I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1224

Chapter 1224: Chapter 1226: Meeting Gift Chapter 1224: Chapter 1226: Meeting Gift Song Jian's residence was a small courtyard halfway up the main peak, where the personally-taught disciples of the various elders lived. The environment was very quiet, and it was still a considerable distance from the sect leader and elders' residences at the summit of the main peak.

Inside the main peak, besides the elders and sect leader, disciples were not allowed to practice the Sword Flight Art. Song Jian could only walk step by step towards the residence of Sect Leader Duan Xingliu.

“Cave Heaven Blessed Land, the domicile of the sect leader and elders is actually a Cave Heaven Blessed Land. How extravagant!” Song Jian looked ahead at the luxurious cave dwellings and thought to himself.

The main peak where the sect leader's lineage resided was the peak within the Imperial Sword Sect with the most spiritual energy. This peak alone had eighteen Cave Heaven Blessed Lands, all of which had been divided up by the sect leader and various elders. Even for personally-taught disciples, if they wish to cultivate here for a few days, they must spend Contribution Points.

There were two outer sect disciples guarding the entrance of the sect leader's cave dwelling; upon seeing Song Jian, they immediately greeted him with smiles.

“Senior brother has arrived, are you here to see the sect leader? Do you want us to report your arrival?” One of the men, who looked to be in his twenties, said respectfully as he bowed to Song Jian.

“Indeed, I have come to see my master. Please inform him, junior brother,” Song Jian replied courteously as he returned the bow.

These outer sect disciples had joined the sect much earlier than Song Jian and were very powerful, all of them boasting at least third-order combat power. However, in terms of seniority, they were much lower than personally-taught disciple Song Jian.

“Senior brother is too polite!” The outer sect disciple said somewhat flustered as he waved his hand and quickly walked towards the cave dwelling. After a short while, he came back out and said to Song Jian, “The sect leader happens to be free now, he's at the Tea Tasting Pavilion. Senior brother can go there on your own!”

Song Jian nodded and stepped into the cave dwelling.

As soon as he entered, Song Jian received a system prompt.

System: You have entered the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, cultivation speed of cultivation techniques has increased by 300%, comprehension of techniques has increased by 5%, and Sword Qi Value recovery speed has increased by 50%;
“Cave Heaven Blessed Land, the effects on cultivation are truly powerful. I wonder when I can have a Cave Heaven Blessed Land of my own!” Song Jian thought enviously.

Besides the effects on cultivation, the environment here was also extremely tranquil: pavilions, towers, flowing streams, strange flowers, and plants, and even a brook waterfall was “whooshing” in the distance. The architecture blended perfectly with nature, giving one a sense of unity between heaven and man!

It was Song Jian's first time here, and he did not know the location of the Tea Tasting Pavilion, so he just kept walking along the path, immersed in the surrounding scenery.

After a while, a golden-haired squirrel jumped down from a tree, stood in front of Song Jian, sized him up and down, and then, to Song Jian's surprise, spoke in human language, “Kid, stop wandering aimlessly. Follow me!”

With that, the golden-haired squirrel took the lead, occasionally glancing back at Song Jian with a look of disdain in its eyes.

“A spiritual beast?” Song Jian thought to himself, “And it's a level ninety sovereign lord grade boss spiritual beast at that!”

Speaking of spiritual beasts, Song Jian had only seen them in Jiuli Xuan Yue Cave. Spiritual beasts were rare and only bred in places abundant with spiritual energy.

Spiritual beasts looked no different from animals, but they didn't have a body of flesh and blood. Instead, their bodies were entirely composed of spiritual energy. After thousands, even tens of thousands of years, they developed consciousness. Only a being like the sect leader of the Imperial Sword Sect could afford to have a spiritual beast!

Soon, under the guidance of the golden-haired squirrel spiritual beast, Song Jian arrived at a small pavilion. At that moment, Sect Leader Duan Xingliu and a woman were sitting opposite each other in the pavilion. Between them, on the pavilion table, a pot of clear tea was being brewed. The fragrance of the tea slowly wafted out, and upon smelling it, Song Jian felt instantly invigorated. Mysterious melodies even surfaced in his mind.

“Enlightenment Tea!” Song Jian couldn't help but exclaim softly.

To think, Song Jian had only tasted Enlightenment Tea once in the real world when Meng Tiantian offered it. After that taste, he had never forgotten, often reminiscing about it.

The efficacy of Enlightenment Tea notwithstanding, just its enduring and profound fragrance alone was enough to make one fall deeply in love with it.

“Hehe, Song Jian has arrived, come here, and pay your respects to Venerable Lingyun!” Duan Xingliu glanced at Song Jian and beckoned with a chuckling smile.

“Disciple pays his respects to Master and to Venerable Lingyun!” Song Jian said respectfully, bowing deeply.

The woman before him appeared to be about thirty years old, with phoenix eyes that carried a faint air of authority and skin like white jade that shimmered with a lustrous glow. Her oval face, coupled with her imperial attire, only served to augment her noble demeanor even further.

Venerable Lingyun gave Song Jian a casual look, her lips curving slightly as she said softly, “So this is the personal disciple you've just accepted? To possess such strength at such a young age truly makes others envious!”

“Hehe, he's still young, and he hasn't even fully grasped the introductory techniques, not worthy of Venerable Lingyun's praise!” Duan Xingliu wore a face of pride, yet his words were humble.

Duan Xingliu was very satisfied with Song Jian, going as far as to play some tricks to snatch him outright from Immeasurable Peak, and despite some subsequent troubles, for Duan Xingliu, it was all worth it.

“For our first meeting, I'll give you a gift. It's nothing special, but it could come in handy when you go out on adventures!”

Venerable Lingyun smiled slightly and drew out a treasure bead from her bosom, tossing it to Song Jian.

“A portable cave dwelling? Venerable Lingyun is so generous, how can my young disciple accept such a gift?” Duan Xingliu said, his face showing a hint of surprise as he examined the bead.

Song Jian caught the treasure bead, and with the Eye of Insight activated, the attributes of the bead immediately became clear to him.

“A portable cave dwelling that can set up a cave abode in the wilderness, complete with an integrated Golden Light Array that provides concealment, alert, and flight capabilities?” Song Jian was astonished in his heart. Usually, when he was out in the wilderness, he only used a camping tent. With this, if he went adventuring with others and they all set up their tents, while Song Jian opened up an entire cave dwelling, it would be extremely cool and showy!

“Don't worry, accept it!” Venerable Lingyun said with a smile.

“Haven't you thanked the Venerable yet?” Duan Xingliu urged Song Jian.

Song Jian hurried forward and bowed: “Thank you for your generous gift, Venerable.”

After exchanging pleasantries, Duan Xingliu finally began to ask Song Jian why he had come to see him, “Why did you come to see me today? Do you have any problems with your technique's cultivation?”

Song Jian knew that Duan Xingliu was referring to the Chaos Sword Canon. Since he had acquired the Chaos Sword Canon, he had been unable to cultivate it, with the system continuously indicating that he did not meet the cultivation requirements. As for what those requirements were, there were no hints whatsoever, which was a source of frustration for Song Jian.

Moreover, no one in the entire Imperial Sword Sect had been able to successfully cultivate this sword canon. Even if Song Jian asked Duan Xingliu, it was unlikely that he would gain anything from it.

“Master, I have come to report to you that during my previous expedition to the Ancient Desolate Abyss, I discovered a method to cultivate Snake Vine Grass!” Song Jian said.

Clang~
Duan Xingliu was startled, his teacup dropping onto the table, and without bothering to clean up, he hurriedly asked: “What, you found a way to cultivate the Abyssal Serpent Vine Grass?”

Chapter end

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