Cultivation Online

”Now that you’re my successor and apprentice, I’ll have you call me Master,” said Meng Xuan with a slight smile on her face.

Yuan nodded and said, ”Master, before we start training, I would like to check out the other Breakthrough Towers.”

”Why? Is the Cultivation Tower and Martial Tower not enough for you?” Meng Xuan asked with a slight frown on her face.

”You’re right. I am not satisfied with just these options,” Yuan admitted. ”As a cultivator, I want to ensure my future is as bright as possible, so I want to visit the other towers and see what I can learn from them as well.”

It was an excuse Meng Xuan couldn’t argue against. She understood his perspective—after all, striving for a better future was something most people, including herself, aspired to achieve. Blaming Yuan for such a mindset would have been unreasonable.

”Fine, but try not to stay there for too long,” she said a moment later.

Yuan nodded with a smile, ”Of course. Thank you for being understanding, Master.”

However, Yuan didn’t immediately leave the Cultivation Tower. He decided to explore other floors first to see if he could find anything suspicious about the tower. Unfortunately, even after searching through every floor he was permitted to visit as the Tower Master’s successor, he couldn’t find anything that could put the Cultivation Tower in a bad light.

’This trial might be harder than it appears…’ Yuan just came to this realization.

Moreover, he still needed to visit the Alchemy Tower and Array Tower. While his experience in arrays and formations has improved significantly due to Yu Ning’s occasional teachings, he wasn’t sure it would be enough to satisfy the Array Tower’s requirements.

As for the Alchemy Tower, besides learning the basics, he’d barely touched alchemy, so there was a good chance he wouldn’t qualify to join them.

’I guess I’ll figure it out when I get there.’

With that in mind, Yuan left the Cultivation Tower to visit the other towers.

The first thing Yuan noticed after exiting the Cultivation Tower was Apprentice Huan, who was standing outside.

Although it’d already been longer than a month—longer than the time limit Senior Liao had given him, Apprentice Huan hadn’t given up on trying to bring Yuan back to the Metal Tower.

”What will it take for you to return to the Metal Tower with me?” Apprentice Huan asked as he followed Yuan to the teleportation formation.

”I already told you. If you want me to return to the Metal Tower, you better get Liao Tian to invite me personally.”

”T-that’s…”

”What? You still think I am not worth his time? Not only have I acquired Lord Zi’s approval, but I’ve even managed to become the Cultivation Tower’s successor,” Yuan said.

”What?! You became the Cultivation Tower’s successor?!” Apprentice Huan exclaimed loudly, his face filled with shock.

Yuan showed Apprentice Huan the badge Meng Xuan gave him before he left.

”If you don’t believe me, you can ask Meng Xuan yourself.”

Apprentice Huan sighed, ”Who am I to speak to the Tower Master? Senior Liao is the Metal Tower’s Tower Master, too.”

”I have said what I need to. It’s up to you whether you listen to me or not. I visited the Metal Tower first, but you drove me away, so this is a grave you dug yourself.”

Yuan stepped onto the teleportation formation and said, ”Bring me to the Array Tower.”

Once Yuan disappeared, Apprentice Huan remained standing outside the teleportation formation with a pondering look on his face.

Sometime later, he stepped onto the formation and said, ”The Metal Tower.”

Upon arriving at the Metal Tower, Apprentice Huan made his way to the highest floor of the tower.

”What are you doing here, Apprentice Huan?” someone asked, standing outside Liao Tian’s doors. His gaze was sharp, and his tone carried curiosity and suspicion as he inquired about Apprentice Huan’s reason for being there.

”I have an urgent matter with Senior Liao,” he said.

”You’re just a mere Apprentice. What business could you possibly have with the Tower Master that’s more important than mine?” sneered the man, who was several ranks above Apprentice Huan.

The door suddenly opened, and Liao Tian walked out, carrying a dignified aura around him.

”Tower Master—”

Just as the man opened his mouth to greet, Liao Tian interrupted, his gaze focused on Apprentice Huan.

”I was going to forgive your tardiness since you managed to bring that individual back,” Liao Tian said, his voice cold and unyielding. ”But what is going on here, Apprentice Huan? Why are you alone?”

As he spoke, killing intent began to emanate from his body, causing the air around him to grow heavy with pressure.

Not just Apprentice Huan, but the other guy there trembled in fear.

”I thought I said not to return unless you have that individual with you. Are my words meaningless to you?”

”That’s not it!” Apprentice Huan exclaimed, his voice shaky as his legs trembled uncontrollably. ”I found him and tried to convince him to return, but he wouldn’t listen! He even dared to say that he’ll only come back to the Metal Tower if you, Senior Liao, personally invite him back!”

His fear was evident as he struggled to steady himself under Liao Tian’s intimidating presence.

”Which bold bastards dare to utter such non—”

”Shut the fuck up!” Liao Tian roared at the man who tried to join the conversation.

Apprentice Huan continued, ”That man not only managed to join the Martial Tower and received Lord Zi’s approval but he’s also managed to become the Cultivation Tower’s successor!”

Liao Tian’s eyes narrowed at this shocking information.

’Martial Tower and Cultivation Tower, huh? Well, it doesn’t really matter who he belongs to since I am only after the treasure in his possession,’ Liao Tian thought to himself.

After pondering for a moment, Liao Tian said, ”Where is he right now?”

”He went to the Array Tower before we separated!”

”Very well. If he wants me to personally see him, I shall do just that.”

As Liao Tian walked past Apprentice Huan to reach the exit, his arm flickered.

The next second, Apprentice Huan’s body exploded into a bloody mess.

”Clean up this mess, but don’t throw away the materials,” Liao Tian said to the other man without turning around.

”A-as you wish, Tower Master!”