Rewards Come So Easily!

Jade Purity Palace.

Zhao Gongming stood before it. He had entered it before.

But Duobao Tathagata had led him in at the time.

After all, he had been the chief disciple.

But now, entering Jade Purity Palace meant cultivating here!

Th-This... could this really work?

Setting aside his status, everyone knew that Jade Purity Palace was Sect Master Tongtian's bedchamber. Sect Master Tongtian was definitely inside.

If he entered Jade Purity Palace without Sect Master Tongtian's permission, would he be punished?

Zhao Gongming had his doubts.

Thus, he had not dared truly step inside. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Senior Brother, I... can I really enter?"

"Can I really cultivate inside?"

"What's not to allow?"

Lin Chuan waved a hand, utterly unconcerned. He had long since planned this out. No matter what, Sect Master Tongtian would definitely fly into a rage from humiliation when the time came.

Then he could completely get away from this Place of Right and Wrong.

Of course.

Zhao Gongming would likely meet the same fate then. The two of them could leave this perilous place for good.

Wouldn't that be wonderful!

Zhao Gongming did not yet know that someone had long since set him up, and that he was gradually falling into a carefully laid trap. Yet he trusted Lin Chuan immensely.

Even after hearing Lin Chuan's certain answer, he still hesitated somewhat.

He stood before Jade Purity Palace, still not daring to enter.

"It's fine. You're cultivating with me now, after all. Even if Master asks about it, I alone can take responsibility."

"There won't be any problem."

"Besides, Master naturally gives certain preferential treatment to Sect of Interception disciples who strive to improve. There's no need to worry at all."

Lin Chuan began making guarantees, though in truth he was merely hoodwinking him. Although he did not know what Sect Master Tongtian was plotting.

No matter what, it was already done.

As long as they did not go too far, he could keep things within proper bounds. When the time came, all he needed was to be expelled.

With his assurance.

Zhao Gongming finally entered slowly.

Yet inwardly, he was still deeply shaken!

When he had entered Jade Purity Palace before, it had been for other important matters. But entering Jade Purity Palace now meant cultivating here!

There was an essential difference.

Thus, he had basically never passed through Jade Purity Palace's inner hall.

Following Lin Chuan, he entered the inner hall.

He sat cross-legged upon a meditation cushion.

Zhao Gongming gradually entered a state of cultivation. This was Jade Purity Palace, after all—the place where Sect Master Tongtian cultivated.

The spiritual energy around them was exceptionally dense.

After cultivating for a while, his cultivation surged enormously. Compared to cultivating outside, the difference was simply immeasurable.

He had only cultivated for a short while.

Yet Zhao Gongming immediately sucked in a sharp breath.

"Th-This is practically a paradise on earth!"

"No! No!"

"If everyone could cultivate in a place like this, their strength would definitely rise tremendously. As expected of Master's bedchamber!"

"This is incredible!"

Zhao Gongming was utterly astonished. Cultivating here was simply too effective, far beyond anything he had imagined.

He truly had not expected such tremendous results. It was like getting twice the result with half the effort.

Of course, he also clearly knew that not just anyone could casually enter Jade Purity Palace.

If not for following Senior Brother, how could he possibly have entered Jade Purity Palace?

He slowly opened his eyes.

Then he froze again.

What had he just seen?

In a place with spiritual energy this rich, shouldn't one be cultivating with all one's might? Besides, not everyone had such an opportunity and fortune!

But...

But Lin Chuan was lying there at this very moment, showing absolutely no intention of cultivating. There were no traces of cultivation on him whatsoever, nor any fluctuations.

"Th-this..."

"Is Senior Brother Lin not cultivating? In such a wonderful place, most senior brothers and sisters could never possibly receive treatment like this."

"In a place like this, if one does not cultivate, wouldn't that be wasting such a fortuitous opportunity?"

Zhao Gongming's heart was churning like storm-tossed seas. For a while, he simply could not calm himself.

He treasured this opportunity immensely, yet when he saw Lin Chuan, he did not know how to describe what he felt. After all, in his eyes, his senior brother possessed such formidable strength.

There should not have been the slightest bit of negligence.

Cultivation should have been the foremost priority, yet Lin Chuan was not cultivating at all. Instead, he was slacking off and taking it easy.

This...

It overturned his understanding and left his heart deeply shaken. For a moment, he was completely at a loss.

At the same time.

A system notification suddenly sounded in Lin Chuan's mind.

[Ding! While cultivating, the host slacked off!]

[Reward: one thousand years of cultivation!]

Lin Chuan was indeed lying down at that moment, without the slightest trace of cultivation. Even the Heaven and Earth Divine Book he had just obtained had not been taken seriously by him.

What was so good about cultivation?

Wasn't slacking off far more powerful?

Moreover, he felt that the system's rewards were simply far too generous. To him, they could not have been better.

He even faintly felt in his heart that the rewards should come even more fiercely!

He had no idea that Zhao Gongming's heart was extremely unsettled at that moment, to the point that he could no longer even continue his own cultivation.

He truly could not understand how, under such excellent conditions, Lin Chuan still did not cultivate. Just how had Senior Brother Lin attained such formidable strength?

He questioned himself. He did not harbor much ill will; there were merely a few matters he truly could not figure out. Besides, it was not appropriate to disturb him at this moment.

Thus, he fell silent.

He desperately wanted to know why Senior Brother Lin would waste such a wonderful opportunity.

Outside.

The entire Sect of Interception's Outer Sect Disciples were in an uproar.

After all, Zhao Gongming had only just become an Inner Sect Disciple, yet he was already able to enter the inner hall of the Jade Purity Palace to cultivate. Wasn't that favoring one while slighting another?

And Lin Chuan had personally brought him in.

This stirred up another huge commotion.

Naturally, some people did not care too much. After all, with such great strength and Master's favor, this was treatment he rightfully deserved.

The world had always been this unfair.

Of course, there were still those who felt deeply dissatisfied.

Chang'er Dingguang Immortal said sourly, "Some people, if not for catching Master's eye, how could they possibly possess such status?"

"And now, not only do they fail to know what is good for them, the things they do are simply an outrage to both gods and men. Now they have even privately brought someone into the Jade Purity Palace."

"Is someone like that worthy of becoming our senior brother?"

"What virtue or ability does he have?"