Chapter 163: Meeting Without Recognition!

  Equivalent to the Yuanying period cultivators, Lin Tian was also slightly shocked when he heard this. Let alone those who were not even at the Tian level, they didn't dare to breathe loudly, fearing that the Qing Shui python would come out and swallow them in one mouthful! "Xiao Ling, is it true that there's a Qing Shui python equivalent to a Yuanying period cultivator down there?!" Lin Tian asked in his mind. "Yes, Master, Ci Hang Jing Zhai was indeed extraordinary, no wonder they were able to obtain the star-shaped key," Xiao Ling replied.

  Lin Tian and the others were assigned to Zizhuju, a bamboo building built in the middle of a purple bamboo forest. They were among the last to be assigned, so apart from him, Long Haohai and that fat guy, there was no one else. "This bamboo building was built by an elder before, and these purple bamboos were also planted by him personally. Although it's almost close to the back mountain and far from other courtyards, the environment is much better than elsewhere!" The fat man said, pausing for a moment, "I think you guys look pretty good, so I brought you here. How about it? Are you satisfied? If not, I can help arrange something else for you!"

  Elegant surroundings, the fragrance of purple bamboo wafted through the air. Lin Tian took a deep breath and smiled: "Very good, I'm very satisfied, thank you, Fatty!" The fatty was taken aback, saying: "I don't know why, but if someone I didn't know called me Fatty, I might get angry. But when you say it, it feels like it's only natural?" "Boss, haha, look at that, your majestic aura has burst forth!" Long Haohai laughed. Lin Tian's hand shot out like lightning, and before Long Haohai could react, he gave him a violent slap: "Is this more majestic now?!"

  "Hmm, boss, a gentleman uses his mouth not his fists!" Long Haohai rubbed his forehead and took two steps back, saying in a muffled tone. "Fatty, you probably haven't eaten yet either? Let's go together, and by the way, you can show me the way, haha!" Lin Zai laughed. "Hehe, okay, but after we eat, you have to spar with me for a bit. I feel like you're very strong, at least at the Heavenly level! I reckon it's because I sense that you're not weaker than me, so when you call me Fatty, it doesn't seem uncomfortable!" The fatty said, "By the way, you guys might not know my name yet. My name is Liang Wei, and I've been in Ci Hang Jing Zhai since I was a kid. It's already been 35 years now, and my Daoist name inside the temple is Qing Ming!"

  Long Haohai chuckled and said, "Qingming Dao brother, do you know if during meals, both male and female disciples are together?! Another question, a bit abrupt, I don't know what Shi Xuan's Dao number is?!"

  "It is together, the temple does not prohibit interaction between men and women, but Qing Cong Shifu is an exception. She is the Holy Girl, the master strictly forbids any disciple from disturbing her without reason. Ah, yes! Qing Cong is also the Dao number of Shi Xuan's sister!" That fat guy Qingming Dao said.

  "Qing Ning, what a nice name!" Lin Tian thought to himself.

  As they entered the bamboo building, Lin Tian and Long Haohai took a brief look around. "Two brothers, the elder who used to live here was one of my masters. He went out once and never came back, it's been over ten years now. This place has been left empty ever since!" Qingming said with some sighs. "That master always treated me well, even when he caught wild game, he would invite me to eat together... Ah—" Qingming suddenly covered her mouth, staring at Lin Tian and Long Haohai with wide eyes: "Two brothers, keep this a secret, absolutely! If the mistress finds out, she'll make me go to the back mountain to reflect on my mistakes!"

  Lin Tian chuckled and said, "Fatty, do you think the master of the sect doesn't know about this? You're under her nose, I reckon you've been eating wild game for more than a year or two. It's just that she probably turns a blind eye!" The fatty muttered, "That's true, but we still can't put this out in the open, otherwise I'll definitely get punished!" After saying that, the fatty looked at Lin Tian and Long Haohai with a pitiful expression. "Don't worry, don't worry, I and the boss absolutely won't say anything. However, for these few days' worth of wild game, set aside a portion for us, okay?" Long Haohai chuckled and patted the fatty's shoulder, and with one slap, the fatty's fat jiggled, making Lin Tian worried that it might fall off!

  "Hey, fatty! I'm Lin Tian and he's Long Haohai. Just call us by our names!" Lin Tian said. "Haha, alright, Lin Tian, let's go eat. If we're late, there'll probably be nothing left!" The fatty jumped down from the bamboo building, landing lightly on the ground below. This bamboo building was probably built to prevent mosquitoes or something, but it was over a zhang high off the ground!

  With that plump body, he made such a graceful and effortless move, leaving Long Haohai stunned. "Hehe, Qingming Dao brother, look at me!" Long Haohai said with a smile, as a gentle breeze surrounded him and lightly landed beside the fat man. "So, Brother Long is actually a wind-type ability user!" Qingming exclaimed, his eyes expectantly fixed on Lin Tian. "Lin Tian, show off your skills too, let me see something amazing!"

  "Alright, boss, show off your skills too! Honestly, I've never seen you reveal your true abilities before!" Long Hao said.

  Lin Tian smiled slightly and took a step forward, but in front of him was empty air. However, Lin Tian's foot landed as if on solid ground. Next, his other foot also lifted off the ground and stepped down onto the "ground"! "This is absolutely 'Void Step', which requires at least the cultivation level of Heavenly Round Completion to achieve!" The fat man's eyes were filled with reverence. "Brother Lin Tian, I didn't realize you were so deeply hidden. It's laughable that I even thought about competing with you earlier - what a joke, I was overestimating myself!"

  "Old, old big brother, although I know you're a top-notch cultivator, to be honest, I've always had some doubts about you. How old are you, anyway? You've already reached the Heavenly stage of cultivation! Heaven's above, is this still reasonable?! Even with incredible talent, it can't be this exaggerated, right?! It's too crushing for people, too damaging to one's self-esteem!" Long Haohai said gloomily, "Old big brother, from now on, you should change your name to Pervert!" As soon as Long Haohai finished speaking, Lin Tian's eyes filled with murderous intent glared over at him. "Uh, consider me not having said that!"

  "Lin Tian brothers, this time the ten quotas, that is definitely one of yours, they want to fight, can only fight for the other nine, maybe half a year later, Lin Tian brothers you can become a great master in the Golden Elixir stage! The Golden Elixir stage, that's truly stepping into the threshold of cultivating the Great Way! Not entering the Golden Elixir stage, can only be considered as a martial artist, not a cultivator!" Fatzi Qingming said with emotion, "I started practicing at the age of five, thirty years of hard work, just barely entered the Heavenly Stage initial period, what a waste of talent!"

  Long Hao said gloomily, "Qing Ming Dao brother, if you're considered a waste material, then what am I? The worst of the waste materials? You've already reached the Heavenly level, while I'm only at the early Earthly level as a warrior!" Qing Ming Dao chuckled and said, "Hehe, I don't really understand this ability stuff!"

  The three of them chatted and laughed as they headed towards the cafeteria.

  "Because there are many people coming this time, the temple has newly opened a large dining hall. I'll take you to the small dining hall instead, that's where we usually have our meals. Now it's where the disciples of the temple have their meals!" said Qingmingdao. Long Haohai's eyes sparkled slightly as he asked: "Qingmingdao brother, are you sure taking us to the small dining hall won't get you in trouble?"

  Qingming shook his head and said, "It won't be a problem, the master didn't say you can't go to the small dining hall to eat, but when you get there, don't cause any trouble! Lin Tian brothers, I trust you, but Dragon Haohai, you little rascal, I'm not too sure about you!"

  "Hmph, Qingming Dao brother, you don't believe in my character!" Dragon Haohai said with a pout.

  About ten minutes later, Lin Tian and the others arrived at the entrance of the small restaurant in Qingming's mouth. "Fat brother, why are you here for dinner today?!" A young man who came out of the restaurant greeted Qingming, making Qingming's forehead flash with black lines, while Long Haohai was secretly laughing on the side!

  "Hmm, this fatty is quite interesting. He probably rarely eats roasted meat in the cafeteria on ordinary days!" Lin Tian secretly laughed to himself.

  "Hello, fat brother!" Passersby, both men and women, greeted the fat man with a loud hello. Although he was fat, his relationships were actually quite good! It was said to be a small restaurant, but it wasn't very small after all. It could probably hold around fifty or sixty people dining at the same time. Now, this small restaurant was almost full of people, mostly disciples from Ci Hang Jing Zhai, and a few others who had stumbled upon this place like Lin Tian and his friends.

  Long Haohai's eyes lingered on the beautiful women as soon as he entered the small restaurant. The female disciples of Ci Hang Jing Zhai were indeed quite attractive, and it was likely that their cultivation method had a beauty-enhancing effect. Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to determine whether they would grow up to be beautiful or not when they were still young girls! "You're useless, you only know how to scare away beauties, what else can you do?" Lin Tian's voice echoed in Long Haohai's mind. "Boss, I'm just appreciating with my eyes, where did I show any lust?!" Long Haohai complained through voice transmission. "I can only satisfy my eyesight, don't you know that unless one's strength improves and enters the second group of Tian Di, or leaves the Dragon Group, people like me are not allowed to fall in love or get married?"

  "Is there such a rule?!" Lin Tianqi said.

  "In the words of the squad leader, with such low strength, it's better to die on a mission and let your wife become a widow!"

  "What you said makes sense, go ahead and keep being lazy, I sympathize with that!"

  "Older brother, you've really disappointed me, can't you comfort me a bit?"

  ……

  Inside the small dining hall, nearly fifty people were seated now, with not many empty seats left. Suddenly, the dining hall fell silent, and a familiar aura came from behind him. Lin Tian didn't need to turn around to know who had just entered the dining hall! "Master, your heartbeat has increased by ten percent!" Xiao Ling said in Lin Tian's mind!

  Shi Xuanxuan, it's Shi Xuanxuan. Although the aura hasn't been felt for a long time, Lin Tian still remembers clearly. The scenes of that night with Shi Xuanxuan are flashing one by one in Lin Tian's mind!

  As she entered the dining hall, Shi Xuanxuan's body also trembled slightly, incredulously sizing up the figure in front of her. The figure had been somewhat blurry in her mind, but now that she saw him, the memories from that night suddenly became clear again. That night was an exceptionally wonderful experience for her, one that was unlike anything she had experienced in her nineteen years. "How could he be here? If Master finds out, he'll definitely not let him off!" Shi Xuanxuan thought to herself.

  Lin Tian turned around, expecting to see Shi Xuanxuan's surprised or delighted expression, but Lin Tian was disappointed. Shi Xuanxuan glanced at him lightly, as if she didn't recognize him at all, and walked towards the table where she usually had her meals. That table was her fixed table, and no one occupied it, whether in the past or now.

  "How could this be, how could it be like this?!" Lin Tian muttered to himself, a hint of pain flashing in his eyes. "Master, you're an idiot!" Xiao Ling scolded in Lin Tian's mind. "Xiao Ling, she actually doesn't recognize me! That night, did she not leave any impression at all? I thought we hit it off pretty well!" Lin Tian sat down with Long Haohai and the fat man at a table with empty seats, eating the so-called Ci Hang Jing Zhai's number one vegetarian dish that the fat man had brought over, but he couldn't taste any flavor.

  "Oh no, master! Your IQ is close to zero now. I won't talk to you anymore, stupid master!"

  "Boss, what's wrong? Just now you said I was staring at the beauty and got stunned, but your current expression is countless times more stunned than mine haha!" Long Haohai's voice echoed in Lin Tian's mind. "Just listen to my words!" Lin Tian said lightly, not looking at Shi Xuanxuan who was just across the table from him, and continued eating his vegetarian dish.

  "Lin Tian brothers, how is it? Doesn't taste good?" Qingming smiled and said. Lin Tian didn't even taste anything, but he also nodded and said: "Not bad, very delicious!"

  The cafeteria slowly had the sound of discussion again, but the voices were much smaller, as if afraid of disturbing the beauty. Pairs of eyes greedily stared at Shi Xuanxuan eating quietly, "If she were born in ancient times, Shi Xuanxuan would definitely be a disaster for the country and the people, do you believe it?! In the past, King You of Zhou set off fireworks to amuse the feudal lords, just to get a smile from a beauty. Shi Xuanxuan's beauty is probably much stronger than Bao Si's, I estimate that even a wise king would make foolish decisions because of her!" Long Haohai glanced at Shi Xuanxuan and quickly turned his head away, sighing as he sent a voice transmission, "A beautiful woman like this is good to look at just once, looking too much will make it hard to find a wife in the future!"