C18 You Cannot Enter the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion.
In the end, Lin Chuan agreed to help the Diamond Ape. However, he couldn't stay in Ten Thousand Beast Mountain any longer for the time being. He had to take some time before he returned. The golden wolf with the emperor's blood wouldn't defeat the Diamond Ape before then. He had to do whatever he could to raise his strength to the Spirit Attraction Realm before he could come back.
As for the task of subduing the Diamond Ape that the sect had assigned had given to them, there was no way he would fulfil that. He had wanted the Diamond Ape to be his innate demon beast, but the difference in strength between him and the Diamond Ape was simply too great. The bloodline connection couldn't be established, and if he tried to force it, it would cause harm to his origin eventually.
Lin Chuan could only look to the future. After returning to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, he would find a random reason to give those waiting for him.
Now that he was the only disciple left in Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, there was no point for him to stay any longer. He crushed his spatial talisman and left Ten Thousand Beast Mountain.
The moment he returned to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, Lin Chuan felt something strange.
"Why are so many people looking at me with strange expressions?" Lin Chuan looked up. Outside the secret realm, there were also many disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect gathered, just like when they were about to enter the mystery realm. However, these people had their gazed consistently fixed on Lin Chuan the entire time. It was quite strange.
"Lin Chuan, where's the Diamond Ape? Did you bring him back?" Xia Ruoxue looked behind Lin Chuan. She did not see the Diamond Ape's figure, so she was somewhat puzzled.
According to what Gu Feng said, Lin Chuan had clearly subdued the Diamond Ape, so he should have brought the Diamond Ape back.
"He suddenly went crazy and ran away. As you know, he's a level three demon beast, so I wasn't able to catch him again."
Lin Chuan glanced at Gu Feng and came up with that excuse. Of course, he couldn't bring the Diamond Ape back. If he did, the moment he returned to the sect, he'd have handed the Diamond Ape over. Lin Chuan didn't want to hand over such a good demon beast.
"Alright then, that not withstanding, your performance was very outstanding. Elder Gu gave you the highest score!" Xia Ruoxue's eyes lit up. She knew that no one could take Lin Chuan's shine away. He had displayed great sagacity while they were in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain mystery realm!
Hearing Xia Ruoxue's words, there was a little unrest among the disciples.
"Could it be because Lin Chuan may have given Elder Gu some gifts that he was able to get the best grade? If not, with his strength at the seventh or eighth level of the Body Refinement Realm, how could he be the most outstanding?"
"Don't forget, he was the one who stayed in Ten Thousand Beast Mountain for the longest time. Didn't you see the other inner sect disciples' ugly expressions when they came out, especially Senior Brother Qin. It was as if he was really pressed."
"Could it be that Lin Chuan is going to recover his genius ability again?"
Many of these disciples knew about Lin Chuan. After all, he was a well known person in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. However, they couldn't help but show their deep astonishment when they felt Lin Chuan's current strength.
Lin Chuan didn't listen to their discussion. Instead, his gaze fell on Qin Xuan and Yue Feng.
At this moment, Yue Feng's expression was extremely ugly. He originally thought that Qin Xuan would emerge as the most outstanding disciple in this trip to the mystery realm in a landslide victory.
But who would have thought that the final glory would be snatched away by Lin Chuan? How could Yue Feng not be vexed in his heart?
"Lin Chuan, you will pay the price for this!" Yue Feng's eyes revealed a trace of killing intent. Right now, not only did he want Lin Chuan to become worthless but he even regretted not directly killing Lin Chuan back then.
"I'll discipline you when we get back!" Yue Feng coldly glanced at Qin Xuan beside him. He suddenly waved his sleeves and leaped into the air and disappeared into the inner sect.
On the other hand, Qin Xuan gritted his teeth as he looked at Lin Chuan. The hatred in his heart was now boundless. The outcome of the journey to the secret realm had caused him to suffer some disgrace. It was likely that the news would spread throughout the sect that he wouldn't be able to enter the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion in a short period of time.
He had already made up his mind to make Lin Chuan pay the dearly. However, it was clear that this wasn't the right time to act. Qin Xuan stared at Lin Chuan for a while longer before leaving behind Yue Feng.
"Come with me to the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion. This is a rare opportunity."
Xia Ruoxue looked at Lin Chuan with a sweet smile and teased him.
Lin Chuan scratched his head. He had no intention of showing off. He used up his strength to have made it that far. However, when he was asked to go to the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion, Lin Chuan's eyes lit up.
The Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion was the place where the secret manuals of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect were kept. There were countless treasures within the pavilion, and it was the place that all the disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect yearned to be the most.
Normally, very few people were allowed to enter the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion. Since Lin Chuan had gotten such an opportunity, he would definitely accept that privilege. Also, he hadn't had any suitable cultivation techniques to cultivate with recently.
However, when they got to the entrance of the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion, something unexpected happened.
Outside the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion, there was an old man seated cross-legged. He had an extremely heavy spirit aura on him, and it was obvious that his strength was extraordinary.
This old man was the gatekeeper of the Pavilion of Heavenly Mysteries. He was also an extraordinary figure within the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. It was just that his identity was rather mysterious, and only a very few number of people knew who he really was.1
"Elder Han, I've brought Lin Chuan here. He's the one who had the best performancd in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain secret realm this season."
Xia Ruoxue clearly knew this elder's name. She called him with a absolute respect.
"Isn't he an inner sect disciple?"
Hearing Xia Ruoxue's words, Elder Han slightly opened his tightly shut eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, Lin Chuan could clearly feel a powerful aura pressing down on his body, as if it wanted to prove into his body.
However, this feeling quickly disappeared. Elder Han only wanted to assess Lin Chuan's strength.
Old Elder Han was completely engrossed in guarding the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion, so he wasn't up to date about certain matters within the sect. Even Lin Chuan didn't know much about him.
"That's right, he was once an inner sect disciple." Xia Ruoxue was stunned for a moment. She was thinking of what other things she could say
"He can't enter. The Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion is a restricted area of the sect. Only internal sect disciples are allowed to enter. Even if he managed to get a good spot on the rankings from the result of the secret realm trip, he still can't be allowed in. That is the sect's rule."
Elder Han's attitude was solemn, and his face was dignified. He didn't give Xia Ruoxue any chance to say anything else. After he'd said that, he waved his hand and signalled Xia Ruoxue to enter. Ruoxue didn't want to bother him again.
Xia Ruoxue was clearly dumbfounded at his reaction. She had not expected that only inner sect disciples could enter the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion...
"It doesn't matter. I've heard that the inner sect selection will be held no too long from now. Then, I can return to the inner sect after passing the selection, isn't that correct?"
Lin Chuan didn't want Xia Ruoxue to feel too embarrassed, so he said it unemotionally
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