“Jing Zhuo needs a hundred years to form his Nascent Soul. He would stay at the third floor for at least 10 years. While I will be cultivating in the fifth floor for 8 years. To enter the fifth floor, I need to first gain recognition from the Lost World Palace! I must prove that I am a Fifth Revolution Pill Master!”
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Ten days later, Ning Fan arrived at a cultivation city where he transferred into another elephant.
Fifteen days later, he reached another cultivation city and once again, he got onto another giant elephant to continue his journey.
A month later, he arrived at the final destination of his journey –Xuan Wu City!
2 years had passed since the day he left Ning City. Currently, he was at the age of 20.
From now onwards, age doesn’t matter anymore. It’s the beginning of another chapter in my path of cultivation.
Xuan Wu City was within the boundary of the Lost World Palace! A ten thousand zhang* tall building painted in black stood in the center of the city. Undoubtedly, it was the Lost Word Tower! Other than the magnificently tall tower, there were four towers at the north, south, east and west of the city, which were smaller in size. Those were the pill towers!
All cultivators would need to be tested in any of the pill towers to register their pill refining level.
“I need a Pill Master Emblem!”
Within seconds, Ning Fan set his foot on the southern pill tower. A pretty female cultivator at Mid Harmonious Spirit Realm welcomed his arrival.
“This master, how should I address you? Are you here to register your pill refining level?”
“Precisely. My name is Zhou Ming.”
“Hehe. So it’s Master Zhou. May I know what your current realm in pill refining is? If you are a Second Revolution Pill Master, I will test you. If you are a Third Revolution Pill Master or above, I’ll need to request Elder Mo to test you.” Her eyes scanned Ning Fan from head to toe.
Although she did not have a strong cultivation realm, she had a keen eyesight. She could tell that Ning Fan was a Half-Step Gold Core cultivator who intended to use the Lost World Tower for cultivation at a glance.
It was because there were many cultivators like Ning Fan who came here every year. Most of them were Second Revolution Pill Masters and only a minority of them were Third Revolution Pill Masters.
By registering their pill refining level at the towers, they got to enjoy a few benefits. For example, Second Revolution Pill Masters could enjoy a 10% discount while Third Revolution Pill Masters were able to enjoy a 20% discount on the cost of entering the Lost World Tower.
Therefore, many of the pill masters were willing to register their pill refining level on the tower in order to qualify for the discounts.
Besides, there were not any shackles after revealing their pill refining realm. Quite opposite to that, the pill masters could accept quests from the Lost World Palace and refine the pills needed to obtain rewards in the form of immortal jade.
All the benefits given were to attract more and more pill masters to stand on the side of Lost World Palace.
After scanning Ning Fan repeatedly, she made a guess in her heart.
This man is too young. He should be a Second Revolution Pill Master. His appearance might look old but his bone age can never lie.
The way she made her judgement was not inaccurate at all, except for Ning Fan’s pill refining realm. Her appearance looked like she was a young lady at her twenties but she had actually been living for more than a hundred years. As for Ning Fan, despite his air of indifference, he was still a twenty-year-old young man.
“This lady, please help me to request for Elder Mo. I’m afraid you can’t test my pill refining level…’
“What?! Don’t tell me you’re a Third Revolution Pill Master! Er. I’m sorry for losing my composure. I’ll go right now, please excuse me.”
Her eyes flashed with amazement. Among all the cultivators she welcomed in the southern tower, only a few disciples from influential sects could attain the Third Revolution of pill refining technique at such a young age.
Although he is only a 20-year-old, I must never offend him.
Before she left, she stopped and looked lasciviously at Ning Fan.
“My name is Ya Lan. If Master Zhou does not have a partner, I’m willing to be yours.”
“ *Cough* Actually I already have a partner…”
“Oh really? Never mind then…”
The woman did not appear to be bashful of her actions. It was the reality in the cultivation world.
She was willing to forgo her pride and offer herself to be his concubine if he was truly a Third Revolution Pill Master. By then, her future in the cultivation world would be bright. However, that dream could only exist in her imagination.
“I’m going to call for Elder Mo. Remember, Elder Mo is a Peak Third Revolution Pill Master. He is a bad-tempered guy. You must be polite when you meet him.”
Note :
Measurements :
a. li(里) = 500 m
b. zhang(丈) = 3.13 m
c. chi(尺) = 30.7 cm