Who Let Him Cultivate?!

Chapter 595 - 594: The 4th Layer

Due to his identity as the eldest son of the Meng Family, Meng Jingzhou knew a lot about the modern Cultivation World, even more than Lu Yang.

As for ancient history, he was completely in the dark.

Considering that the ancient history known to modern cultivators greatly differs from the actual ancient history, there was even less to say.

Without the need for comparison, he suggested that Lu Yang submit his answers for clearance.

As he had expected, Lu Yang got all ten questions right, scoring a full mark and passing with unprecedented success.

What he didn’t expect was that his zero score would rank second.

Luo Hong gave Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou an approving look.

"The scores for both of you are the first and second highest in history, well done."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

What Meng Jingzhou didn’t know was that those who had entered the third layer in previous years were all geniuses among geniuses, with extensive knowledge that spanned across ancient and modern times. Confident in their own learning, they rushed to answer questions as soon as the rapid-fire round began.

And then they ended up with negative scores.

An initial loss was accidental, and wanting to get their scores back in the positive, they continued to rush to answer, but the more they answered, the lower their scores became.

By the end of the ten questions, it was a competition to see who had more negative points.

Luo Hong pointed at Meng Jingzhou, Jiang Shishi, and Su Lian’er: "You three will receive rewards."

With a snap of her fingers, Luo Hong produced a mountain of treasures gleaming with golden light; each one was highly valuable, fetching sky-high prices and provoking covetous scrambles among the crowd.

Unlike the second layer, the mountain of treasures this time was even more valuable, containing long-lost Great Divine Skills like "Dragon Subduing Palm" and the like.

Above the treasures hovered a cursor, with most cursors marked with a "one", and a minority marked with "two" and "three".

For example, the "Dragon Subduing Palm" was marked with a three.

"Su Lian’er, you were average in the first layer, and in the second layer, you failed to see through what I wanted to test; lying is an instinct, and you were again average in the third layer. You may choose any one item from here."

"Thank you, senior Luo Hong!"

Entering the Creation Ancient Land, she never thought she would reach this stage; it was already far beyond her expectations.

"Jiang Shishi, you acquired two hundred and eighty soul shards in the first layer, setting a historical record with outstanding performance. In the second layer, you saw through what I wanted to test. Your performance was average in the third layer; you may choose any three items from here."

"Thank you, senior Luo Hong."

"Let me remind you, most of the treasures you can choose freely, but some are of such high value that choosing one is equivalent to two or three items."

"Dragon Subduing Palm" is marked with a "three", so picking it is equivalent to choosing three items.

The complete "Dragon Subduing Palm" was capable of defeating a Dragon Clan Ancestor; it was a premium Great Divine Skill, and even an incomplete version would allow one to dominate among peers within the same realm.

Luo Hong then turned to Meng Jingzhou, summarizing:

"In the first layer, you acquired two hundred and eighty soul shards, setting a historical record with Jiang Shishi, performing remarkably well. In the second layer, you not only saw through the testing content but also planted many flowers in the flowerpots. In the third layer, you achieved the second-highest score in history."

"You may choose any five items from here."

Choosing five items meant that Meng Jingzhou’s overall performance could be ranked second in the history of the Creation Ancient Land.

If it hadn’t been for Lu Yang’s score, he would have been first.

Su Lian’er chose an ancient defensive talisman capable of withstanding a full-strength hit from someone in the Body Integration Realm.

Jiang Shishi selected a Phoenix contemplation painting, vivid with life, its ambition to soar high, almost as if the phoenix could fly out of the painting at any moment.

This painting, created by a Semi-Immortal, held the power to calm the spirit and rejuvenate the bloodline, accelerating the awakening process of the bloodline, profound and infinite.

The painting was marked with a "three".

Meng Jingzhou had trouble choosing, as most of the items here were of no use to him, and if he wanted, the Seek Dao Sect had them all.

"Hmm? What is this Cultivation Technique? What a strange name, ’Digital Immortal Skill’?"

"Such a long name?"

"I don’t understand it."

Meng Jingzhou flipped through the Cultivation Technique, which was translated.

Marked with a "five" on the technique, it was the most valuable of all the treasures.

"So expensive and only half a book?"

Meng Jingzhou complained that this cultivation technique only described the process from the Qi Cultivation Stage to the Divinity Transformation Stage, which was the first half of the book.

"’Digital Immortal Skill’?!"

Upon hearing this name, Lu Yang’s eyes widened in shock. This thing actually exists?!

This was a cultivation technique of Immortal Jiuchong!

"You’ve heard of it?"

Lu Yang nodded. This was definitely a great treasure.

"Don’t exchange it yet, let me ask first."

Lu Yang turned his head and entered the Spiritual Space, "Fairy, do you know the contents of ’Digital Immortal Skill’?"

If the Fairy could recite it, there was no need to write it down.

Fairy Eternity scoffed with disdain, "This fairy can remember the name of Immortal Jiuchong’s technique, but why would I remember the contents?"

"What about Old Meng’s half of the technique..."

"Exchange it. This technique is quite good. Immortal Jiuchong has boasted about this technique to me before, saying that different people will gain different insights from it. It can help one realize their own Divine Abilities and also assist in understanding other Divine Abilities. There was something else, but I don’t remember clearly."

With a firm response, Lu Yang left the Spiritual Space and nodded vigorously, uttering one word.

"Exchange."

Without doubting, Meng Jingzhou exchanged for the half of the immortal technique.

Luo Hong waved her hand, "The three of you may leave now."

Before they had a chance to speak with Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou and the others were teleported out of the Ancient Realm.

The vast space was left with only Lu Yang and Luo Hong.

"Senior Luo Hong, you..."

Luo Hong circled Lu Yang with interest, clicking her tongue in amazement.

"I’ve seen a few lucky ones who guessed one question correctly, but someone like you who answered all ten questions right has never existed before."

"I always thought no one could answer all ten questions correctly."

With a snap of her fingers, the dim third level instantly brightened. This third level was a city bustling with busy traffic, people coming and going, great demons walking among them, with the Demon Race and Human race living in harmony, a vision of a prosperous era.

"Don’t be surprised. This is the Illusionary Realm where I usually live. I surely couldn’t spend thirty thousand years just gardening and rolling around with demon beasts. The place you need to go is the fourth level."

"The fourth level?"

In the model of the Ancient Realm given upon entering, there was no sign of a fourth level.

Luo Hong smiled without saying a word, gesturing for Lu Yang to look up at the sky.

As they spoke, a beam of light appeared in the sky, transforming into a golden ladder connecting the third and fourth levels.

The beings in the city halted their steps, looking up at the sky, pointing and expressing a mix of fear and curiosity at the golden ladder.

"The one who created me said that if someone could pass through the Secret Realm, then they should be allowed to proceed to the fourth level."

"The fourth level is beyond my authority. I don’t know what’s on the fourth level either."

"Who created Senior?"

"I’ll tell you when you come down from the fourth level," Luo Hong said with a smile.

Lu Yang realized he wouldn’t get a word out of Senior Luo Hong until he reached the fourth level.

Nevertheless, it didn’t matter; he was intending to go to the fourth level anyway.

"Then I shall take my leave for now, Senior." Lu Yang bowed.

"Go on, go on. I’ll be waiting for your return."

Lu Yang stepped onto the golden ladder. As he tread upon it, a warm current flowed through his body, filling him with strength.

Soon after, Lu Yang disappeared into the fourth level, the golden ladder collapsed, turning into a golden rain that scattered over the city.

...

The fourth level was completely different in style from the previous three, resembling a woman’s boudoir. Every detail showed that the owner of the room must be a meticulous person.

"This room looks familiar." No one else was around; Fairy Eternity appeared from the Spiritual Space, her attire still wild and unrestrained.