Age of Evolution#

Chapter 776: Chapter 779: Assistance and Punishment

Within the blue light, all prying eyes were blocked, and Jin Nuo was talking to Lin Zhen.

“In the Thirty-Three Sky Tower, the difficulty increases greatly as you advance one floor at a time, and the guardians of each floor will become more powerful.”

“To be more specific, every six floors are actually one cycle. Let’s take the first six floors as an example. The opponents you will face are: Spiritual Mind Master, Domain Warrior, Star River Behemoth, Elemental War God, Super Swordsman, and Heavenly Lord.”

Lin Zhen seemed puzzled when he heard this: “I can roughly understand the meaning of the first five, but what is Heavenly Lord?”

“Heavenly Lord is actually a combination of the first five people.”

“Each Heavenly Lord is a powerful Star River Behemoth, as well as a powerful Spiritual Mind Master. They also have a deep understanding of domain and elemental powers, and their close combat with weapons is unparalleled, so it can be said that they have almost no weaknesses.”

“Therefore, the most difficult part of the Thirty-Three Sky Tower is the Heavenly Lord, and every six floors are a cycle. For example, the first six floors will have opponents in the Three Flowers Realm. From the Early Stage Spiritual Mind Master to the Peak Heavenly Lord, each one is more difficult than the last. Once you reach the seventh floor, your opponents will be beyond the Three Flowers Realm.”

Lin Zhen felt a bit heavy-hearted, no wonder the Thirty-Three Sky Tower was not easy to conquer, these opponents were too strong.

The first floor begins with the Three Flowers Realm. It’s not so bad for the Heaven and Earth Class students, but for the Huang and Hong Class ones, passing even a single level would be incredibly difficult.

Although Lin Zhen’s strength was good, his realm was still a bit low, and he didn’t know how far he could go here.

“Lin Zhen, I will set you a goal now. Within one year, I require you to break through the first five floors of the Thirty-Three Sky Tower, defeating all the opponents before the first Heavenly Lord. Can you do it?”

Lin Zhen nodded slightly: “I will definitely do it.”

“Good, I like being decisive. This is just the first goal. The second goal is for you to break through twelve floors within ten years, and within a hundred years, you must break through twenty levels!”

“Are there any benefits to breaking through twenty levels?” Lin Zhen asked.

“Hehe! A martial artist who can break through twenty levels within a hundred years can continue to study in the Holy Land and erect a stele that belongs to them. If you can’t achieve this within a hundred years, you must leave the Holy Land. If you can’t even do this, then…you should understand what I mean.”

Lin Zhen remained silent, indeed it would be extremely difficult to achieve this within a hundred years!

If he was now at the Seventh-Level of Longevity instead of the Seventh-Level World King, he might have a chance to try.

It seemed that Jin Nuo had also noticed Lin Zhen’s thoughts: “Lin Zhen, I have checked your previous information, and I remember that you used to have an avatar.”

“Yes, I used to have several avatars, but not anymore, I haven’t found a suitable body.”

Jin Nuo pondered for a moment: “Studying the steles and practicing are conflicting. If you can study while you practice, it will be much more effective. I suggest you acquire an avatar, using the avatar to study the steles and your main body for training, so you won’t waste time.”

“To acquire an avatar?”

“Yes, get a good avatar. You’re still a Seventh-Level Alchemist, so I’m sure you won’t have any trouble with this task. Here’s a suggestion for you: while a higher realm body is certainly better for an avatar, what’s more important is getting one that is compatible with you. For example, if you are a Star River Behemoth, finding a Star River Behemoth avatar will be very helpful to you. At least when your strength increases, the avatar’s strength will also increase, so you won’t have to constantly change.”

Lin Zhen agreed with Jin Nuo’s words. At first, his avatar was Xiao Nuan. At that time, when his realm improved, Xiao Nuan’s realm would also improve. However, after Xiao Nuan awakened, Lin Zhen couldn’t find a suitable avatar.

Even Hua Hua Taisui’s avatar was not very useful for Lin Zhen.

“Alright, but I need to leave here to get one.”

“That’s not a problem. I can give you a dolphin. Do you have an ocean in your inner world? You can keep the dolphin there, and whenever you need to leave or return to the Holy Land, you can use it.”

“Thank you, Fifth Brother.”

Jin Nuo smiled: “Lin Zhen, the road of cultivation is extremely long, so work hard. The vastness of the Original World and the number of experts are beyond your imagination.”

“I thought that the Holy Land was the pinnacle of martial arts in the Original World.”

“It’s not wrong to say that the Holy Land is indeed the pinnacle of martial arts, but it’s not the only one. The Endless Star Sea also has a Holy Land for practicing martial arts. And have you ever thought, the people you’ve met now may have lived for tens of thousands or even millions of years, so how long has the Original World existed? There can’t be just so few experts. Where have those who reached the Longevity Realm gone? Right now, you’re still at the bottom.”

After hearing Jin Nuo’s speech, Lin Zhen realized that he had been somewhat narrow-minded before.

The New World had been born for at least hundreds of billions of years, let alone the more ancient Original World.

“Should I start challenging the tower now?” Lin Zhen asked.

Only when Lin Zhen asked this question did Jin Nuo suddenly remember the purpose of his visit.

“You can’t challenge the tower for the time being.”

“Why?”

“There’s one thing. Huang Zun and some others said that you were disrespectful to the ranking venerables, and they came to me to make a complaint, requesting that I punish you. It is indeed forbidden to fight privately within the Holy Land, so I decided to give you a little punishment.”

“What punishment?”

“It’s what I told you before, you need to leave the Holy Land and create a clone to come back. Return within ten months, which is when you’ll have been in the Holy Land for a year. I’ll announce that you were banished for ten months as a warning to others. You can only come back when the internal promotion and demotion takes place in a year, and your tower challenge will be postponed until you return.”

Lin Zhen was stunned. He didn’t mind leaving the Holy Land to create a clone, but ten months seemed a bit too long, because he still needed to comprehend the Shadowless Step Stele.

Jin Nuo noticed Lin Zhen’s thoughts and laughed: “Don’t worry, while you practice; Shadowless Step, I can transmit the pattern of the Shadowless Step Stele to you in the Dimensional Universe. Even if you’re not in the Holy Land, you can comprehend the stele within the Dimensional Universe.”

“Is that possible?” Lin Zhen was surprised. The Holy Land Stele couldn’t be displayed through the Dimensional Universe, which was a way to maintain the lofty status of the Holy Land. He didn’t expect Jin Nuo to be able to change this rule.

“Others can’t do it, but a Holy Land Resident can. However, this is against the rules, so don’t say a thing.”

After saying that, Jin Nuo winked at Lin Zhen.

“Lin Zhen, after you get a clone, start practicing right away. If you can break through the fifth level within a year, there will be a surprise waiting for you.”

“Hehe! Alright, I will strive to break through the sixth level within a year!”

They were both Three Flowers Realm opponents. Lin Zhen’s goal was even higher than Jin Nuo’s, aiming to defeat the first sixth-level Heavenly Lord.

Upon hearing this, Jin Nuo’s eyes brightened: “If you can break through the sixth level, then things will get interesting.”

After mentioning something about Lin Zhen receiving a dolphin and transmitting the stele image of the Shadowless Step to him, Jin Nuo left immediately.

“Remember, I’ll announce your banishment for ten months soon and you must leave.”

Watching Jin Nuo leave, Lin Zhen felt a little strange in his heart.

The tower challenge was postponed, and he had to wait until ten months later to attempt it for the first time.

And in the eyes of the people in the Holy Land, he, an Earth Class student, was probably done for.

But Lin Zhen didn’t care much about superficial things, and at least the Shadowless Step Stele wasn’t delayed. Going out and getting a clone back was the most important thing.

Lin Zhen didn’t enter the Thirty-Three Heavens Tower but left along the mountain road, heading towards the shore.

Along the way, Lin Zhen was already thinking about the kind of clone he needed to find.

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Jin Nuo’s news was announced quickly, and soon the story of Lin Zhen beating a higher-ranked student and being banished from the Holy Land for ten months by Young Master Jin Nuo spread. He would only be allowed to return for the ranking assessment after a year.

Upon hearing this news, Huang Zun and the others clapped their hands in joy.

Now Lin Zhen was doomed. They thought that since he had learned the Shadowless Step, breaking through one or two layers of the Thirty-Three Heavens Tower would be no problem, which left Huang Zun and the others in despair.

But they didn’t expect Young Master Jin Nuo to be so helpful, and directly banished him for ten months.

These were the most critical ten months, and if he couldn’t comprehend during this time or if he fails to pass a single level of the Thirty-Three Heavens Tower, it would be all over when he returns in ten months.

This was almost like a disguised direct expulsion. It seemed that the Holy Land was indeed strict with its rules, and no one could offend them.

However, they didn’t dare go down the mountain to mock Lin Zhen, who was about to leave, fearing they would anger Jin Nuo. They could only secretly laugh at the Earth Class area.

When Machinery heard the news, he breathed a sigh of relief. With Lin Zhen’s demotion now essentially confirmed, he’d be free to deal with him when he fell to the Xuan Class.

However, one person was not happy about it.

That person was Qian Tong, the only Saint-Level Alchemist of the Da Qin Empire, now forced to refine pills in the Holy Land.

Qian Tong hated Lin Zhen to the bone, but he couldn’t make any waves in the Holy Land. He couldn’t do anything other than refining pills and didn’t dare to play tricks under Jin Nuo’s watch.

His heart was even hoping that Lin Zhen would make a mistake and be expelled. He didn’t expect happiness to come so suddenly; Lin Zhen was indeed driven out by Jin Nuo, and although it was only for ten months, it was enough for Qian Tong.

Although he couldn’t leave the Holy Land, Qian Tong had numerous connections, and even a long time ago, he had been a Holy Land Warrior himself.

However, he came from the Holy Land of Freedom City and didn’t belong to Falling Star Lake.

After learning that Lin Zhen had been expelled, Qian Tong immediately began to search for friends through the Dimensional Universe.

As a Saint-Level Alchemist, many people were willing to work for Qian Tong. After continuously finding several friends whom he thought were strong, and promising them generous rewards, Qian Tong continued to refine pills.

“Lin Zhen, since you left the Holy Land, don’t ever come back. You should stay in the Da Qin Empire forever!”