the Enlightenment Tea, accelerating its comprehension speed of Formation Master insights!]
[Super Refining Art was affected by the Enlightenment Tea, accelerating its comprehension speed of Artifact Refiner insights!]
[Blood Sword Art was affected by the Enlightenment Tea, gaining new insights into the Asura Sword Art!]
With the voices of numerous Cultivation Techniques echoing in his mind, Lin Yan was instantly overjoyed.
With the help of this Enlightenment Tea, perhaps it wouldn’t be long before he could fully enter the ranks of a Fourth-Rank Alchemist!
“Oh? I didn’t expect this kid to be a prodigy? One cup of tea and he entered an Epiphany state!”
The old man did not disturb Lin Yan, but instead carried a bucket of spiritual spring water into his medicinal garden and began to water the plants.
If Lin Yan were conscious at this moment, he would surely be greatly astonished, because in that medicinal garden, there was indeed a spiritual material he was extremely familiar with: the Three-Colored Qingling Flower!
No! To be precise, it should be two and a half colors!
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