Being low-key was what Wang Lin was planning to do on planet Ran Yun so that he could cultivate in peace and return to the Alliance Star System as soon as possible.
However, being low-key didn't mean that he would be like a true low-level cultivator and swallow his anger.
Being low-key meant that he wasn't afraid of the other party knowing about him. However, he would have an indifferent attitude toward everything in the outside world and wouldn't participate in any matters.
This low-key attitude could turn into an invisible force that made it so that the peak existences on planet Ran Yun wouldn't dare to offend him.
This was the result Wang Lin wanted.
His steps were light as he returned to his residence in the northern part of the city. The young man under the rock was still cultivating. From the looks of it, he had been cultivating all day and was very serious.
Just as he got close, the young man opened his eyes and snorted. "You, stop!"
Wang Lin was startled. He stopped and looked at the young man.
"Do you know what cultivators value the most? Let me tell you, it's diligence!"
The young man looked at Wang Lin and said, "Although your talent isn't good, if you are diligent, there is still room for improvement. I've been guarding the Fang palace for many years and have seen many cultivators that have reached the Soul Formation stage. None of them have given up cultivating so early in the morning like you did in the Fang palace.
"Your talent isn't good, so you should be even more diligent. Otherwise, it will be impossible for you to reach the Nascent Soul stage in your life!"
This lesson made Wang Lin even more startled and he revealed a bitter smile.
When the young man saw Wang Lin's expression, his tone softened a bit and the contempt in his eyes dissipated a bit. He then said, "It's not that I'm looking down on you, but you have to remember that in the cultivation world, only by thinking highly of yourself can you make others respect you. The spiritual energy here is denser than outside the city. If you hurry up and go into closed door cultivation for a few decades, you might really be able to reach the Nascent Soul stage. At that time, I believe you can be like me in your family and have some power and position."
Wang Lin rubbed his nose. Before he succeeded in his cultivation, everyone he met was cunning and selfish. No one would say such words to him. After he succeeded in his cultivation, no one dared to say such words in front of him because of his monstrous slaughter.
Even Dun Tian's master didn't have much time to interact with him before he died.
At this moment, when he was suddenly taught a lesson by the person in front of him, Wang Lin felt quite emotional and hurriedly nodded in agreement.
The young man's expression softened, but he was still serious. He said: "If you have any questions about cultivation, you can come and ask me. Remember, having a bad aptitude isn't scary. What's scary is laziness. We cultivators are in defiance of the heavens. Our hearts can't relax, and our bodies can't relax. Otherwise, how can we cultivate in defiance of the heavens?
You can go in now. Hurry up and breathe. "
If anyone who knew Wang Lin saw this scene, they would definitely be dumbfounded.
Wang Lin's bitter smile became even stronger. The moment he walked into the entrance, he looked back at the young man under the rock. This person's back was a bit thin, and the loose clothes on his body looked a bit out of place.
At this moment, a gentle breeze blew by and scattered some of the young man's hair bun. The young man subconsciously raised his hand and tucked it behind his ear.
As if sensing Wang Lin's gaze, the young man turned around and glanced at Wang Lin before looking away and ignoring him.
This young man was a woman disguised as a man, and there was a spell covering her face. Wang Lin had already noticed this before, but he didn't force himself to look at this person's appearance.
After returning to the Fang Mansion, Wang Lin sat down in the lotus position and slapped his bag of holding. 1,000 celestial jades flew out and landed around him. His hands formed a seal and a few seals landed on the large amount of celestial jades around him. The dense celestial spiritual energy was forcefully gathered around Wang Lin so none of it leaked out.
Wang Lin closed his eyes and began to cultivate.
The celestial spiritual energy turned into threads that slowly entered his body through his orifices and circulated inside his body.
Time slowly passed. Three days later, Wang Lin opened his eyes. The 1,000 celestial jades around him had turned to dust, leaving behind traces. The moment he opened his eyes, the dust scattered in all directions.
"I still don't have enough celestial jades. Ascendant is not like Soul Transformation. Although Soul Transformation requires a lot of celestial jades, it is still bearable. However, Ascendant requires too many celestial jades!
"Even with the 200,000 celestial jades from the Sun family, it still isn't enough for me to reach the mid stage of Ascendant. If I want to reach the late stage of Ascendant, the amount of celestial jades I need is unimaginable. There is also the peak stage and the Yin and Yang stage …" Wang Lin frowned. He didn't quite understand. Celestial jades were already very rare, and they were consumables for cultivators above the Soul Transformation stage. As a result, a large amount of celestial jades were consumed every single day.
The Celestial Realm no longer existed, so where did all these celestial jades come from?
Wang Lin began to ponder. He had thought about this before, but he couldn't find an answer no matter how much he thought about it.
"Besides, just the first step of cultivation already requires such a large amount of celestial jades. If I reach the second step … then how many celestial jades would I need … Or for people like Tian Yunzi, wouldn't they need more celestial jades than countless Ascendant cultivators combined …" Wang Lin frowned even tighter.
"Could it be … that the second step of cultivation doesn't require celestial jades?
Or is there a special way to replace celestial jades? "A bold guess flashed through Wang Lin's mind.
As he pondered, his expression changed and he looked outside the room. A gentle breeze blew by and the black-robed old man from the Sun family respectfully appeared outside the room.
Wang Lin waved his right hand and opened the restriction outside. The black-robed old man quickly walked in, but before he entered, he hesitated. He also hid his cultivation to look like he was at the Core Formation stage and entered the room with a wry smile.
"Senior, last time I was in a hurry, so junior didn't have time to introduce myself. Junior is Sun Qiming from a branch of the Sun family. I'm currently the person in charge of the Sun family in this city. Can I know senior's name?"
The old man's attitude was extremely respectful. In his view, someone who could make the ancestor of the main family personally come was not someone he could provoke.
Wang Lin calmly said, "Xu Mu."
"Senior Xu, 200,000 celestial jades have been delivered from the main family. Please accept it."
The old man quickly took out a bag of holding. He sighed in his heart. 200,000 celestial jades was given away by the ancestor just like that. From this, it could be seen that the person before him was not an ordinary person.
After taking the bag of holding, Wang Lin didn't check it. He believed that the Ascendant cultivator of the Sun family wouldn't have any thoughts about this.
After the old man handed over the bag of holding, he quickly said, "Senior, don't worry. Junior has already ordered that what happened that day will not be spread. Even though junior came here today, no one saw me and I won't disturb senior's cultivation. Also, if senior wants to go into closed door cultivation, there are better places in this city."
Wang Lin's expression was calm as he said, "There is no need. You can leave."
The old man respectfully stepped back. After a bit of hesitation, he said, "Senior, in seven days, in this city, the Ran family's Brothel will be holding an auction. Among the auction is a Rank Eight God Dan …"
Wang Lin's eyes were cold as he glanced at the old man. The old man's body immediately trembled and he swallowed the second half of his words.
The room was completely silent. Time passed by, but to the old man, it was extremely long. It was as if every breath was a year.
This silence turned into an invisible pressure that made the old man's heart tremble. He didn't want to do this, but since the main family wanted to test the cultivation of the person before him, he had to force himself to say those words.
However, he still had a sliver of hope in his heart. He thought that the silence was because this senior named Xu Mu didn't see through his thoughts, but because of the Rank Eight God Dan.
After a while, Wang Lin slowly said, "Hand it over!"
The old man's face was pale as he looked at Wang Lin. He immediately reacted and took out a red token from his bag of holding. He said in a low voice, "This is the token for the auction."
"You can leave." After taking the token, Wang Lin closed his eyes.
The old man quickly left the mansion and let out a sigh of relief. Cold sweat had already soaked his clothes. Just at this moment, Wang Lin's cold words entered his ears.
"There won't be a second time!"
The old man's face instantly lost all color. He turned around and respectfully bowed before turning into the wind and disappearing.
He reappeared in a remote corner of the city and wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. The moment Wang Lin's words entered his ears, he immediately understood that his thoughts had been completely seen through by Wang Lin. This kind of scheming made him feel extremely terrified.
He followed the main family's request and used the news of the Rank Eight God Dan to test whether or not Wang Lin was tempted. If Wang Lin was tempted and took the token, then it meant that Wang Lin's cultivation had most likely reached the Ascendant stage.
If Wang Lin wasn't tempted, the main family didn't say anything. They only said to immediately withdraw all of their forces from the city.
However, although he had obtained his answer, his heart was still uneasy.
"Rank eight pill …" Wang Lin held the token and began to ponder.
Wang Lin knew the details of the rank of pills. After all, Li Muwan was a grandmaster alchemist.
There were nine ranks of pills: high, middle, and low. Rank nine pills were called god pills, rank eight pills were called god pills, and rank seven pills were called immortal pills.
Back then, when Wang Lin reached the Nascent Soul stage, he swallowed a high rank six pill.
"The names of the ranks of these pills were made up by the later generations. Although the so-called immortal pills and god pills have big names, they aren't real immortal pills.
The difference between the two is too big; it's like heaven and earth.
To be more accurate, this rank nine pill is the limit. If one's cultivation level reaches the second step, this type of pill will be ineffective unless they have a real immortal pill or god pill.
"However, for my current cultivation level, this rank eight pill is still effective." Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he made a decision in his heart.
"That black-robed junior probably doesn't have the guts to use a pill to test my cultivation level. It must be the Ascendant cultivator behind the Sun family. He can't see through my cultivation level, so he used a gentle method to test me.
"If I'm not tempted by this pill, then it means I've already reached the first step of cultivation." Wang Lin touched the bag of holding with the 200,000 celestial jades and forgot about this matter.