400: Unprecedented underground space

Tianbao froze, his expression changing slightly as he pinched his fingers together for a calculation. Finally, he sighed, "Fahua Temple indeed might face a great calamity because of This Humble Monk! However, do you truly have the confidence to evade the probes of Xuanji Tower? Once they discover this base of yours, I'm afraid they won't let you off, and these immortal seedlings you've found will be wiped out in one fell swoop!"

Long Yuan smiled and said, "No need to be anxious. Let's talk after you've seen my base with me..."

"This Humble Monk has another question. That Benefactor Liu should also be a Genius with excellent Aptitude for Immortal Cultivation. Why don't you let her join the base to be protected as well?" Tianbao asked.

"Good question! Liu Rushi is indeed an Immortal Cultivation Genius with Immortal Realm Profound Rank Aptitude. Becoming a Mahayana Cultivator in the future would be an easy task for her. However, she was exposed too early. I believe the Master of Xuanji Tower definitely won't let her go. Therefore, if she were to join the base, it would surely arouse the suspicion of Xuanji Tower. At that time, if Sabado investigates carefully, he might actually find this base of ours!" Long Yuan sighed.

"You mean she was discovered by the Master of Xuanji Tower before today?" Tianbao pondered.

"Correct! She was exposed several months ago! That's why I could only painfully give up on her!"

"This... She has Immortal Realm Profound Rank Aptitude. Then what would This Humble Monk's Aptitude be?" Tianbao asked curiously.

"You have Immortal Realm Heaven Rank Aptitude. Arranged by Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow, your Aptitude is two major ranks higher than hers!" Long Yuan said emphatically.

"What?! This Humble Monk actually possesses Heaven Rank Aptitude? That's impossible... How do you know? It doesn't seem like you've ever probed This Humble Monk?" Tianbao's heart skipped a beat, and he spoke in shock.

Long Yuan laughed. "No need to doubt! Your Aptitude is just that powerful. Cultivating to become a Mahayana Cultivator on Blue Star is just your beginning. In the future, when you enter the Immortal Realm, you'll be able to go even further! As for how I discovered your Aptitude, it's because I have mastered a Pupil Technique. Under my Pupil Technique, nothing can remain hidden!"

"Pupil Technique? Heavens... This Cultivation Technique of yours is actually so formidable that it can even see through Aptitude?" Tianbao was no longer calm at all; all the information he had just received made him feel as if his eyes had been opened to a new world.

"Actually, this is also a Divine Ability that comes with my Immortal Cultivation Physique. Others cannot Cultivate it; otherwise, I would have taught it to you!" Long Yuan smiled.

"So that's how it is... This Humble Monk is truly envious..."

"You don't need to envy me, because you yourself are the target of envy for countless people! Alright, let's stop flattering each other. We've arrived!" Long Yuan said.

Hearing this, Tianbao quickly looked outside. He found that both sides of the mountain road looked normal, with no sign of any large base appearing. He couldn't help but ask, "Where is the base?"

Long Yuan pointed to a plain, unremarkable clearing by the roadside and said, "Right there!"

"There? This Humble Monk doesn't see any base at all?"

"Just follow me!"

The two got out of the car and met up with the twelve Young Attendants led by Zhu Nan. Long Yuan led the way to the edge of the clearing, turned back, and said to everyone, "Hold hands and walk exactly where I step. Whatever you do, don't step in the wrong place!"

"Yes!!!" the Young Attendants responded in unison, reaching out to hold hands.

Long Yuan pulled Tianbao, Tianbao pulled a Young Attendant, and then one Young Attendant after another followed, walking where Long Yuan stepped. Finally, there was Zhu Nan. After he walked in, the group seemed to vanish into thin air without a trace... The drivers of the convoy seemed long accustomed to this; as soon as the group disappeared, they immediately continued driving forward to make a U-turn and return... "Wow!!!"

Seeing the underground space before them, Tianbao and the twelve Young Attendants all couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise!

They found themselves in an unprecedented underground space. There was a vaulted ceiling over a hundred meters high, an incredibly open area, pillars that reached from floor to ceiling, and well-arranged buildings. These buildings contained restrooms, storage rooms, long escalators, elevators that moved up and down, chairs for resting, automatic water dispensers, food machines, coffee machines... Tianbao also noticed that the air here was extremely fresh. Clearly, the air circulation in this underground space was done very well, and there were many hidden things he wasn't quite sure about, but he had obviously never seen them before!

It could be said that everything in this underground space was brand new to these people. No wonder they couldn't help but get excited at first sight... "Young Lord, the train is ready!" Zhu Nan said from the side.

"Good! Let's go!"

Long Yuan led everyone behind Zhu Nan. They stepped onto an escalator, which moved at just the right speed to deliver them to another underground space. Here, a train track appeared!

"What? There's even a train here?" Tianbao was shocked.

"This is just a station. The actual base is still some distance from here, so it's more convenient to take the train..." Long Yuan explained.

Soon, a train shaped like a bullet head slowly pulled up. Tianbao said in shock, "It has no wheels underneath. How can it still move on the tracks?"

"This is a Maglev Train. It uses the principles of magnetism to move, and it's very fast!" Long Yuan smiled.

"Magnetism? Maglev?" Tianbao and the Young Attendants were completely bewildered. They could no longer grasp the situation. Don't underestimate these Young Attendants; although they were only six or seven years old, some of them had seen the world, yet they had absolutely no concept of a Maglev Train.

After boarding, a voice prompt on the train taught Tianbao and the others how to sit properly and buckle their seatbelts. These people were quickly captivated by the advanced facilities on the train, as they found their seats could be adjusted freely—turning into a bed was no problem. There were power outlets around the seats, and display screens playing various kinds of information. They even discovered hidden refrigerators that they could open at any time to take out food to eat... "Eh? Can this seat also be used to Cultivate Profound Skills?" Tianbao keenly noticed this point.

Long Yuan smiled and said, "Correct. Each seat is a small Cultivation space and also a Combat Unit! There are two buttons here: one for Cultivating Profound Qi and one for Cultivating Spiritual Qi. This allows people to use their travel time to adjust their breathing and meditate."

"Heavens..." Everyone was incredibly excited. They hadn't expected this train to have such a miraculous design.

"Why is it also a Combat Unit? Can one engage in combat here?" Tianbao asked curiously.

"Good question! In fact, the energy you release while Cultivating or exerting power will be collected and stored, flowing into the energy pool of the entire base. The base can then freely mobilize this energy into the base's large-scale Formations for defense and offense. Therefore, everyone is actually a Combat Unit. Every time you Cultivate and work hard, it is a charging process for the base!" Long Yuan explained...