Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 29: Tier Three Spirit Vein, Wind Moon Lake

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Tier Three Spirit Vein, Wind Moon Lake
High above in the sky, white clouds floated as a broad flying carpet skimmed past, the sound of the wind echoing around.
On the flying carpet were five figures: the Great Elder of the Qi Family and four Qi family disciples, including Qi Chuan and Qi Chan’Er, who were on their way to cultivate at the Wind Moon Sect.
Qi Chuan sat cross-legged on the flying carpet, eyes closed, cultivating, with a look of travel fatigue on his face, as the wind continuously blew by. At the flying speed of the carpet, an ordinary mortal might have their face scratched up.
However, since Qi Chuan and the others were cultivators, possessing protective mana, they naturally were unharmed, though it wasn’t exactly comfortable either.
Regarding this, Qi Chuan felt helpless but could only silently endure; one could say that although the flying carpet was far more comfortable than the iron flying sword he had used before, it also had its limitations.
[You diligently cultivate, running the Evergreen Technique through a grand circulation, triggering a fivefold critical strike, and receiving fivefold rewards, with your mana slightly increased.]
At this time, after circulating the Evergreen Technique through another grand circulation, and with his mana having returned to his Dantian, Qi Chuan opened his eyes, with writing appearing before them.
However, this line of writing was completely imperceptible to the other four people, including the Great Elder of the Qi Family.
Seeing the writing dissipate, Qi Chuan smiled slightly, having cultivated for quite some time, he chose not to continue cultivating, but instead directed his gaze ahead, observing the mountainous scenery below.
The scenery of the cultivation realm, untouched by technology from his previous life, remained very primitive.
However, while everything appeared primitive, different places had their distinctions.
For instance, in areas gathered with humans, the mountains and grasslands beyond the villages and cities appeared especially desolate.
There were seldom tall plants to be seen, many trees had been felled, either used for firewood or other purposes, and it was even possible to see mortals going great distances to gather dry grasses.
As for the rivers and mountains far from human settlements, they were primeval with a wild aura; true deep forests where traces of demon beasts were occasionally seen.
In some places, even a cultivator must be extremely cautious when venturing.
Along the way, Qi Chuan witnessed some peculiar places, where, atop seemingly ancient mountains, stood halls, with people moving about, somewhat resembling Red Maple Valley.
Perhaps these, too, were other cultivation clans similar to the Qi Family.
Including Red Maple Valley of the Qi Family, could these clans’ spiritual lands and everything Qi Chuan saw along the way be part of the territory governed by the Wind Moon Sect?
Gazing at the mountain-river scenery below, Qi Chuan’s eyes revealed a thoughtful expression.
At this moment, he also felt a gaze directed from not far to the left, as his eyes shifted, he found himself locking eyes with a red-clad young woman.
It was Qi Chan’Er who had also stopped cultivating, her gaze wandering towards Qi Chuan.
This sort of mutual glance had happened a few times during the journey.
In response, Qi Chuan offered a smile, then withdrew his gaze, without thinking much of it.
Not far away, Qi Chan’Er also withdrew her gaze, cheeks slightly puffed, quietly clenching a fist inside her drooping red sleeve.
Within her heart, she secretly vowed.
Once inside the outer sect, she would definitely work hard, enter the inner sect, and surpass Qi Chuan.
She believed, she was no worse than anyone.
Qi Chuan entering the inner sect was merely a temporary advantage.
Just as four years before, when she had the advantage of background and early exposure to cultivation, Qi Chuan managed to overtake her and seize the Wind Moon Sect’s inner sect spot from her, why couldn’t she do the reverse in the future?
Moreover, now she and Qi Chuan were both at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer Realm; in terms of cultivation, neither was weaker, it was just an outer-inner sect difference.
Moreover, her advantage of having a Fourth Grade Spirit Root remained.
Elsewhere, the other two Qi family youths who obtained outer sect disciple spots paid little attention to Qi Chuan and Qi Chan’Er.
At that moment, they only observed the surrounding scenery, their hearts harboring a trace of excitement and anticipation.
They knew they could not compete with Qi Chuan and Qi Chan’Er; they only hoped that upon entering the outer sect, they could use sect resources to enhance their cultivation and hopefully one day break into the late Qi Refining Stage and return to the family as elders, which would already be a great success for them.
This was their greatest hope, as for Foundation Establishment or even Qi Refining Perfection, it was practically beyond their reach.
After Qi Chuan withdrew his gaze, he did not think much about everything surrounding him, instead immersing himself in the exotic scenery of the immortal world, enjoying relaxing moments beyond cultivation.
He also paid little mind to the occasional glances from Qi Chan’Er, feeling no guilt. After all, when the opportunity presented itself, who wouldn’t vie for a spot in the Wind Moon Sect’s inner sect? Surrendering it to others was out of the question.
The flying carpet glided through the air toward the distance; as time passed, Qi Chuan finally witnessed a completely different landscape.
Before him was a series of sprawling ancient mountain outlines, whose scale was unknown yet many times greater than where Red Maple Valley was located, and no cultivation clan land he had seen along the way could compare to these mountains before him.
"Is this the spirit vein land occupied by the Wind Moon Sect? I wonder what tier spirit vein it is?"
Aboard the flying carpet, Qi Chuan gazed at the ancient mountain range ahead, curiosity flickering in his eyes. He recalled that Red Maple Valley, where the Qi Family resided, was a Tier One Upper Grade Spirit Vein. Could the Wind Moon Sect be a Tier Two Spirit Vein or even Tier Three?
The flying carpet continued its flight, the ancient mountains growing closer, larger, and gradually everyone began to see things that differed from their expectations.
"This is the Wind Moon Lake where the Wind Moon Sect is located!" The Great Elder of the Qi Family stood in front of the four, hands behind his back, as he spoke.
"Wind Moon Lake?"
Their eyes widened slightly. Nestled among the encircling mountains, there appeared a large lake, shrouded with patches of fluffy white mist obscuring their view, yet they could still see that the lake’s size was considerable.
As for the massive mountain outlines previously seen, they formed a vaguely circular shape, wrapping around the lake, which was why they had only seen mountains before and not the lake itself.
Now, as the flying carpet drew nearer, they could glimpse scattered water islands amidst the misty white clouds on the lake, numbering more than a few.
Moreover, within the densest mists at the center of the lake, they could faintly spot two huge outlines, like two enormous creatures hidden in the clouds, exuding an intimidating aura.
"Are those... two giant mountains?"
Upon careful observation, a guess formed in Qi Chuan’s mind, making him slightly startled. If those giant things in the lake’s center were indeed two mountains, they should be at least several times taller than all the surrounding mountains!
"Did you all see that?"
At this moment, the voice of the Great Elder sounded from the front.
With a slight smile, the Great Elder pointed towards Wind Moon Lake and introduced it to everyone.
"The surrounding mountains serve as the location for the inner and outer sects and will be your future cultivation grounds. The spirit veins below surpass those at our Red Maple Valley and offer great benefits for cultivation."
"As for those numerous small and large islands within the lake, they are where the sect’s elders and True Inheritance disciples reside."
"At the heart of Wind Moon Lake, there are two high mountains said to be the place where the spiritual Qi is the densest. Some speculate that the spirit veins beneath might even reach Tier Three!"
"Among all the nearby cultivation clans, these two mountains are extremely renowned; one is called Wind Spirit Mountain, the other Moon Shadow Mountain, from which the Wind Moon Sect derives its name."
"According to legends, the cave mansion of the Wind Moon Sect’s Core Formation Realm Supreme Elder, Profound Sword True Master, is located on Moon Shadow Mountain!"