The middle-aged man lowered his head and looked for a while, muttering to himself, "This place is quite strange. Two years ago, there was a sudden burst of spiritual energy, which attracted a lot of strange beasts. Since then, there would be faint spiritual energy from time to time, which is why strange beasts often linger around."
The young man's eyes lit up and he suddenly said, "Senior brother, could there be some treasure here?"
The middle aged man chuckled and said, "Some elders felt that there was a treasure here and came to investigate. However, they concluded that it was a spirit cave that gave off spiritual energy and that there was no treasure here."
The young man let out a disappointed sigh and muttered, "What a pity. If there really was a treasure, then it would be great."
The middle aged man laughed and said, "Okay, it's getting late. I'm going to catch a crystal beast with a higher spirit and then we'll go back."
With that, the middle aged man spread out his divine sense and found seven or eight crystal beasts. He observed them one by one.
Just at this moment, all of the beasts that were breathing suddenly became frightened and began to move. Some of them even began to growl.
Gradually, there were more and more growls. Finally, all of the beasts started to growl. The direction of their growls was the same: a cliff covered in moss.
The middle aged man was startled. Just as he was about to tell his fellow sect members to leave, a powerful divine sense suddenly appeared and scanned the area. The middle aged man's expression changed greatly. Even with his 12th layer cultivation, he felt like his body was being seen through by this divine sense. He had no way of fighting back.
The girl named Xu's face also turned pale. She lost control of her sword and fell to the ground. She let out a scream and fell from the sky with the young man holding her.
The sword under the middle aged man's feet also flashed and he almost couldn't control himself. He used all of his strength to grab the two of them and land on the ground. Just this one action caused his body to be covered in sweat.
After he landed, he clasped his hands and respectfully said, "Junior is Xuan Dao Sect's disciple Li Hai. I didn't know senior was cultivating here. Please forgive me."
The girl named Xu also reacted. That divine sense from before made her very nervous. She respectfully said, "Junior is Xuan Dao Sect's disciple Xu Fei."
At this time, the youth was so scared that his face was pale. He stood behind the girl and grabbed her clothes tightly, not daring to speak.
The wild beasts on the ground were all shocked by this Divine Sense. Their eyes were filled with fear as they lay motionlessly on the ground.
"Xuan Dao Sect …" An ancient voice slowly came from the surroundings. It was impossible to tell if the voice was happy or not.
The middle aged man secretly cursed. If he was alone, he would have immediately escaped, but now his junior apprentice sister and junior apprentice brother were here. If he escaped by himself, then his teacher would definitely come looking for him. He could only hope that the Xuan Dao Sect was nearby and that the three of them hadn't done anything to provoke the Xuan Dao Sect, so they would be safe.
The middle-aged man's heart began to pound, and he gritted his teeth. His life was more important. If Meng Hao tried to kill him, he couldn't care less about the others; he had to protect himself first.
The woman surnamed Xu's forehead was covered in sweat. She was extremely nervous. Seeing the usually calm Third Senior-apprentice Brother pale with fright, she became even more panicked. After hesitating for a long time, she softly said, "Senior, Junior doesn't think we have done anything to provoke you. You …"
Before she finished speaking, the ancient voice suddenly exclaimed. He hesitated for a bit and asked, "You said your surname is Xu?"
The girl named Xu was startled and respectfully said, "Disciple's surname is Xu."
The voice became silent. After a long time, it let out a sigh and said, "You all can leave."
With that, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky. It was as if there was a giant hand that waved at the three of them. The three of them couldn't stop themselves and were sent flying.
The middle aged man's face changed. He was terrified. At that moment, it was as if his entire body had been locked down and he couldn't resist at all. If the Xuan Dao Sect really wanted to kill him, his head would have been separated from his body.
In his fear, he didn't say a word. He grabbed his junior brother and junior sister, and the moment the restriction disappeared, he quickly flew away. He was worried that the other party would change his mind, so he used all his strength to transform into a rainbow and disappear into the horizon.
After the three of them left, the moss-covered cliff suddenly let out a crisp sound. Large rocks fell off one after another, revealing a pitch-black cave.
A man with hair that reached his waist slowly walked out. His face was fair, and his eyes were bright and full of life. As soon as he walked out of the cave, all of the beasts lying on the ground began to wail and tremble. Their eyes were filled with pleading expressions.
The long haired man was about 20 years old. His expression was cold as he looked at the wild beasts. He didn't say a word as he looked toward the direction of the Heng Yue Peak.
He was Wang Lin, who had been in closed door training for four years.
Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he muttered to himself, "I have reached the peak of Qi Condensation a long time ago, but it is too difficult to reach the Foundation Building stage. I have tried countless times and still haven't succeeded. Situ, can the method you said really help me reach the Foundation Building stage quickly?"
"That's right. Have you decided?
Are you going to use my method? "
Situ Nan proudly smiled and continued, "I told you before that although the Foundation Building stage is difficult, if you use my method, you will definitely succeed."
Wang Lin's eyes became cold and he said, "But with my current cultivation, I can't even beat a Foundation Building cultivator, let alone capture one alive."
Situ Nan laughed and said, "You don't have to worry about that, I'm here. In order for you to reach the Foundation Building stage, I'll risk it all again. As long as you give me a chance, I'll help you capture them. But you better find someone who has just reached the Foundation Building stage. That way I won't have to waste too much Nascent Soul essence."
Wang Lin pondered a little. He let out a sigh and bitterly smiled. "Situ, this vicious method of stealing one's foundation is purely harming others to benefit oneself. The person whose foundation is stolen will die for sure. Let's wait and see."
"You … how many times have I told you? In the cultivation world, the weak are prey to the strong. Harming others to benefit oneself is a natural thing to do. With such a mentality, when will you ever reach the Infant Transformation stage?
Hmph, if you don't want to use my method, that's fine too. If you can get your hands on a high quality Wood element material and upgrade the Heaven Defying Bead, you'll be able to reach the Foundation Building stage with the Wood element spiritual energy.
Otherwise, don't even think about it. "Situ Nan said with dissatisfaction.
Wang Lin was silent for a while and said, "How do other people reach the Foundation Building stage?"
"It's simple. Normally, as long as there is a Nascent Soul Cultivator in a sect, they can use their own cultivation to help their disciples reach the Foundation Building stage. If the Old Man still had his body, he could also help you.
In our country, the Nascent Soul Cultivator is equivalent to the Foundation Building stage here. Even though there aren't many of them, it's enough to help their disciples reach the Foundation Building stage. "Situ Nan grunted.