Chapter 1493: Grotto Heaven
Wang Xingkong’s use of this move to murder by borrowing another’s knife is a clear scheme, openly laid out on the table. But still, it makes one seethe with anger.
Lin Tian glanced at Wang Xingkong and asked, "Elder, how powerful are you now?"
This has always been the answer he wanted to know. The realm after the Golden Core, even the Tyrant Emperor’s Record doesn’t include it, nor has he heard of anyone breaking through the realm after Golden Core.
Wang Xingkong, undoubtedly the number one!
His strength has definitely broken through the shackles and is beyond the Golden Core.
"Early Pocket World Stage." Wang Xingkong said slowly, "After the Grotto Heaven, the Golden Core will merge into the Sea of Qi, and every cell in the body can become a new Sea of Qi, capable of devouring far more Spiritual Qi than you can imagine. The body forms its own heaven and earth, with earth-shattering power at every gesture."
Lin Tian was stunned, this was far beyond his cognition...
Forming its own heaven and earth, a world of its own?
Upon hearing Wang Xingkong’s description, Lin Tian felt like every drop of blood in his body had come alive. He once again felt a longing for power, this was merely the early Pocket World Stage, yet just the pressure beside him was enough to make him unable to breathe, with every bone in his body feeling as if it had been struck by a hammer, if not for his good self-healing ability, he might have directly perished.
Who is Wang Xingkong? He immediately saw through Lin Tian’s thoughts, because it was basically written all over his face...
Wang Xingkong said blandly, "Heh, boy, don’t be fooled by the fact that this old man has broken through the shackles. The price paid was truly immense."
Lin Tian perked up his ears slightly and suddenly his heart skipped a beat, he knew the words Wang Xingkong was about to say would surely be extraordinarily valuable!
"This old man broke through to Late Stage Golden Elixir at one hundred and eight years old, at which time cracks appeared on the Golden Core. That’s when I knew I needed to commence a deadly seclusion. I also knew what this seclusion meant. So I built that underground palace, this was no superfluous action, but because the Spiritual Qi outside was too sparse, only underground was there a vast amount of Spiritual Qi to absorb."
"Do you think that underground palace has only six levels? Heh, wrong, it was actually dug nearly a hundred meters deep, this was already the limit, just enough for the Spirit Gathering Array to absorb Spiritual Qi, and then provide for this old man."
"Through that Spirit Gathering Array, and the formations in the secret chamber’s rock layer to prevent the leakage of Spiritual Qi, this old man has been cultivating for over four hundred years, every moment absorbing and releasing Spiritual Qi, communicating with the earth’s core, letting my body form its own heaven and earth, as to when the Grotto Heaven was achieved, this old man doesn’t know either. The path ahead is one that no ancestor has traveled before, only I could become the pioneer, every step I take is extremely alarming."
"I didn’t expect this seclusion would last over four hundred years. I didn’t want others to disturb this old man’s solitary cultivation, so I left formations on the door, and kept the Thousand Jin Rock. I hoped that descendants could comprehend the formations within the blade, and enter the secret chamber where this old man resided, so if I failed, they could continue."
"Imagine my surprise that my descendants were inferior to you, kid. You, an outsider, understood the formations within the Thousand Jin Rock, and inexplicably unlocked the formations on the door, leading Mr. Wang to find the entrance to the sixth level of the underground palace."
"Boy, do you know if it wasn’t for your arrival, this old man might have perished there? What of achieving the Grotto Heaven? If no one had roused me, my soul would eventually become a wisp of cloud smoke. Kid, you could say you saved this old man’s life."
While saying this, Wang Xingkong laughed more joyfully, he indeed should laugh, the joy after surviving a disaster!
Lin Tian was speechless, "Given that I have done you a favor, why did you still want to kill me? And in such a humiliating way."
Thinking of this, Lin Tian became angry, if this old monster really choked him to death with pressure, wouldn’t it be a humiliation? Good thing he’s tough!
"Favor? Heh, this old man doesn’t care for that. You, an outsider comprehended the formations within the Thousand Jin Rock, so you should die! That day I used pressure just out of curiosity to see how great your potential really was, unexpectedly, it actually opened your meridians, leaving a Thousand Jin Rock formation within your body."
"This old man discovered the formations within the Thousand Jin Rock during the Middle Stage of Martial Artist and thus overnight broke through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, ascending to high-level Martial Artist, with explosive power that’s terrifyingly amazing. Since then, the speed of cultivation could not be compared to before."
"To say that the formation within your body was forced out by this old man, it’s better to say it existed originally, and with your aptness, you’ll find it soon enough. Let me directly tell you, the formation within the Thousand Jin Rock is the critical factor in breaking through to the Grotto Heaven. So you are an uncertain factor, and before you’ve grown, isn’t it normal to kill you?"
Lin Tian took a deep breath to calm his emotions at this moment. These were the deepest secrets of Wang Xingkong’s heart for him, he wouldn’t tell anyone. Now telling himself could only mean two reasons. One is that he is about to die. Two is that this old monster still has a follow-up move!
"Then why did you spare my life? This doesn’t fit your character."
"Because the formation within you not only made me see the threat but also made me see hope, hence the thought of temporarily sparing you," Wang Xingkong said blandly.
After a few seconds of silence, Lin Tian asked, "What do you mean?"
"You are only twenty now but already have a cultivation of Middle Stage of Golden Elixir, at fifty, definitely before thirty years old, you can reach Late Stage Golden Elixir. By then, you will absolutely have the strength to impact the Grotto Heaven Realm, even if you don’t try, few in this world will match you, letting you guard the Wang Family for me, isn’t that a beautiful thing? As this old man knows, my years are not long..."
Suddenly, Wang Xingkong’s face showed a trace of weariness, clearly he hadn’t lived enough.
Lin Tian, however, breathed a sigh of relief, at least hearing so, Wang Xingkong didn’t intend to kill him, no matter what happens next, at least it’s better than killing after usage.
"To tell you, kid, your life really wasn’t meant to end. On the day I withdrew the pressure, you were already dying. If not for carrying the Life-extending Elixir, kid, you’d have been dead long ago. This could be considered as this old man repaying your favor."
"..."
Lin Tian really didn’t know what to say.
Do people become shameless as they age? Listen, are these words human words? Leaving someone barely breathing, about to kick the bucket, then finding medicine on them to feed them, this counts as repaying a favor?
What a divine logic!
But now under the eaves, Lin Tian truly couldn’t complain, otherwise he would surely spit in the face of this old monster.