On the other side, Old Master Fang moved through the crowd, asking everyone he met, “Have you seen Fang Yuan?”
“He’s not here. He went to the Hehuan Sect as an undercover agent.”
“Where is the Hehuan Sect? Can you take me to find him?”
“No, it’s too far.”
“Then how can I contact him?”
“You click this, then this, then this, and you can send him a message.”
Fang Guohua clumsily tapped the virtual interface with his fingers, studying it for a long time before sending a message to Fang Yuan.
“Fang Yuan, I’m your grandpa.”
Fang Yuan: “Damn you! Grandson, I’m your grandpa!”
“You brat, you’re dead! I’m coming to your room right now!”
Fang Yuan: “Oh my, Grandpa, it really is you! Where’s Grandma? Is she here too?”
“I came with your Grandpa Luo. Your grandma doesn’t know a thing, she’s asleep.”
Fang Yuan: “Old man, why aren’t you sleeping in the middle of the night, playing games? Be good, go to sleep.”
“You brat, are you being disrespectful? Do you believe I’ll tell your dad to spank you right now?”
Fang Yuan: “Grandpa, seriously, this game isn’t as simple as you imagine. I suspect many things are real. Luo Xi and I are still collecting evidence. You and Grandpa Luo shouldn’t get involved. What if something goes wrong and you have a sudden heart attack?”
“Luo Xi taught us a breathing technique. After our research, it’s very similar to ancient cultivation methods. So we suspect this isn’t a game, but rather similar to spatial traversal.”
Fang Yuan: “Grandpa, you have a wild imagination, but you got one thing right. The cultivation methods are real. Even if you cultivate in reality, they’ll still be effective. It’s a shame the spiritual energy in reality is too thin to support cultivation.”
“You brat, knowing so many secrets and not telling your grandpa, you can forget about your allowance this month!”
Fang Yuan: “Old man, I’m not talking to you anymore, I’m going to do something big.”
“Don’t go yet, what should Grandpa do now?”
Fang Yuan: “Find a way to raise your level, otherwise you won’t be able to cultivate the methods at all.”
“How do I level up?”
Fang Yuan: “Spend money! Go collect contribution points!”
“Alright, that’s what your grandpa is best at.”
Fang Yuan: “You better take it easy. My dad’s assets will be squandered by us two, grandpa and grandson, sooner or later.”
“Scram!”
Fang Yuan: “Alright.”
...
The Demon Subduing Pagoda has a total of ninety-nine floors, with every ten floors corresponding to a realm.
It contains various kinds of demonic beasts. Each time a floor is cleared, a corresponding cultivation reward is granted, limited to one time. Repeated challenges yield no rewards.
In addition, if one breaks their own clearance record, they will receive an additional cultivation reward.
Starting from the Foundation Establishment Stage, if one breaks through their own realm and successfully challenges a higher level, they will receive Emperor Weapon fragments or divine-grade cultivation method remnants.
Ten Emperor Weapon fragments can be combined into a complete Emperor Weapon, and the same applies to cultivation methods.
As for what kind of Emperor Weapon fragments they are, this can be chosen freely.
Chu Huaian’s current cultivation is at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and he easily reached the thirtieth floor. Every floor thereafter was an Leapfrog challenge.
It wasn’t until the thirty-seventh floor that Chu Huaian stopped. He had already obtained seven divine-grade cultivation method remnants, just three floors short of a complete set.
For every floor above that, Chu Huaian almost gave his all. By the time he reached the fortieth floor, he was already covered in wounds.
The fortieth floor housed a Golden Core Stage peak Flood Dragon.
This battle was incredibly difficult for Chu Huaian. He used all sorts of secret techniques, his flying sword was shattered, the Truth-Sealing Art and Heaven-Shaking Bow were torn apart by the Flood Dragon, and he threw talismans like they were free, relying on pills to slowly wear down the Flood Dragon until it died.
At this moment, Chu Huaian, covered in blood, lay sprawled on the ground, gasping for breath, his eyelids drooping as he looked at the last remnant in front of him.
Chu Huaian’s hands trembled as he firmly grasped it.
The ten remnant cultivation methods gathered in mid-air, emitting dazzling light, and finally merged into a golden book, hovering before Chu Huaian.
“The Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder Art.” Chu Huaian murmured softly, putting the cultivation method into his storage ring.
After resting for a while, Chu Huaian finally exited the Demon Subduing Pagoda.
The players who had been watching the commotion outside cast envious glances at Chu Huaian as he emerged.
Above the Demon Subduing Pagoda, Chu Huaian’s name was prominently displayed, currently ranked first, having reached the fortieth floor at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Chu Huaian did not linger, because the cultivation rewards from the Demon Subduing Pagoda were almost impossible to suppress, and he had to adjust his state to prepare for the upcoming heavenly tribulation.
As soon as he left, Lin Ye and the others eagerly rushed into the Demon Subduing Pagoda and began their challenges.
...
In the evening, the sky suddenly grew dim, and dark clouds instantly enveloped the entire Hua Xia Sect. Rolling thunder and lightning flashed within the pitch-black clouds.
Everyone felt an inexplicable tremor in their hearts, and looked up, not understanding why.
“Such a strong sense of oppression.”
“Is Xian Ge about to undergo tribulation?”
“The last time Luo Xi and Lin Ye underwent tribulation, it wasn’t this grand.”
“Look, Xian Ge is flying up. What is he going to do?”
“He’s not going to directly confront the heavenly tribulation, is he?”
At the same time, Xu Miao at the mountain gate showed an excited expression.
The former number one prodigy of the Southern Region was returning.
Heavenly thunder rumbled, the black clouds dispersed, and a pool of lightning stood above the firmament.
“A lightning pool? Just right to nourish the lightning spirit.”
Previously in the Demon Subduing Pagoda, the lightning spirit and sword spirit were severely damaged, and Chu Huaian was worried about how to repair them. He didn’t expect the appearance of the lightning pool to solve his problem perfectly.
However, this lightning pool was even more powerful than the last one.
Above the lightning pool, a blurry figure could vaguely be seen, seemingly looking down at Chu Huaian below.
Roar—
A lightning dragon leaped out of the lightning pool, bringing with it world-destroying power as it crashed down.
Bang—
A ripple erupted in the void, spreading outwards. All the nearby mountains exploded, and huge rocks rolled down the mountainside to the ground.
In the secret forest, the demonic beasts, led by the Flower-Patterned Lightning Leopard, all prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling.
In the very center of the lightning dragon, a figure bathed in the lightning tribulation, resisting the heavenly tribulation with his powerful physical body.
Beside him, the lightning spirit and sword spirit, one on the left and one on the right, greedily devoured the power of the lightning tribulation.
Another phantom flew out of the lightning pool, a lightning phoenix, spreading its wings and swooping down.
At this moment, the power of the lightning tribulation had already exceeded the range that a Golden Core Stage cultivator could withstand.
Chu Huaian dared not be careless. He opened his hands wide, and a innate Eight Trigrams diagram formed in his hands. Yin and Yang energies merged, carrying an aura of annihilation as they surged upwards.
Boom—
The lightning phoenix crashed onto the Eight Trigrams diagram, emitting a dull sound. The power of the two was evenly matched.
Chu Huaian once again unleashed his cultivation, supporting the innate Eight Trigrams diagram as it surged upwards.
The Yin-Yang diagram split into two halves, slowly flowing, and finally evolving into two vortexes, one black and one white, enveloping the lightning phoenix within them.
Before long, the power of the lightning tribulation slowly dissipated.
Chu Huaian seized the opportunity, using himself as a conduit to guide the power of the lightning tribulation into his body, and then poured it into the lightning spirit and sword spirit.
This was far from enough. What Chu Huaian truly wanted was lightning tribulation liquid.
He was furious, releasing his own lightning power and attacking the lightning pool above the firmament.
Above the firmament, the blurry figure suddenly moved, seemingly drawn by Chu Huaian.
The figure gradually solidified, emitting dazzling light.
Everyone subconsciously closed their eyes. When they recovered, they saw a young man in armor, holding a long spear, standing in the void.
“Innate being!” Xu Miao covered her mouth, looking at the figure in disbelief.
