I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 85 Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven (Seeking subscriptions, seeking monthly tickets)

Looking at the mature-looking young man who appeared to be in his mid-twenties, Zhong Cang was somewhat confused.

He couldn't understand how this person managed to infiltrate.

However, considering that many Gold Core Perfected Beings in the sky did not express any opinions, it indicated that this young man who looked like he was in his mid-twenties was indeed eighteen years old. Therefore, Zhong Cang no longer dwelled on his age.

At the same time, what stood out the most about this cultivator was not his slightly anxious expression, but his terrifying strength.

While the other projections, whether alive or not, were constantly moving and fleeing, being chased by numerous Demonic Beasts and looking miserable, this person stood tall like a mountain.

Clad in golden armor and wielding an iron rod, he would smash one Demonic Beast to death, and when another one came, he would smash that one to death as well.

Even Demonic Beasts at the eighth level of Qi Refining were all smashed to death by him.

"To fight against higher-level opponents, or to fight against Celestial Beasts while surrounded... Compared to these geniuses, my strength is too weak," he sighed and shook his head, but Zhong Cang did not feel too disheartened.

He knew what he lacked compared to these geniuses - time.

Yes, what Zhong Cang lacked the most was not resources, but time.

He had transmigrated here, and all in all, it had not been half a year.

In this short period of time, Zhong Cang had raised his cultivation from the third level of Qi Refining to the fifth level of Qi Refining, and his strength had gone from being on the verge of being demoted to being in the top thirty (among his peers) of outer disciples.

He could say that he had done well enough.

Unfortunately, these geniuses at the seventh level of Qi Refining had been cultivating for over a decade, and their cultivation resources were constantly replenished. Compared to them, Zhong Cang, who had only been "cultivating" for half a year, naturally appeared weak.

"I will catch up to them and surpass them," he murmured in his heart, no longer paying attention to the projections in the sky, but instead closing his eyes to cultivate his spirit.

What Zhong Cang didn't know was that his calmness in victory and defeat, without arrogance or discouragement, satisfied the several senior sect members who were observing him in the sky.

However, if one were to observe more carefully, they would find that the strongest Perfected Beings were not paying attention to Zhong Cang at all, but rather to the cultivators who were still fighting in the illusion.

Especially those cultivators who had anomalies, they received a lot of attention.

"Heavenly Hegemony Physique, the Zhou family has indeed produced a genius."

"I think that girl with the naturally transparent Sword Heart is not bad."

"No, Zhang Yanghao from the Zhang family is the strongest. His Thunder Spirit Root is even Heavenly Grade. He's only sixteen this year and has already advanced to the seventh level of Qi Refining."

People are truly different from one another. With Supreme Grade talent and Transcendent Spirit Roots, they are almost guaranteed to enter Foundation Building and have a three times higher chance of advancing to Gold Core compared to ordinary people.

Compared to them, Zhong Cang only had decent swordsmanship, but his cultivation talent was too low, which made the strong ones in Gold Core not pay attention to him.

Fortunately, Cloud Firmament Sect is large, and there are many experts who accept disciples, which makes Zhong Cang still in demand despite his flaws.

He just didn't attract the attention of the strongest Perfected Beings.

...

While Zhong Cang was cultivating his spirit with closed eyes, the trials in the sky continued.

As time passed, Demonic Beasts at the ninth level of Qi Refining gradually appeared.

At this point, the cultivators who were barely holding on began to fall one by one.

However, the three individuals who were being watched by many Gold Core experts did not die.

Zhang Yanghao, who possessed the Thunder Spirit Root, and Yue Qianqian, who possessed the transparent Sword Heart, were able to maneuver and contend with the ninth level Qi Refining Demonic Beasts due to their speed in sword cultivation and lightning cultivation.

And Zhou Cang, who possessed the Heavenly Hegemony Physique, was even more terrifying. At the seventh level of Qi Refining, he was able to hold his own against the ninth level Qi Refining Demonic Beasts.

It was only when Foundation Building Stage Demonic Beasts appeared that the three geniuses at the seventh level of Qi Refining fell one by one.

Among them, Zhang Yanghao died first, followed by Yue Qianqian.

As for Zhou Cang, he fought against the Foundation Building Stage Demonic Beast for several minutes before exhausting his strength and dying.

This also made Zhong Cang truly feel the terror of a genius.

What slightly eased his mood was that although he was sent out early, his accumulated kill points in the early stages were high enough.

In the end, his ranking was not the expected third or fifth, but fifteenth.

This ranking was barely satisfactory for Zhong Cang.

By the way, among the top fifty, only Zhong Cang himself was at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

...

Everyone in the Illusory Void Realm has died, so the assessment naturally comes to an end, and the long-hidden sect master appears as a result.

"The ranking has been announced. I, as the sect master, congratulate those who have passed the assessment. You will be the future of the Cloud Firmament Sect. As for those who did not pass, do not be disheartened..."

In the sky, the sect master first congratulated those who passed the assessment, and then encouraged the cultivators who did not pass. After that, the topic shifted to the time and method of the next assessment.

"Three days later, the chosen ones who passed the first Wheel Sea will gather in this square. At that time, I will take you to the Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven."

"Buzz..."

When these words were spoken, the ordinary cultivators did not feel anything because they did not know, but the cultivators from influential families widened their eyes in astonishment.

"Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven, isn't that one of the three major Grotto-Heavens of the sect? Is the sect really willing to open the Grotto-Heaven to us?"

"Hiss... We hit the jackpot. Even if we didn't pass the assessment, becoming an inner disciple and visiting the Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven would make this trip worthwhile."

"What is the Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven..."

As the sect master spoke, a clamor of discussion arose around.

With his Transcendent senses, Zhong Cang learned from his surroundings what the Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven was. After knowing, he was slightly surprised that the sect would open the Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven to them.

A Grotto-Heaven is a spatial bubble attached to the Great World.

Each Grotto-Heaven is almost like an independent small world with different laws from the main world.

The Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven involves the super-law of 'time'.

According to the information Zhong Cang heard, one month of cultivation in the Flowing Light Grotto-Heaven is likely only three days in the real world.

With such a miraculous function, this Grotto-Heaven is truly worthy of being one of the sect's three major Grotto-Heavens.

But opening such a powerful Grotto-Heaven to outer disciples like Zhong Cang, this kind of heaven-sent opportunity also made Zhong Cang somewhat worried.

"Will something big happen? Otherwise, this kind of Grotto-Heaven shouldn't be open to us, right?"

Although worried, Zhong Cang knew that as a weak person, he couldn't do anything.

Therefore, he used his Sword Heart to cut off his worries and let his state of mind return to calm.

...

After setting the next assessment and time, the first Wheel Sea selection came to an end. Next, everyone could return to their own homes and do their own things.

What Zhong Cang didn't expect was that the first Wheel Sea selection didn't trouble him, but the journey back to his uncle and aunt's side did.

The people around him were too enthusiastic.

This was normal. Although he didn't win first place in the assessment, the people around him were not blind and had already determined that as long as nothing unexpected happened, he had secured a spot as an inner disciple.

And for ordinary cultivators, inner disciples were already important figures.

As a result, everyone naturally wanted to take this opportunity to establish a good relationship with Zhong Cang.

This situation made it extremely difficult for him to move around.

In the end, it was his uncle who came over and protected him as they left.

However, even after returning home, Zhong Cang did not find peace. For the next three days, people came to visit and bring gifts almost every day.

(End of this chapter)