You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 253 : 41. Hidden Reward_2

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Following the stairs upwards for several dozens of feet, he entered the mist and climbed a few dozen more steps until the mist dispersed without a trace, arriving at a broad area paved with red jade stone, with the staircase behind him having vanished.

In the center, numerous lifelike exotic beast stone sculptures were seen, and in the middle of these sculptures stood a faceless stone sculpture on a pedestal.

There were noticeably fewer cultivators on the second floor of Tianxia Building.

Lin Yue glanced around and saw only seven people.

After all, being able to break through to the second layer of Tianxia Building meant barely making it past the third round of the Human Ancestor Hall's life and death trials. Even without the precondition of being under thirty years old, there wouldn't be many such individuals.

Having seven people present at any given time was already quite a feat.

"Hmm?"

A man in a gray robe, closest to Lin Yue, upon seeing him, was first taken aback, then walked over and cupped his hands, saying, "Could you be the Seventeenth Prince?"

"You know me?" Lin Yue glanced at him.

"I was fortunate enough to witness Your Highness's brilliant performance during the inner hall examination at the Human Ancestor Hall, so naturally, I couldn't forget," the gray-robed man said respectfully. "I am the Upper Minister of the Marquis Qingyuan's residence."

"Marquis Qingyuan's residence?" Lin Yue nodded slightly.

Marquis Qingyuan was considered an important minister, although not of as high status as Duke Heng, he was still at the Saint level.

Speaking of which, Lin Yue had long heard that there is no room for further improvement for those who have reached the Saint level, yet there were still distinctions among them, though he did not know exactly how they were differentiated.

There were hierarchical differences among the Daoist Immortals in the Human World, and Martial Saints were the same, as were the important ministers of Great Yong.

"I am Daoist Haoyang of Tian Yi Sect, greeting the Seventeenth Prince."

"I am the Upper Minister of the Duke Si's residence..."

To Lin Yue's surprise, many cultivators on the second floor recognized him and came over to greet him.

At this moment, Lin Yue noticed a pair of familiar eyes and couldn't help but smile. He said to the few people, "Sorry, I have some matters to attend to."

The group hurriedly said they dared not obstruct and made way immediately.

Lin Yue walked out of the crowd and approached a woman wearing a dark blue iron mask.

"How long have you been waiting? Why are you still wearing that mask?" Lin Yue asked with a smile.

This woman was naturally Qi Yinmo.

"Not long, I didn't expect Brother-in-law to come in so quickly," Qi Yinmo blinked her big eyes. "Don't you think I look more mature and composed like this, Brother-in-law?"

Lin Yue set up a barrier, reached out to lift her mask for a glance, and chuckled, "Did you shape your face?"

"Huh?" Qi Yinmo didn't understand.

"Did you change your appearance?" Lin Yue asked again.

"This is how I look at nineteen. Alas, when I was fifteen, I accidentally took the Color Fixing Pill from Fourth Sister and got stuck at my fifteen-year-old appearance," Qi Yinmo said helplessly, puffing her cheeks, then asked, "Do I look better than in real life now?"

Lin Yue put the mask back on her, "It's okay, you'll grow up in real life too. And now, at sixteen, it's even better."

"Huh? Why?"

Qi Yinmo felt her brother-in-law and husband was a bit odd.

"It's nothing," Lin Yue coughed lightly and asked, "Do you want to engage in a debate? If not, I'll return to real life."

"Going back now?" Qi Yinmo inquired, puzzled, "Aren't you going to continue to break through? With your strength, winning five consecutive victories should be easy, right?"

"Not necessary."

Lin Yue shook his head, "I need to accumulate as many command tokens as I can. In each debate, winning isn't enough; I must achieve the highest evaluation, so I need sufficient overpowering strength to have the confidence to obtain the highest evaluation."

Qi Yinmo suddenly realized and said, "Did you just earn the highest difficulty reward on the first layer, Brother-in-law?"

"Yes, they gave me an extra two hundred command tokens," Lin Yue nodded.

"That many?" Qi Yinmo clicked her tongue.

"After all, it's a hidden reward, too difficult."

Lin Yue nodded slightly, and said, "I heard from your father that there's also a hidden reward on the third layer of Tianxia Building, called the Heavenly Twelve Lines. By using the body of a Four Symbols Heaven Barrier cultivator to challenge those Great Cultivators on your own and achieving twelve consecutive victories, there will be an incredible reward."

"That indeed sounds against the norm," Qi Yinmo couldn't help but exclaim, "Every Great Cultivator in the third layer of Tianxia Building is capable of multiple consecutive victories."

Lin Yue also felt some pressure.

Managing to pass the Heavenly Ascension Test and enter the third layer of Tianxia Building set the theoretical baseline for a Great Cultivator.

But in reality, a Great Cultivator's Daoist conduct was considerably higher than the baseline.

For a Great Cultivator who mastered the Laws of Heaven and Earth, just existing at the third layer would be considered a disgrace; normally, a Great Cultivator should be on the fourth layer of Tianxia Building!

"By the way, Brother-in-law."

Qi Yinmo thought for a moment and suddenly said, "I also heard about a second-layer hidden reward called the Nameless Hermit. As long as you change your form, hide your aura, wear a mask, and initiate debates to achieve fifty consecutive victories, you'll also be rewarded with a thousand command tokens."

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"Nameless Hermit? It's the first time I've heard of it, but... needing fifty consecutive victories?" Lin Yue shook his head, "I currently have no confidence at all."

You must know, entering the third layer of Tianxia Building meant being nearly invincible under Great Cultivators, with strength already touching the baseline of Great Cultivators.

That is to say, the Heavenly Ascension Test of the second layer of Tianxia Building, at normal difficulty, could theoretically only be passed by the weakest Great Cultivators.

Under such circumstances, aiming for fifty consecutive victories would mean challenging almost every cultivator on the second layer, almost impossible to avoid those top cultivation elites.

With his current strength, even if he used his trump cards, he didn't have enough confidence to pass the second layer's normal difficulty Heavenly Ascension Test, let alone the highest difficulty.

Thus, he could stop for the time being.

"For the short term, I won't come to Tianxia Building."

Lin Yue shook his head slightly, "I'll wait until my strength is sufficient to overwhelm the second layer, or even the third layer, before considering it."

Although Tianxia Building indeed had the effect of training, he already had the Black Jade Coffin Illusion Realm, and the training effect in Eternal Night was much more beneficial for him. It made little difference whether he came to Tianxia Building or not.

The most important aspect of Tianxia Building for him was still the opportunity to help deduce cultivation techniques.

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Newlywed, Lin Yue also devoted more time to Qi Yinmo.

Anyway, this training method benefitted both parties, so there was no concern about wasting time, and it could also lead to her getting pregnant sooner.

After dealing with Qi Yinmo at night, after utterly defeating this supposedly fearless little sister-in-law, he returned to the secret chamber and delved into slaughter and training within the Black Jade Coffin Illusion Realm, progressing his Martial Arts Realm at a perceptible pace under the guidance of the Human Ancestor.

Furthermore, Lin Yue perused dossiers daily, discussed theories with Jun Changge, and tried to use past experiences as a mirror to hone his Dao Heart.

Of course, sometimes he would also show concern for his first wife, the eldest daughter of the Qi Family, as she was pregnant.

Though the Qi Family's eldest daughter had never cultivated before, she stated that once she experienced the actual emotional bond of having her own bloodline, her Heart Phase Cultivation Method would undergo transformation with the real emotions of love and affection.

The Tantian Sect had also completely gone underground in Di Hong City, waiting for his Prince Mansion to be built. Then, the members of Tantian Sect could use his Prince Mansion as a base to develop anew.

This month, he hadn't seen Yu Shiqi; according to Master, she had laid a solid foundation and was trying to inherit what the Sixteenth Prince left behind, needing more closed-door meditation lately.

Yet Lin Yue always felt that Master feared that, having just married the Qi sisters consecutively, he would one day suddenly marry the little fish, too...

The Taoist Cave at Human Ancestor Hall was also attended daily for an hour.

On the first day of January, during the New Year, Lin Yue went to the Human Ancestor Hall to cultivate and happened to pay his respects to his Master.

Unfortunately, he did not see him, only Senior Sister Xiao Surong.

Perhaps because of the festive mood, Lin Yue broke through in the Yin Yang Cave sooner than expected, and his cultivation had reached the third layer of the Four Symbols.

He was just short of mastering Taiyin to reach the Four Symbols Peak level!

Once reaching the Four Symbols Peak, his Divine Soul would transform, allowing him to receive the memories of Xia Lie's past life.

However, reaching the Four Symbols Peak would take at least two more months, just enough time to meet the prince's trials that must be completed before the Four Symbols Peak.

As time passed day by day.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the sixteenth of January, the day the court opened.

Lin Yue was somewhat apprehensive.

Today, he would meet the Crown Prince who had been acting as Regent for millennia.

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