The massive brown light pillar fell on the mechanized fish, engulfing Lin Jing.
The disciples on the mechanized fish were all dumbfounded. During this process, Elder Yu and Elder Li acted almost instantly as the light pillar descended, but even with their Golden Core divine techniques, they were repelled by the light pillar and couldn’t change its landing point.
"Damn it!" Elder Yu was anxious, crying out in alarm, almost thinking that the Yin Corpse Sect had come to the Beast Taming Sect to snatch people away.
But when he realized what was happening, he suddenly thought of something, looking utterly incredulous.
"All disciples, hear my command!" Elder Li spoke loudly, "Quickly enter this light pillar; there are opportunities within! Anyone who enters won’t need to take the inner sect assessment and will be promoted directly into the inner sect afterward! However, entering involves certain risks, so decide quickly on your own! If you find yourself unable to compete for the opportunities, do your best to assist the outer sect disciple Lin Jing."
Elder Li explained further.
"This is a Grotto Heaven."
"On the Celestial Essence Continent, long ago the lower realm of the Immortal Realm’s Immortal Palace."
"To cultivate talents in the lower realm, the Immortal Palace once placed the ’Ten Great Grotto Heavens’ and ’Thirty-Six Little Grotto Heavens’ on the Celestial Essence Continent. The Grotto Heavens randomly appear across the continent, occasionally absorbing a certain number, or maybe three to five, or even seven or eight Heaven’s favored ones with great fortune into them, containing various opportunities within."
"Although the Immortal Palace is gone, the Grotto Heavens still exist."
"In theory, only the Heaven’s favored ones who are chosen can enter the Grotto Heavens, but later it was discovered that besides the chosen ones, if other cultivators at the same realm as them are present when the Grotto Heaven descends, they also have a chance of unintentionally entering the Grotto Heaven to gain opportunities!"
During Elder Li’s explanation, except for Lin Jing, who had no choice, seven people had already reacted first, quickly jumping into the light pillar.
They acted almost the instant Elder Li allowed entry.
As for the remaining twelve, when they finished listening to most of the explanation and wanted to enter the Grotto Heaven to find resources, the Grotto Heaven had already fully formed, making entry impossible.
Barred from entry, they couldn’t help but feel deeply vexed.
Seeing this, Elder Li looked at these people.
"Don’t be upset. Given your situation, even if you had mistakenly entered the Grotto Heaven, it would be hard to compete for resources against those geniuses drawn in. Although you’ve missed the opportunities, you’ve managed to save your lives."
The four from the Demon Hunting Hall had, without doubt, entered first, while the other three were He Yiming, Qin Cai Xin, and Ziran.
Elder Li spoke as Elder Yu stood nearby, sighing throughout.
He didn’t know if Lin Jing was lucky or unlucky.
To be drawn into the Grotto Heaven.
"This Lin Jing, being chosen by the Grotto Heaven, isn’t he the third from the founding of the Beast Taming Sect to enter a Grotto Heaven?" Elder Li said.
"Now isn’t the time to talk about this..." Elder Yu sighed.
In the next moment, several rainbow streaks descended, including Elder Mo, the Black Bear Monster, and other Golden Core Elders, all silently watching the light pillar.
"Damn it." Among them, Elder Mo was somewhat frustrated. No matter what he calculated, even if people from the Yin Corpse Sect came to abduct someone from the Beast Taming Sect, the sect’s guardian beast would make sure they didn’t get away with it. One could say Lin Jing was exceptionally safe around the Beast Taming Sect.
But Elder Mo didn’t expect that both Lin Jing and the Pineleaf Mouse would be drawn into such an unexpected mechanism as the Grotto Heaven.
Inside a Grotto Heaven, no one could protect Lin Jing.
Even those about to ascend to higher powers probably have no way to deal with the Grotto Heaven deployed by the Immortal Realm.
"Master, think positively."
"The Grotto Heaven’s blessings at least won’t pit Qi Cultivation Stage and Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators against each other; the competition is among those of the same realm! Apart from Lin Jing, the geniuses elsewhere on the continent currently absorbed by this Grotto Heaven are at most in the Qi Cultivation Stage!"
"Within the Qi Cultivation Stage, as long as the two can hold on, they should be safe."
"Considering their situation, you might even worry that the other outer sect disciples and geniuses from other sects might accidentally blow up!"
"Right, I suppose..." Elder Mo was still uneasy.
In the mysterious space.
A massive ancient stele stood towering.
Not far away, three ancient trees surrounded the stele in a triangular formation.
The ancient trees’ leaves were gold, silver, and green, respectively.
Lin Jing and the Pineleaf Mouse were dizzily transmitted before the stele, and besides them, several other figures entered successively.
"Bodhi Heaven, it turns out to be one of the thirty-six Little Grotto Heavens, Bodhi Heaven!"
A bald Body Cultivator draped in animal skins laughed heartily, "I didn’t expect such a good thing to happen to me!"
"Grotto Heaven? You say this is a Grotto Heaven?"
A refined scholar in scholar’s robes exclaimed in surprise, looking around at the surroundings.
"I’ve only seen it in books before, never thought I’d enter a Grotto Heaven myself one day!"
"I see; given my talents, being chosen by a Grotto Heaven is understandable." A young female cultivator in a pill robe lightly chuckled.
Before long, Senior Brother Ziran and others found a loophole to enter the Grotto Heaven. Looking around at the environment and several other odd young cultivators, they all became cautious.
"Why did you all come in too?" At this time, Lin Jing, somewhat surprised, looked at Senior Brother Ziran, Senior Sister Cai Xin, and the others.
Listening to the discussions of several others, Lin Jing roughly understood what was happening to him.
He had some understanding of the Grotto Heaven.
"Squeak!!!" Lin Jing knew what was going on, but the Pineleaf Mouse did not. It only knew that something had gone wrong with the inner sect assessment. After preparing for so long, would the bigger storage bag still not be obtained?
The Pineleaf Mouse felt a heart attack.
"Everyone!" At this moment, the first Body Cultivator to speak said, "This is Bodhi Heaven within the Thirty-Six Grotto Heavens, containing three Bodhi Trees."
"It’s rumored that beneath the Bodhi Trees, a cultivator’s comprehension is enhanced several times over, making it the best time to comprehend cultivation techniques, magic, and even create new cultivation techniques and magic."
"It’s said the founder of the Sun Temple, through enlightenment in this Bodhi Heaven, successfully established the Sun Temple and ultimately became a sage in the Buddhist path."
"Even the Celestial Essence Ancient Emperor’s True Dragon Secret Technique was perfected in this Bodhi Heaven."
"However, there are only three Bodhi Trees, yet there are so many of us. Therefore, the opportunity for enlightenment shall be claimed by those with the ability — is that in agreement?"
"I’d like to monopolize one Golden Bodhi Tree; how about you guys squeeze into the remaining two?"
Nobody paid heed to the fool.
Everyone was attracted to the text on the massive stele.
It ranks the potential of cultivation techniques, magic, secret techniques, and divine techniques created by those who enter Bodhi Heaven.
Those who are engraved on the stele may receive Bodhi Heaven’s blessings.
Ancient Emperor, during the Divinity Transformation Stage, created the True Dragon Secret Technique in Bodhi Heaven.
Sealing Immortal, during the Golden Core Stage, created the Immortal Technique Seal in Bodhi Heaven.
Sun Buddha, during the Nascent Soul Stage, created the Sun Sutra in Bodhi Heaven.
On the stele, there are 100 names in total, all being illustrious beings from the cultivation realm through the ages.
Lin Jing and the Pineleaf Mouse exchanged glances.
The Pineleaf Mouse wanted to ask if it could create a divine technique for internal space here?
Lin Jing shook his head; they were both in the Qi Cultivation Stage, with too little accumulation, creating techniques was far too distant a prospect, impossible, don’t daydream.
It’s more practical to improve the proficiency of your red flying leaf.
"Now the problem is, there are many people and few trees..." Lin Jing scanned the surrounding. The strange Body Cultivator, the refined scholar, the self-absorbed female alchemist, and a quiet, reticent young swordsman, none of them seem simple, certainly incomparable to the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect.