#194 - Chapter 194: Records

“Flower Fruit Mountain, Water Curtain Cave…” Looking at the waterfall and cave entrance in the valley before him, Lin Changqing's heart stirred.

[You never expected that entering the Stone Monkey Secret Realm would bring you directly here. You marvel at your good fortune. The Stone Monkey Secret Realm is divided into inner and outer layers. The outer layer is divided into barren mountains, valleys, and forests, with many opportunities scattered throughout these locations. For example, in the barren mountains of the outer layer, there is a Barren Mountain Furnace where you can place your weapon to enhance its quality. Once, a weapon refiner entered and placed his low-grade Dao artifact in the Barren Mountain Furnace. When he came out, it had transformed into a mid-grade Dao artifact. In the forest, there is a green plant called the Tree of Life. Consuming it can increase lifespan. An old man entered, consumed the Tree of Life, and directly regained his youth.]

[In short, there are many opportunities in the outer layer secret realm, but if we talk about the most important opportunity in the outer layer, it is the Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave.]

[This is why Lin Changqing says he is lucky; he was actually directly teleported to the most important opportunity location in the outer layer.]

[Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave, according to legend, is the dwelling place of the great god Sun Wukong. In the outer layer secret realm, it is also an extremely important opportunity. Entering the Water Curtain Cave will reveal a staircase with 100 steps. Each step forward requires enduring many trials, but passing them also yields many rewards.]

[You have heard that people who entered the secret realm in the past have obtained many opportunities in the Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave. Some have obtained body refining opportunities, and some have even had their spiritual power enhanced. Moreover, it is rumored that if you reach the later stages of the jade steps, you can obtain a heaven-defying reward from Flower Fruit Mountain called the Heart of the Earth. You are very tempted by this, as it is a treasure for body refining. Consuming it should allow your spleen to directly break out of your body, allowing you to achieve complete body refining.]

“I am quite lucky, actually being directly teleported here, saving me the trouble of traveling,” Lin Changqing thought as he looked at the Water Curtain Cave. Entering the Stone Monkey Secret Realm involves random teleportation. Generally, to reach the core Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave in the outer layer secret realm, all the trial takers still need to spend a lot of time traveling, but now he has actually been directly teleported here, which saves him a great deal of time.

[As you think this, you start moving, heading towards the Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave. You step into the waterfall, and inside is an extremely magnificent cave entrance. Inside the cave entrance is a jade-colored staircase. You think, is this the trial? The jade steps seem to connect to the horizon, endless. You want to go in and accept the trial of the jade steps, but you find that you simply cannot enter the cave entrance.]

[Could it be that the opening time hasn't arrived yet? You frown and think this. You experiment for a while, but find that you still cannot enter the cave entrance. Shaking your head, you retreat. It seems that the opening time for this Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave has not yet arrived.]

[However, you are not too anxious. You casually find a place in front of the waterfall to sit down and patiently wait for the Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave to open.]

[Ten minutes later, people arrive one after another, all of them the geniuses of the Seven Kingdoms. The Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave is the greatest opportunity in the outer layer, so these people naturally want to come here to try their luck.]

[Another hour later, most of the people have arrived. The Chu Kingdom princess has also arrived. She sits down next to you. Then, after another ten minutes, the sound of carriages can be heard in the distance. The Fourth Prince and the Thirteenth Princess have both arrived.]

[At this moment, all the geniuses of the Seven Kingdoms have gathered at the Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave, all waiting for the cave entrance to open and accept the trial. When the Fourth Prince sees the Chu Kingdom princess standing with you, he snorts coldly.]

“Young Master Lin, besides the Stone Monkey Heavenly Art, the greatest opportunity in this Stone Monkey Secret Realm is the jade step trial in this Flower Fruit Mountain. If you pass it completely, it is said that there will be great benefits.”

“A senior of mine once reached the eightieth level of the jade steps, and his cultivation directly increased by one level. If Young Master Lin can pass all of them, your cultivation can also be improved by at least ten percent, and you can reach the tenth level of the Nascent Soul realm,” the Chu Kingdom princess said to Lin Changqing. Lin Changqing nodded after hearing this.

His current spiritual power cultivation is at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm, and four of his five viscera have broken out of his body. If he can use the opportunity of the Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave to cultivate his spiritual power to the tenth level of the Nascent Soul realm and have all the spirits of his five viscera break out of his body, then this is indeed a significant opportunity.

[Just as you and the Chu Kingdom princess are talking, the Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave suddenly shows signs of activity. The waterfall in front of the cave entrance suddenly surges frantically, and finally, a huge stone pillar descends, with densely packed names carved on it.]

“Look, a stone pillar has descended from the sky! The Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave is about to open! We can accept the jade step trial! According to the experience of my family's elders, every time the Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave opens, a stone pillar will descend from the sky. The names carved on those stone pillars are those of past challengers,” a Chu Kingdom cultivator said.

“I see the name of Qin Wushang, the Great Wu Emperor,” a Yan Kingdom cultivator said, pointing at the stone pillar. “Qin Wushang is indeed the number one overlord of the Seven Kingdoms. His name is in the first place. It is recorded above that he ascended to the ninety-ninth level of the jade steps, which is simply terrifying. Since ancient times, people who have entered the Flower Fruit Mountain Water Curtain Cave to climb the jade steps have generally reached the fifties or sixties level. A very few geniuses can reach the seventies or eighties level, and top geniuses can reach around the ninetieth level, but Qin Wushang directly reached the ninety-ninth level, just one level away from completing it. He is indeed a generation of overlord!”

“Qin Wushang is indeed powerful,” a Zhao Kingdom cultivator next to him said, shaking his head. “But I think his record is in danger this time. With the genius Lin Changqing here, I'm afraid his ninety-ninth level record will be broken by Lin Changqing. After all, Lin Changqing created the Immortal King Body. I think Lin Changqing should be invincible in the same realm. He will definitely be able to break Qin Wushang's record.”

“You're right, I also think Lin Changqing can break it.”

At this moment, the cultivators of the Seven Kingdoms are all pointing at the stone pillar and discussing, all thinking that Lin Changqing can break Qin Wushang's record.

When the Fourth Prince heard these words, his face was also unsightly. After all, these people were discussing whether Lin Changqing could break his father's record, which made him feel uncomfortable.

In the past, he was the number one genius of the Seven Kingdoms. When discussing records, they were all discussing him.

But now, it seems that the number one genius of the Seven Kingdoms has become Lin Changqing.

For example, this time, when discussing who can break the record, they didn't even mention his name, and directly said Lin Changqing.

This feeling of being ignored made the Fourth Prince very uncomfortable.

“Dream on! Still want to break my father's record? These people simply don't know how strong my father was back then. There is absolutely no way Lin Changqing can break my father's record and reach the hundredth level of the jade steps,” the Fourth Prince said with a sneer. He admitted that Lin Changqing was stronger than him in the same realm.

He also admitted that even his father, Qin Wushang, would probably not be able to compare to Lin Changqing, who created the Immortal King Body, in the same realm. But he absolutely did not believe that Lin Changqing could pass the hundredth level.

Because before entering the Stone Monkey Secret Realm, Qin Wushang told him that there was great terror on the hundredth level of the jade steps.

That was definitely not something a Nascent Soul cultivator could pass.

So at this moment, he began to taunt wildly.