CHAPTER 2027: CHAPTER 2026: THE HIDDEN DRAGON SUPERIOR’S TEST ONCE AGAIN

"Boom!"

When Lin Dong stepped into the Nether Array Palace, the environment around him naturally underwent a tremendous change. Layers of azure formation barriers emerged, enveloping the place.

At the same time, Lin Dong’s figure and breath vanished from the original location.

He arrived within the formation space, where his eyes met an expanse of white mist.

"What kind of formation is this?" Lin Dong wondered to himself, releasing his mental power to sense this place, trying to uncover what kind of formation it contained.

However, after a long time of sensing, he gained nothing.

The formation here was too mysterious, actually making Lin Dong feel as if he were in the real world, as if the formation and the world were fused into one.

Such a formation is the hardest to decipher.

At this moment, a voice rang out.

"The fact that you could acquire my Wordless Sword Art indicates that your talent has been recognized by me. However, to leave this formation, I still need to subject you to a new test."

Lin Dong quickly looked towards the direction from which the voice came, and he saw a soul remnant appearing in the void.

Lin Dong couldn’t discern his features from the soul remnant; he could only see a vague shadow.

But the voice sounded just like when he had obtained the Wordless Sword Art before.

Thus, Lin Dong naturally knew who it was.

It was the soul remnant of the Hidden Dragon Superior.

Facing such an existence as the Hidden Dragon Superior, Lin Dong naturally respected him immensely and immediately paid his respects as a junior.

"Kid Lin Dong greets Senior Hidden Dragon Superior."

In this illusionary realm, he naturally had no need to use a hidden name, and besides, the soul remnant of the Hidden Dragon Superior probably could see through his disguise and strength.

Sure enough, the Hidden Dragon Superior spoke, "Your disguise technique is really crude, but your means of concealing your breath is pretty good looking."

"However, your disguise technique can only fool those below the Heavenly Realm. Any Heavenly Realm Martial Artist would see through you."

Lin Dong felt embarrassed; he had already tried his best to disguise and hide, but this was all he could achieve.

This is the limitation of the disguise technique; after all, it’s just a minor skill, far from being comparable to the ’Change the Aspect of Heaven Technique’ such a super ancient martial arts method.

"You can cultivate the Change the Aspect of Heaven Technique in this formation. After you cultivate it to great accomplishment, you can then change your appearance."

Lin Dong nodded; since the soul remnant of the Hidden Dragon Superior told him to do so, he naturally obliged.

Then, Lin Dong began to cultivate the ’Change the Aspect of Heaven Technique’ within this formation.

In this formation, it only took him half an hour to cultivate the Change the Aspect of Heaven Technique from small accomplishment to great accomplishment.

Such speed was indeed somewhat terrifying.

Even the Hidden Dragon Superior’s soul remnant couldn’t help but nod and say, "Your talent would be enough to suppress all proud Sons of Heaven even in our era."

Even, suppressing him, the Hidden Dragon Superior.

Back then, when he cultivated the ’Change the Aspect of Heaven Technique,’ from small accomplishment to great accomplishment, it took him a long time, far from being as simple as it was for Lin Dong.

Of course, in this formation, the cultivation speed was enhanced. Otherwise, even Lin Dong couldn’t have achieved cultivating the Change the Aspect of Heaven Technique to great accomplishment within half an hour.

After cultivating the Change the Aspect of Heaven Technique to great accomplishment, Lin Dong altered his appearance again, transforming into Dong Lin’s likeness.

What makes the Change the Aspect of Heaven Technique more powerful than the disguise technique is that its speed is incredibly fast. Once cultivated to great accomplishment, it only takes three seconds to transform from one appearance to another.

While the disguise technique isn’t even calculated in seconds; even if very skilled, it still takes at least ten minutes or even half an hour.

It’s completely incomparable.

Of course, the most important thing is that using the Change the Aspect of Heaven Technique is much harder to detect.

Even a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist would not be able to probe it out!

This is the most crucial part!

Seeing Lin Dong using the Change the Aspect of Heaven Technique to transform back into Dong Lin’s appearance, the Hidden Dragon Superior’s soul remnant nodded and said:

"Now it looks decent."

He didn’t ask why Lin Dong wanted to change his appearance, but continued saying:

"Next, you’ll be tested. Only if you pass the test can you leave the Nether Array Palace, continue forward, and gain more of my inheritance."

"If fate wills it, should you find the location of my ’Golden Body,’ you could even obtain my entire life’s inheritance. These inheritances include my cultivation insights, experiences, and various realizations..."

Wow!

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong’s heart surged with excitement.

If he could obtain the lifetime inheritance of the Hidden Dragon Superior, it would be the greatest opportunity of this trip.

It would greatly aid him in later breaking through to a ten-stage grandmaster, and even breaking through to a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist.

However, Lin Dong knew that the upcoming formation test would not be easy to complete.

"Are you ready?" inquired the soul remnant of the Hidden Dragon Superior.

Lin Dong nodded in response, "I am ready."

"Good, then let’s begin now."

After saying this, the Hidden Dragon Superior waved his sleeve, and the world within the formation changed.

A mountain appeared before Lin Dong.

"Next, this test requires you to keep cutting down the mountain within the formation day after day. Flatten this mountain."

"The time within the formation is not connected to the outer world. Even if a hundred years pass in the formation, time outside stays unchanged."

After saying this, the soul remnant of Hidden Dragon Superior disappeared.

Lin Dong found himself unexpectedly losing his Qi, becoming an ordinary person.

At his feet, there appeared a hoe.

Beside him were all the things he needed for living.

"Is this testing my perseverance and self-discipline?"

Having figured this out, Lin Dong began to formulate a plan.

"I will get up at five every day, and start cutting down the mountain. Sleep at night at eleven, day after day, one day I will flatten this mountain."

After formulating this plan, Lin Dong began to implement it.

His execution was inherently strong.

Then he started, day after day, to strictly adhere to the plan.

Since he had become an ordinary person, he had to eat, sleep, go to the restroom, and so on every day.

But apart from doing these necessary things, Lin Dong spent all his other time cutting down the mountain.

Day after day, a year passed, yet Lin Dong persisted.

Two years passed, and Lin Dong still strictly adhered to the plan.

Ten years passed, still the same.

Fifty years passed, still unchanged!

Seventy years, it took seventy years, and Lin Dong finally flattened the mountain.

At this moment, the soul remnant of the Hidden Dragon Superior appeared once again.

"Very good, your willpower is astonishing! With such willpower, you have the chance to become a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist."

"To become Heavenly Realm, one must be unfailing despite hundreds of setbacks, keeping perseverance unchanged for a hundred years!"

"And since you could achieve that, it signifies that you already have a great potential to become a Heavenly Realm Martial Artist."

The Hidden Dragon Superior spoke with a smile, evidently satisfied with Lin Dong’s performance.