The Entry-plundering Demon Hunter

Chapter 278: Chapter 273: Passing the Trial, Grandfather and Grandson Meet (Part 2)

”The Martial Arts exam is over, and Lin Yi has been in the New District for over a month. Shouldn’t you acknowledge him now?”

Yi Nanshan didn’t speak.

He just nodded lightly. ”You sound just like your mother. She said the same thing to me not long ago!”

”I’m just... afraid to acknowledge him!”

After the old man finished speaking,

The Elder Celestial Master shook his head. ”You’re not afraid of acknowledging him. You’re just afraid he won’t acknowledge *you*, aren’t you?”

”What happened back then had nothing to do with you, and you didn’t cause his mother’s death. What is there to be afraid of? What is there to hate? Your grandson is quite an extraordinary figure now!”

”He’s just arrived in the New District. This is precisely when he needs someone to back him up. If you don’t acknowledge him now, are you planning to wait until the day he becomes a Martial God to reunite with him?”

”By then, do you think he’ll still need you? Or the Yi Family?”

The Elder Celestial Master’s words made Yi Nanshan’s expression change.

He quickly looked up at him.

”Grandfather, just do it. It’s not as complicated as you think!” Tang Qinru also chimed in to persuade him.

Yi Nanshan looked at the two of them, then at the surveillance monitor.

He fell into deep thought once again...

SWOOSH—

A strong gust of wind blew upwards from below.

Lin Yi seized the opportunity and leaped.

As if riding the clouds, he landed weightlessly on the summit.

Just then, the Little Daoist walked over with a smile.

”Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, on passing the trial and successfully reaching the summit!”

”Grandmaster has been waiting for a long time. Please come with me!”

After the Little Daoist spoke, he turned to leave.

Lin Yi glanced back down the cliff, then looked at the Little Daoist in front of him.

”Wait, how did you get up here? I didn’t see you climbing the cliff just now.”

At his words, the Little Daoist smiled and looked back at Lin Yi.

”This was the trial Grandmaster set for you, not for me!”

”Besides, even if I had to go through these trials, I wouldn’t be able to pass them. I took the elevator up!”

The Little Daoist turned and pointed to a small building not far away.

Lin Yi quickly looked over.

Sure enough, there was an elevator door.

”It looks like you guys at Dragon Tiger Mountain have integrated with technology, huh?”

”An elevator installed inside the mountain? Just how many elevators do you have here?”

The Little Daoist chuckled. ”Thirteen elevators in total!”

Lin Yi: ”...”

His words left Lin Yi speechless.

’With so many elevators, why bother setting up these trials?’

’Isn’t this like taking off your pants to fart—completely unnecessary?’

’These few trials weren’t difficult for me at all.’

’Other than wasting time, I can’t see any benefit.’

’It seems this Elder Celestial Master is a bit extra.’

However, Lin Yi didn’t say any of this out loud.

’Mocking the Elder Celestial Master on his own turf, Dragon Tiger Mountain? Isn’t that just asking for a beatdown from his followers?’

He just grumbled silently to himself.

He followed the Little Daoist along a small path for more than ten minutes.

They passed a training ground.

The training ground was filled with young Daoists in robes.

”They are all students from Dragon Tiger University!”

”They major in Martial Arts. Training here can strengthen their Daoist hearts and temper their minds!”

Lin Yi nodded and watched the training Daoists.

It seemed as if each person was training in a different way.

It was more like their training methods were designed to suit their individual characteristics.

Walking further, there were also Daoists practicing with sabers, swords, and spears.

Like the ones practicing hand-to-hand combat earlier, they were also majoring in Martial Arts.

AWOOO—

Suddenly, a beast’s roar came from up ahead.

Lin Yi’s expression tensed. The Little Daoist quickly said, ”Don’t panic, Fellow Daoist. Those are demon beasts raised by Dragon Tiger Mountain, mainly to assist with cultivation!”

”Demon beasts raised by Dragon Tiger Mountain?”

Lin Yi was taken aback and hurried to follow the Little Daoist forward.

Soon, a dozen or so demon beasts appeared ahead.

These demon beasts had cultivation levels of 1-star and 2-star.

Among them were a few 3-star and even 4-star demon beasts.

In front of each demon beast, a Daoist was engaged in one-on-one combat.

And the fights were evenly matched...

The Little Daoist said with a smile, ”In the entire New District, only we at Dragon Tiger Mountain can tame these demon beasts!”

”Just like those demon beasts you encountered in the Demon Forest before—they had also been tamed!”

”It’s a pity you injured a few of them. I’m afraid they’ll need some time to recover!”

Lin Yi felt no guilt about this.

’Back in the Demon Forest, they were lucky I didn’t just kill them outright.’

After they walked past this area,

Suddenly, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted over.

A large field appeared up ahead.

But it wasn’t planted with vegetables or grains.

Instead, it was filled with all sorts of flowers and plants he had never seen before.

”This is?”

Lin Yi asked curiously, taking in the medicinal scent.

”This is the medicinal field. The herbs are grown by students from the Alchemy Department. They are materials needed for alchemy!”

The Little Daoist quickly explained.

Lin Yi nodded and said, ”You need to grow your own materials for alchemy?”

”Of course. Growing herbs is also part of alchemy!” the Little Daoist replied with a light laugh.

They walked a little further.

Soon, they entered a large area of ancient buildings.

Row after row of great halls made it look as if they had arrived at an Immortal Palace.

But it was already noon, and the sunlight had burned away all the mist.

Otherwise, shrouded in mist, it would have looked even more like an Immortal Palace.

Just then, Tang Qinru walked over with a smile.

”Sis!”

Tang Qinru nodded. ”Thank you for your hard work, Daoist.”

”You’re welcome. In that case, I’ll return Fellow Daoist Lin to Donor Tang!”

After the Little Daoist finished speaking with a smile, he headed toward the elevator.

”Not bad. You reached the summit faster than I expected!” Tang Qinru said with a light laugh.

Lin Yi glanced back at the path he had come from.

”Those trials were prepared for me by the Elder Celestial Master, weren’t they?”

”They weren’t difficult, just a waste of time!”

Tang Qinru shot him a look. ”That’s just for you. If it were anyone else, it wouldn’t have been so simple to pass the trials so quickly!”

”Let’s go. It’s already noon. I’ll take you to eat first.”

”I’ll have you meet someone, and after we’ve eaten, I’ll take you to see the Elder Celestial Master!”

Lin Yi nodded lightly.

He was also a little curious about the person he was about to meet.

He followed Tang Qinru inside.

They passed through several great halls and arrived in a room.

Various vegetarian dishes were already laid out on the table.

Lin Yi and Tang Qinru sat down. ”You must be hungry. Let’s eat!”

”Sis, I thought Daoists could eat meat?” Lin Yi asked, holding his rice bowl with a puzzled look.

Tang Qinru smiled. ”The Daoist Sect has many branches. Some don’t have dietary restrictions, while others are vegetarian.”

”Dragon Tiger University doesn’t have dietary restrictions, but Dragon Tiger Mountain itself is predominantly vegetarian.”

”Of course, they don’t completely abstain from meat. They just have two vegetarian meals and one meat meal per day.”

Tang Qinru explained briefly.

Lin Yi finally nodded. ”So they probably only get to eat meat at night?”

Tang Qinru smiled. ”After eating so much meat, having a vegetarian meal once in a while isn’t so bad!”

”Hurry up and eat!”

Lin Yi nodded and didn’t ask any more questions.

To him, eating vegetarian was fine as long as he could get full.

The moment a piece of green vegetable entered his mouth,

Lin Yi’s eyes lit up. ”Sis, you’re right, this vegetarian food is delicious!”

”Of course. The cooks at Dragon Tiger Mountain and Dragon Tiger University are all Spirit Chefs, and they’re all at least 3-star. Their skills are naturally top-notch!”

While Tang Qinru was explaining,

Lin Yi had already started gobbling down the food.

He discovered that even though it was all vegetarian,

it still had the effect of restoring his Qi and Blood.

Therefore, he concluded that this was no ordinary vegetarian food.

’Could it be made from the herbs in that medicinal field?’

Since it was beneficial to his body, Lin Yi no longer cared whether it was meat or vegetarian.

Just as he finished his third bowl of rice,

and all the vegetarian dishes on the table had been wiped clean,

he couldn’t help but let out a satisfied burp.

Suddenly, the door to the room was pushed open, and an old but resonant voice rang out.

”Well? Did you eat your fill?”

Lin Yi and Tang Qinru both looked up.

When he saw the two people walking in from outside the door, Lin Yi was pleasantly surprised and exclaimed, ”What are you doing here?!”