Chapter 123: The Ancient Savage World, Long Aotian
System, don't make such a joke.
This was Gu Lingnan's first reaction. Afterwards, she silently looked inward at her own cultivation level and was instantly shocked.
What the system said turned out to be true. In just one "night", she went from being a newcomer to the cultivation world to the backbone of the cultivators in the lower realm. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she ascended to heaven in broad daylight.
"What on earth is going on here?"
Gu Lingnan couldn't even speak clearly. Anyone who went from being powerless to a powerful tycoon overnight would be as astonished as she was. There was joy, but more of it was doubt.
The system was also puzzled: "Host, you don't know what you did"
"Uh... I had a very enjoyable dream journey through mountains and seas." Gu Lingnan scratched her cheek. Apart from being forced to travel to the North Sea with the ancient mythical beast Kunpeng, she didn't do anything special.
Wait, she also ate a fruit, Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong...
She remembered: "Huang Zhongli, could it be that fruit is the legendary Huang Zhongli that blooms, bears fruit, and matures once every ten thousand years?"
"What! Host, you actually encountered the Huangzhongli, one of the five great Hongmeng innate spiritual roots, and were lucky enough to eat one!" The system took a breath of cold air, "No wonder, no wonder..."
What a horrible fate this is!
However, if it were the host and little Long Aotian, it wouldn't be so shocked. The host's luck was already amazing, and with the addition of Long Aotian, the son of luck, nothing would surprise it.
"Host, if this is truly the Huangzhong Plum, then the benefits you will receive are far more than just an improvement in your cultivation. I'm afraid the medicinal power contained in the Huangzhong Plum is too immense, and your current bodies are unable to withstand this power, so it remains dormant within you, transforming into potential for the future."
Gu Lingnan nodded in agreement. Then something suddenly occurred to her: "System, I should be able to continue growing, right?"
"Of course." The system was confused by this sudden question.
Gu Lingnan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this world did not have the concept of "building the foundation in advance and stopping growth" as she had read in the novels in her previous life.
She sat cross-legged beside Gu Jingyao, closed her eyes and practiced, waiting for him to wake up.
The medicine garden is full of magical herbs and medicines. The dense spiritual energy overflows into the sky and turns into rain. The refreshing fragrance of flowers lingers around the nose. It is a great place for practice.
Time passes quietly.
As the rune on Gu Jingyao's sternum flickered, his dormant consciousness gradually awakened. Gu Lingnan noticed it a second before he woke up, stopped practicing, and looked up.
"Sister!" Gu Jingyao flew over with arms outstretched like a happy little bird, chirping, "I dreamed of a huge bird. Its back was much taller than a mountain. Even though it was so big, it could fly faster than the wind. Sister, I want to run faster than the wind, too."
"Yeah. A Yao will definitely be able to do it in the future." Gu Lingnan smiled and touched his little head.
"Sister, how long will it take in the future? I think if I watch it a few more times, I will definitely be able to learn its speed." Gu Jingyao was very confident.
"In the future, it may be very fast or very slow, it all depends on our A Yao. However," Gu Lingnan blinked, "I think since A Yao said so, it will definitely come very soon."
"Hehe, I'm not that great." But he was still very happy because his sister praised him.
Gu Jingyao smiled widely and rubbed his head against his sister's neck in a coquettish manner.
Gu Lingnan had no choice but to hug him for a long time as he wished. It seemed that her brother was becoming more and more like a child as she raised him.
"Sister, there are so many magical herbs here, should we pick them?"
Gu Lingnan shook his head and said, "Ayao, we have already obtained the most precious divine medicine in this medicine garden, which is enough. Any more will be useless. Let's leave it for those who come later."
You can't bite off more than you can chew. They have already taken advantage, and there is no reason for them to take all the benefits.
Gu Jingyao obediently followed his sister down the mountain path of the medicine garden. When they woke up, they were at the highest point of the medicine garden. There was only one way down the mountain, and this must be the path to the next trial.
They looked at the foot of the mountain from the top and initially thought that the road was not far, but when they really went down the mountain, they found that the road was really difficult to walk on.
Fortunately, thanks to Huang Zhongli's help, they all had some skills, so walking along this winding path was not particularly difficult.
At the foot of the mountain, a single thatched cottage stood quietly. The steep mountain road wound its way to the entrance of the cottage, which was wide open. Gu Lingnan and Gu Jingyao exchanged a glance before stepping inside.
As I entered the hut, I was greeted by a portrait of an old man hanging on the wall. He had the air of an immortal, yet he carried a hoe that didn't fit his demeanor. In front of the portrait, an incense burner with three incense sticks burned quietly.
This old man might be the owner of this medicine garden.
Gu Lingnan thought, she pulled Gu Jingyao, knelt on the cushion in front of the incense burner, and bowed respectfully three times.
No matter what, as a younger generation, as a traveler who accidentally entered this medicine garden and benefited from it, as an outsider who stepped into the Heavenly Palace, we should all express our respect to the old senior in the portrait.
Just as I was about to look up after bowing, an old voice rang in my ears: "I didn't expect that two polite little kids would come this time."
Gu Lingnan and Gu Jingyao widened their eyes in surprise. They saw the old man in the painting stroking his long white beard and smiling kindly. He looked the brother and sister up and down, shook his head and said regretfully:
"What a pity, what a pity, none of them are suitable to learn the way from me, an old man. Oh, their future paths have been determined at such a young age. They are all good seedlings, what a pity." The old man sighed.
How come such a good seedling has no fate with me?
"But meeting is destiny. Since you are the good kids I have met for the first time, I will give you a ride."
He lifted the hoe on his shoulder and dug hard into the ground.
The teleportation array under the hut lit up, and without waiting for Gu Lingnan to say anything, they moved to another place.
"Mr. Tian, this is against the rules!" a childish voice shouted.
"Rules are meant to be broken. If we cultivators cling to the old ways, we won't achieve enlightenment, let alone become immortals. Besides, the Five Elements Sect is gone, and you and I are just a remnant of our souls. Why should we still abide by these rules? I, an old man, have high hopes for these two little kids."
"You said it yourself, two kids who haven't even grown all their hair yet! In my opinion, why let them in? Even if these two kids are very talented, the divine weapon won't recognize them."
"Nothing is absolute. So what if these two little kids are so lucky? Everyone before them didn't have the incredible luck and exceptional comprehension of these two little kids. The time they took to break the first level is no different from those of the sect's former top geniuses. Divine artifacts won't recognize mediocrity."
"Besides, we can't hold on for much longer. At the beginning, we had Lao Zhou, Lao Qi and others, but now, there are only two of us old guys left." said the old man.
The young voice seemed to be convinced by him. He was silent for a long time, and finally said sullenly: "Okay, I'll give them a chance."
When they got back to earth again, Gu Lingnan and Gu Jingyao were separated again.
In the unfamiliar environment, Gu Lingnan frowned and looked around. This was a wide platform, surrounded by cold green walls. The huge night pearl on the dome was the only light source here.
What will it be this time...
Gu Lingnan became alert.
The light of the pearl was soft, and fine rays of light extended from it, converging into the shape of a beast and landing in front of Gu Lingnan.
The four-horned deer stood beside her, let out a cry, and then rushed towards her with its antlers raised.
Gu Lingnan's expression remained unchanged. A ray of aurora shone from her left pupil, killing the deer beast on the spot.
A large hole was pierced in the four-horned deer's abdomen, and real blood was flowing out. It fell to the ground weakly, twitched a few times, and then became motionless.
But Mingzhu cast light again to mend the injured body of the deer. Soon, the four-horned deer stood up again and tried to attack Gu Lingnan with its antlers again.
Gu Lingnan raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that killing him was not as simple as that.
"What do you want me to do?"
The moment the four-horned deer rushed towards him, Gu Jingyao bent down, grabbed its feet, lifted it high onto the bronze ground and threw it to the ground. The four-horned deer died with a wail again.
But soon, Mingzhu simulated a new four-horned deer and continued to charge forward head-on to seek death.
Gu Jingyao nimbly avoided the attack route of the four-horned deer and even had time to be distracted: I don’t know where my sister has gone, he wants to go find her.
The four-horned deer kept pestering Gu Jingyao, and he was really distressed.
He stared at the four-horned deer's every move and finally caught a clue.
Every time the four-horned deer raised its horns to attack, a circle of extremely faint runes would illuminate at the base of the forked horns. This four-horned deer didn't simply attack the enemy with its horns, but also activated runes simultaneously.
The next time he attacked, Gu Jingyao directly cut off the antlers with runes and killed the deer. To his disappointment, a new four-horned deer was born.
Could it be that runes are not the key to breaking through the level?
Runes are the key to this level.
Gu Lingnan was absolutely certain. With her double pupils, she had discovered the existence of the rune before Gu Jingyao. However, it was also the first time she had seen a rune with such tiny fluctuations and almost imperceptible effects when activated.
Using her double pupils' ability to slow down movements, she observed the changes in the deer before and after it used the rune. Apart from a slight increase in strength and speed, there were no other changes.
But this increase was only slightly better than nothing; 0 multiplied by one ten-thousandth was still 0. Apart from this rune, Gu Lingnan couldn't see anything else special about it.
The deer died and was reborn over and over again. It didn't seem tired, but Gu Lingnan was getting fed up. She could already tell the deer's next move with her eyes closed, even knowing every flex of its muscles as it ran.
Gu Lingnan decided to give herself a break.
She stopped killing the deer and let it attack her with runes. She would just dodge them, walk the deer for a while, and then take a rest.
The deer's speed seemed extremely slow to her, and Gu Lingnan's slacking off was even more casual and thorough.
She observed the divine form of the Golden Crow in her mind, and constantly corrected the Golden Crow's true form that appeared in her pupils.
Once you immerse yourself in spiritual practice, it is easy to forget about time.
The sound of a deer calling rang right next to her ears, and Gu Lingnan suddenly came back to her senses. The four-horned deer had been right in front of her without her knowing when. With no time to dodge, she directly used her pupil technique and killed it with overwhelming strength.
Looking at the reborn four-horned deer, Gu Lingnan was somewhat surprised and doubtful:
Did the four-horned deer approach her so quickly before?
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