I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 88 82: The Genius of the Five Elements Spirit Root (Request for Subscription)

"In any case, if one wishes to enter the inner sect, one must not neglect their cultivation."

Elder Liu looked towards Second Steward and Third Steward with a meaningful expression:

"If you truly are impatient with the hardships of cultivation, then leave Yao Yue Sect, find a deserted island, and end this wretched life there."

Having said this, he left a somewhat puzzled Second Steward and Third Steward behind as he turned and walked away with Shi Sanniang.

"What did great-grandfather mean by that? Could it be that in his eyes, the years of accumulation in Yao Yue Sect can't compare to the devilry of the Blood Sect?"

As Third Steward was puzzling over this, the Second Steward next to him lashed out in anger at Tian Lin:

"Still eating, still eating, how come you haven't burst yet? These Spirit Pearls were brought back by my elder brother to pay respects to our great-grandfather, and yet you ate the most."

Hearing the Second Steward's angry words, Tian Lin finally put down his chopsticks, his cheeks puffed, as he glanced at the last two Spirit Pearls on the plate.

"How did our Lianshui Peak end up with such an outer disciple, starving like a ghost reincarnated. When I reach the fifth tier of Qi Refinement one day, I must teach you what rules mean."

With a flick of his sleeves, the Second Steward's flamboyant movement swept the two Spirit Pearls from the plate into his sleeve.

Tian Lin glanced at the back of the Second Steward at the temple gate, rising to his feet and bowing silently to the Third Steward before turning and leaving the Daoist Temple.

At this moment, a little Daoist child came by, glanced at the now empty plate and then at the still contemplative Third Steward, and exclaimed:

"You're grown so big and still have no shame, how did you eat up the last plate of Spirit Pearls?"

The Third Steward snapped out of his reverie, a laugh escaping him due to the little Daoist child.

He picked up a fan from the table and tapped the Daoist child: "If Yao Yue Sect were ever to disappear, I'd like to see if you could still be so arrogant. Ha, I'm also leaving."

When Third Steward left the Daoist temple, Tian Lin had already reached the bottom of Lianshui Peak.

It was now nightfall, with all the mountains darkened, only the faint candlelight visible in the peaks.

Tian Lin found a spacious spot by the riverbank, his coughing and spitting revealing nine Spirit Pearls on his gauze.

Wrapped in these nine Spirit Pearls, exhausting four of them, he finally elevated his Wind Walking Skill to the realm of Great Success.

But the Dragon Elephant Divine Skill was not so easily advanced, probably because Tian Lin had practiced it for a shorter time than the Wind Walking Skill, and because he generally consumed more 'Chasing Wind Pills' than 'Dragon Elephant Body Refining Pills.'

It took five Spirit Pearls for him to barely break through to Great Success in his Dragon Elephant Divine Skill.

Before this, Tian Lin had planned to first cultivate his Wind Walking Skill to Great Success with the Grass God Fish before considering attempting the fourth and fifth levels of stone steps.

However, he hadn't expected Elder Liu to summon him to the temple, thereby unexpectedly earning him nine Spirit Pearls.

Now that both his Wind Walking Skill and Dragon Elephant Divine Skill had reached the realm of Great Success, Tian Lin no longer planned to wait.

Using his Wind Walking Skill, he vanished from the riverbank like a ghost.

As the Dao Bell sounded, the servant disciples of various peaks also started their busy routines.

Several people in the kitchen courtyard only felt a white shadow flit by, rubbing their eyes, by the time they looked again, Tian Lin's figure was nowhere to be seen.

The people continued to chat, pondering:

"Is this news true or not, is our Yao Yue Sect really willing to teach spells?"

"Didn't you see how happy Miss Han was? This must be real, exchanging Merit Points for spells—

Spells aside, Miss Han has been constantly thinking of Zhong Xianshi from Sword Peak, probably hoping to save up Merit Points to treat Zhong Xianshi's hysteria."

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"You think we can earn Merit Points too?"

As the servant disciple asked this, he suddenly felt a white shadow flash by again.

Rubbing his eyes once more, he still saw no one.

"Are you crazy? With the Blood Sect's devilry so ferocious, with what will you fight? They could stand in front of you and you wouldn't even know their identity. Moreover, I've heard that compared to using mortals to refine Blood Pills, the devilry of the Blood Sect prefers sect grandmasters like us. So, stop your vain dreams."

They chatted on, completely dismissing the 'white shadow' from their minds.

And those two fleeting white shadows were, of course, undoubtedly Tian Lin.

He passed Baihua Peak in less than quarter of an hour and then proceeded up Dao Seeking Mountain.

But as he reached up Dao Seeking Mountain, his complexion wasn't looking so good.

The Great Success realm of Wind Walking Skill indeed allowed him to 'move like a ghost', making it impossible for ordinary eyes to perceive his movements.

But employing the Wind Walking Skill at the realm of Great Success was extremely draining on True Qi.

With Tian Lin at the fifth tier of Qi Refinement, fully using Wind Walking Skill would start feeling deficient in True Qi after just a quarter of an hour.

He now faced those of greater cultivation but lacking profound spells of twelfth-tier Qi Refining, and possessed the ability to defend and even counter.

However, his low cultivation and scant True Qi were his fatal shortcomings.

Once he couldn't conclude a battle swiftly, the opponents could overpower him relying on their greater cultivation.

Regrettably, the sect had now changed the reward system from 'Spirit Stones' to 'Merit Points', forcing Tian Lin to turn his attention towards the 'illusion' if he wished to earn Spirit Stones.

He ascended the first flight of stone steps, reaching the first platform where he didn't hurry to climb but instead sat down cross-legged to restore his True Qi.

When he opened his eyes again, Han Yue was descending the mountain.

Remaining in her green attire, she stood still at the first platform, glanced at Tian Lin and said thoughtfully:

"You probably know about the new edict from the sect?"

Tian Lin responded, "Is Miss Han planning to kill devils to exchange for Merit Points to treat Brother Zhong's illness?"

By saying this, Han Yue knew Tian Lin was aware of the change in edict.

Nodding, she added:

"Dao Seeking Peak is too difficult to ascend. I've only managed to reach the eightieth level, unable to see the prospect of reaching the summit. Now that the sect has introduced Merit Points, I've inquired with the Peak Master. As long as the Merit Points are sufficient, the sect will at that time intervene on behalf to request treatment from Heart Inquiry Sect."

After speaking, she gave Tian Lin another glance:

"If you aim to enter the inner sect, you might not need to continue climbing either. According to my master, it might not be long before the sect 'lifts the ban', allowing outer disciples to become inner sect disciples based on Merit Points."

"How many merit points would that take?" Tian Lin said:

"The sect cannot sustain so many Inner Sect Disciples—Even for Inner Sect Disciples, the sect has to release a batch every ten years. Thus, to reduce the number of sect disciples, the merit points required to become an Inner Sect Disciple are set very high."

Han Yue neither confirmed nor denied this.

Her desire to become an Inner Sect Disciple wasn't as strong as others; her ascent to Dao Seeking Mountain wasn't for the purpose of becoming an Inner Sect Disciple.

Rather, she wished to report to the sect the visions she saw on the second platform, using this contribution as a chance to treat Zhong Wujie's hysteria.

But climbing Dao Seeking Mountain was difficult, and now that she had a better option, she no longer needed to make the climb.

"This time I descend the mountain, I will not return. Here is a 'Travelogue' left by Brother Zhong, which details the people and events he encountered in the illusions during his climb."

Tian Lin looked at the notebook she handed over and solemnly took it from her.

He bowed slightly to Han Yue, but before he could express his thanks, she interrupted:

"You don't need to thank me. Now that you are the only one left to ascend, I also want to know what exactly is on the second platform that caused Brother Zhong to go into hysteria. If one day you manage to reach the second platform, you must tell me the secrets of the platform."

Upon hearing this, Tian Lin immediately vowed, "Sister, rest assured, as long as I can reach the platform, I will surely tell you everything I know."

Watching Han Yue descend the mountain, he truly felt a sense of solitude.

Now that those climbing the mountain had all left, Dao Seeking Mountain had become completely deserted—

That's not right, Han Li left, Bai Ye is gone, Sister Zhu left the sect, Han Yue descended the mountain.

But there was one who would not leave, simply because he had to work during the day and thus wasn't present.

Yet, how long could Old Gou, with his white-bearded face, keep him company on Dao Seeking Mountain?

In the end, the mountain must be climbed by oneself, even if it's alone.

Setting his emotions aside, he began flipping through the 'Travelogue' left by Zhong Wujie.

Though the notebook was clean, the pages were nearly worn out on the edges.

The content inside was scarce and recorded ambiguously.

"Indeed, as soon as others enter the illusion, they are attacked by characters within the illusion, hence never staying for more than fifteen minutes."

Tian Lin briefly skimmed through it, focusing on the description of the fourth page.

According to the fourth page, upon entering the fourth level of stone steps, one would encounter a youth with a Skull Sword.

That youth, with higher status than the man in the valley and cultivation at the sixth-tier Qi Refinement, possessed a mid-grade but well-developed spell.

Besides this, on the back of the fourth page, Zhong Wujie had drawn figures with a brush.

Tian Lin recognized at a glance that the so-called man was Manager Qiao, while the youth wielding the Skull Sword was someone Tian Lin hadn't encountered in the illusion.

"This youth is likely to be Hall Master Jiao."

"Hall Master Jiao came from outside, he must have brought Spirit Stones with him."

A smile touched the corners of Tian Lin's mouth; he tucked the book inside the gauze. After killing Manager Qiao on the first and second sets of stone steps, he finally stepped onto the third layer.

"Tomorrow is the day Hall Master Jiao arrives; it's rare that you've made a sudden breakthrough to become a Qi Refiner."

A voice rang out, Tian Lin looked at the red-robed cultivator in front of him as the cultivator handed him a long robe:

"Here, this is your robe. Tomorrow, follow us to welcome Hall Master Jiao."

Tian Lin took the robe, but his eyes were fixed on the array on the stone platform inside the cave.

Engraved carvings filled the array, and occasionally flared up with flames.

The flames bathed the somewhat dim secret chamber in a red glow, on top of which sat a large furnace.

The furnace was shaped like a Pill Furnace, with fragrance continuously wafting from it.

"What is this?"

"We're refining Blood Pills. The batch of people who came with you have been here half a year without becoming Qi Refiners, and we don't plan to keep them any longer."

The red-robed cultivator looked at Tian Lin with a sly smile:

"So I'm saying you're lucky. If you hadn't successfully broken through this morning, you would have become another Blood Pill in this furnace for entertaining Hall Master Jiao."

Just then, a 'bang' sound echoed as the engraved stone platform stopped spewing flames.

With the platform's flames extinguished, the secret chamber relied only on the eight oil lamps on the stone walls, dimming the illumination considerably.

Tian Lin turned his head towards the red-robed cultivator, noticing a heightened expectation in his eyes under the dim light.

He jumped onto the platform, stepping on a stone, braving the heat to lift the lid of the pot-like furnace.

Red mist sprayed out from the furnace; the red-robed cultivator held the lid with one hand and with the other hand grabbed a bowl that shone a gold light into the furnace.

A gold light emitted from the inscription on the bowl's bottom, which shone into the furnace, immediately drawing several pills from within into the bowl.

With another 'bang,' the red-robed cultivator closed the lid.

He looked at the nine red pills in the bowl, fingered a smooth one, and pocketed it, then handed another with a slightly cracked surface to Tian Lin.

"This isn't for those mortals, this is a low-quality Blood Pill nourished for a year by a Grandmaster's Blood Pill. Want to try it?"

[Ginsengfruit can increase lifespan by thirty years per bite, up to a maximum of a hundred years; edible]

Upon seeing the entry, Tian Lin didn't refuse the red-robed cultivator's kindness and pocketed the Blood Pill, but he had no intention of consuming it.

"I often hear that Cangzhou Immortal Sect relentlessly pursues our Blood Sect, causing our disciples to hide in mountain caves and cultivate in hardship away from public view. Is there a way to perform our spells without revealing that we cultivate Blood True Qi?"

Tian Lin followed the red-robed cultivator out of the secret chamber, asking behind his back.

"That's simple. The Cultivation World has an Illusion Five Elements Technique, meant specifically to disguise one's true Qi."

The red-robed cultivator continued, "Many of those who cultivate Water and Earth True Qi, in order to intimidate others, purposefully cultivate this technique, making others believe they are gifted with the Five Elements Spirit Root."

Tian Lin heard that, but it was the last sentence that shocked him.

He was somewhat incredulous, "Five Elements Spirit Root is considered a talent?"