Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 602 - 597 White Jade City One

Chapter 602: Chapter 597 White Jade City One

This was Lin Xin’s first time meeting someone of his own rank with pureblood lineage, and yet they already possessed the power of a Human Immortal.

He scrutinized the three of them closely. Compared with them, his pureblood status seemed like a counterfeit, and these two were the real deal, true Human Immortals in their twenties.

Such horrifyingly abundant natural talent... He had struggled frantically in the Underworld, climbing with great difficulty to this level, whereas these two simply had to be born, survive to adulthood, and they would have such formidable might.

It’s undeniable, the world really is unfair.....

"But this is just like the children of millionaires compared with self-made millionaires, where both possess a million in wealth. Can you say that the other’s money isn’t money? To inherit the blessings of predecessors is also a part of luck."

He reflected on this thought.

Four Jade Talismans suddenly shot out white beams automatically, converging together and rapidly forming a new vortex-shaped white portal.

"The four of you have already been selected as prospective Core Disciples, please enter," the leading Green Robe cultivator said gently.

Among the four, the only one with a Fifth Rank Spirit Vein was a girl, and she was also the only one without a servant.

With a cold snort, she glanced disdainfully at the other three purebloods with their pretty female servants and swiftly walked towards the Light Gate, stepping straight into it.

A Fifth Rank Spirit Vein, she indeed had reason to be proud.

They were a group more favored than the purebloods of Fifth Rank.

They were truly the ones the Green Lake Mountain placed its hopes on as the stars of hope; after all, the stronger the pureblood, the greater their obstacles.

While a Spirit Vein didn’t have as many difficulties. Many purebloods might never overcome their limits in a lifetime, but those with a Spirit Vein were very likely to catch up, or even surpass the purebloods.

However, because they started with lesser strength, which was at an ordinary level, they couldn’t protect themselves during their trials and were prone to accidents or falling to the envy of others.

So, both Spirit Veins and purebloods had their own advantages and drawbacks. It’s just that the former had much more potential.

The other two also looked at Lin Xin with some wariness before following into the Light Gate.

Lin Xin entered last, accompanied by Chen Jingsi.

The scenery in front of him changed abruptly, and they found themselves on a hillside with lush green grass.

In front of the uphill slope, there were scattered little white stone houses, each shimmering with a faint Spiritual Light and numbered with subtle engravings on their doors.

The girl who entered first had already chosen and entered a stone house.

At a glance, there were about twenty to thirty stone houses on the hillside.

Most of them were already occupied.

The previous two purebloods of Fifth Rank had also found their stone houses.

Lin Xin took out a Jade Talisman and squeezed it, mentally discerning its contents. He immediately knew the location of his stone house and walked over with Chen Jingsi.

The stone house was not crude, its surroundings intricately carved with decorative patterns.

Outside was a circular courtyard, sparsely planted with flowers and herbs, faint fragrances weaving through the air.

As they entered the house, they were met by Lin Youke and two others who had been waiting for some time.

"Young Master!"

The three had been sitting inside, seemingly discussing something, but upon seeing Lin Xin and Chen Jingsi enter, they were startled and quickly stood up.

"You’re all here?"

Lin Xin nodded and looked around the house’s interior.

There was nothing inside but a table and a bed.

All three were sitting directly on the floor, now standing up.

He then inquired how they arrived.

"We were teleported here several days ago. Someone told us to wait here for the Young Master and not to go anywhere, so we stayed put."

Lin Chuan replied.

"Several days ago?" The timing felt off to Lin Xin, and he furrowed his brow, but then he remembered that the powers of Green Lake Mountain were extremely formidable, so these arrangements were to be expected.

After discussing the situation with his subordinates, Lin Xin had a general understanding of the area.

The hillside was nestled among desolate mountains, and these past few days, many individuals with incredibly strong auras had arrived, one by one entering the stone houses under the arrangement of some Green Robe people.

Not too far on the east side of the hillside, there was a small blue tower. They couldn’t enter it; only those with a Jade Talisman had access, and they couldn’t comprehend the inscriptions marked above.

To the west was a wide river for washing and bathing. There was also a specialized hot spring bathhouse, although it was quite costly.

Food and drink were delivered every day. Though not particularly tasty, at least it was enough to fill the stomach.

After listening to their experiences and inspecting his own Jade Talisman,

Lin Xin found that, unbeknownst to him, a vast amount of information had been transmitted into it, including detailed maps of the area.

Pasture of the Divine, that was the specific name here,

Lin Xin took a closer look.

They were living on a small hill above the official disciples.

Beneath the hill was a cluster of buildings, including the dwellings of the official disciples.

There was also a small city, featuring the Task Hall for mission assignments, the Winter Crown Hall for security, the Research Institute for collecting knowledge and books, the Smithing Hall for forging weapons, and much more.

As for the multitude of shops and entertainment venues, there were countless.

It was a miniature city, and the official disciples, numbering about several thousand, lived at the mountain’s foot and were the main inhabitants forming the city.

The Jade Talisman even mentioned that there are lectures held every so often.

There were also Refinement Towers for training, and a curved courtyard for nurturing Dao weapons.

One could truly find everything here, satisfying all the needs of formal disciples and core disciples alike.

Upon learning that there were so many things below the hillside, Lin Youke and the other two wanted to go down the hill to broaden their horizons. Lin Xin couldn’t be bothered to manage them, letting them go down by themselves and interact with Chen Jingsi, considering it a chance for them to get acquainted, as they would be his servants in the future.

Their dwelling place would be in the small houses just below the little hillside.

That was also specially provided for the core disciples’ servants to live in.

Lin Xin also went to look at the houses. Inside the wooden house where the servants lived, there was a communication rune connected to his stone house, allowing direct messaging from there to here.

After arranging for the four of them, he finally had time to take a closer look at his neighbors around his stone house.

From inside the stone house on the right, the faint sound of thunder could intermittently be heard, clearly indicating that its master was engaged in cultivation practice.

In a stone house a little farther to the left, a blue-haired girl with a resolute face was carefully checking the medicinal herbs planted in the courtyard, her expression focused.

Lin Xin only took a brief look before returning to his room to rest.

The jade talisman recorded that all activities here were still notified through the jade talisman, and there was no need for them to actively remember the schedule.

In order to be fully rested, he didn’t do anything but collapse on his bed and fall into a deep sleep.

And slept until the next day.

Many more people continuously arrived outside the stone house. About a dozen more came, each one either exuding formidable spiritual energy or possessing an overwhelmingly powerful aura.

After this group of people entered, a new set of stone houses automatically rose from the ground right in front of Lin Xin’s stone house.

The newcomers naturally had a place to live.

Approximately thirty people could live on the entire hillside, and no new individuals arrived in the subsequent days.

Lin Xin also started getting used to the environment here.

From morning to night, the hillside was blocked for most of the time, allowing entry for servants but not permitting exit.

The spiritual energy here was also far more concentrated than in the Mortal Realm. According to Lin Xin’s estimates, absorbing spiritual energy here for a day was equivalent to five days in the Mortal Realm, meaning his efficiency had increased fivefold.

Additionally, there was another feature here.

That was the abundance of various towers.

Refinement Tower, Enlightenment Tower, Arts Tower, Formation Tower.

The four towers within the city were accessible to core disciples free of charge, while the other disciples had to pay a significant price to enter, and even then, they did not receive the same treatments as core disciples. The towers were opened in rotation every few days.

The other facilities were quite similar to those of a regular sect.

After a casual stroll, Lin Xin paid them no more attention.

Days quickly passed. Just as they were all becoming somewhat impatient, a new notification finally appeared in the jade talisman.

Proceed to the Enlightenment Tower lecture hall for lessons.

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Hiss...

Lin Xin gently pulled out the Red Flower Sword, checking again for any residual Underworld runes.

He extended his index finger, carefully touching and activating each individual rune on the sword’s body.

With every touch from his finger, the spot lit up with a faint red light as if in response.

The runes illuminated by the red light were intricate, causing dizziness in the average person with just one glance, not to mention studying them.

After dealing with the Red Flower Sword, Lin Xin carefully wiped it down and then sheathed it.

He also changed into a set of special core disciple green robes. Unlike other green-robed cultivators, the belt of this robe was white instead of green.

A long section was left empty in the middle of the robe, specifically for engraving one’s rank position symbols.

Holding the Red Flower Sword, Lin Xin opened the door to find Chen Jingsi and Lin Youke among the four waiting outside.

"Let’s go."

"Yes."

The group walked down the hill.

Occasionally on the hillside, they encountered other stone house owners who were also heading down, but there was no intention to greet each other.

Here, everyone had only one relationship with each other, that of competitors.

Even though this competition needed to be considered over a century, likewise, there was little interest in getting to know one another.

Following the hillside downward, they quickly entered a spacious mountain path.

Guarding both sides of the path were defenders clad in full-body white armor.

The energy fluctuations from these guards were strong and abstruse, seemingly between the levels of Yuan Jing and Human Immortal. They stood motionless on either side of the mountain road, and the fluctuations of energy from dozens of them were identical.

"Dao weapons, perhaps?" Lin Xin had his answer.

Without further ado, he led Lin Youke and the others past the heavily guarded path and soon saw a bustling city formed by towering spires and throngs of people below the mountain.

White spires of various heights stood within the city, each surrounded by corresponding signs and auras.

Mixing with the descending crowd, Lin Xin quickly left the mountain path. They entered an ordinary road without Defensive Guards.

Both sides of the road sporadically hosted small stalls, mostly selling fruits, grains, spiritual flowers, and similar items.

Those hawking their wares mostly did not wear the formal disciple’s green robes and belts but instead were dressed in white, clearly merely being servants of the disciples.