That idiot from the Sword Sect turned out to be a lucky charm.

Lin Zhifeng couldn't help but be curious after hearing the system's words. This system was clearly a being superior to the cultivation world he lived in. His master's ex-boyfriend had already ascended from the cultivation world to the immortal realm, making him a being superior to the cultivation world as well.

Since the system is so afraid of being discovered, does that mean they don't actually belong to the same world? In other words, the higher-level worlds of cultivation are also separated, and these higher-level worlds are composed of many smaller worlds?

Lin Zhifeng remembered that he had learned some things about Buddhism in his original world: Buddha said there are three thousand Saha worlds, and each world contains countless smaller worlds...

It seems that the mysteries of the universe can only be glimpsed when I ascend to a higher level of the world. Thinking about these things now is just a waste of brain cells.

"I should just focus on cultivating and ascending to immortality!" Lin Zhifeng thought.

The Sword Sect's flying vehicle flew for several more days, during which Lin Jun and the others visited Lin Zhifeng's room. They shared their gains from the secret realm. Although they were no match for Lin Zhifeng, this group of disciples had already achieved the greatest gains in the Sword Sect's history of expeditions.

Lin Jun, with the biggest smug look on his face, said to Lin Zhifeng, "Little Lin, I never thought I'd be such a lucky one! Look at me, I've only reached the Nascent Soul stage at thirty, and I've already acquired so many resources while out on my training journey. If I sell them when I get back, I can upgrade my Blazing Fire Sword. Does that mean I'm the chosen one? I'm destined to achieve great things in the future!"

Lin Zhifeng saw that he was having a pretty good idea, so he didn't want to discourage him. He just said vaguely, "People say that being born into the right family is a skill. You've got such a doting father, you've already won the first step in life."

Lin Jun laughed heartily: "That's right! You understand me best! But you're not bad either. Although you made a mistake back then and acted like a fool for so many years, you've finally turned your luck around and are even luckier than me!"

After saying that, he put his hands on his hips, looking defiant and said confidently, "Little Lin, the prosperity and rise of the Sword Sect may very well depend on our younger generation!"

Lin Zhifeng laughed until his stomach hurt: "Senior brother, you have quite the nerve! You really dare to say that! Our Sword Sect is already one of the top sects in the cultivation world, do we need you to revitalize it?"

Lin Jun scratched his head sheepishly and said, "That's true, the sect is too powerful, there's no room for me to show my skills."

Lin Zhifeng said, "Senior brother, as long as you work hard in your cultivation, you will have plenty of opportunities to shine in the future. I dare not say that you will revitalize the sect, but at least you can make the sect proud to have you."

The two chatted and laughed, and time passed quickly.

A few days later, the aircraft slowly came to a stop in front of the sect.

The two elders gave a few brief instructions and then dismissed everyone. They had been away for too long and everyone needed to go back and rest.

Lin Zhifeng returned to his cave and immediately ran to the backyard, where he found a good spot to build a beehive for the queen bee. He then carefully placed the queen bee inside, leaving her with some honey and royal jelly. After that, he waited for the queen bee to begin her reproduction process.

Now that his storage ring was free, Lin Zhifeng decided to return it to Ding Mo. He also found some metal-attribute spirit ore, intending to give it to Ding Mo as a thank-you gift. It was important to cultivate a good relationship with a powerful figure like Ding Mo beforehand.

Lin Zhifeng went to return the ring, but Ding Mo refused to accept it, only taking the spirit ore.

Lin Zhifeng thought it made sense. He didn't have any storage space to store living creatures, so this would save him the trouble of searching for them again. He didn't bring it up again.

Ding Mo received the inheritance of the master of the secret realm, and is still digesting it, so he doesn't have much time. However, he promised to look after Lin Zhifeng in the secret realm, so now that Lin Zhifeng has come to him, he must receive him no matter how busy he is.

Ding Mo didn't know exactly what this "helping to look after" meant. His understanding was that it meant asking him anything he didn't understand during cultivation, and that if anyone bullied him, they should come to him and he would definitely stand up for them. He couldn't think of anything else he could do for Lin Zhifeng. As for the aforementioned things, without the secret realm's master's orders, he would do them out of respect for his master, the Grand Elder, and his idol, Sect Master Lin Yuan.

Ding Mo had no choice but to remind Lin Zhifeng again: "If you have any questions about cultivation, feel free to ask me." After saying that, he handed Lin Zhifeng a sword talisman that he had made himself.

Lin Zhifeng had used up almost all of his sword talismans in the secret realm, and this replenished them. Overjoyed, he thanked them repeatedly.

Ding Mo was not good with words, and having nothing more to say, he sent him back to cultivate.

Lin Zhifeng returned to his residence in high spirits. He did need to calm down and properly digest and absorb the legacy his master had given him.

As for the other disciples who are busy going down the mountain to exchange for resources, he's not in a hurry. He already has plenty of spirit stones, more than enough for his needs. He'd rather save up some resources and exchange or sell them for a good price when the opportunity arises in the future.

Meanwhile, Lin Zhifeng focused on his cultivation and made significant progress, quickly reaching the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

That day, the sect issued a new notice, and Qingfeng ran over to inform Lin Zhifeng as soon as he received the news.

It turns out another big operation is coming soon!

The once-in-a-century grand competition for the younger generation of the cultivation continent is about to begin.

To encourage the younger generation of cultivators to work hard, the major sects of the cultivation continent jointly held this cultivation competition.

In fact, the Sword Sect's internal competition was also a preliminary selection process for this grand competition.

In the grand competition of the cultivation continent, each sect is allocated a different number of participants based on its strength. Top-tier sects like the Sword Sect can send one hundred disciples to participate at each level.

Speaking of levels, the grand competition across the entire cultivation continent naturally wouldn't include matches between Foundation Establishment or Golden Core cultivators. It's like comparing elementary to middle school students in the cultivation world—who has time to watch these weaklings fight each other?

In the cultivation world, only those who break through to the Nascent Soul stage are considered disciples with potential. In other words, you'd have to be at least a high school student, right?

Besides the Nascent Soul stage, there's also the Deity Transformation stage. This is equivalent to university students. In short, they are all capable and energetic young people.

The Sword Sect sent out the top 100 from the last sect competition, so Lin Zhifeng also had to participate.

The disciples from the sect who were participating in the competition were gathered together by the sect to explain the rules and precautions for the cultivation world competition.

Lin Zhifeng was extremely bored, so he took a break and accepted a new mission from the system: Participate in the Cultivation World Grand Competition and win a spot on the leaderboard. The reward is ten luck points. Achieving a top 50 ranking grants an additional five points; a top 10 grants an additional ten points; a top 3 grants an additional twenty points; and first place grants an additional fifty points. These bonuses are not cumulative; only the highest value is applied.