I get stronger every day I live.

Chapter 175 Xuanming Tower

"Shen Lingchuan, you can't escape today!"

Even Lai Yang was slightly taken aback by the sight before him.

The five Taiyi Golden Immortal level insectoids from the Xuanming Realm had all gathered together.

From what they heard, they were being used as bait to ambush the human Taiyi Golden Immortal senior in front of them.
Shen Lingchuan turned to look at Lai Yang, his eyes kind and gentle, and said in a clear voice, "Child, don't be afraid, I will take you away from here."

"You can't even protect yourself, do you have the right to say such things? Today we will make sure there are no more Golden Immortals of the human race in this Xuanming Realm. If we delay, things will change. Let's make our move together."

The five insect kings nodded in agreement.

As the five insect kings attacked, Lai Yang felt as if the entire world was pressing down on them, making it impossible for them to move.

"This child is the last hope of the Xuanming Realm. I will not allow you to harm him in the slightest, no matter what."

With a wave of his long sleeves, Shen Lingchuan sent out a small tower that emitted an incredibly powerful aura. It effortlessly blocked the combined attack of the five insect kings.

Upon seeing this, the five insect kings narrowed their eyes and said coldly, "As expected, the Xuanming Tower is in your hands. Human, how about we make a deal? You hand over the Xuanming Tower to us, and we can let you leave."

"A few disgusting bugs, you've got some nerve. You think you can covet my Xuanming Tower?" Shen Lingchuan cursed without any politeness.

"Shen Lingchuan, don't be so blind to the situation. The Xuanming Realm is already under the rule of our insect race. What can you do even if you resist stubbornly?"

"Hmph, even if you have the Xuanming Tower, how much of its power can you unleash?"

"Don't waste words with him, just snatch the magic weapon. Once we get the Xuanming Tower, we can complete the task assigned by the master."

The five insect kings were eyeing Shen Lingchuan and Lai Yang menacingly, each unleashing their innate supernatural powers, spitting out magical treasures to attack them.

However, under the protection of the Xuanming Tower, all their attacks were easily blocked by Shen Lingchuan, demonstrating his extraordinary abilities.

However, Shen Lingchuan had no intention of getting entangled with them any longer. Although he was able to withstand the attacks of the five people for a while thanks to the power of his magic weapon, he couldn't hold out for long.

His main purpose this time was to save people, not to fight the Zerg.

He doesn't yet have the ability to completely reclaim the Xuanming Realm.

"let's go."

Shen Lingchuan turned around and broke free of the restraints on Lai Yang, then immediately took him and escaped into the void.

Upon seeing this, the five insect kings' expressions suddenly turned very unpleasant.

"At first we were just guessing, but we never expected that the Xuanming Tower, the supreme treasure that suppressed the Xuanming Realm, was actually in his hands, and then he escaped again."

"The cunning humans are as slippery as eels. If they escape this time, it will be even more difficult to lure them into a trap next time."

"If we hadn't accidentally let this person escape during the encirclement and suppression of the human race, none of this would have happened. Let's think of a solution. If we drag this out too long, the Lord will get angry, and we can't afford to bear his wrath."

……

On the other side, in an instant, Lai Yang was taken by Shen Lingchuan to a hidden world.

"We've arrived," Shen Lingchuan said calmly, releasing Lai Yang.

"Where is this?" Lai Yang looked around and saw that many people were farming and living in peace and contentment.

"This place is a grotto-heaven world that I created with the Xuanming Tower. I named it Xuanming Grotto-heaven. Here, there is no need to worry about being discovered by the insectoids from the outside world. Some of these people entered Xuanming Grotto-heaven with me when the insectoids invaded the Xuanming Realm, and some were rescued later."

Shen Lingchuan looked at those who were working hard in the fields or cultivating, his eyes flashing with a mixture of relief and complex emotions.

"My abilities are limited; I can only create a small grotto-heaven. This place can only accommodate 100,000 people. They are the last remaining human race in the Xuanming Realm. Come with me."

Lai Yang paused for a moment, then silently followed Shen Lingchuan's steps.

Here, he could perhaps develop peacefully for a while, and then wipe out all the insectoids once his cultivation broke through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

"Now the Xuanming Realm is overrun with insectoids. After the insectoids invaded the Xuanming Realm, most living beings became their food. The few remaining humans also became their vassals, enslaved and exploited by them. You must have seen it with your own eyes. They live a life of darkness and misery, like walking corpses."

Listening to Shen Lingchuan's story, Lai Yang couldn't help but ask, "Where did the Zerg come from? Besides you, senior, what about the other powerful figures in the Xuanming Realm? Were they all killed by the Zerg?"

Shen Lingchuan paused slightly, then continued walking forward.

Just then, people nearby saw Shen Lingchuan and came up to greet him with smiles on their faces.

"Immortal Master, have you eaten?"

"Immortal Master, these are grown by ourselves. Please feel free to try them if you don't mind."

"Immortal Master, has my child caused you any trouble lately? If that brat gets into any trouble, please let me know, and I'll break his legs!"

"Greetings, Immortal Master!" a group of young children playing and frolicking called out in a clear voice.

Shen Lingchuan nodded with a smile, responding to almost every instance of enthusiasm from the crowd.

Lai Yang could tell that Shen Lingchuan seemed to be very popular, and he didn't have the airs of an immortal that Lai Yang had imagined. He was able to get along so well with these ordinary people.

Shen Lingchuan did not answer Lai Yang's question immediately, but instead led him on a tour of the Xuanming Cave.

Compared to those living outside the Xuanming Realm, those living here, though not wealthy, live in a paradise-like environment.

The worst thing is comparison; without comparison, there is no life. The Terrans, under the rule of the Zerg, live as if they are in hell.

They will not only suffer various forms of abuse, but there is also the possibility of being eaten at any time.

“You must be someone from outside the Xuanming Realm,” Shen Lingchuan suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Lai Yang had no intention of hiding anything and nodded.

"Which dimension did you come from? Why did you come to the Xuanming Realm?"

"The plane I was in before was called the Immortal Inquiry Continent. Because one of my disciples ascended to immortality, it alerted the insect race, which led to the invasion of the eighth-realm insect race. In order to prevent it from destroying the Immortal Inquiry Continent, I came to the Xuanming Realm through a spatial rift and then destroyed the passage. Now I can't go back. Senior, do you have a way to help me repair this thing?"

As he spoke, Lai Yang took out the fragment of the Ascension to Immortality Sect, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes.

Shen Lingchuan glanced at the fragments in Lai Yang's hand, shook his head slightly, and said slowly, "I'm sorry, crafting is not my forte. However, even if this thing is repaired, you still can't go back. In the end, this thing is just a medium. The moment the medium was destroyed, the connection between the two planes was completely severed. Unless you have a way to locate the plane you were in before, even if the portal is repaired, you still can't go back."

Shen Lingchuan's words undoubtedly shattered Lai Yang's last hope. He came in perfectly fine, but now that he wanted to go back, he found he couldn't. Is there anything more tragic than this?

“Alright.” Lai Yang sighed.

"It seems you ascended from a lower plane. I never expected that a potential Grand Luo Golden Immortal could emerge from a lower plane. If the Xuanming Sect were still around, I would definitely ask my master to accept you as his last disciple. Alas... it's a pity that the Xuanming Realm is in such a state now, and the Xuanming Sect no longer exists." Shen Lingchuan was filled with mixed feelings, his eyes filled with helplessness and resentment.

Lai Yang remained silent, unsure of how to begin.

Anyone would feel bad if they were in that situation.

"Didn't you want to know how the Zerg came to be? I'll tell you, someone colluded with the Zerg, selling the coordinates of the Xuanming Realm to them and opening a dimensional portal to allow the Zerg army to invade the Xuanming Realm. Those once high and mighty lineages, seeing the Zerg's power, all ran away faster than anyone else, ultimately leaving my Xuanming Sect isolated and helpless, and dragged to its death by the Zerg."

"The Zerg's goal is the core of the Xuanming Realm. Once they seize the core of the Xuanming Realm, the Xuanming Realm will become a dead plane."

"Young friend, you are the strongest person I have ever seen in terms of both talent and strength. Would you be willing to grant me a favor?" Shen Lingchuan turned to Lai Yang and said in a serious voice.

Lai Yang hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "Please speak freely, senior."

"I don't know how long I can hold out. If we continue to hide, we will eventually be found and wiped out by the insectoid race. I have a way to send you out of the Xuanming Realm. I only have one condition: if there is a chance, please save the Xuanming Realm and save the human race in the Xuanming Realm," Shen Lingchuan said earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Lai Yang was slightly startled and asked in confusion, "Since you have a way to leave the Xuanming Realm, why don't you go and seek help from the outside world?"

Shen Lingchuan shook his head, sighed softly, and said calmly:
"I can only send one person away from the Xuanming Realm, and there may be some risks involved in the process."

"Moreover, if I leave, there will be no Taiyi Golden Immortal to guard the Xuanming Realm, and everyone will become fish on the chopping block of the insect race."

"My master entrusted the Xuanming Tower to me before his death, so I have the obligation to protect the Xuanming Realm until the very last moment. Even if it means destroying the magic weapon, I will never let it fall into the hands of the insect race."

Lai Yang remained silent.

If he had another thousand years, all that bullshit about the Taiyi Golden Immortal Insect Clan would be garbage. Why would he have been forced into this situation?

"You don't need to give me an answer immediately; I can wait that long."

"One month. I'll give you one month to consider."

"You can enter the Xuanming Tower to cultivate within this month. The Xuanming Tower contains the power of the laws of space and time, so the flow of time is different from that of the outside world."

"One day outside is like a year inside the tower. You can take your time to think it over."

After saying that, Shen Lingchuan flipped his hand, holding the shrunken Xuanming Tower in his palm.

"One day outside is equivalent to one year inside the tower?" Lai Yang stroked his chin, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

A question suddenly arose in his mind: if he entered the Xuanming Tower to cultivate, would the increase in his attribute points be calculated according to the time outside or the time inside the tower?
Upon realizing this, Lai Yang nodded without hesitation: "Alright, thank you very much, senior."

"Yes, I will open the entrance to the Xuanming Tower for you. Go in and cultivate diligently. You can tell me any questions you may have."

After saying that, Shen Lingchuan activated the Xuanming Tower, instantly sucking Lai Yang into it.

The next moment, Lai Yang appeared inside the Xuanming Tower, and he carefully looked around.

The immortal energy inside the Xuanming Tower is several times denser than that outside. The space is quite large, but there is nothing there except for countless complex array patterns carved on the surrounding tower walls, which seem to reveal profound mysteries.

Even with Lai Yang's current mastery of array formations, he couldn't understand the array patterns on them for a moment, as if he were reading a book written in the heavens.

Soon after, Lai Yang felt a strong sense of weakness emanating from his consciousness, a sign that his mental energy had been greatly depleted.

Lai Yang was incredulous. He had only watched for less than a minute, and his mental strength couldn't withstand it?!

Keep in mind that he now possesses perfect spiritual power at the mid-stage of the True Immortal Realm!

Lai Yang sat cross-legged in meditation, absorbing the immortal energy within the Xuanming Tower to cultivate while rapidly restoring his mental strength.

Once his mental strength returned to normal, Lai Yang couldn't resist trying to decipher the mysterious array patterns on the Xuanming Tower wall once more.

When feeling dizzy, one should meditate and practice again, repeating this cycle continuously.

Before we knew it, a year had passed.

Lai Yang's cultivation level in the Immortal Realm improved, but compared to that, the improvement in his spiritual power was even more significant and substantial.

Lai Yang's physical body was still at the fifth level of the ninth realm, but his spiritual power had actually broken through to the sixth level of the ninth realm ahead of time, directly leading his physical body by one small realm!

Meanwhile, during this year of cultivation, Lai Yang realized something even more important: the system!

Lai Yang stayed in the tower for a year, and the system also gave him an extra year's worth of attribute points, not a single one less.

From this, it can be inferred that the flow of time inside the Xuanming Tower is different from that outside, and it is an independent space.

Lai Yang's system cheat is more accurately described as accumulating 12 hours to improve his own attributes once. So as long as Lai Yang actually spends 12 hours, the system can normally provide him with attribute points to strengthen his strength.

This discovery immediately filled Lai Yang with immense joy.

Because in this way, he can break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm after staying in the Xuanming Tower for a thousand years, while less than three years will have passed in the outside world!

Three years, just three years, and he can wipe out those insects and make them pay for what they've done.

Thirty years have passed in the Xuanming Tower in the blink of an eye.

Lai Yang opened his eyes again, a flash of inspiration seemed to pass through his mind, but he couldn't grasp it no matter what.

Thirty years had passed, and he still hadn't been able to comprehend even a single complete array pattern on the Xuanming Tower, which was quite a blow to him.

He could understand and analyze the formations he had seen before after just one look, and memorize them after two looks, and even reproduce them.

Lai Yang didn't expect to run into a wall here, but this also shows how extraordinary the array patterns carved on the Xuanming Tower are.

Once he successfully comprehends the rules, he will surely gain extraordinary benefits.

Suddenly, Shen Lingchuan's familiar voice rang out inside the Xuanming Tower—

"Young friend, the one-month period has ended, and I will release you."

(End of this chapter)