Shi Lang took a deep breath as he watched the situation before him. The Terran saw the disciples of the Heavenly Mountain Sect. They were a major force in the region, and their disciples were never to be offended. For a moment, people could take a stand against Guardian Sect but the heavenly mountain, thedies were unreasonable if you made a wrong impression on them.


    Shi Lang saw that fourdies from the heavenly mountain sect were surrounded by five beasts. The situation did not look good, the Dao Beasts had not attacked them from the pristine condition of the scenery, but they were seriously engaged in a stalemate.


    Shi Lang was wearing a void cloak and thus he avoided detection. Although beasts were much more sensitive, since Shi Lang did not reveal any negative intent against them, they did not react to him at all.


    He used his spiritual conscious, "Senior Sister, I apologize for my audacity, but are you all okay?"


    He directed his thoughts to one of the disciples who stood at the front of the formation. Thedy was slightly startled but then she saw a vague outline of Shi Lang in a distance. He did not make a move, and just asked if she was alright. She said, "Thank you for your concern Junior Brother, but we can handle the situation here."


    Shi Lang nodded and cupped his fists to her before leaving. His actions surprised the girls, but they did not pay much attention to it. On the contrary, they even raised their guard against any sneak attack.


    The battle began and the fourdies subdued the five Dao Beasts. They were not to be looked down upon. They all collected the treasure that was guarded by the five beasts, and one of thedies said, "Senior Sister Ye, do you think that kid wille over?"


    Disciple Ye smirked and said, "If he came here with ill-intentions than it would be his death."


    The girls chuckled and they turned around to left the ce. However, they found Shi Lang sitting on a frozen boulder. They frowned and Shi Lang opened his eyes and stood up on the ground with his cupped fists.


    Disciple Ye asked coldly, "Does junior brother wish to contend for the treasure?"


    Shi Lang shook his head and replied, "I know how to measure myself, Senior Sister. I only came to seek your permission if I can cultivate at the spot where you extracted the treasure. The spiritual energy at that point would still be concentrated. It is useful for me."


    His logic was clear and his heart was clean, but Disciple Ye did not buy it. She asked, "You could havee to that ce after I left, why are you confronting me now?"


    She even took out her sword, Shi Lang replied, "It is because you have won this ce from your battle with the five Dao Beast Guardians. You have the right to use this ce. If I go in, I would have to fight them. However, if I have your permission, I would get ess easily."


    Disciple Ye frowned and asked, "Why this ce though? You havested for this long, then I am sure you must have found good treasures and good ces, why not cultivate there?"


    Shi Lang smiled and replied, "I have only found basic treasures of heavens and earth. However, you found a treasure that is guarded by five Dao Beasts. It is evident that the spiritual energy in this ce would be thicker than the other ces."


    Disciple Ye narrowed her gaze, she tried to look for loops in Shi Lang''s words. However, she could not find anything. Thinking about it, she said, "Fine, I will allow you to have this ce."


    Shi Lang bowed his head and thanked her sincerely. He then entered the ce and sat down under a tree that was covered with snowkes. He began to cultivate, andprehend the things he understood about his Dao Branches over the time.


    On the other hand, Disciple Ye was watching him from a distance. Her best friend suggested this, because they thought Shi Lang had a motive. They were not sure if the object they found was the only treasure in the area, but if Shi Lang finds a treasure, they would ask him to hand it over.


    Shi Lang did not do anything out of ordinary, he kept sitting under the tree and absorb the spiritual energy in his body to increase his cultivation base. The Disciples from the Heavenly Mountain Sect were surprised to see him not even use a security method to protect himself.


    A disciple from the heavenly sect said, "I do not understand how is he cultivating so calmly. This guy is either too stupid or he is too confident in his skill."


    They looked at Senior Sister Ye, and her best friend asked, "Ye Lia, what happened?"


    Ye Lia was frowning hard, and she said, "Jing, I think we have underestimating him a bit too much. His aura, is very strong. Look carefully, it is almost materializing."


    The three disciples were shocked, Ye Lia was someone who had practiced special ocr techniques that allowed her to see what the others couldn''t. If she said that the aura was materializing, then it must be true.


    They all looked at Shi Lang, and the Terran was immersed in cultivation. He was not afraid of them because Raksha was guarding him. She was hidden in his void cloak. If anyone tried anything funny, she would cut them down.


    At this moment, inside his Dantian, the bulbs of Dao Flowers were slowly cracking. Shi Lang was injecting the Dao Laws inside the branches. Cao Ming had told him that only when his Dao understanding of all these branches was at the same level will they bloom. So, he was making sure to level them all by dividing his time and effort equally.


    His consciousness was split in numbers to deal with the process of ascension. While his Immortal Soul was focused onprehension, the ughter Spirit in his Soul Sea was keeping vigil.


    Days began to fly but Ye Lia was still watching him. Shi Lang was aware of it but he did not bother with her.


    ...


    It has been a week since Shi Lang began cultivating. Suddenly, all the bulbs in his Dantian cracked, and flowers of condensed Dao Laws bloomed simultaneously. The color of every flower was different. The essence of these flowers was different.


    Ye Lia was also meditating when she sensed a strong wave of Spiritual energy washing over her. The tide was so strong that it caused her to wake up and even take three steps back. She looked at Shi Lang with her eyes wide open as she mumbled, "He stepped into Dao General Realm."


    Thinking about this she raised her head and looked at the sky. The situation above shocked her to the core. Red clouds hovered in the sky, filled with killing intent, and snakes of golden lightning swam through them. The clouds thundered loudly and Ye Lia came back to her senses as she retreated to the edge of the valley.


    This situation was not only witnessed by her, but almost everyone could sense something was up. They were looking at the sky in awe, and they all could sense the change in the flow of spiritual energy.


    The energy was moving towards the red clouds. Disciple Kang stood outside a cave opening, and many of his fellow disciples were there too at a distance. They all were curious and wanted to explore the situation, when Kang said, "Go back to meditate, this tribtion is not something that all of the people should see. Gang, you are to watch them all."


    Gang could not say anything before he watched his Senior Brother fly away.


    ...


    Shi Lang was still sitting on the ground and the clouds thundered. Ye Lia was watching the situation and then another person appeared next to him. Ye Lia looked at him and asked, "Kang Qilin, to think even you could not resisting over."


    Kang Qilin replied, "He is someone worth keeping an eye on."


    Ye Lia raised her brow and did not ask further, she was aware that Kang Qilin would not say anything if he did not want to. Kang Qilin looked at Shi Lang and said, "Hisposure sure is top notch."


    Ye Lia nodded faintly in agreement.


    ...


    Suddenly, Shi Lang opened his eyes and stood up from the ground. He took off the void cloak and his space ring. The tribtion will destroy the space ring because it was a normal storage tool. He had already taken out his sword and spear.


    Suddenly, looking around he spotted Marissa standing on a cliff with Kang Qilin and Ye Lia. He flicked his finger and his space ring shot toward Marissa. He said, "Keep it till I am done here."


    Marissa nodded and then Shi Lang looked up at the sky and asked, "What the fuck is wrong with you to bring red cloud? Do you think you can kill me with this? Or are you embarrassed by your weakness so you have turned red?"


    The trio was shocked, and the clouds thundered, shaking the surroundings. Shi Lang clicked his tongue and said, "Shut up and get on with it. Every time it is amotion. Dumbass."