Jianchen traversed the territories of several kingdoms and finally arrived at a mountain with beautiful scenery on the third day. This mountain was extremely vast and towered into the clouds. The upper half of the mountainside was completely hidden in the boundless sea of clouds.
This mountain was obviously not as ordinary as it looked on the surface. The Yuan Qi in the mountain was very rich, two or three times stronger than outside. If one abandoned the Demon Core, this would be a good place to cultivate and achieve twice the results with half the effort.
Jianchen floated about a hundred meters above the mountainside and looked around. From time to time, he would look at the map in his hand to find the exact location of the Sage Monarch Cave.
After a few breaths, Jianchen sighed in disappointment. Although the map indicated that the Sage Monarch Cave was in this mountain, it was not very detailed. It was impossible to find the exact location of the Sage Monarch Cave from the map.
Jianchen looked at the rough terrain marked on the map again. After memorizing it in his mind, he put away the map and controlled the wind element to wrap his body and continue to fly into the depths of the mountain. At the same time, he spread out his divine sense to cover a radius of fifteen kilometers. He observed every secret place in all directions and did not miss any clues.
Soon, Jianchen arrived at the depths of the mountain. Suddenly, Jianchen's eyes narrowed. He saw a building in front of him. There were about a hundred wooden houses scattered in a circle around a fifty-meter-tall tower. On the tower, three bold and powerful words could be faintly seen — Pure Heart Pavilion!
"There is actually a sect hidden in the depths of this mountain." Jianchen was very surprised. He immediately flew towards the building.
Just as Jian Chen approached the Pure Heart Pavilion, an old voice slowly rang out from the sky, "A guest has come from afar, so it's no surprise. Disciples of the Pure Heart Pavilion, why don't you come out and receive the guest?"
As soon as the voice fell, the tightly shut wooden houses opened one after another. People wearing various kinds of clothes walked out of the houses. There were big and small, men and women. Each one of them had a calm expression and a smile on their face. Their bodies emitted an otherworldly aura.
At the same time, an old man in a white robe flew out from the top of the tower. The old man had white hair and a youthful complexion. He had the demeanor of a transcendent being, as if he was a master of the Dao.
Jianchen stopped at a distance of 500 meters from the group. He stared at the group of people in front of him with a puzzled expression, not knowing what they were up to. His divine sense had already enveloped the entire Pure Heart Pavilion's encampment. Under the cover of Jianchen's divine sense, they did not conceal their strength in the slightest and were completely exposed to him.
There were not a lot of people in the Pure Heart Pavilion, only around sixty people in total. Other than the ruddy old man, there was a Heaven Saint Master hidden in the crowd as well. Of the other sixty or so people, half of them were Earth Saint Masters. The remaining half were below Earth Saint Master.
"Since you've come from afar, you're a guest. If you don't mind, please come to my Pure Heart Pavilion," the old man said to Jianchen with a smile.
Jianchen chuckled, "We've never met before, so you don't know whether I'm a good person or a bad person. Do you really trust me that much by letting me in as soon as we meet?"
The old man chuckled and stroked his long beard, "The Pure Heart Pavilion's Pure Heart Pavilion, as its name implies, purifies one's heart of desires. As a result, my Pure Heart Pavilion is penniless. We're not as wealthy as the sects outside, so there's no need for people to covet us. On the other hand, the disciples of my Pure Heart Pavilion cultivate wholeheartedly, so we have no enemies. You're worrying too much."
A sliver of surprise flashed through Jianchen's eyes when he heard that. He had stayed on the Tian Yuan Continent for so long and had seen all sorts of people, but he had never seen a purified person.
"If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble you." Jianchen did not decline. He clasped his hands and thanked the old man before entering the Pure Heart Pavilion.
Under the observation of the senses of Jianchen's soul, the Pure Heart Pavilion had no secrets at all. However, the result surprised Jianchen a little because the Pure Heart Pavilion was just as the old man had said. It could be described as penniless. Including the old man, the several dozen disciples of the Pure Heart Pavilion did not wear anything like a Space Ring or Space Belt. There were no monster cores, no delicacies, no priceless jadeite, and not even the most basic grain.
Moreover, Jianchen seemed to truly see a lack of desires in the disciples of the Pure Heart Pavilion. All of them naturally possessed an otherworldly presence.
Jianchen found it rather unbelievable after learning all of this. He felt like he had arrived in a completely different world.
Jianchen followed the old man into the tower. The only thing that greeted Jianchen was a cup of spring water from the mountains.
"Old Man, Tian Xuzi, is the pavilion master of the Pure Heart Pavilion. It's truly unbelievable that you have reached such a level of strength at such a young age," Tian Xuzi sighed emotionally.
"Can you tell my age?" Jianchen was greatly surprised. On the Tian Yuan Continent, one's appearance was not a measure of age. Unless one knew his background, no one would truly believe that such a young Heaven Saint Master was only as old as he appeared to be. This was because there were many ways to restore one's youth on the Tian Yuan Continent.
Tian Xuzi nodded. He stroked his long beard with his right hand and slowly said, "Because my Pure Heart Pavilion cultivates the mysteries of the books, we can clearly see the origin of everything. As a result, Old Man can tell your age with a single glance. You are definitely not over twenty-five years old."
This time, Jianchen was truly surprised. His gaze toward Tian Xuzi changed slightly. He praised, "Looks like the cultivation books of your esteemed sect are truly profound."
The old man chuckled and said, "Of course. The Art of Tranquility is indeed very profound. It allows one to see the origin of everything. However, the number of people who can cultivate the Art of Tranquility can be counted on one hand. The Pavilion of Tranquility has existed in these mountains for thousands of years. This generation can be considered the generation with the most disciples, but there are only around eighty. The other twenty disciples are all outside looking for suitable people to cultivate the Art of Tranquility."
"Sigh, there are just far too few people in the world who are suitable for cultivating the Pure Heart Technique. This is because cultivating the Pure Heart Technique requires one to be free of desires and desires, or the technique will regress instead of improving. At the same time, people who cultivate the Pure Heart Technique progress at a much slower rate than those outside. Firstly, this is because we pay more attention to the cultivation of our minds. Secondly, we cannot absorb the energy within monster cores. We can only absorb the pure energy of the world to slowly accumulate energy. As a result, our rate of improvement cannot be compared to those outside. "
"Looks like the heavens are fair. Since the Pure Heart Technique has such a wondrous ability, it makes sense for it to have such restrictions," Jianchen said emotionally. This was the first time he had heard of such a strange cultivation method.
"Brother, I don't think you've come all the way here for no reason. May I ask why you've come to these mountains?" Tian Xuzi asked.
Jianchen sat up straight and stared into Tian Xuzi's eyes with shining eyes. He pretended to ask casually, "Old sir, you've stayed in these mountains for quite some time, so I'm sure you know the environment here like the back of your hand. Do you know if there's anything strange about these mountains?"
Tian Xuzi smiled at Jianchen and said, "The strange place you're talking about is the dwelling left behind by a Saint Ruler."
A gleam of light flashed through Jianchen's eyes. He clasped his hands together and smiled, "Old sir really does have god-like foresight. You've actually guessed correctly."
"No, no. It's not that Old Man has god-like foresight, but if there's a strange place in these mountains, it would be the dwelling of a Saint Ruler." Tian Xuzi paused for a moment before continuing, "The dwelling left behind by that senior is extremely well-hidden. He even used the mysteries of the world to cast down a powerful illusory formation outside, hiding the dwelling's location. It's very difficult for anyone below Saint Ruler to discover it, and the strength of the illusory formation is not something they can break through. A hundred years ago, Old Man entered the dwelling to pay a visit to this deceased senior. That senior's body has already been reduced to bones and he has passed away a very long time ago. "
"Old sir has entered the dwelling before?" Jianchen's expression changed and he became rather nervous. He was most concerned about the Saint Ruler's skeleton.
"Old Man's Calming Mantra allows him to see through the source. Although the illusory formation cast down by that senior is powerful, it's completely useless to Old Man. He can enter it after spending some effort, but Old Man has never even touched what's inside. Those who practice the Calming Mantra cannot be tempted by external objects. No matter how precious a treasure is, he has to treat it like normal sand and stone. "
Jianchen let out a sigh of relief and said, "May I ask if senior can tell me where the dwelling is?"
"It's beneath a huge valley fifty kilometers to the south," Tian Xuzi did not hide anything and told Jianchen the location of the dwelling.
"Thank you for telling me, old sir," Jianchen said gratefully.
"There's no need for that. Even if Old Man did not tell you, you would be able to find it with your own abilities after spending some time. However, there's a powerful illusory formation outside the dwelling. It's basically impossible for anyone below Saint Ruler to enter," said Tian Xuzi.
"I understand. Old sir, I still have matters to attend to, so I'll be taking my leave first." Jianchen lost his patience after learning the location of the dwelling. He left the Pure Heart Pavilion after bidding farewell to Tian Xuzi.
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