Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 577 Shangyang Immortal Sect, the Opportunity of the Grotto-Heaven World!

Yanghu Lake.

As a roaring sound arose overhead, figures appeared on the deck, all looking up at the sky.

Jiang Ning also looked up at the sky and saw ripples spreading like a tide, the wind and clouds changing, and the sky suddenly darkening.

"It's about to start!" Sun Yuancheng said solemnly.

"Brother Yuancheng, you've arrived just in time!" Ye Zhengqi said.

"You're really lucky!" Sun Yuancheng nodded with a slight smile.

Then he said, "I wonder if this place is a secret realm or a grotto-heaven!"

“It will take this long to open, so I guess there’s a 70% chance it’s a grotto-heaven world!” Zhong Yue said.

"If it is a grotto-heaven world, then I wonder what rules it has! A person who can create a grotto-heaven world would be a true master in ancient times, someone whose words become law!" Sun Yuancheng said with emotion.

"You'll find out soon enough!" Ye Zhengqi said calmly.

Jiang Ning listened quietly to their conversation.

He knew that although he had recited Taoist and Buddhist scriptures and read many other books, he was still struggling.

However, their vision was still inferior to that of Ye Zhengqi, Zhong Yue, and Sun Yuancheng.

These three men were inspectors of three prefectures, holding high positions and possessing extraordinary strength.

He is a true first-rate expert among the grandmasters.

Moreover, they are all quite old, have lived a long time, are powerful, hold high positions, and naturally have broad knowledge, which is beyond my reach.

The three of them stopped talking and quietly waited for the changes in the sky above.

Jiang Ning then waited quietly.

"Brother Jiang Ning, be careful when you go inside!" Zhong Ling stood to the side and gently tugged at Jiang Ning's sleeve.

Jiang Ning glanced at her, then nodded slightly.

“It’s activated!” Sun Yuancheng’s voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning immediately looked up at the sky.

The next moment, he saw as if a gap had opened in the sky.

Space was torn apart, and ripples spread out from the gap like water on a mirror.

As the entrance opened, the wind rose higher and the waves surged more fiercely.

The ship swayed, and its iron chains rattled.

suddenly.

Wow!
In the distance, an iron chain snapped. The straight iron chain broke instantly, cleaving through the lake like a sharp blade and striking the boats nearby.

That was a force that Zhong Yue had never introduced before.

Jiang Ning couldn't help but glance at it.

A woman drew a long whip and lashed it at the iron chain.

In an instant, the long whip wrapped around the iron lock that came flying through the air, and then with a jolt, the iron lock shattered into pieces.

……

the other side.

On ships without flag markings.

"Fellow disciples, how are you feeling?"

"The spiritual energy is abundant, even surpassing the quality of Qingyang Grotto-heaven. The progress made in just a few days here is equivalent to several months on earth. It is truly a wonderful place!"

"Absolutely! Absolutely! Yanghu Grotto-heaven truly lives up to its reputation as the trial ground of the Shangyang Immortal Sect. Its spiritual energy is abundant, far surpassing that of our Qingyang Grotto-heaven!"

"Of course! How can our Qingyang Sect compare to the Shangyang Immortal Sect? The Shangyang Immortal Sect has a Dao Lord-level figure!"

"Fellow disciples, prepare yourselves. Once inside, whoever passes the trials of the Shangyang Immortal Sect and obtains a portion of its inheritance will be admitted as a true disciple of our sect!"

"With my senior brother's words, I can start to look forward to it!"

"Haha! Fellow disciples, once we're inside, it'll all depend on your own abilities!"

"That's natural. Everyone's path is under their own feet; how can they give way to each other?"

"..."

at the same time.

Jiang Ning overheard the conversation among the people from Qingyang Cave in the distance and couldn't help but ponder it.

Shangyang Immortal Sect... Dao Lord level figure...

These two crucial pieces of information made him ponder deeply.

He knew very well that the people of Qingyang Cave Heaven knew far more than he did.

The Shangyang Immortal Sect clearly wielded immense power in ancient times, using the cave world as its testing ground.

The fact that both Shangyang and Qingyang contain the character "yang" made him wonder if there was any connection between them.

As for Dao Lord level figures, in his view, it was merely a title for a realm.

It should be a title for the realm attained by those with great supernatural powers.

Just as his thoughts were turning.

Suddenly, Sun Yuancheng's voice rang in my ears.

"Entrance secured, proceed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Ning saw Sun Yuancheng's figure split open like a sharp arrow.

"Inspector Jiang, follow!" Zhong Yue said, and followed closely behind.

The reason they approached the center of Yanghu Lake was so that they could enter the secret realm first.

Based on past experience, those who get in early often reap greater rewards.

Seeing the speed with which the group broke through the air, Jiang Ning followed suit.

Despite the oppressive force and strong winds, the three of them were not deterred in the slightest by the height of the several tens of feet.

Between the electric light and flint.

Jiang Ning then caught up with the three of them.

Sun Yuancheng noticed the commotion and looked down. He then saw Jiang Ning catching up and his pupils contracted instantly.

next moment.

He was the first to plunge into the gap, which rippled like water.

Jiangning followed suit.

In an instant.

The world spins, time and space shift, and my blood and energy surge.

The familiar feeling made Jiang Ning feel as if he had seen it before.

Water Moon Sword Palace, Goddess Statue!!

He suddenly realized that this was the same feeling he had when he triggered the secret of the goddess statue in the Water Moon Sword Palace.

A moment later, Jiang Ning reopened his eyes.

Suddenly, I felt the temperature in the sky was frighteningly high.

Look up to the sky.

Ten large suns hung high overhead, like ten giant light bulbs suspended in the sky.

Heat waves rolled through the air like a tide, blurring and distorting vision.

Jiang Ning turned his head and looked around, only to find that Ye Zhengqi, Zhong Yue and the other two who had been beside him were nowhere to be seen.

It was clearly dispersed upon entry due to changes in time and space.

next moment.

Jiang Ning's gaze immediately sharpened.

Because he saw a small blade of grass on the ground that was burning with flames.

"This is... Flame Grass!"

A slight thought stirred within him, based on what he had learned from the books.

Flame Grass is a product from ancient times.

It grows in extremely hot regions filled with fire elemental energy.

It is of great help to cultivators who practice fire-attribute techniques.

This item has become virtually extinct in this day and age.

Even if it is found, it no longer contains any spiritual substance, becoming merely an empty shell.

A thought flashed through his mind, and in a flash, he arrived in front of the small grass with the strange phenomenon.

Then, it was uprooted, and the Flame Grass was in hand. It was scorching hot, indicating that the surface temperature was extremely high.

He then threw the flame grass directly into his mouth and chewed it up.

In an instant, a warm current surged into my stomach.

The warm current contained extremely strong yang energy, scorching his heart and lungs.

"It's a good thing, but it's not something that ordinary people can enjoy!" Jiang Ning sighed inwardly as he felt the feedback from his body.

Such high temperatures are enough to cause an ordinary person to spontaneously combust, turning them into a human torch and burning them to ashes. Even a martial artist, whose internal organs are not sufficiently tempered, will have their five internal organs burned and their heart meridian shattered.

Just then, as his body digested the Flame Grass, a notification flashed before his eyes.

[Internal Alchemy Health Cultivation Exercise Experience Points +3]

[Internal Alchemy Health Cultivation Exercise Experience Points +2]

【.】

This is not right!
His eyes narrowed.

Silently gazing at the emptiness before me.

As the body digests the Flame Grass, prompts will appear from time to time.

After a moment's thought, he was certain of this fact.

"Ten suns under one sky! The Flame Grass actually contains the essence of the great sun!!"

Jiang Ning looked up at the sky, where ten suns hung in the air, causing him to squint slightly.

Based on the changes before and after, he was able to confirm his suspicions.

I wonder what would happen if I practiced the breathing and exhalation techniques of the Neidan Health Cultivation Exercise here, and absorbed the essence of the sun?

As the thought arose in his mind, his eyes involuntarily brightened.

However, after a moment's thought, he abandoned this risky move.

Ten days under the same sky.

Even spiritual plants like the Flame Grass contain the essence of the Great Sun. He worried that if he inhaled it, he might not be able to withstand the entry of the Great Sun's essence into his body, which could lead to irreversible danger.

This is a grotto-heaven world, a grotto-heaven world created by ancient great masters, not a secret realm.

With ten suns shining in the same sky, it's impossible to predict how powerful the essence of the great sun can be.

In his view, such a risk was completely unnecessary to take.

With steady and solid progress, and given his abilities, he will eventually become invincible.

"It would be safer to seek out spiritual plants from heaven and earth!" He immediately had a change of heart.

Then, he opened and closed his eyes, revealing his fiery eyes, and instantly saw clearly the flow of energy between heaven and earth.

He saw countless golden threads falling from above, scattering in all directions and merging into all things in the world.

Jiang Ning then withdrew his gaze and looked around, instantly seeing the direction of the energy flow and the point where the energy converged.

At the same time, he also felt his eyes being stimulated by the outside world, becoming slightly warm, as if energy was flowing into his eyes.

After a cup of tea.

He stopped on the beach, holding a spiritual fruit the size of an apple in his hand and biting into it, juice dripping from the corner of his mouth onto the ground.

laugh!
White smoke immediately billowed from the ground, indicating that the juice was extremely hot or highly corrosive.

Jiang Ning swallowed the fruit, and his whole body was filled with waves of warmth.

[Internal Alchemy Health Cultivation Exercise Experience Points +3]

【.】

When he uses his Fire Eye, he can quickly find all sorts of special spiritual plants.

Each spiritual plant with extremely high energy density can bring him varying amounts of experience points.

[Skill]: Internal Alchemy Health Cultivation Technique (Breaking the limit once: 4873/20000) (Trait: Longevity Seed (Light Purple))
Then, he glanced at the panel.

In the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Technique, with the help of the spiritual plants of heaven and earth, has already brought an increase of more than 100 experience points.

"The Cave Heaven World is truly a wonderful place; no wonder everyone flocks to it!" Jiang Ning exclaimed, gazing at the vast sea before him.

After nearly half an hour of searching and exploration.

He was even more certain that this place was a grotto-heaven world, not a secret realm.

Because of the unique environment here, ten days can pass in the same sky.

The rules are clearly different from those of the outside world.

At the same time, the spiritual plants of heaven and earth possess a completely different appearance from the rare and precious materials of the outside world.

Most importantly, he could feel the immense pressure exerted by this place.

Here, the higher the speed, the greater the pressure experienced.

He was moving at full speed here, less than one-tenth the speed he could go outside.

That is, thirty feet in one breath.

The speed seemed frightening, but when he was traveling at full speed in the outside world, he had already reached a speed of more than 300 zhang per breath.

However, it's difficult to maintain this speed for long because it puts too much strain and strain on the body.

Just like an ordinary person sprinting at full speed, how long can they keep it up?

This phenomenon is even more pronounced here.

Because they are subjected to greater suppression.

Even if he could blend into the wind and be unaffected by the resistance of heaven and earth, it wouldn't have much effect here.

Because the faster the speed, the more and more obvious the resistance from heaven and earth will be.

If the speed is not up to standard, it will not encounter much resistance from the elements.

At the same time, he also noticed that the altitude was severely restricted here.

When a person leaps into the air, the pulling force from the ground is much greater than that from the outside world.

Furthermore, the special abilities of the Celestial Masters are completely ineffective here, and they cannot control the power of heaven and earth to walk on air.

I wonder what changes will occur when a second-rank Grandmaster arrives here?

Jiang Ning thought to himself, recalling what Zhong Yue had said earlier.

Then, he looked at the vast expanse of water.

Having just explored the area, he now knows that he is on an island.

However, he didn't know exactly how big the island was. Although he hadn't explored it all, it didn't seem very big to him.

He saw no life or living creatures on the island, only some spiritual plants that embody the essence of heaven and earth.

However, its medicinal properties are average, and it is not particularly valuable.

at this time.

As he gazed at the vast expanse of water, a wave crashed against him.

The waves crashed against his shoes, seeping inside, and an extremely cold sensation immediately seeped into his feet, surging up his blood and veins.

He couldn't help but shiver.

He then looked down; the lake water was clear and transparent, seemingly no different from the water of Yanghu Lake outside.

But he just felt the coldness in the water was far beyond what an ordinary person could bear.

Just a splash of water on his feet made him feel his body temperature drop by a degree in an instant.

"Ten suns shine in the same sky, yet the lake water is extremely yin and cold; the grotto world is indeed quite different!"

Then, he slowly moved forward.

I'm going to test whether I can withstand the water in this lake.

The next moment, his right leg stepped into the shallow water.

A chill instantly surged up his body like a tide, but this only lasted for a moment before his body returned to normal.

The body temperature, which had plummeted, began to rise steadily and returned to normal in an instant.

"As expected! My water skills have improved multiple times, and the resulting properties are enough for me to withstand the extremely cold and yin waters of this place!"

"If anyone else were to enter the lake, even someone with the strongest life force and vitality as a grandmaster would find it difficult to endure for long!!"

A thought flashed through Jiang Ning's mind.

Then he took a few more steps forward until he was completely in the lake, and still felt normal, before he retreated back to the shore.

After a brief period of exploration, he realized that he could walk freely in this extremely cold and icy water.

As for crossing waterways, there's no need for that at the moment.

Because he hadn't finished searching the islands behind him.

This grotto-heaven world has ten suns in one sky, and all the spiritual plants in the world contain the essence of the great sun, which is of great benefit to him. He only needs to refine them to greatly increase the progress of his inner alchemy cultivation.

suddenly.

[The Shangyang Immortal Sect Trials Begin!]

Accompanied by the sound, the heavens and earth roared, and the void trembled.

A flood of information rushed into my mind.

Upon receiving this information, Jiang Ning immediately understood.

On the island where he was, a total of ten people, including himself, had fallen behind.

He passed the first round of trials after becoming the only one left on the island.

"The people from the Yingtian Alliance are overthinking things if they think they can cause me trouble!"

After learning the rules of this place, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile wryly.

(End of this chapter)