Chapter 622 - 434: Apologize? Nine Dragon Cave Mansion

"Whatever, there are countless sects that would want me! Next time we meet, you’ll find this debt won’t be settled with just an apology!"

Lin Chang’sheng said it outright.

The elders were all fuming, practically sputtering with rage; Lin Chang’sheng was just too damn cocky.

But honestly, Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t wrong. Give him a bit more time to grow, and next time these elders face him, they might not even be able to put up a fight.

"Lin Chang’sheng is absolutely out of his mind! He wants the elders to apologize to him?"

"Yeah! He’s dreaming. Even if he stays in the Immortal Palace after offending the Grand Elder, life won’t be pretty for him. We gave him a way out, and he’s still not budging?"

"He can afford to be cocky! A genius like him—Immortal Martial Hall, or the Heaven-Suppressing Sect, would fight over him and throw him all the resources he’d need! In five hundred years, these elders probably couldn’t lay a finger on him!"

"He could reach that level of cultivation in just five hundred years?"

"That’s actually a long time. Did you see how those elders got totally wrecked by the grand array Lin Chang’sheng set up just now?"

...

The nearby disciples kept whispering to each other, some thinking Lin Chang’sheng was arrogant, others thought he had every right to be.

Whether the two sides could come to terms depended on Yu Qianxue and Liu Jianxing.

"I’ve already signed a Divine Soul Contract with Lin Chang’sheng. If he dies, I die too. Whether I stay or go? That’s up to Lin Chang’sheng!"

Liu Jianxing put the ball squarely in Lin Chang’sheng’s court.

After all, Lin Chang’sheng cultivates at the Immortal Palace—if Liu didn’t want to get involved, he could just hide out as he pleased.

This line also made it clear to Yu Qianxue and the others—if they really pissed him off, they couldn’t just kill Lin Chang’sheng outright.

Because Lin Chang’ssheng and Liu Jianxing were now one and the same.

That remark made all the elders furrow their brows.

So, they really couldn’t just kill Lin Chang’sheng.

The elders and Yu Qianxue exchanged looks, but Yu Qianxue’s eyes gave nothing away.

It was clear she very much wanted Liu Jianxing to stay, but couldn’t say more.

"Lin Chang’sheng, as long as you don’t use evil techniques to harm others, let’s drop this matter. What do you say?"

Cao Yu finally spoke, lowering his tone.

But Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t having it.

"Is that supposed to be an apology?"

Lin Chang’sheng replied coolly; that half-assed apology didn’t earn him any favor.

"Lin Chang’sheng, don’t push your luck!"

Zhou Tong snapped.

They were already being generous by letting it go, and Lin Chang’sheng still wouldn’t let it drop?

"Nobody’s forcing you to apologize! I’m not making you do anything!"

Lin Chang’sheng shot back nonchalantly.

Unless he got some compensation, Lin Chang’sheng wasn’t about to let it go.

"Enough!"

Just as things started to get ugly, Yu Qianxue spoke up, her tone calm.

"Lin Chang’sheng, you stand at the top of the Celestial Pride List. Our Immortal Palace indeed hasn’t given you enough support since you joined. Since you and Jianxing are now together, I trust your character won’t disappoint. So—I’ll let you train in the Celestial Splendor Mountain’s Nine Dragon Cave Mansion for a hundred days as compensation. How about it?"

Yu Qianxue knew exactly what Lin Chang’sheng was after.

He was, obviously, after benefits.

If he wanted perks, she’d give him plenty.

"A hundred days in the Nine Dragon Cave Mansion? That’s not something just anyone can get!"

"Exactly! They say the Nine Dragon Cave Mansion is packed with all kinds of Immortal Techniques, plus a Nine Dragon Spirit Gathering Array. One day of cultivating inside is worth a hundred days outside."

"A hundred days in there? That’s the same as ten thousand days outside—a full thirty years of hard training gone just like that!"

"The Sect Leader is really giving Lin Chang’sheng face. If he still isn’t satisfied, he’s just ungrateful!"

"Seriously, normal people are lucky to get a whole ten days in there!"

...

Hearing Yu Qianxue’s offer, the disciples were in complete shock.

The Nine Dragon Cave Mansion wasn’t a place just anyone could walk into and train.

Lin Chang’sheng getting a hundred days? That was beyond their wildest dreams.

Lin Chang’sheng heard every word and realized just how incredible this opportunity was.

"Thank you, Sect Leader, for your generosity. How could I refuse?"

Lin Chang’sheng finally went along.

If he didn’t get any perks, he wasn’t about to let them chase him down for nothing.

The elders were still a little bitter, but with the Sect Leader giving Lin Chang’sheng so much respect, no one could really argue.

This matter could only be dropped.

"Elder Zhou, take Lin Chang’sheng to the Nine Dragon Cave Mansion for his training!"

Yu Qianxue ordered once more.

Then her eyes turned to Liu Jianxing—she clearly had a lot she wanted to say.

Seeing both sides settle down, Liu Jianxing didn’t object. He flashed back into Lin Chang’sheng’s body.

"Jianxing, you really don’t want to chat with me a little longer?"

Yu Qianxue felt a bit upset inside.

She hadn’t expected Liu Jianxing to treat her that way, but she said nothing more, turning and vanishing into the sky.

Once Yu Qianxue left, the disciples and elders all headed out too.

Only Zhou Tong led Lin Chang’sheng toward the Nine Dragon Cave Mansion on Jiuhua Mountain.

Soon after, Lin Chang’sheng followed Zhou Tong and arrived outside the cave mansion.

"Thanks, Elder Zhou!"

Lin Chang’sheng smiled.

Zhou Tong wasn’t quite as happy.

"A hundred days in there—not something most people ever get. Kid, you’re seriously lucky!"

Zhou Tong tossed out the remark and angrily left.

Lin Chang’sheng couldn’t care less and turned his eyes to the Nine Dragon Cave Mansion.

From the outside, there didn’t seem to be anything special about it.

But stepping inside, he immediately felt the change in spiritual energy.

The cave mansion stretched deeper underground, seemingly into the heart of the mountain range.

As Lin Chang’sheng reached the farthest depths, he was stunned by the sight before him.

A vast space, with luminous beads the size of human heads hanging from the roof, glowing and lighting up the cavern like daylight.

All around, massive coiled dragon stone pillars rose up, covered in mysterious markings that spread across the ground to form a massive Spirit Gathering Array.

This must be the Nine Dragon Spirit Gathering Array the disciples mentioned.

With just one array, it shouldn’t be possible for a day of training in here to be worth a hundred outside.

But up front, there were nine stone veins radiating thick heaven and earth spiritual qi. As Lin Chang’sheng stepped closer, he realized these were nine gigantic Heaven and Earth Immortal Veins lying dormant.

A single immortal vein was already rare—nine of them gathered here?

No wonder the spiritual energy was so dense.

Training here for one day was truly equal to a hundred outside.

If you cultivate fast enough, maybe a single day here could even equal several hundred days elsewhere.

"Hell yeah! Breaking through to the late stage of Integration here is totally doable!"

Lin Chang’sheng thought to himself.

With all this abundant spiritual energy, plus his Void Primordial Technique, his speed would be absolutely insane.

Lin Chang’sheng didn’t start training right away—he spotted a stone platform across the room, with three flawless jade plates on it.

He went over to inspect them, but at first glance, they looked ordinary. Next, he poured his divine sense into one.

Buzz—

In the next instant, the jade plate radiated a dazzling light, and lines of text floated into view.

"Nine Dragon Body Protection Technique?"

Lin Chang’sheng mused—this was a body strengthening immortal technique?

The other two jade plates must also contain different immortal techniques, right?

Buzz—

Buzz—

Sure enough, as Lin Chang’sheng probed with his divine sense, two more rays of light flashed.

"Nine Dragons Heaven-Burning Palm!"

"Nine Dragon Earth Splitting Fist!"

All the techniques were dragon-themed.

Clearly, whoever cultivated here before must’ve encountered a real divine dragon—maybe even signed a contract with one.

That predecessor was no ordinary person.

If the cave master was so powerful, the techniques wouldn’t be simple either.

"Let’s max out these three immortal techniques first! Then I can merge them with my own, and the result will be even more devastating!"

Lin Chang’sheng thought to himself.

He could put all three techniques to good use, especially since they could integrate with his own. No way he’d pass that up.

If he missed this chance, who knows when he’d get another shot at this place?