The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Niu Ben was completely baffled, an Earth Immortal, a triple-layered Earth Immortal...

Holy crap, for real?

"Tang Rao, are you telling the truth?" Niu Ben was full of disbelief.

Just entered the Land of Immortals and directly broke through to become a triple-layered Earth Immortal, what's going on?

"Yeah, what's the problem? That Energy Shield had a lot of energy, right? I was already a nine-layered Human Immortal, so after absorbing it, I almost became a triple-layered Earth Immortal." Tang Rao explained.

Honestly, the amount of energy he needs to advance once is many times that of an ordinary cultivator; the energy provided by the Energy Circle was indeed quite substantial.

If it weren't for the vast amount of energy needed, Tang Rao felt he could have directly entered the nine-layered Earth Immortal realm.

Of course, what Niu Ben was thinking about at the moment wasn't this; he caught onto an essential part of what Tang Rao said: absorbed!

Holy crap, absorbed all of it? Did he absorb all the energy in the Energy Circle?

"Tang Rao, you mean, you absorbed all the energy in the Energy Circle?" Niu Ben asked.

"Uh, not really," Tang Rao shook his head.

Niu Ben breathed a sigh of relief, I knew it, how could it be possible to absorb all the energy in the Energy Circle, that's just impossible. Plus, Tang Rao's Energy Circle is transparent.

This means he hasn't really absorbed much.

As for why his strength increased so fast, Niu Ben thought it must be because Tang Rao had profound accumulations from before when he was in the lower realm. You can tell just by the fact he only ascended after reaching the nine-layered Human Immortal.

He talked about cultivating for something like thirty years, but Niu Ben didn't believe that at all.

Niu Ben didn't ask further, so Tang Rao didn't elaborate.

He was also a bit perplexed now; he could absorb the liquid energy in that Energy Circle in just minutes. As for the Energy Circle's power, how on earth could he absorb all of it?

Of course, it's also good he didn't say that; otherwise, Niu Ben would definitely think he's a fool.

Absorbing the Energy Circle's own power, could you blow it up even bigger? Your Energy Circle hasn't even changed color, it's still transparent, dude.

...

"We're almost there, come over." After walking for about half an hour, Niu Ben waved at Tang Rao.

Tang Rao took a couple of steps forward.

Niu Ben grabbed Tang Rao's shoulder, then suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Niu Ben is, after all, a Level-one Heavenly Immortal, and he knows the Moving Technique.

But obviously, Niu Ben's teleportation skills are not great, teleporting tens of times before stopping.

And he looked quite out of breath, seeming to have consumed a lot of energy.

"Tang Rao, this is our Kao Shan Sect." Niu Ben pointed ahead to a mountain.

In front of Tang Rao stood a mountain towering over a thousand meters, looking quite majestic and impressive.

At first glance, it looked very much like a fairyland, with clouds curling around and mist rising.

"It looks really nice." Tang Rao said.

"That's right, the location of our Kao Shan Sect's gates is very carefully chosen. Don't let the appearance of just a mountain fool you; this mountain is engraved with countless Immortal Formation Restrictions, which not even your average Immortal Monarch could break through quickly," Niu Ben boasted proudly.

Tang Rao: "..."

What you're implying is, just let any average Immortal Monarch hit it for a while, and they could flatten this place.

It seems, your sect's might is indeed lacking.

Poor me, Tang Rao, to have been tricked into coming to such a place.

This isn't just sad; it's a downright human tragedy.

"Uh, Tang Rao, come join our sect. I've already notified the Sect Master, and the induction ceremony has been arranged," Elder Niu Ben said to Tang Rao.

"Alright, uh, is there anything I should pay attention to?" Tang Rao asked, in case there was some etiquette he wasn't aware of, it wouldn't look good.

After all, he was going to hang around the Kao Shan Sect for a while, and he couldn't afford to be looked down upon, right?

"There's nothing particular, just do as you're told during the ceremony," Elder Niu Ben replied.

"Okay," Tang Rao agreed.

The location of Kao Shan Sect was quite peculiar, neither at the foot nor at the peak of the mountain, but instead nestled within its belly.

After climbing up about six or seven hundred meters, they entered a cave guarded by guards, and as they went deeper, the path became wider, eventually leading to a huge plateau within the mountain.

Above the plateau was the sky.

Yes, this was the location of Kao Shan Sect, hidden inside the mountain belly, and the rocks above were all carved away, forming a shape like a clay pot.

Because of this, the Kao Shan Sect was also nicknamed: Pot Sect.

On the vast plateau, various buildings were erected.

There were flat-roofed low buildings and pointed-roof high towers, surrounded by trees and flowers. It all looked quite impressive.

Given the large area, it didn't feel like just a plateau within a mountain.

"Tang Rao, this is the place, come with me."

As Tang Rao arrived, he attracted quite a bit of attention and gaze.

Maybe because Elder Niu Ben held a high status in the Kao Shan Sect, no one dared to come up and ask questions.

However, from their eyes, Tang Rao saw a lot of things—doubt, hostility, alertness, and a whole bunch of mixed emotions that he couldn't quite understand.

Of course, Tang Rao didn't bother with these people and just followed Elder Niu Ben.

"Could this guy be a disciple taken in by Elder Niu Ben?"

"I think it's highly likely."

"You don't understand, this time Elder Niu Ben went for a promotion. The person he brought back must be a cultivator who got promoted. Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder how talented he is."

"What good can it be, at most a pale yellow Energy Circle, right? In our Kao Shan Sect, that's the kind of people we can recruit."

"You never know, what if... it's transparent?!"

"Ha ha ha, I think you're right!"

Tang Rao, of course, heard all these whispers, but he could only pretend not to hear.

Otherwise, what could he do? Rush up and fight with them?

First, whether he could best them was one thing; secondly, what they said was indeed true—he was just a transparent Energy Circle, thinking about it made him feel sad.

No wonder none of those peak cultivators in the Seventy-two Domains of the Nine Realms wanted to get promoted; look, this is why.

Maybe you were a big shot in the Nine Realms Seventy-two Domains, the center of attention, but in a new place, a higher level, you might just be the bottom.

How brutal is that.

Soon, Tang Rao followed Elder Niu Ben to a place resembling a square. It was surrounded by quite a few people who all looked very imposing.

Due to the arrival of Tang Rao and Elder Niu Ben, these people all turned their gazes towards them.

In the middle of the crowd was a man who looked to be in his sixties or seventies, appearing very frail and thin, dressed in a green robe, with a gaze that wasn't sharp.

To be honest, he looked more like a waiter in a restaurant.

This Kao Shan Sect, damn, as unreliable as it gets.

That must be the Sect Master, the leader of the sect, can't you be a bit more dashing, more cool, more flamboyant? Looking at you, if you were walking on the street, I'd definitely recommend Power Pill, you look like you've indulged a bit too much.