I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

"This lad is a loner, it was only because Liu Xuanfeng requested me that I allowed him to stay at Baihua Peak.

Now that most of the red-clothed disciples have gone to Quzhou, I sent him back to Lianshui Peak. I don't know nor care where he went."

Elder Xiao paused, then asked Xing Shanping:

"Speaking of which, Liu Xuanfeng brought you to the Heart Inquiry Sect and helped you ascend to the position of Sect Leader. Logically, he should be considered a great contributor. Why isn't he with you?"

Right after Elder Xiao's words fell, everyone heard the sound of a cane tapping 'click click click'.

They saw at the first set of stone steps, a fat man using a cane heavily pounding on the ground, having already reached the first tier of steps.

Many recognized who this fat man was and couldn't help but discuss quietly among themselves.

Yet 'Xing Shanping' did not recognize this fat man, only knowing that the fat man's gaze towards him carried hostility, thus he looked at this fat man with perplexity.

Then he heard the fat man say: "Xing Shanping, where has my great-grandfather gone?"

Xing Shanping suddenly realized and said to the fat man: "If you, the great-grandson, don't know where your great-grandfather has gone, how would I know?"

The fat man wanted to speak again, but Elder Xiao interrupted with a cold frown and shouted:

"Liu Yunxiao, do you not know this is the Sect Leader of the Heart Inquiry Sect? How dare you be so rude!"

He did not want Liu Yunxiao to invite death, but Second Steward couldn't care at this time.

He pointed at Xing Shanping and asked: "Tell me, are you the true grandson of my great-grandfather? What exactly is your relationship with him?"

This statement made those present actually start laughing.

These disciples both envied and were jealous of Xing Shanping at this moment.

In the Yao Yue Sect, Xing Shanping is the son of the Sect Leader.

That alone was unexpected, then who would have imagined that after leaving, Xing Shanping also became the Sect Leader of the Heart Inquiry Sect.

How would such a fate not make people envious and jealous?

Yet these people dared not slander Xing Shanping openly, and when Second Steward spoke their minds, they couldn't help but nod involuntarily.

At that moment, Xing Shanping's face turned cold, and a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

But he didn't need to act personally, as the Great Elder of the Heart Inquiry Sect waved his sleeve and swept the Second Steward flying away.

The Great Elder didn't intend to kill, but still wanted to give Second Steward a lesson.

After Second Steward rolled down the stone steps with a whirl, the Great Elder stepped forward and raised a finger.

As an elder guarding the peak, how could Elder Xiao stand by and watch outsiders bully his own disciple?

He quickly stepped forward, raised his hand to block the Great Elder's finger force aimed at Liu Yunxiao, and directly addressed the Great Elder and Xing Shanping of the Heart Inquiry Sect:

"Even if there's something wrong with our disciple, it should be handled by our sect. Both of you injuring people without a word in my Yao Yue Sect, isn't this too disrespectful?"

The Great Elder sneered coldly, and just as he was about to speak, Xing Shanping raised his hand to stop him.

Xing Shanping then clasped hands with Elder Xiao, and turned to Tian Lin:

"That bag of Spirit Pearls, please pass it on to Tian Lin for me, and on my behalf, tell him that as long as he returns my belongings, I will spare his life."

After these words, Xing Shanping descended the first platform along with the Great Elder.

Just as Tian Lin breathed a sigh of relief, Xing Shanping suddenly turned back and said to Tian Lin:

"Oh, and do me one more favor. Tell him that I am very interested in the Binding Immortal Rope in his possession. If he's willing to give it to me, I can aid him with the Water Spirit Foundation Establishment."

Upon hearing this, the disciples on the first platform couldn't help but express their surprise.

One of them courageously stepped forward and asked Xing Shanping: "If we have the Binding Immortal Rope, could we exchange it with Sect Leader Xing for a chance at Water Spirit Foundation Establishment?"

Xing Shanping smiled and said: "I don't care who brings me the Binding Immortal Rope; there's a place for him in the Water Spirit Foundation Establishment Pool."

After saying this, Xing Shanping once again clasped hands with Elder Xiao and then descended the mountain.

Now only their own people remained on Dao Seeking Mountain, a group of disciples began to discuss.

"You say, where did Brother Tian go?"

"There's also a saying: 'He must have stolen something from Xing Shanping, hence people are coming after him.'"

"Foundation Establishment, huh! Even if one cultivates Blood True Qi, it is difficult to successfully establish a foundation, especially now when the blessed land of Yao Yue Sect is already dried up?

You tell me, where can there still be a Binding Immortal Rope?"

While these people indulged in wild fantasies, Elder Xiao had already descended the mountain.

Seeing that even Elder Xiao did not recognize him, Tian Lin felt somewhat relieved.

He turned his head to a disciple in red next to him and asked, "Do you think Brother Xing left without waiting for Tian Lin, just like that?"

The disciple replied, "He has already changed from Brother Xing to Sect Leader Xing, naturally, he's busy with numerous affairs. It's already a great honor that he personally visited Yao Yue Sect; how could he possibly wait for Brother Tian?"

With this, the group dispersed, leaving only Tian Lin alone on Dao Seeking Mountain.

Seeing no one nearby, he swallowed a Disguise Pill and then strode into the thirteenth level of stone steps.

Inside the illusion, Tian Lin wasn't sure if the Storage Bag given to him by Xing Shanping had been tampered with.

After all, Xing Shanping seemed to have a way to track people, so even if he didn't find him back at Yao Yue Sect, he could still sense that he was hiding within the sect.

Thus, in reality, Tian Lin dared not open the Storage Bag given by Xing Shanping until he entered this illusion, only then did he take out the Spirit Pearls one by one from the bag.

Soon, the small alchemy room was almost piled up like a mountain with Spirit Pearls.

Tian Lin picked up a Spirit Pearl, scanning each of them one by one.

"The Spirit Pearls seem fine, so could the Storage Bag have been tampered with?"

After thinking it over, Tian Lin set the Storage Bag aside and put the mountain-like pile of Spirit Pearls back into his own Storage Bag.

He decided to spend the upcoming period focusing on cultivating the Earth Escape Skill and Cangming Swordsmanship to the Perfect Realm.

Once the Earth Escape Skill and Cangming Swordsmanship were cultivated to perfection, he must resolve to enter the tomb of Nine-Life True Man, no longer hesitating.

Over the next ten days, Tian Lin almost always stayed within the illusion.

Not only Tian Lin frequented Dao Seeking Mountain for 'mountain climbing' daily.

Some people were stimulated by Xing Shanping and wanted to see if they could reach the second layer.

But those who harbored this intention were the minority; most were waiting in the 'stakeout' strategy, hoping to seize the opportunity to plan against Tian Lin for the Binding Immortal Rope when he appeared.

They knew Tian Lin was strong and that the Binding Immortal Rope seemed remarkable.

But more than these, they highly valued the opportunity for Foundation Establishment.

Because of these people's greed, no one doubted the motives behind Tian Lin's mountain climbing.

The ten days passed in a blink of an eye, ordinary for others, but for Tian Lin, these ten days were like three months.

Within these three months, Tian Lin's Earth Escape Skill and Cangming Swordsmanship, with the aid of the Spirit Pearls, reached the Perfect Realm.

He stayed in the illusion even after achieving perfection in these two techniques because he had cultivated a Mid-grade Technique called Breath Holding Technique.

Breath Holding Technique has no offensive or defensive measures, but it allows one to stay underwater for a long time, absorbing oxygen through muscle texture and body pores from the water.

Tian Lin couldn't find the herbs that could substitute for Breath Holding Pills, but the tomb of Nine-Life True Man was underwater.

Thus, he had no choice but to cultivate the Breath Holding Technique.

Fortunately, the Spirit Pearls provided by 'Xing Shanping' were sufficient, enabling Tian Lin to cultivate the Breath Holding Technique to perfection.

The next day, Tian Lin regained his full spirit within the illusion.

After coming out of the illusion, he directly headed to the level beyond the twentieth set of stone steps, attracting mockery from some: "Look at this guy, not waiting properly for Tian Lin, but seriously starting to climb the mountain."

Someone else commented: "What do you think, would Brother Tian know that we're waiting for him on Dao Seeking Mountain and still come here?

Besides, he must be well aware of the conditions laid out by Xing Shanping; how could we possibly deceive him into relinquishing the Binding Immortal Rope?"

"I think, at this time, Brother Tian must have received the news and is hiding. It's mostly a futile effort for us to wait here. Rather than that, we might as well leave Dao Seeking Mountain and return to our peaks to cultivate."

"Haha, since you know it's futile, why are you only advising us to leave, yet you yourself are not leaving?"