Chapter 459 - 353: Nine Directions Divine Venerable Disc, Departure for the Refining God Sect

"Brother Lin, you won!"

Hou Shaojie steadied himself after landing, then spoke slowly.

Even with everything he had, he still couldn’t defeat Lin Chang’sheng. Looks like this guy’s cultivation talent really isn’t simple.

With a prodigy like this, of course the Hou Family would want to win him over.

Don’t let Lin Chang’sheng’s Early Stage of Void Refining fool you—his actual combat power rivals someone at the Late Stage of Void Refining.

This discovery truly shocked Hou Shaojie.

"Young Master Hou actually lost? This—this is unbelievable!"

"Right? You have to remember, Young Master Hou has Middle Stage Void Refining Cultivation, and after erupting with the Fierce Tiger Body Strengthening Technique, his physical body is comparable to the Late Stage. Even most prodigies can’t measure up!"

"Hard to believe, but that kid really has such strength!"

"Damn it, he actually won?"

...

The surrounding crowd of geniuses instantly began looking at Lin Chang’sheng with newfound respect.

At first they thought he was so unimpressive, but who’d have guessed his cultivation is this formidable?

Even Hou Kui couldn’t help but reevaluate Lin Chang’sheng.

Having such a prodigy escort Hou Shaojie to achieve a higher rank almost seemed like selling him short.

"Brother Hou flatters me. Your Fist Aura is incredibly domineering—if I didn’t have a sturdy body, I’d have lost long ago!"

Lin Chang’sheng replied modestly.

Buzz—

In the next moment, Hou Kui deactivated the Grand Array barrier, walking slowly onto the arena platform.

"Indeed, heroes rise among the youth—Daoist Lin’s cultivation has truly astonished us!"

Hou Kui said with a smile. Prodigies with such talent won’t be allowed to slip away; they planned to build a good relationship, perhaps he’d become an Immortal Venerable ruling his own domain one day.

"Just now my son promised you—if you won, you’d be given a gift. Allow the old man to present it instead! Daoist Lin, I hope you won’t find it beneath you. Please, come with me!"

Hou Kui already had his plan. If they sent something too trivial, it wouldn’t earn Lin’s goodwill. The gift had to be something truly valuable.

Lin Chang’sheng wanted to refuse at first, but seeing their enthusiasm, he couldn’t reject and so followed Hou Kui into a secluded chamber.

This seemed to be his usual cultivation sanctuary.

All around were all sorts of weapons—sabers, spears, staffs, halberds, and more.

There were even plenty of Immortal Secret Techniques and Arrays.

No wonder Hou Shaojie could cultivate so far at such a young age; the vast wealth of the Hou Family was clearly a critical factor.

Hou Kui stepped forward and took down a disc resembling a bagua from the wall.

"This artifact is called the Nine Directions Divine Venerable Disc. Inject Primordial Power, and you’ll feel the pressure of the Nine Divine Venerables, which can temper the body. I see Daoist Lin is skilled in Body Strengthening Techniques—this may be of use to you!"

Hou Kui smiled as he handed the Nine Directions Divine Venerable Disc to Lin Chang’sheng.

"This is far too valuable—how could I possibly accept it?"

Lin Chang’sheng replied, refusing. There’s no merit in accepting something for nothing—once he took it, if they asked him for a favor, it’d be hard to refuse.

"It’s not so precious. If you don’t accept, you’re looking down on me, Hou Kui. Besides, Daoist Lin agreed to help my son get a good rank on the Celestial Pride List, didn’t you? A mere ten thousand Immortal Crystals can’t express my gratitude!"

Hou Kui continued.

That was enough to make Lin Chang’sheng accept the gift.

"If that’s the case, then I won’t be polite!"

Lin Chang’sheng put away the Nine Directions Divine Venerable Disc; its power to temper the body really was substantial.

It might truly give him a boost.

"Let’s depart for Refining God Sect at noon today. Please, Daoist Lin, make yourself at home at the Hou residence!"

Hou Kui said again.

Lin Chang’sheng nodded, having no objections.

Soon, the steward arranged for Lin Chang’sheng and Zhao Shuang’Er to be settled in a refined room.

Lin Chang’sheng couldn’t wait and immediately began to study the Nine Directions Divine Venerable Disc.

Buzz—

As Primordial Power was injected, the disc instantly sparkled with brilliant light and slowly began to spin.

Nine spectral images of Divine Venerables appeared above the Array Plate.

Rumble—

Suddenly, Lin Chang’sheng felt one Divine Venerable pressing down on his body like a mountain.

He couldn’t help but frown.

However, Lin Chang’sheng’s body was astonishingly strong. One Venerable’s pressure wasn’t enough to suppress him.

So Lin Chang’sheng mobilized the power of another Venerable to press down as well.

In the end, Lin Chang’sheng had to stack up to four Divine Venerables before he started to feel strained.

Only when he’d tempered himself to exhaustion did Lin Chang’sheng withdraw his Primordial Power.

The Nine Directions Divine Venerable Disc promptly returned to normal.

Only after refining several Immortal Crystals to replenish his Spiritual Energy did Lin Chang’sheng recover.

"This really is a treasure. My body feels like it’s been tempered all over again. Multiple rounds of tempering could truly strengthen the body—no wonder Hou Shaojie’s physique is so formidable!"

Lin Chang’sheng thought to himself.

After all, Hou Shaojie had no sect or clan backer, so it was amazing he could cultivate his body to such levels.

"Brother Chang’sheng, are we really going to travel with Dugu Yan and his sister?"

Zhao Shuang’Er saw Lin Chang’sheng open his eyes from training and immediately felt dissatisfied.

It wasn’t Lin she was unhappy with, but the Dugu siblings.

Those two were like poisonous snakes, lurking nearby and making her uneasy; she just knew that if they got the chance, they’d strike.

"Shuang’Er, those two don’t pose much threat to us. If they try anything, they’re courting death!"

Lin Chang’sheng comforted her.

Since he’d given his word, he had to leave together with them.

If he left separately, others would think he’d taken the reward and run.

Zhao Shuang’Er saw Lin Chang’sheng speak with such certainty, so she couldn’t say much more.

Half a day passed in a flash.