Chapter 802
The Magic Array, the High Platform! Underestimating one's own talent.
“No, I choose Grade C,” Zhang Lingshan said.
Zhao Xingqiu asked in confusion, "Didn't you say we should start from the easy and work our way up to the difficult? Why did you skip level D and go straight to level C?"
Zhang Lingshan smiled slightly: "Because I have some knowledge of lightning tribulations. Besides, choosing Grade C directly will save a lot of contribution points compared to going from Grade D to Grade C."
"Contribution points?"
Zhao Xingqiu heard a new term again.
Zhang Lingshan said, "Choosing a mountain peak for the first time is free. After that, each time you change peaks, you will be charged for contribution points. To obtain contribution points, there is a magic array on the mountain. Send your spiritual energy into it, and the array will absorb and calculate the energy to give you the corresponding contribution points. You will find out how to do it when you get there."
"Is it that troublesome? No wonder so many people in Himuro got the Golden Immortal quota, but not many went back. It seems they all wasted their time here."
Zhao Xingqiu couldn't help but sigh.
Originally, according to her mind, she had already reached the peak of the Xuanxian realm, and coming to the Golden Immortal Pavilion to face the tribulation was a natural thing.
Unexpectedly, reaching the pinnacle of the Xuanxian realm was only the first step in the flow of water; it was still a long way from achieving the desired result.
The two chatted as they climbed the mountain, and finally reached the summit, where they saw a grand hall.
At the entrance of the main hall, there was a reclining chair with an old man lying on it. He said calmly, "There is a box inside. Put the Golden Immortal Jade Talisman inside. Next to it is a detection stone tablet. Put your hand on it, and it will automatically record your information and then issue the corresponding identity token."
Zhang Lingshan and Zhao Xingqiu cupped their hands in greeting and then did as instructed.
Zhang Lingshan discovered that this testing stone tablet was for detecting spiritual roots, but it seemed to be more advanced than other methods. It could also detect one's bone age and mental strength.
However, he can hide and disguise himself, so it's not a big problem.
Tests revealed that Zhang Lingshan possessed an ice-type unique spiritual root, was 30 years old, and had a mental strength equivalent to a half-step Golden Immortal.
This level is quite high. Even the old man on the recliner at the door couldn't help but say, "Not bad. Go and choose from the ice-type peaks. I suggest you progress step by step from D to A. Don't be too ambitious and try to get fat in one bite."
"Yes, thank you for your guidance, senior."
Zhang Lingshan cupped his hands in greeting.
If we hadn't known this beforehand from Geng Xinghe, the old man's guidance would have been extremely important, showing that he also valued talent.
Zhao Xingqiu possesses a water-based celestial spiritual root, is 60 years old, and has a spiritual strength at the peak of the Xuanxian realm.
This was quite ordinary, and the old man didn't even raise his eyes, let alone offer you any advice.
However, even without him saying it, Zhao Xingqiu knew that he should go to the mountain peaks in the water system to make a selection.
Jinxian Pavilion has few other things, but it has many mountains, a continuous mountain range. Even though many people linger on the peaks and refuse to come down, there are still many empty peaks, enough for Zhang Lingshan and Zhao Xingqiu to choose from.
"Does the presence of so many names here mean that these mountains were chosen by these people?"
Zhao Xingqiu asked in surprise.
The number of names was beyond her imagination.
She originally thought that the Golden Immortal Pavilion was just a small building for welcoming tribulations, but she didn't expect it to be a mountain range, and she didn't expect there to be so many peaks here.
You should know that what she was looking at were all water-type mountains. There were so many water-type mountains alone. If you add up the other types, there would be at least three thousand mountains.
It is evident that the scope of the Golden Immortal Pavilion is beyond imagination; all those within a radius of tens of thousands of miles who wish to advance to the Golden Immortal realm must come to this place.
"Xia Hengbing, Class C mountain peak".
Zhang Lingshan's eyes narrowed as he spotted a familiar name among his ice-attribute mountain peaks.
Sure enough, the other party also entered the Golden Immortal Pavilion, just as I had guessed.
To confirm his guess, Zhang Lingshan searched for Lei Shuo and Yu Feihan's names on the walls.
Lei Shuo is of the lightning element, which gives him an advantage in comprehending lightning tribulations, thus allowing him to occupy a Class B mountain peak.
Yu Feihan is on the same level as Xia Hengbing, also a C-level peak, and is of the water attribute.
Both of these people were within Zhang Lingshan's expectations, so he wasn't surprised to see them.
But there was one name that surprised Zhang Lingshan.
Tang Feiling, Fire element, Grade B mountain peak.
The first thing that surprised Zhang Lingshan was the name Tang Feiling. Wasn't that the head of the Anning Army's Alchemy Pavilion, and the personal disciple of that old scoundrel Lu Zhaohe? Instead of being the head of the Alchemy Pavilion, she had come to advance to the Golden Immortal realm.
However, given this woman's strength, she should have already advanced to the Golden Immortal realm. The fact that she only advanced now is probably because Zhang Lingshan provoked Lu Zhaohe. Lu Zhaohe desperately needed a Golden Immortal to help her, so she reluctantly gave Tang Feiling a Golden Immortal spot.
This is not the point.
The key point is that Zhang Lingshan has only been away from the Anning Army's Alchemy Pavilion for a few years. Even though Tang Feiling went directly to the Golden Immortal Pavilion to advance after he left, she was still able to go to a Grade B mountain to comprehend the tribulation of lightning in just a few years. Her talent is a bit too high, isn't it?
Such high talent was wasted by Lu Zhaohe hiding it in the alchemy pavilion. Lu Zhaohe truly deserves to die.
Actually, Zhang Lingshan and Tang Feiling didn't have any major grudges. This woman was actually quite nice; she even pleaded for him on behalf of Lu Zhaohe back then.
However, she was of little influence and her pleas were useless; she couldn't change the fact that Zhang Lingshan was used by Lu Zhaohe as a vessel for the Ashes of the Bone Fire Poison.
Zhang Lingshan and she had only met a few times and hadn't exchanged many words. He was just a little surprised to see her name, but didn't have any other thoughts.
At this moment, Zhang Lingshan was only interested in whether he could successfully comprehend the lightning tribulation; everything else was out of his mind.
We'll talk about everything after we break through to the Golden Immortal realm.
Because Lei Shuo, Yu Feihan, and Xia Hengbing have already taken the lead, who knows what they think of Zhang Lingshan? He must speed up his pace and absolutely cannot advance to the Golden Immortal realm behind them.
Although fighting is officially prohibited in the Golden Immortal Pavilion, the place is ridiculously large, with hills and corners everywhere, so it is not surprising that a few people go missing or die.
In addition, a considerable number of people are killed by lightning every year.
If Lei Shuo and his two companions are determined to cause trouble for Zhang Lingshan, then he will definitely have a hard time.
Zhang Lingshan has limited patience and no mood to play along with them, so he must break through as soon as possible and firmly grasp the initiative in his own hands.
With that thought in mind, Zhang Lingshan no longer hesitated and directly touched his identity token to an empty mountain peak token on the wall.
Swish.
His information was immediately entered into the mountain peak tablet, revealing his name, Zhang Lingshan, just like everyone else.
Information about that mountain peak was immediately added to Zhang Lingshan's identity token.
As long as you follow that information, you can successfully reach the corresponding mountain peak.
"Manager Qiu, I'll be leaving now. If you need anything, you can contact me using our Ice Room ID."
Zhang Lingshan said something, and without waiting for Zhao Xingqiu's response, he immediately left the main hall, mounted his flying magic weapon, and flew towards his mountain peak.
After registering your identity at the Golden Immortal Pavilion and obtaining your identity token, things become much more convenient. You can even fly using a flying magic weapon, which is extremely convenient.
However, Zhang Lingshan didn't use bronze chariots and horses; those were too conspicuous, and Tang Feiling would definitely recognize them.
If she sees me, wouldn't my identity be at risk of being exposed?
Moreover, who knows if there are any people from Anning City in this Golden Immortal Pavilion? Even if Tang Feiling isn't there, Zhang Lingshan can't just casually expose the bronze chariot and horses.
As for the flying magic weapon of the monk Pang Mancang, it was not convenient to expose it.
Therefore, Zhang Lingshan's flying magic weapon is the Xuan Tian Array Plate. This thing is very useful in the mortal realm, but it should be considered trash in the immortal realm. However, Zhang Lingshan is comfortable using it, so its speed is not slow, and most importantly, it saves trouble.
Moreover, he discovered that the Xuan Tian Array Plate wasn't entirely useless; if the array within it was used properly, it could be quite powerful.
Most importantly, this thing seems to be able to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
As the amount of immortal spiritual energy absorbed increased, the array plate itself also improved, which surprised Zhang Lingshan.
When he arrived at the mountain peak on the Xuan Tian Array Disc, Zhang Lingshan discovered that a faint light was emanating from the Xuan Tian Array Disc.
'There seems to be a seal on this Xuan Tian Array Plate?'
Zhang Lingshan was extremely shocked.
This item was not an ordinary object; it was a treasure from the celestial realm.
But how did it end up in the mortal realm?
However, both the Xuan Tian Wu Ji Gong and the Xuan Tian Wu Ji Bian are top-notch auxiliary techniques, and they would be extraordinary even in the Immortal Realm.
How could the Xuan Tian Array Plate, which is matched with this technique, be an ordinary item?
'Let this thing continue absorbing the immortal energy here and see what changes occur.'
Zhang Lingshan casually set up a spirit-gathering array and placed the Xuan Tian Array Plate inside.
Then, he arrived at a stone platform at the top of the mountain.
The magic array is located on the stone platform.
You send your ice-type spiritual energy into the magic circle. The magic circle will absorb the spiritual energy and calculate it, finally converting it into your contribution points.
Only with contribution points can one enter another high platform, which is the place to comprehend the tribulation lightning.
"The perfected rules and spiritual energy of the Golden Immortal Pavilion didn't come from nowhere. Constant consumption would lead to a loss. Therefore, this formation was established so that those who come to advance to the Golden Immortal realm send out their spiritual energy, indirectly replenishing the Golden Immortal Pavilion's energy. Only in this way can sustainable development be achieved."
Zhang Lingshan thought to himself.
He expressed his understanding of Jin Xian Ge's approach, since if they only absorbed without replenishing, the place would have been drained dry long ago.
Now that these people have come here to break through to the Golden Immortal realm and enjoy the rights, they have an obligation to maintain the rules and the balance of spiritual energy here.
It's like water rising into the air and becoming clouds, then clouds turning into rain and falling back into water.
This is the principle of cycles.
As for the lightning tribulation, it injects a glimmer of hope into this cycle.
If the lightning tribulation hadn't ripped through the sky to replenish their life force, the cycle would have been broken after these people broke through, and over time, this place would have lost its function of allowing them to comprehend the lightning tribulation.
and so.
The tribulation of lightning is very important.
It is not only important for everyone to break through to the Golden Immortal realm, but also for maintaining the complete rule power of the Golden Immortal Pavilion.
Thinking of this, Zhang Lingshan couldn't help but feel a stirring in his heart.
The lightning tribulation brought a glimmer of hope to the Golden Immortal Pavilion, which perfectly suited its own power of generating tribulation through lightning.
It seems this place is rightfully Zhang Lingshan's stage.
Before ascending the platform to enjoy the stage, Zhang Lingshan first had to send icy energy into the magic array.
Sitting cross-legged within the magic array, Zhang Lingshan immediately began to release his icy energy.
As the man who possesses the Xuanbing Tree, he doesn't even need to activate his cultivation technique to guide the icy energy from the Xuanbing Tree into the magic array.
Because what's on the Xuanbing Tree, strictly speaking, is Xuanbing Qi, while Hanbing Qi is a weakened version.
Even so, in just a quarter of an hour, Zhang Lingshan's identity card gained ten more contribution points.
I don't know how fast others are, but I think my speed is pretty fast.
Zhang Lingshan thought to himself.
The main reason he was so efficient was because his icy energy was pure enough.
The reason he thought he was fast enough was because Zhang Lingshan checked the contribution points required to climb the platform, which was one contribution point for one hour.
Ten contribution points equal ten hours.
He only spent a quarter of an hour to exchange for ten hours of time to comprehend the lightning tribulation.
Isn't that fast enough?
'Then let's first experience the lightning tribulation. Ten hours—at the very least, it will allow my lightning tribulation to reach a higher level.'
Zhang Lingshan thought to himself.
Although the Tribulation of Lightning has been completed, that was only the completion of the mortal realm. Now that he has arrived in the immortal realm, there will surely be even higher levels of Tribulation of Lightning.
Even if there isn't a higher-level lightning tribulation for life, there should at least be a lightning tribulation for death.
Life and death are relative; where there is life, there is death.
If one can comprehend the death tribulation of lightning and then merge it with the birth tribulation of lightning, comprehending the tribulation of lightning will be a natural outcome.
Snapped!
Zhang Lingshan placed the identity token into the groove on the high platform pillar, and the shielding array on the pillar immediately activated.
Whoosh!
Zhang Lingshan moved swiftly, leaping onto the high platform and sitting down to begin comprehending the power of the lightning tribulation.
As soon as he began to comprehend it, Zhang Lingshan felt waves of tingling sensations throughout his body, like being electrocuted.
This gave him a sense of danger, as if he had been tainted by something, attracting the arrival of something else.
'Is this what it feels like to attract lightning?'
Zhang Lingshan was secretly alarmed.
It's incredible that I've comprehended the tribulation of lightning so quickly. If I continue to comprehend it, will I really attract the tribulation of lightning?
Surely he can't be that much of a genius.
Even Zhang Lingshan, who had always been very confident, now felt that he was a bit too much of a genius.
Most importantly, if I attract a lightning tribulation here, wouldn't I suffer a great loss?
If you want to attract lightning, you have to go to a top-tier mountain peak.
Thinking of this, Zhang Lingshan had to stop his comprehension, feeling a bit of a headache.
Underestimating his own talent, Bai arrived at this Class C mountain peak.
To exchange for a top-tier mountain peak, you need at least one million contribution points, which takes a significant amount of time.
His grandma's.
It seems that being too cautious in one's actions is not a good idea.
However, it's not a big problem.
Zhang Lingshan calmed himself down and continued to comprehend the lightning tribulation.
The electric shock sensation he felt gave him a sense of impending danger and death.
It seems like this is a bit like the impending doom of lightning? (End of Chapter)