Chapter 4: The Innate Realm

The three adopted sons flew onto the terrace?

Seeing this, Old Master Zhong's heart skipped a beat, a sense of foreboding spreading through him.

"It can't be, they are just on the terrace, asking their Master for the Restriction-Breaking Pill. They will surely get it," Old Master Zhong kept reassuring himself.

However, after the three adopted sons ascended to the terrace, they stood behind their respective Masters without saying a word to them. Their Masters, in turn, coldly glanced down, waiting for their fellow disciples to fly up as well.

Sure enough, once everyone had gathered on the terrace, Zhong Shijiu, along with their respective Masters and disciples, stepped onto their flying swords and flew away.

Seeing Zhong Shijiu leave, the last shred of hope in Old Master Zhong's heart finally shattered.

"Disobedient, disobedient? Wicked sons, wicked sons!" Old Master Zhong screamed inwardly, but years of self-control made him hold back. He closed his eyes gently, a wave of sorrow washing over him.

Zhong Di and Zhong Xuan also stood behind their Masters, waiting for their uncles and aunts to finish recruiting disciples before setting off together. They didn't even glance in Old Master Zhong's direction.

The eldest adopted son also noticed the sudden change, his heart filled with surprise. How could this be? How could this be?

Seeing his adoptive father with closed eyes, Zhong Tian finally couldn't bear it.

"Zhong Di, Zhong Xuan, what are you two doing?" Zhong Tian roared.

Zhong Tian's roar made almost everyone look at him. The disciples of the Immortal Sect frowned but ignored him, while the others paid little attention.

Zhong Di and Zhong Xuan glanced at Zhong Tian, a look of disdain flashing in their eyes.

"Who took you in when you were little beggars? Who gave you fine clothes and wealth? It was your adoptive father. Is this how you repay him?" Zhong Tian roared.

Seeing the eldest adopted son act this way, Old Master Zhong felt a bit better.

"Are you all heartless? Even if you can cultivate, you are still evil demons," Zhong Tian shouted in a rage.

At this moment, Zhong Di seemed to say something to his Master.

His Master's eyes widened, and he cast a spell with his hand.

"Boom~"

In front of Zhong Tian, a large pit, a three-meter-deep hole, appeared. Clearly, Zhong Di's Master wanted Zhong Tian to stop making noise and didn't intend to kill him, otherwise, Zhong Tian would have been dead already.

This scene, seen by everyone, made it easy to guess that Zhong Di had said some flattering words.

Zhong Tian's blood boiled. He had been raised by his adoptive father since childhood, and his life belonged to his adoptive father. Therefore, Zhong Tian had vowed to serve his adoptive father well. But now, his adopted brothers were acting like beasts, and even inciting their Master to warn him?

The adoptive father only wanted a Restriction-Breaking Pill, was it that difficult? Or had he and his adoptive father become worthless ants in their eyes, with no value?

Seeing his adoptive father's somewhat sighing expression, Zhong Tian, without thinking, picked up a large rock from the ground and threw it at Zhong Di.

"Whoosh~"

The large rock flew into the air, instantly heading towards Zhong Di's terrace. Although Zhong Tian's cultivation was not high, he was born with incredible strength, and his power was already on par with some innate realm cultivators.

The large rock quickly approached the terrace.

At this moment, almost everyone was stunned. Was this person courting death? Daring to attack the disciples of the Immortal Sect?

"Courting death~" Zhong Di's Master roared.

Zhong Di's Master, with a flick of his hand, sent a silver flying sword towards the large rock.

"Boom~"

The large rock exploded, and the flying sword shot towards Zhong Tian at a terrifying speed.

Seeing this, Old Master Zhong was startled and swung his dragon-headed cane to block the flying sword, but the flying sword was too fast and quickly reached Zhong Tian, who was fearless.

"Buzz~"

In front of Zhong Tian, a large golden sphere suddenly appeared. A flash of golden light, and the flying sword was deflected.

At the same time, a bald monk on the terrace suddenly flew in front of Zhong Tian. With a wave of his hand, the golden sphere turned into a string of prayer beads and landed in his hand.

The monk looked at Zhong Tian, a smile of joy on his face.

"Born with incredible strength?" The monk looked at Zhong Tian in surprise.

Seeing the monk's words, Zhong Tian was taken aback. Old Master Zhong, who had raised his dragon-headed cane, gently put it down, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Do you wish to be my disciple?" The monk suddenly smiled.

Hearing the monk's words, the people below were filled with surprise. Was this rough man turning a disaster into a blessing?

The person who had cast the flying sword, seeing the monk come down, frowned but did not continue, as the monk was from the upper terrace, a member of the Immortal Sect.

Zhong Tian stared at the monk in a daze, but Old Master Zhong, being more composed, pushed Zhong Tian, immediately waking him up.

"Disciple Zhong Tian, I pay my respects to Master." Zhong Tian immediately knelt and bowed three times.

"Um, get up, let's go back to the mountain," the monk smiled.

However, Zhong Tian did not get up but knelt on the ground and said to the monk, "Master, I have a request."

"Oh?" The monk was somewhat surprised but still looked at Zhong Tian patiently.

"Disciple humbly requests Master to grant me a Restriction-Breaking Pill," Zhong Tian said, kneeling.

Hearing Zhong Tian's words, the monk was taken aback, and Old Master Zhong let out a long sigh, as if the frustration in his heart had suddenly dissipated, and he looked at the monk with eager eyes.

The monk looked at Zhong Tian in surprise, then at Old Master Zhong with a meaningful glance, quickly understanding the situation. He smiled and nodded.

"The Restriction-Breaking Pill is too low-level, I don't have it, but my disciple said that as your Master, I should help you find one," the monk smiled.

"Thank you, Master," Zhong Tian said, bowing repeatedly with excitement.

"Um, get up, don't knock your head," the monk said.

"Yes," Zhong Tian immediately stood up, looking at his adoptive father and the monk, a flash of excitement in his eyes.

At this moment, the monk suddenly flicked his hand, and a golden, dragon-eyed-sized pill appeared.

As soon as the pill appeared, Old Master Zhong smelled an extraordinary fragrance, and just a whiff made him feel as if all his pores had opened.

" Fellow cultivators, who has a Restriction-Breaking Pill? I will exchange it for this Fetus-Transforming Pill," the monk said loudly.

Hearing the monk's words, almost everyone stared at the Fetus-Transforming Pill in the monk's hand. The Restriction-Breaking Pill, a low-level pill, could be exchanged for a Fetus-Transforming Pill?

Almost all the disciples of the Immortal Sect rummaged through their bags, but none had a Restriction-Breaking Pill, except for one, a disciple of a lower Immortal Sect, who found a purple Restriction-Breaking Pill in his storage bag.

The person, excited, flew towards the valley on his flying sword.

"Master, I have one, I wonder..." the person called out excitedly.

"Here," the monk threw the Fetus-Transforming Pill, and with a flick of his hand, the Restriction-Breaking Pill landed in his hand.

"Thank you, Master," the person said, excitedly putting away the Fetus-Transforming Pill and flying back amidst the envious gazes of almost everyone.

"Here," the monk handed the pill to Zhong Tian.

"Thank you, Master," Zhong Tian said, excited, and turned to hand the Restriction-Breaking Pill to Old Master Zhong.

At this moment, almost all the mortals below looked at the Restriction-Breaking Pill with envy. If they had it, wouldn't they immediately reach the innate realm?

One by one, they looked at the Restriction-Breaking Pill with envy and jealousy.

Seeing Zhong Tian hand over the Restriction-Breaking Pill, Old Master Zhong's heart was filled with excitement. How many years had he been waiting for this?

Carefully, he took out the Restriction-Breaking Pill, looked around, and, without hesitation, stuck his dragon-headed cane into the ground, opened his mouth, and swallowed it, then closed his eyes and sat down to meditate.

Old Master Zhong, without hesitation, also saw the gravity of the situation. If he didn't swallow it now, after all the disciples of the Immortal Sect left, he would definitely not be able to leave the valley, and the Restriction-Breaking Pill would be taken.

The innate realm, the innate realm. Who wouldn't be envious? Seeing Old Master Zhong sit down and start breaking through, almost everyone sighed and felt a bit jealous.

Seeing his adoptive father meditating, Zhong Tian waited patiently. The monk did not take Zhong Tian away but waited with him, and seeing Zhong Tian's loyalty, a smile appeared on the monk's face. Such a disciple would not betray his Master in the future.

Old Master Zhong, after swallowing the Restriction-Breaking Pill, felt it instantly transform into a wondrous energy that entered his body and quickly entered his dantian. Inside the dantian, there was a small vortex, a qi vortex, used to store and accumulate qi.

Due to his cultivation method, Old Master Zhong's qi was golden. The Restriction-Breaking Pill directly rushed into this vortex, as if crazily compressing it.

Old Master Zhong controlled the qi vortex to spin wildly. Each spin made it seem a bit smaller. The qi circulated in his body, one circle, another circle, until the seventy-second circle.

"Boom~"

The golden vortex shrank, completely changed, becoming a tenth of its original size, but now it was a purple-golden vortex. The golden qi, after passing through the vortex once, quickly turned into purple-golden qi, circulating through his meridians.

At the same time, outside Old Master Zhong's body, a mist of purple vapor seemed to rise, making him look more ethereal.

Old Master Zhong's originally white hair, eyebrows, and beard gradually turned black, and his face, during the breakthrough, became much younger, looking like a man in his forties or fifties, much younger and incredibly miraculous.

The innate realm, this was the innate realm. The mortals outside all showed extreme envy, their eyes filled with jealousy, staring at Old Master Zhong, who was breaking through.

As for the disciples of the Immortal Sect, they all showed a look of disdain.

In the sky, the disciples of the Immortal Sect all left, each taking their disciples to their respective sects. Although they were somewhat surprised by Old Master Zhong, they didn't pay much attention. The innate realm? Or the innate realm achieved through the Restriction-Breaking Pill? In the future, he might stay at this level for life, not worth watching.

On the upper terrace, a few of the higher Immortal Sects had almost all left, except for two. One was the sect where Zhong Tian's Master was, waiting for Zhong Tian, and the other was a woman, a woman in a purple robe, extremely beautiful. Her cold eyes scanned the area, and this Dragon Gate Assembly did not impress her. Therefore, she did not take any disciples, but the commotion surprised her. She glanced at the meditating Old Master Zhong, leaped, and flew away, disappearing from the spot.

The qi circulated another thirty-six times, completely turning into purple-golden. At this moment, Old Master Zhong stopped cultivating. The innate realm, truly the innate realm. Now, his whole body felt as if it had endless strength, surging and unending.

His eyes opened, and a sharp light shot out.

Looking at the worried Zhong Tian, Old Master Zhong breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Adoptive father, did it succeed?" Zhong Tian asked anxiously.

"Thanks to you," Old Master Zhong said, standing up gently.

"My life was saved by my adoptive father, this is what I should do. But in the future, I will have to go to the Immortal Sect and will not be able to serve my adoptive father anymore," Zhong Tian said with a sigh.

Looking at this adopted son, Old Master Zhong sighed, nodded, and said, "Cultivate well in the future. Go."

Seeing that Old Master Zhong did not ask for more, the monk nodded.

"Disciple, let's go," the monk said.

"Yes, Master," Zhong Tian said.

"Adoptive father, I'm leaving," Zhong Tian said to Old Master Zhong.

With Old Master Zhong's nod, the monk flicked his hand, and a cloud suddenly appeared, carrying Zhong Tian to the upper terrace to meet the other monks and fly out of the Dragon Gate Valley.

As for Old Master Zhong, his pupils contracted, and he looked at the cloud carrying Zhong Tian in surprise.

"Son, you found a good Master," Old Master Zhong nodded and said.

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