Deep beneath Hokage Rock.
There was a vast underground plaza here, not far from the passageways that transported spiritual energy from Konoha's underground spiritual veins. Large amounts of misty spiritual energy passed through this plaza as they rose upward before entering Konoha City.
This plaza had only recently been built by Lin Chuan specifically for cultivation.
At this moment, the entire underground plaza was densely packed with people at a glance—tens of thousands of them. Yet upon closer inspection, one would discover that they were all the same person—Lin Chuan.
That was right. They were all Lin Chuan's shadow clones. As his cultivation rose, the number of clones his Shadow Clone Technique could produce had increased dramatically, and its ability to assist his cultivation had gradually become apparent. Previously, he had been occupied with establishing Konoha and had not had the time to settle down and cultivate. But now that Konoha's situation had stabilized, and with Ye Qingyang, Mora, Yang Yongxin, and the others managing things, he no longer needed to devote so much energy to Konoha. He could spend more time on his own cultivation.
"Old man, are you really reliable?" Lin Chuan asked again in his mind. He had been tricked by this old man too many times and had become wary.
"You little brat, why don't you trust me? If I say it can be done, then it can definitely be done. There's nothing I can do if you won't believe me. Besides, the Primordial Realm is incredibly difficult to cultivate in the first place. Since ancient times, who has ever dared claim that their cultivation would certainly succeed? Much less the cultivation of Primordial Scriptures..." The old man had been pestered by Lin Chuan's questions until he was fed up, and answered helplessly.
"Fine, I'll trust