Time flew. In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.
In this half a year, Chen Zong's name was mentioned countless times. Especially in the first month, he was mentioned almost every day, but he never appeared. As time went on, the number of times he was mentioned became less and less. Until today, no one mentioned his name anymore. It was as if they had forgotten about him.
After all, in this half a year, Chen Zong had remained in the Hall of Will and had not taken a single step out.
"Elder Wang, Elder Su, has Chen Zong ever come to find you?" On this day, Elder Lu came to find the other two elders with real power.
"Never." This was Elder Wang and Elder Su's answer.
One of the qualifications for first-class intensive training was that one could consult the three elders with real power, the Azure Dragon Sword Sovereign, or even the Guild Leader at any time. Although Chen Zong's talent was astonishing and his potential was unparalleled, he was still too young at this stage. The three elders with real power were more than enough to teach him.
For a top prodigy like Chen Zong, they very much hoped to be able to give him some pointers.
However, half a year had passed, and Chen Zong had not come to ask for any advice at all. This was just too strange.
"Could it be that he went to ask the Azure Dragon Sword Sovereign?" Elder Lu guessed.
The Azure Dragon Sword Sovereign was more powerful than them, and his attainments in the way of the sword were more profound. If Chen Zong went to ask him for advice, it was only natural. However, although the Azure Dragon Sword Sovereign was stronger than the three of them, they also had their own areas of expertise.
"As far as I know, Chen Zong has remained in the Hall of Will for the past half a year. Apart from the two hours he spent in the Myriad Repository Palace at the beginning, he has not come out," Elder Su said unhurriedly.
"Oh, looks like Chen Zong has been cultivating bitterly for the past half a year." Elder Lu's eyes lit up.
He had stayed in the Hall of Will for half a year, and there were also people who sent him Spirit Source Pills and Earth Pulse Pills. In this way, without a lack of resources, his cultivation would definitely improve significantly.
Half a year's time was neither too long nor too short.
For ordinary earth spirit realm cultivators, their cultivation wouldn't increase by much in half a year without any fortuitous encounters. It would already be quite good if they could increase their cultivation by a small level. However, for the top geniuses, with sufficient resources, increasing their cultivation by a small level in half a year was as simple as eating and drinking.
It was possible to raise his cultivation by two minor levels, or even three minor levels.
"Chen Zong's potential is exceedingly high, even surpassing the three of us. Add to that enough upper rank spirit origin pills and earth vein pills, and half a year of hard work, even if his cultivation hasn't reached the initial second level of the earth spirit realm, he'll at least reach the peak of the first level of the earth spirit realm." Elder Lu guessed with a hearty laugh, his heart filled with anticipation.
With that said, Elder Wang and Elder Su's eyes lit up. They were also looking forward to it.
"Let's go and have a look," Elder Wang said decisively.
"Fine, let's go and see how strong our top genius is now." Elder Su chuckled.
Elder Lu, however, walked out in large strides in a flurry.
Very soon, the three Elders arrived outside the Hall of Will and knocked on the door.
After a while, the door slowly opened, revealing Chen Zong's figure.
"Chen Zong greets the three elders," Chen Zong was slightly startled when he saw that it was the three elders with real power, and immediately bowed in greeting.
"Chen Zong, what's the matter with you?" Elder Wang frowned when he saw Chen Zong, because Chen Zong's eyes were slightly sunken, and there was a trace of exhaustion on his face. He looked dispirited.
The higher a cultivator's cultivation, the more energetic they would be. Under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult for them to show such a dispirited appearance. Even if they did, they would be able to quickly recover after a short rest.
Moreover, it would take a lot of energy to show such a dispirited appearance. It would be very tiring.
Chen Zong had been cultivating in the Hall of Will for half a year. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be in such a state.
"Did you cultivate too much?" Without waiting for Chen Zong to answer, Elder Su also asked with concern, "The way of cultivation is about balance. No matter how hard you work, you must ensure that you have enough rest. Otherwise, not only will it be difficult to improve your cultivation, but it will also affect your body's condition. If you're not careful, you may even suffer from Qi Deviation and affect your foundation."
Elder Lu was even more direct. He appeared beside Chen Zong in a flash and reached out to check Chen Zong's pulse. The Heaven Meridian Spiritual Power quickly swept through Chen Zong's body to see if there was anything wrong with his body.
Then, Elder Lu's expression changed.
"Elder Lu, what's wrong?" Elder Wang and Elder Su saw this and their expressions changed. They hurriedly asked.
Elder Lu didn't answer Elder Wang and Elder Su. Instead, he stared at Chen Zong. His eyes emitted a terrifying light with a trace of anger, and his voice became cold. "Chen Zong, tell me, what have you been doing here for half a year?"
"What's going on?" Elder Wang also appeared on the other side of Chen Zong in a flash and held onto Chen Zong's other hand. His Heaven Meridian Spiritual Power swept through to check, and his expression changed greatly as he frowned.
"His body is fine. His cultivation level is at the initial first level of the earth spirit realm. Compared to half a year ago, the increase is negligible." Elder Wang spoke. Elder Su's expression also changed greatly when he heard this.
They guessed that Chen Zong had been training hard in the Hall of Will for the past half a year. With over sixty upper rank Spirit Origin Pills and Earth Meridian Pills, as well as a minor Meridian Gathering Formation, he didn't lack for resources at all. One had to know that their disciples had only received six mid rank Spirit Origin Pills and six mid rank Earth Meridian Pills in the past half a year. There was no comparison at all.
Even so, all three of their disciples had managed to raise their cultivation by two minor levels in half a year.
For example, Yu Fei had been at the initial second level of the earth spirit realm half a year ago, and was now at the late second level of the earth spirit realm.
If it hadn't been for those resources, it would've been quite good if he'd been able to increase his cultivation level by one level. This was also related to Yu Fei's own cultivation potential, and his status as a genius.
If it hadn't been for his cultivation potential, his cultivation would've been limited in half a year.
In addition, Yu Fei was at the initial second level of the earth spirit realm, a level higher than the initial first level of the earth spirit realm. Even so, he'd been able to increase his cultivation by two levels. Chen Zong had enjoyed much more abundant resources, but hadn't increased his cultivation at all.
Indistinct anger rose in the hearts of the three elders in that moment. It was a kind of anger that came from disappointment and disappointment.
A frightening aura appeared faintly within their bodies, like destructive thunder, causing Chen Zong's expression to change greatly.
"Alright, there may be other reasons behind this." Elder Su was the most rational and was the first to react. He suppressed the burgeoning power within his body and calmed down, speaking quickly. Although Chen Zong's cultivation hadn't increased at all, perhaps there really was a special reason for this.
Elder Wang and Elder Lu reined in their anger when they heard this and looked quietly at Chen Zong. Their eyes contained the power to see through one's soul.
"Speak, what's going on?" Elder Wang said.
The three of them had held great expectations for Chen Zong, which was why they'd given Chen Zong first level priority training and paid so much attention to Chen Zong.
But now, Chen Zong had disappointed them.
They were both disappointed and surprised. This shouldn't be the case, why was it like this?
There must be a reason.
"Please sit, Elders," Chen Zong didn't respond immediately, but moved aside to allow the three elders to sit in the front hall.
The three elders also sat down and stared at Chen Zong, waiting for Chen Zong's explanation.
If Chen Zong didn't have any special reasons, then they should consider whether to lower the priority training standards for Chen Zong.
After all, it wasn't easy to refine Upper Grade Spirit-source Elixir and Earthvein Elixir. They should be given to those who were really useful. If they weren't good enough, it would be a waste of resources.
Chen Zong also understood this, of course, he didn't have any complaints in his heart.
For a moment, the atmosphere was silent.
The three elders were waiting for Chen Zong's explanation, while Chen Zong's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about how to explain it.
"Speak." Elder Lu broke the silence.
"Elders, the reason why my cultivation hasn't increased is that I lack a suitable cultivation method." Chen Zong finally spoke. As soon as he spoke, the three elders were stunned at first, then their faces changed greatly, revealing a hint of anger.
Lack of a cultivation method!
What kind of reason was this? It didn't make sense at all.
There were more than twenty earth spirit cultivation methods in the Myriad Repository Palace. Perhaps he felt that they weren't good enough, but he could absolutely come ask the three elders or the Azure Dragon Sword Sovereign. They wouldn't keep anything to themselves.
Speaking of which, Chen Zong was a disciple of the Taiyuan Sky Sect, and the foremost genius at that. With the Taiyuan Sky Sect's heritage, how could he lack a cultivation method? At the very least, it should be at the top of the upper grade.
Therefore, the three elders all thought that Chen Zong was lying and looking for an excuse. They were even more disappointed and angry.
"Elders, I'm not looking for an excuse." Chen Zong roughly knew what the three elders were thinking when he saw their expressions. He opened his mouth to explain again, "Indeed, I've inherited the Way of the Dark Feather of the Taiyuan Sky Sect's Dark Feather Mountain, and I've also received other heritages, but I haven't practiced any of them."
The three elders started again when they heard this.
If he hadn't practiced any of the heritages, then what kind of method would he practice?
"The method that I've practiced is a method that I've created by combining the essences of various methods. It's the most suitable method for me." Chen Zong said, "I've been practicing like this since I broke through to the extreme mortal realm. Now that I've broken through to the earth spirit realm, I need to absorb more of the essences of the earth spirit realm methods and combine them to perfect my own method before I can continue practicing. In the past half year, I've studied the twenty earth spirit realm methods in the Myriad Repository Palace and combined their essences into my own method, further perfecting it."
The three elders all stared with wide eyes, feeling as if they were listening to a legendary story.
Self created method!
There was no doubt that Chen Zong's words made it clear that what he practiced was a cultivation technique that he had created himself. It was a cultivation technique that he had created himself.
Creating one's own method might not be difficult, but it might also be very difficult. It was closely related to the level of the method.
"What level is your method?" Elder Lu couldn't help but ask.
"Supreme-Grade." Chen Zong responded and then paused.
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