Chapter 801
Golden Immortal Pavilion! Geng Xinghe's Small Business
Zhang Lingshan and Zhao Xingqiu were teleported out of Lord Bingxian's main hall when they saw an old man with white eyebrows standing in front of them, who said, "Then let's go."
"Yes."
The two responded immediately.
Zhang Lingshan noticed that Zhao Xingqiu looked puzzled, indicating that even the head steward Zhao Xingqiu had never seen this Golden Immortal elder before.
The ice chamber was indeed full of hidden masters and experts.
As they walked out of the ice chamber and onto the ground, the white-browed elder waved his right hand, and a long spear rose into the air.
"Come on up."
The old man spoke calmly, and in a flash, he stood at the tip of the spear. Zhang Lingshan and Zhao Xingqiu quickly followed behind, standing in the middle and at the rear respectively.
"Stand firm."
The old man gave a few instructions, then controlled his spear and shot off with a whoosh.
Zhao Xingqiu swayed slightly, but as a Xuanxian at the peak of his cultivation, he quickly adjusted his posture and stood firm again.
Zhang Lingshan remained motionless, thinking to himself, "This is truly a unique flying magic weapon. It doesn't even have any defensive runes. Standing on it and feeling the wind is extremely uncomfortable. It's far inferior to Xue Mingyang's spaceship, and even less so to Yu Feihan's spherical flying magic weapon."
Of course, it's not as good as Zhang Lingshan's bronze chariot and horses.
However, their spears also have an advantage: they are fast, incredibly fast.
Even with Zhang Lingshan's powerful divine sense, at this speed, he could only detect a tiny trace that had drifted away with the wind.
The fact that the old man could travel at such a speed without fear of hitting passing birds or the like demonstrates his immense strength.
Even at his speed, it still took him three days and three nights to finally arrive at the so-called Golden Immortal Pavilion.
Zhang Lingshan looked closely and saw that the Golden Immortal Pavilion was not a pavilion at all, but a continuous mountain range.
Why can it be recognized at a glance? Because there is a purple aura wafting above the mountain range, and there is a hidden defensive formation protecting the outer perimeter of the mountain range.
No wonder the Golden Immortal Pavilion is so difficult for ordinary people to find, because the concealment formation is extraordinary. Even with Zhang Lingshan's level of formation skills, it would be impossible for him to sneak into this place without knowing it.
The reason we can sense it now is because the white-browed elder stopped here, which pointed out the direction and location. He did this intentionally, which is why he was able to perceive some subtle clues.
On the other hand, Zhao Xingqiu looked completely bewildered, having no idea why the white-browed old man had suddenly stopped in this wasteland.
This can't possibly be the Golden Immortal Pavilion, can it?
"Take out your two Golden Immortal Jade Talismans, hold them in your hands, and then walk forward. You will naturally see the Golden Immortal Pavilion."
The white-browed old man said calmly.
Zhang Lingshan immediately took out the Golden Immortal Jade Talisman and walked forward as instructed.
Zhao Xingqiu followed suit and hurriedly put it into practice.
After walking a few steps, Zhao Xingqiu suddenly heard the sound of wind behind him. Curious, he turned around and saw that the white-browed old man had disappeared.
"Li Xuanbing, our senior has disappeared, what should we do?"
Zhao Xingqiu felt inexplicably nervous.
She rarely traveled the world and had been living in the icehouse ever since she found stable work there, so she had little experience. The old man who had led the way suddenly ran away, which really frightened her and made her panic.
Zhang Lingshan comforted him, "It's alright. Senior was only responsible for bringing us here. Once the mission is complete, he will naturally leave. Let's hold the jade talisman and just keep walking forward. Someone should come to greet us."
This is not just idle talk.
Because his divine sense had already captured the figure of a boy, but because the concealment formation here was indeed powerful, he could only detect the height of the figure, but could not even see what the other person looked like.
It seems that he can improve his array formation skills here. Putting aside everything else, Zhang Lingshan must at least figure out the ins and outs of this concealment array.
"But there's a cliff ahead."
Zhao Xingqiu couldn't help but exclaim, "How are we supposed to get out of here?"
While they may be able to use their techniques to levitate, if this were the Golden Immortal Pavilion, wouldn't they be offending the Golden Immortal Pavilion by using their techniques here? This would be extremely disrespectful, and how would they be able to advance to the Golden Immortal realm here in the future?
"Go ahead and go."
As Zhang Lingshan spoke, he stepped over the edge of the cliff and stood in the void.
Suddenly, the view opened up before them, revealing a huge gatehouse with three glittering characters on it: Golden Immortal Pavilion!
"It was just an illusion!"
Zhao Xingqiu followed and, upon seeing the gate of the Golden Immortal Pavilion, finally breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed, "Look, someone's here! Is this the person you said would come to receive us? But how did you know? Have you been to the Golden Immortal Pavilion before?"
"I've never been here before, Steward Qiu is really joking."
Zhang Lingshan remained silent.
He realized that Zhao Xingqiu was all bark and no bite at the slightest noise; he was just a showy but empty-headed charlatan.
Inside the ice room, she is a capable and strong woman, but when she goes out, she is a complete novice, amazed by everything she sees, always feeling that there is danger all around her, and walking on thin ice with trepidation.
In truth, she probably wasn't as knowledgeable as Bai Wanxi, nor was she as daring.
"Is it a child?"
Zhao Xingqiu was surprised to see that the person who came was a child who was less than waist-high.
There were even children in the famous Golden Immortal Pavilion.
What is this child's cultivation level? How is he allowed to be in the Golden Immortal Pavilion?
It looks ordinary and has nothing special about it.
Faced with Zhao Xingqiu's curious gaze, the child was poised and unperturbed, and instead got straight to the point, saying, "I am the guide boy of the Golden Immortal Pavilion. May I ask your names?"
"My name is Li Xuanbing."
"My name is Zhao Xingqiu, from the Ice Chamber of Anyuan City."
Zhao Xingqiu added one more sentence.
The guide said, "Hmm, it's the same as the one recorded in my register. Then come with me."
As he led the way, he said, "Our Golden Immortal Pavilion is a sacred place for cultivation because its rules are perfect, allowing us to attract lightning tribulations to temper ourselves and break through. However, to attract lightning tribulations, besides reaching the perfected Profound Immortal realm, one must also have the ability to communicate with the lightning tribulations. This ability requires comprehension. Many people have spent half their lives comprehension after coming here before finally breaking through. Do you want to become such a person?"
The guide boy, acting like a little adult, spoke while glancing back at Zhang Lingshan and Zhao Xingqiu.
Zhao Xingqiu felt that the child's behavior was a bit strange, so he didn't feel comfortable responding to him.
Zhang Lingshan laughed and said, "Of course I don't want to become someone like them who wastes half their life. I wonder if you have any good suggestions, young man?"
The guide boy smiled upon hearing this: "When I saw you, I knew you were a smart person, and I was right. I have a manual here, containing the experiences of the Golden Immortal Pavilion members in comprehending the tribulation of lightning. I'll sell it to you for 100,000 spirit stones, how about it?"
Zhao Xingqiu was taken aback. So you're here to sell something, but the price is so high—100,000 spirit stones for a small booklet.
Whoever buys this is a sucker.
Zhao Xingqiu couldn't help but tug at Zhang Lingshan's sleeve, warning him to be careful not to be fooled by this little rascal.
Zhang Lingshan smiled slightly and said, "One hundred thousand spirit stones is so expensive, at least let me see if it's worth it first."
"Can not watch."
The guide waved his hand, his face showing anger, and said, "People have wanted to see it before, but after seeing it they didn't buy it, and they even secretly wrote down all the insights in my booklet. It's really despicable! So I made a rule that even if I can't close the deal, I will never let you see it in advance."
"Haha."
Zhang Lingshan laughed loudly: "Young man, I understand that you've learned from your mistakes. However, I don't have 100,000 spirit stones, only one pound of top-grade spirit rice. I wonder if we could do this business together?"
As he spoke, Zhang Lingshan took out a small bag, which indeed contained a pound of top-grade spirit rice.
"Oh, you have top-grade spirit rice? Not bad, not bad, this deal is done."
The guide boy took the spirit rice and immediately beamed with joy. He took out a small booklet from his storage ring and handed it to Zhang Lingshan, saying, "You are a sincere person and you do things decisively, which I like very much. So, I'll give you a suggestion as a bonus."
At this point, he beckoned Zhang Lingshan to come closer and whispered a few words in his ear.
After hearing this, Zhang Lingshan cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, young man. It seems we'll be staying here for a while, so we can exchange ideas. If you have any good business opportunities, we can continue doing business together."
"Hehe, I'll definitely remember you when there's good business. My name is Geng Xinghe. When I'm not on a mission, I usually live on that mountain. You can come find me whenever you're free. I have a lot of good wine stored up there. You'll know it'll be good for you once you taste it!"
Geng Xinghe said with a grin, clearly in a good mood because he had earned more from this pound of top-grade spirit rice than from 100,000 spirit stones.
Zhang Lingshan asked curiously, "Brother Xinghe, this method of cooking spirit rice seems to be a closely guarded secret. Even if you have this spirit rice, you can't cook it or eat it."
"Hehe, what secret recipe? It's true that it's hard for you to cook outside, but here, the rules are perfect, and cooking spirit rice is very simple."
Geng Xinghe laughed and said, "So, Brother Xuanbing, if you have any extra high-grade spirit rice, you can give it to me to cook so we can all eat together. Although I'll skim a little off you, you'll save yourself a lot of trouble, won't you?"
“That’s right, it’s a win-win situation. Once I’ve gotten familiar with the Golden Immortal Pavilion, I’ll invite you to dinner.”
Zhang Lingshan nodded.
Geng Xinghe was overjoyed: "Then it's settled!"
After saying that, he glanced at Zhao Xingqiu, who hadn't said a word, and whispered, "Brother Xuanbing, is this your female companion? Since we get along so well, I'll allow you and your companion to read the contents of the booklet together, free of charge. However, one should always be wary of others, so don't reveal everything. I've seen many close partners turn into enemies in the end. The word 'profit' can bewitch people's minds."
"clear."
Zhang Lingshan and Geng Xinghe really hit it off, and they talked about everything along the way. Zhang Lingshan learned a lot about the precautions in the Golden Immortal Pavilion from Geng Xinghe.
Without someone familiar with the area to teach you these things, you can easily run into trouble if you're not careful.
However, with Geng Xinghe's guidance, the journey ahead will be very smooth.
"arrive."
At the foot of a mountain, Geng Xinghe stopped and said, "Without an audience, I cannot go up here. Brother Xuanbing, good luck, see you another day."
"Yeah, let's have a drink together another day."
Zhang Lingshan waved to Geng Xinghe and watched him leave.
Zhao Xingqiu quickly stepped forward and said, "What did you say to that little rascal just now? That little rascal kept staring at me with ill intentions. He definitely didn't say anything good about me."
"Not really."
Zhang Lingshan smiled slightly and said, "Brother Geng Xinghe is quite good. Take a look at this booklet; it will be of great use to your future understanding of the tribulation of lightning."
Zhao Xingqiu took the booklet, quickly flipped through a few pages, frowned, and said, "I don't quite understand it. Why did you say it's very useful for comprehending the tribulation of lightning? Have you ever comprehended the tribulation of lightning? How can you understand it?"
Zhang Lingshan was speechless.
Zhao Xingqiu's words may sound like he's just arguing for the sake of arguing, but they make a lot of sense.
Because if you haven't experienced the tribulation of lightning, it means you haven't even entered the door and don't understand the tribulation of lightning at all. How can you know that these experiences are useful?
The person who secretly studied Geng Xinghe's booklet probably didn't understand it either, but with the idea that it wouldn't be a waste of time, he used his powerful divine sense to memorize it, which then came in handy when he was comprehending the tribulation later.
Zhang Lingshan didn't need to do that, because when he ascended to the mortal realm, thanks to Yu Yang, that unscrupulous guy who absorbed the luck of the living, Zhang Lingshan personally experienced the tribulation of lightning and even comprehended the tribulation of lightning.
and so.
Just as Zhao Xingqiu questioned and argued, Zhang Lingshan had indeed experienced the tribulation of lightning, so he could understand it and knew that the booklet was useful.
However, there was no need to say these things to Zhao Xingqiu. She had already been generous enough by showing her the booklet for free.
If he were any more lenient, wouldn't the other party be taking advantage of Zhang Lingshan?
"If you think it's useless, then don't watch it."
Zhang Lingshan put the booklet away and said, "Let's go up the mountain, get our identity tokens, and then we'll be able to choose a peak."
There are four levels of mountains, divided into A, B, C, and D.
"I suggest you choose Dingzi Peak first, so you can gradually comprehend the tribulation of lightning. But when you realize you are about to succeed, do not attract lightning."
"Because the tribulation lightning at Dingzi Peak is very poor, the improvement gained from breaking through at Dingzi Peak is extremely limited, so it is necessary to switch to a higher-level mountain in time."
"Then step by step, they walked to the top-tier mountain peak to face the strongest lightning tribulation."
"After breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm, one will reap the greatest benefits, with both physical and mental strength receiving a tremendous boost."
"Of course, if your abilities are limited, or you feel that you will waste half your life and still not be able to comprehend the Grade A lightning tribulation, then you can break through to Grade B."
"The next step is Level C, which I think is the last resort."
"Of course, if you choose to give up your life and be satisfied with just breaking through to the Golden Immortal level, then you can also break through at the Ding level."
Zhang Lingshan spoke earnestly, showing that he had done everything he could to help Zhao Xingqiu.
The main reason is that Zhao Xingqiu did treat Zhang Lingshan very well in the ice room, so it was only natural for Zhang Lingshan to reciprocate by taking care of him.
However, if Zhao Xingqiu is disobedient, refuses his care, and acts unreasonably and naggingly, then Zhang Lingshan's good intentions can be withdrawn.
"How do you know so much?"
Zhao Xingqiu was puzzled: "Did that little boy tell you all of this?"
“Indeed, the top-grade spirit rice flowers are still very worthwhile,” Zhang Lingshan said.
Zhao Xingqiu didn't dwell on why Zhang Lingshan possessed superior-grade spirit rice. After a moment's thought, she said, "Alright, I'll listen to you. But I want to know, which one do you want to choose? Is it also grade D?" (End of Chapter)