novelraw Chapter 253 : Shock of the Tower Guarding Elder!
Chapter 253 : Shock of the Tower Guarding Elder!
Chapter 253: Shock of the Tower Guarding Elder!
In the end, the Tower Guarding Elder immediately reported the situation. The sect attached great importance to it and promptly dispatched other elders to jointly examine the formation.
As a result, after several elders conducted a thorough inspection, they found that there was absolutely no problem with the formation of the Trial Tower!
"That's strange. The Mysterious Dao Stone was personally placed by us, and we just checked it—there was nothing unusual."
"The formation didn't malfunction either. No leakage."
"Then how could so much power of the laws be consumed so quickly? This is strange!"
The few of them sat together, exchanging confused glances, completely baffled.
It was like pouring water from a kettle where the kettle was fine, the cup had no cracks, but the water was inexplicably reduced!
At this moment, the Tower Guarding Elder had a flash of inspiration and said:
"Could it be something to do with the disciples?"
However, as soon as he finished speaking and saw everyone’s expressions, he regretted it. It was obvious he had asked a foolish question.
"Although it's all power of the laws, the kind emitted by the Mysterious Dao Stone is chaotic and disordered. Let alone whether the disciples can absorb and filter it— even top-tier Celestial Heart Realm Experts would find it difficult to do so."
"That's right. Even if one forcibly absorbs this kind of power of the laws, it does no good to the body. Sorting through this chaotic power is far slower than cultivating on one’s own. Who would bother with such a thankless task?"
Upon hearing this, the Tower Guarding Elder also nodded:
"I was just a bit anxious. If it's not the disciples, and the formation has no issues… I really can't figure out what went wrong."
At this moment, another elder continued:
"It might just be an accidental occurrence. I think we can observe for a while longer. If it doesn’t happen again, then it proves this was a rare incident. But if it happens again, we’ll report to the Grand Elders and see what they have to say."
Everyone looked at each other, then all nodded in agreement:
"Agreed!"
So, they all dispersed. The Tower Guarding Elder re-entered the area where the Mysterious Dao Stone was placed to confirm the remaining quantity once again.
Only then did he slowly walk out of the Trial Tower, somewhat worried as he muttered:
"Hope nothing weird happens again—I really can’t afford to take responsibility for this!"
Gu Fan returned to his Cave Residence. Nan Xuanrou had come by a few times, but each time she kept inspecting the interior, which made Gu Fan rather uncomfortable on several occasions.
He didn’t know what this woman was up to—it was as if she was interested in something inside the room.
However, seeing that Gu Fan remained indifferent, she didn’t have the shamelessness to barge in.
In the following days, Gu Fan traversed back and forth between the two worlds, continuously cultivating and breaking through his bottleneck.
At the same time, he digested the power of the Lotus Seed within his body, as well as the power of the laws he had absorbed inside the Trial Tower.
Just like that, more than a month passed in cultivation. Seeing that there were now less than three months left before the Eastern Region Assembly, Gu Fan began to feel a bit anxious.
After all, if he didn’t break through, defeating the top five would still be quite difficult.
Gu Fan was confident but not conceited—he clearly understood the gap between himself and those ahead.
Therefore, if he wanted to secure a top-five position and participate in the Eastern Region Assembly smoothly, he had to break through as soon as possible!
On top of a building in the Apocalypse World, Gu Fan used his Domain to wipe out all nearby Zombies before devouring their Saint Souls and Crystal Cores.
Then, he condensed the flesh into Blood Pellets to feed the Evil Lotus.
"The power of the laws has been completely devoured. My Domain mastery has now reached sixty percent—it seems I need to return to the Trial Tower to replenish some power of the laws..."
Gu Fan stood up and then in a flash, appeared back in the Cave Residence of the Cultivators’ World.
He walked out of the Cave Residence and, following the previous route, quickly arrived at the entrance of the Trial Tower.
"Elder, this disciple wishes to enter and cultivate for half a day."
The Tower Guarding Elder had been in a good mood lately. After being tense for over ten or twenty days, he found that the power of the laws in the Trial Tower was completely normal, without any abnormalities.
It really did seem to be a rare incident, not an internal problem.
Now he felt at ease. As the Tower Guarding Elder, if the tower had an issue, he wouldn’t be able to escape responsibility either.
Receiving Gu Fan’s token, the elder smiled and said:
“There are still two disciples from the top ten inside today. Go ahead and enter. Just avoid Room One and Room Five, they’re already taken.”
Gu Fan clasped his fists and saluted:
“Many thanks, Elder!”
When he received the Restriction Rune and prepared to enter, Gu Fan still felt a bit odd.
Why did today’s Tower Guarding Elder seem particularly cheerful?
But he didn’t dwell on it. Gu Fan eagerly stepped into the sixth floor of the Trial Tower, casually chose a room, and began cultivating once the door shut behind him.
Just like last time, he started with combat training.
This time, the opponent had changed into a flying monster—extremely fast, able to freely alter its trajectory and speed mid-air.
Its attacks were virtually impossible to guard against.
Gu Fan once again started from the beginning.
One, two, four... thirty-two...
Eventually reaching one hundred and twenty-eight, a massive swarm of flying beasts instantly tore Gu Fan apart. They were so fast that he couldn’t even optimize his defense before being killed outright!
“Hss… this feeling is just too exhilarating…”
Gu Fan tried a few more times. After continuous attempts, he finally managed not to die instantly against one hundred and twenty-eight opponents.
Once he activated his Domain, he could even tangle with them for a while. Though he still couldn’t avoid defeat, his improvement was evident.
One had to remember that last time, he hadn’t even had a chance to open his Domain. At least now, he could exchange a few blows.
After confirming he still couldn’t clear the stage, Gu Fan stopped wasting time and began cultivating to digest and solidify his Mysterious Power.
Time passed until half of the session was over. Gu Fan ceased his cultivation.
He hadn’t forgotten the main task he came here for.
After all, breaking through the bottleneck wasn’t something that could be achieved in a short time. If the power of the laws wasn’t replenished quickly, he wouldn’t have anything left to absorb!
If he didn’t hurry and stock up now, there wouldn’t be another chance like this once he left.
Thus, as Gu Fan sensed the constant surge of power of the laws all around him, he almost drooled.
He immediately activated his Domain and began devouring it continuously, converting everything he could digest on the spot.
The rest that couldn’t be digested immediately was stored within the Domain, to be refined outside later.
“I didn’t absorb much last time, yet my Domain mastery still broke through to sixty percent. This time, if I store more, maybe I’ll have a chance to push for seventy percent or even eighty percent…”
“If that happens, once I break through to the Solar Radiance Realm, I’ll truly be able to fight those in the top five!”
The more Gu Fan thought about it, the more excited his Domain became. After all, this was an exceptional cultivation resource!
If only he had discovered this place earlier, he might have already fully mastered his Domain.
So Gu Fan continued cultivating while simultaneously using his Domain to devour the power of the laws.
Until the half-day cultivation time came to an end.
Gu Fan looked somewhat regretfully at the flashing Restriction Rune in his hand, only then realizing his time was up.
“Time flies…”
“Oh well, you can’t get fat in one bite. I’ll come back next time!”
With that, he stood up, exited the room, and walked out of the Trial Tower.
After greeting the Tower Guarding Elder, he leisurely headed back toward his Cave Residence.