Su Xi heard Lin Qing’s words and knew he had a solution. A spark of light appeared in her eyes, and she asked with a hint of excitement, “Master, then what should I do?”
Lin Qing was usually unreliable, but as the sect leader of Penglai Mountain for so many years, he must have seen a lot.
Looking at the expectant Su Xi, Lin Qing said with utmost seriousness, “He forcefully raised his cultivation with medicine, so his foundation must not be very stable. As long as you cultivate diligently during this time, you will definitely be able to defeat him.”
“What?” Su Xi’s eyes widened as she looked at Lin Qing, incredulously asking, “You want me to reach the Golden Core stage in one month?”
Was she hard of hearing, or was Lin Qing still asleep?
Lin Qing nodded at Su Xi, asking as if it were obvious, “Is that very difficult?”
He recalled that it only took him a month to go from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage. It didn't seem too difficult.
Su Xi heard Lin Qing's words and helplessly touched her forehead.
Before, she had also thought cultivation wasn't difficult. But after reading so many books, she realized that cultivation was purely dependent on talent. Many people spent decades or even centuries to go from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage, while some could only stagnate their entire lives.
Now, Lin Qing asking her to form a Golden Core in one month was as absurd as believing in miracles, signing a huge contract, or dyeing her hair at midnight.
“Master, did you have some wine today?” Su Xi felt it would be rude to directly refute Lin Qing, so she tried to mock him in a roundabout way.
Lin Qing’s face showed a hint of annoyance at Su Xi’s words, “You have time to spout so much nonsense, you might as well go cultivate quickly.”
“But,” Su Xi wanted to explain and make Lin Qing understand the difficulty of cultivation.
However, Lin Qing didn't listen at all. He picked up Su Xi like a hen catching a chick and walked towards the dilapidated great hall not far behind him.
“Master, what are you trying to do? Let me down quickly.” Su Xi was very helpless. Even if she wanted to cultivate, why bring her here?
But Lin Qing’s arm was like an iron clamp. No matter how Su Xi struggled, it was useless.
Finally, she was brought into the great hall by Lin Qing.
Although Su Xi had been in Penglai Mountain for a long time, she had never entered the great hall before. She never expected that the great hall, which looked extremely dilapidated from the outside, was so grand and magnificent inside.
The floor of the great hall was paved with excellent bluestone tiles, each with the same pattern, exuding a pure white luster. In the center of the great hall, a high platform was carved from the finest white jade.
On the platform, there was a white jade statue at least two meters tall. The man in the statue held a book in his left hand and a pen in his right, his eyes gazing forward like swords.
Su Xi only glanced at the statue and instantly felt a commanding aura emanating from him, involuntarily giving her the urge to kneel.
“Who is this?” Su Xi quickly withdrew her gaze and looked at Lin Qing in confusion. Did their Penglai Mountain have such a formidable figure?
Just one glance had such a powerful effect; it was hard to imagine how powerful he was when he was alive.
Lin Qing’s face showed a trace of reminiscence. He stepped forward, respectfully lit a few sticks of incense, and then explained, “This is the founding ancestor of our Penglai Mountain, True Person Tiangang.”
Back when True Person Tiangang was alive, Penglai Mountain was so glorious. Unfortunately, for that great battle, True Person Tiangang used his own body as a seal to fill the…
Su Xi showed understanding after hearing about True Person Tiangang, “Master, you want me to admire the ancestor’s demeanor to increase my motivation for cultivation?”
Lin Qing gave Su Xi a glare. “I’m not a monk, don’t guess my intentions. I brought you here to ask the ancestor to open the secret base and help you improve your cultivation.”
“Secret base?” Su Xi looked at the charlatan-like Lin Qing with confusion. Did he believe this himself?
Did Penglai Mountain have such resources?
And even if there was a secret base, after so many years without use, could it still be functional?
“Cough, cough.” Being stared at by Su Xi, Lin Qing coughed a little awkwardly and quickly said with a serious expression, “Stop with the nonsense, try to communicate with the ancestor first and await his decision.”
“Communicate?” Su Xi looked at Lin Qing doubtfully and asked, “How can I communicate with the ancestor?”
Communicating with cats and dogs, she could barely understand. But communicating with a statue, wouldn’t that be too far-fetched? Even in fantasy novels, it couldn’t be this outrageous.
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Lin Qing’s face changed, and he said with disappointment, “You’re asking me such a simple question? What’s your head for? Figure it out yourself.”
After saying that, he turned and walked to the side.
He would never tell Su Xi the tragic story of his own 1,872 failed attempts.
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Su Xi looked at Lin Qing, who had already closed his eyes, and knew she wouldn’t get anything from him. Continuing to press him would be a waste of time.
So, she walked up to the statue of True Person Tiangang and seriously pondered how to communicate.
However, was it really possible to communicate with a statue?
After observing for a while, Su Xi walked to Lin Qing’s side and hesitated slightly, “Master, as long as I can communicate, does any method work?”
“Of course,” Lin Qing nodded, looking at Su Xi with hesitation, curious about what method she would come up with to communicate.
After receiving Lin Qing’s affirmation, Su Xi walked back to True Person Tiangang and kowtowed respectfully.
Lin Qing watched Su Xi’s actions and couldn’t help but want to do a slow dance move with Su Xi’s left and right hands.
That’s it? Did it need to be so solemn?
He had tried this method countless times, but none of them had any effect.
Convinced that Su Xi was wasting her time, he stopped watching and lay down on a chair nearby to sleep.
These days, he had been extremely busy. He needed to rest up before helping Su Xi clean up the mess.
In a daze, Lin Qing seemed to hear some movement by his ear. When he opened his eyes and saw the scene before him, his sleepiness vanished instantly, and a chill ran down his spine.
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The statue of True Person Tiangang on the high platform had disappeared without a trace, leaving only the censer in front of it still emitting smoke.
And Su Xi had also gone somewhere. In the vast great hall, only he was left.
“Su Xi?” Lin Qing used a sound transmission talisman, making his voice echo throughout Penglai Mountain, but he heard no response.
The bizarre situation before him made Lin Qing frown.
Could an enemy have infiltrated in secret?
The moment this thought crossed his mind, he immediately dismissed it. The protective formation of Penglai Mountain was set up by generations of ancestors, and its power was extraordinary.
Now, with no abnormality in the protective formation, no enemy could possibly have entered.
The only explanation was that all of this was Su Xi’s doing.
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Understanding the reason, Lin Qing felt even more helpless.
What had Su Xi done to not only lose herself but also lose the ancestor?
If the ancestor had any spirit, knowing his statue was missing, wouldn't he skin him alive?
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He had done nothing wrong, yet he had become the scapegoat.
Although he was exhausted, he knew that the urgent task was to find Su Xi. Otherwise, who knew what kind of trouble Su Xi would stir up for him.