Free Web NovelChapter 691: Chapter 689: Cultivating Again!
Shen Tang simply did not believe that the stone in Lin Xuan’s hand was a Celestial Sound Stone. In her view, the Celestial Sound Stone was a legendary, miraculous stone; it couldn’t possibly be so ordinary. She ignored Lin Xuan and continued her search.
Soon, she exclaimed, "I found it!"
When they heard this, everyone looked up. Lin Xuan also stopped. He was almost out of Celestial Sound Valley and was surprised that someone else had found a Celestial Sound Stone. He turned his head to look and saw that Shen Tang also held a palm-sized stone. This stone had mysterious patterns on it and emitted a faint light, looking exceptionally special at a glance.
Lin Xuan grew a bit nervous. Is this also a Celestial Sound Stone?
At this moment, the big black dog’s voice rang out. "No, that’s just a Companion Stone. Its effect is only one-tenth of the Celestial Sound Stone in your hand."
So that’s how it is. Hearing this, Lin Xuan lost interest and turned to leave the valley without another thought.
「On the other side.」
Shen Tang, however, was ecstatic. Her luck was incredible! She had finally found a Celestial Sound Stone. With this stone, she was confident she could master Sound Martial Arts.
"We have to leave, quickly!" Zhang Hu and Chen Qing urged as they rushed over.
Shen Tang was stunned. She wanted to continue searching but quickly noticed something was amiss. The people around her were staring at the stone in her hand with undisguised greed. Many had already begun to quietly approach, preparing to make a move.
Shen Tang’s expression changed. She quickly put away the Celestial Sound Stone and said coldly, "You dare to attack me? Do you have a death wish?"
She drew her Autumn Water Sword, her gaze sweeping across the crowd. "My brother is Shen Xing," she declared icily. "He’s an unparalleled genius ranked seventh on the Sacred Institute’s Qingyun List. If you dare to touch me, my brother will absolutely not let any of you off!"
Hearing this, the surrounding Martial Artists all stopped, their eyes filled with shock. They knew of the Qingyun List; it was the Sacred Institute’s list of top geniuses. Anyone who could make it onto that list was an exceptional talent. As for the top ten, they were all extraordinarily brilliant and influential figures. They hadn’t expected this young woman’s background to be so formidable.
For a moment, they truly didn’t dare to act. Seizing the opportunity, Shen Tang quickly turned and left.
「Meanwhile.」
Lin Xuan finally returned to the Sacred Institute. He went once again to the training room with the fifth-grade array. Sitting cross-legged, Lin Xuan calmed his mind. After fully composing himself, he flipped his palm, and the six-holed Celestial Sound Stone appeared in his hand.
He examined it carefully but found nothing unusual. "Big black dog, how do I use this thing?"
The big black dog chuckled. "Inject your Soul Power into it, and you’ll see the difference."
Lin Xuan immediately did as instructed. As his Soul Power flowed into the stone, a change finally occurred. The six holes of the stone began to emit a mysterious sound. The sound was ancient and unending, as if it had traveled across endless time and space.
Lin Xuan’s soul trembled as he listened. This... What is this?
His eyes widened in astonishment.
The big black dog laughed. "What do you think? Quite shocking, right? This is the magic of the Celestial Sound Stone. The sound emitted from its six holes is called the Celestial Sound, and it possesses an extremely mysterious power. If you train while listening to this Celestial Sound, your cultivation speed will increase by several times."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan was overjoyed. Wasting no more time, he began to cultivate the Black Dragon Wave.
「On the other side.」
Shen Tang also hurried back to the Sacred Institute. However, upon her return, she found herself frowning again. Her exclusive training room had been occupied by someone else.
Who could it be? Damn it! It must be Lin Xuan; no one else would dare cross me. Shen Tang was hopping mad. That guy picks up a useless rock, treats it like a treasure, and then cultivates in such a precious training room. How ridiculous!
She waited for two days, but when Lin Xuan didn’t come out, she had no choice but to begrudgingly go to another training room.
「Ten days passed.」
Inside the intermediate training room, Lin Xuan’s cheeks puffed out slightly as he let out a thunderous dragon’s roar. The sound seemed to transform into black ripples, spreading out from him and sweeping across the area, shaking the entire void so violently it seemed about to crack open.
At that moment, the Guardian Array within the training room activated, blocking the sound waves. The waves crashed against the array, creating deafening booms that persisted for a long time before gradually subsiding.
Lin Xuan let out a breath, a flicker of excitement in his eyes. I succeeded!
After ten days of arduous cultivation, aided by the fifth-grade array and the six-holed Celestial Sound Stone, Lin Xuan had finally mastered the Celestial Sound Black Dragon Wave. He had now completed the first layer. The dragon roar just now was the sound of the Celestial Sound Black Dragon Wave, a strike delivered in coordination with his soul.
This sound wave contained powerful Soul Power, capable of shaking the heavens and the earth. Grandmasters below the rank of Great Grandmaster would be killed instantly by this sonic impact. Even slightly weaker Great Grandmasters would likely be killed. Even Two-Star Great Grandmasters would be injured, growing dizzy and falling into a temporary trance. In battle, this was an extremely deadly advantage. A single moment of carelessness could be fatal.
Moreover, this was only the first layer of the Black Dragon Wave. As he continued to cultivate it, its power would only increase. In the future, Lin Xuan might be able to kill Two-Star Great Grandmasters, or even Three-Star Great Grandmasters, with a single shout.
Not bad at all. Lin Xuan was quite satisfied with his progress.
With a wave of his hand, he put away the six-holed Celestial Sound Stone. This thing is a real treasure. I was only able to cultivate this fast thanks to it.
Then, Lin Xuan opened the door of the training room and walked out. The training room was too expensive; the ten days had cost him 5,000 points. The 5,000 points he had earned for becoming the newcomer king had long been spent. The points he was using now were from the ten thousand Ning Yu had given him, and now half of those were gone. Adding in the rent for his courtyard, Lin Xuan now had almost no points left.
The points are being spent way too fast. Looks like I’ll have to find a way to earn more again.
He planned to take on a few more missions, but before that, he had one more thing to do: return the Black Dragon Wave cultivation scroll. If I lost this thing, it would be a major offense.
Lin Xuan left the training tower and headed for the Holy Heaven Pavilion. Before long, he arrived and found the Saint Heaven Elder inside.
When the Saint Heaven Elder saw Lin Xuan, he was taken aback. "You little rascal, why are you back here again? You just obtained the Celestial Sound Black Dragon Wave twenty days ago. Shouldn’t you be training diligently? Why are you running back here?"
Seeing the Saint Heaven Elder’s confusion, Lin Xuan just smiled lightly. He flipped his palm, retrieved a scroll from his Storage Ring, and handed it over.
"Elder, I’m here to return the scroll," he said, presenting the Celestial Sound Black Dragon Wave scroll.
The Saint Heaven Elder paused, surprised. Returning the scroll? He took it, opened it for a look, and confirmed that it was indeed the Black Dragon Wave cultivation scroll, completely intact.
He put the scroll away and sighed. In his view, Lin Xuan must have returned the scroll because he had failed to cultivate the technique.
He shook his head and said, "I told you before that this Black Dragon Wave is extremely difficult to cultivate, but you wouldn’t listen. Now you see, don’t you? Alas, you’ve wasted a precious opportunity to choose a martial art for nothing. You should have listened to your elders; now you’re paying the price."
The Saint Heaven Elder continued to shake his head and sigh, convinced that Lin Xuan had given up.
