Chapter 99

The Daoist remained silent and said to Lin Fan, "If you want to play this way, we will have to go through countless levels. It's rare for the world to be perfect, and the choices of gain and loss can reveal a person's character."

Lin Fan asked, "Must it be a choice between two options?"

"It must be."

Lin Fan nodded, "I choose to stay."

The Daoist countered, "What about the Yunqing Sect?"

Lin Fan looked at the incense and said, "I can't make it back to the Yunqing Sect anyway."

The Daoist was exasperated, not wanting to play this game with Lin Fan anymore, and continued, "The Golden Core has life and death distinctions; I believe you know this. The previous tests were about your realm, your views on things and people. Now, it's about your cultivation."

As Lin Fan nodded, the scenery changed. Yunqing Mountain was right below, and the mountain protection arrays were activated. Countless demons and evil people surged into the Yunqing Sect, but the Yunqing disciples were nowhere to be seen. Lin Fan looked up and saw a purple cloud overhead. The Daoist introduced, "The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord of the Purple Pupil Sect has found you. You need to reach the main hall amidst the chaos. Begin."

As soon as he said "begin," Lin Fan disappeared with a swoosh. The Daoist asked, "Aren't you going to test the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord's cultivation first?"

Lin Fan activated the Heaven-Squeezing Technique while fleeing and replied, "I've fought him before." Qingmen.

"Stop!" The Daoist gritted his teeth, "Do you want to properly go through this Illusory Cloud Array?" The Daoist said, "Let's change it. The Bamboo Sword Hall's forces surround you."

Lin Fan took out a bamboo sword from his Bag of Holding: "Not only have I fought with this, but I still need to run."

The Daoist became furious, "Then in front of you is the Bamboo Sword Hall, and behind you is the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord."

"Can I curse?" Lin Fan said, and the frozen scene suddenly came to life. Dozens of purple lightning bolts flew towards him. Lin Fan dodged the purple lightning with a few swift movements. Thousands of bamboo swords attacked from all directions, the self-destructing bamboo swords used by Xue Ji. Lin Fan recognized the danger and retreated instead of advancing, rushing towards the purple cloud and using the Heaven-Squeezing Technique to avoid the large hand and lightning from the purple cloud. The bamboo swords collided with the large hand of the purple cloud, exploding continuously.

Lin Fan said, "The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord's cultivation is only one or two out of ten."

"Then let's add more." As the Daoist spoke, dozens of purple dragons emerged from the purple cloud, rushing towards Lin Fan below. Lin Fan plummeted, and the hundred people of the Bamboo Sword Hall surrounded him. There were bamboo swords, elemental lightning, and elemental spells. Lin Fan's Buddha Blade appeared, knocking one person away. Just as he was about to break through, a purple dragon grabbed him by the neck from behind. Lin Fan cast a spell to create soldiers and shifted his position. The unfortunate soldier was torn apart by the purple dragon.

A purple dragon charged directly at him, leaving no room to dodge. Lin Fan gathered his true qi, forming a palm lightning and striking the dragon's head. The purple dragon was injured but still knocked Lin Fan away. Xue Ji appeared, and eighteen bamboo swords attacked Lin Fan's back.

Golden Lightning! A bolt of lightning struck Xue Ji, followed by a second... Xue Ji was immobilized, and the eighteen bamboo swords, now without a master, were easily bypassed by Lin Fan. The purple dragon pursued, and Lin Fan hid behind Xue Ji. Two purple dragons merged and bit Lin Fan. Lin Fan patted Xue Ji's shoulder, shifted his position, and the purple dragon bit Xue Ji instead. Xue Ji screamed, and an explosion occurred, causing both Xue Ji and the purple dragon to vanish in a cloud of smoke.

Lin Fan was about to use the Bamboo Sword Hall's people to resist the purple dragon when a straight purple lightning bolt struck him. A hundred purple lightning bolts followed, and Lin Fan activated a wood element spell, causing a dozen trees to appear out of nowhere. However, the purple lightning was extremely fierce, breaking through the trees and attacking Lin Fan directly.

Cloning Technique! Lin Fan transformed into four, and his true body suffered partial attacks, though heavily injured, he did not die. At this moment, the purple dragons, purple lightning, and bamboo swords all attacked together. Lin Fan shouted, "Spicy chicken threads, where are the reinforcements?" and then died.

The scene returned to the Hidden Immortal Sect, and the Daoist laughed, "Reinforcements?"

Lin Fan replied, "If there's no teammate nearby, I absolutely can't run to the middle of the Bamboo Sword Hall and the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord."

The Daoist didn't argue with Lin Fan and said, "You are agile in dodging, but your speed is too slow. You had a chance to use Xue Ji's immobilization to break through, as the enemy would be hesitant to harm her."

Lin Fan humbly asked, "Please, Senior, how can I become faster?"

"Fast... First, the cultivation method. For example, the Yunqing cultivation method is slower than the Purple Flute Hall's but faster than the Thunder Mountain's. Second, the use of magical tools. The Dragon-Seeking Sect of the Demon Sect has a standardized magical tool called the Sun-Chasing Cymbal, which is very fast. Third, sword riding, the speed of which depends on the quality of the sword. Fourth, special elixirs and miraculous infants. Your Golden Core is unique, strong in attack and defense, but does not improve speed. The cultivation method is already set, and special elixirs depend on fate. If you want to fly faster, you can only rely on magical tools or swords. However, the characteristics of magical tools and swords are unknown before they are refined. Some swords, though powerful, are as slow as an old ox cart, suitable for attacking and defending but not for riding through the heavens. So, everything depends on fate."

It was like he hadn't said anything, but since the Daoist was the examiner, Lin Fan respectfully bowed, "Thank you, Senior, for your guidance."

"Hypocrisy." The Daoist, who could see through it, said, "You are cunning in battle but lack strength. Though you have nine lives and a unique Golden Core, you are still limited by basic Daoist techniques. Daoist techniques are infinite, and even basic techniques can be combined for great effects. However, if you are satisfied with just these, you will be picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons."

Lin Fan nodded seriously, "I genuinely thank you, Senior, for your guidance."

"En." The Daoist took out a peachwood token from his Bag of Holding and threw it to Lin Fan, "Your five elements are balanced, and focusing on just one will be difficult. The power of Daoist techniques and the five elements complement each other, with endless variations. You have high insight and can adapt to the situation, using your strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses, and you won't fear anyone."

"Thank you, Senior." This was a hint.

Lin Fan took his leave, and the old Daoist who tended the vegetables appeared before the Daoist, "Old Three, how is this child?"

"A spontaneous person, with excellent bone structure and potential, but unfortunately, his five elements are balanced, making it hard to specialize in one. He can only compensate with a variety of techniques. Daoist techniques can make up for this, but cultivating lightning techniques will be twice the effort for half the result."

The old Daoist who tended the vegetables said, "A person with balanced five elements, though it's hard to learn elemental lightning, is a good foundation for learning divine lightning."

"Old One, even you don't know divine lightning." The Daoist reminded, "In a thousand years, only Lin Xuege has learned it, but he became a solitary cultivator."

"Yes!" The old Daoist who tended the vegetables was quite regretful, "If our Yunqing Sect had the Taiyi Divine Lightning, we wouldn't fear the Evil Emperor."

The Daoist said, "The Taiyi Divine Lightning is only recorded in literature, and no one has seen it. Eight out of ten records are false. Old One, are you interested in this boy?"

The old Daoist who tended the vegetables shook his head, "He doesn't suit my temperament, but though he is spontaneous, his character is very determined. Besides, he is a junior, and if he says thank you, I must give him something. Unfortunately, I don't have divine lightning."

"Ha ha." The Daoist laughed and closed his eyes to meditate.

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