Sign-in Divine Artifact, Nine-Nine Creation Tower

Mentioning that mysterious senior, some were delighted while others were worried.

At this moment, an elder could not help but express his concern.

"Although that senior is strong enough, a powerhouse is a powerhouse after all. This world is ruled by the law of the jungle. The other party might help once or twice, but they won't necessarily intervene again. We have no way to influence that senior's will; it all depends on their mood..."

"Once a deviation occurs, it will mean the destruction of the entire sect."

These words also held merit.

"Therefore, one must be strong oneself to forge iron."

"That senior is merely a last resort; we must still become powerful on our own."

Zhang Feng nodded.

He then turned to look at Meng Tangtang and asked, "The most important matter: with less than a year left until the Ten Thousand Alliance Assessment, does the Young Sect Master have the confidence to break through to the Innate Realm before then?"

"I will do my best."

Meng Tangtang thought of the medicinal pills her master had given her. Although over ninety percent of them were for healing or combat, there were still some that could be used to improve cultivation.

With a large quantity of Pill Pattern-grade pills, she should be able to force her way into the Innate Realm.

"It's a pity I gave away quite a few before."

"Otherwise, I would have had a better chance."

Meng Tangtang had previously challenged sect elders everywhere. Although she only used Pill Pattern-grade pills as rewards for the few she was familiar with, she hadn't been as cautious with some of the high-quality ordinary pills.

Most importantly.

Lin Cheng had primarily refined pills for healing and similar purposes, which were of little help for cultivation.

These pills could serve as sect reserves for wartime supplies.

But as for using them to improve cultivation, one shouldn't even think about it.

The remaining pills were only enough for her own use. She had originally wanted to help the elders and disciples, but now she decided against it.

She lacked the strength to do more.

While the upper echelons of the Jingyun Sect were fretting over the future, on the other side, in the Library Pavilion.

"Foundation Establishment seventh level."

Feeling the Xiantian true energy surging like a river within his body, Lin Cheng slowly stretched on the long bench and yawned. "Finally reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. That really exhausted me; my neck went numb from sleeping."

"Huh, why are there so few people left in the Jingyun Sect?"

"Could it be that they are about to disband?"

Lin Cheng used his divine sense to probe casually as usual and discovered something was amiss.

"The Jingyun Sect's cohesion is truly lacking. What kind of riffraff have they been recruiting? They run away at the slightest sign of trouble."

"Still, it's for the best. With those deadwood gone, taking an elite route isn't a bad idea."

When it came down to it, although the Jingyun Sect was considered a major sect in this small corner of the Southern Region.

Looking at the continent as a whole, let alone first-rate sects, they were far behind even third-rate ones.

What was the point of having so many disciples?

These two or three hundred people were just fine.

The number was reasonable.

Lin Cheng's indifferent thoughts drifted away.

To him, a power of the Jingyun Sect's level no longer held any mystery or strength.

At best, it was just a small sect tucked away in a desolate land.

As recorded in the books, to the north of the Southern Region lay a nation of cultivators.

Any large city plucked from there would have a comprehensive strength no weaker than the top ten sects of the Southern Region.

Those Xiantian families.

Their population was at most one or two hundred people, with perhaps a few menial laborers and peripheral guards recruited to help out.

But when it came to true strength, they were far superior to a sect like the Jingyun Sect.

This was because the family's cohesion was strong.

Moreover, the Jingyun Sect's methods of restraining its disciples were too weak, and without binding contracts, they could stay or leave as they pleased.

Lin Cheng was not surprised that things had developed to this point.

Even if there were only a hundred or so people left, it wouldn't surprise Lin Cheng in the slightest.

Having been in this world for a long time now, his strength had gradually increased, and his vision and knowledge had broadened as well.

He was no longer the person he had been when he first transmigrated, back when he would worship and revere even a seventh or eighth-grade existence as if they were a god.

"System, sign in."

While lost in thought, Lin Cheng casually performed his daily sign-in.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for a successful sign-in. Reward obtained: Nine-Nine Creation Tower (Divine Artifact, unactivated)."

Lin Cheng's eyes widened!

Good heavens, this was the first time he had signed in a treasure of Divine Artifact rank.

Some of his previous treasures might have had heaven-defying functions, but they either had limited uses or were merely special pills and the like.

They were simply not useful.

But this Nine-Nine Creation Tower is different! It's a Divine Artifact! Even if I can only trigger a sliver of its power, wouldn't that be enough to roam the world freely?

Lin Cheng was burning with excitement.

The next second, he immediately extracted the reward.

Silence!

There was no movement.

Lin Cheng froze.

What was going on?

"Where is it?"

He looked around, but nothing new had appeared. By rights, a treasure like this should have established some sort of connection with him.

Yet, at this moment, there was nothing unusual.

Lin Cheng was bewildered.

He hurriedly checked his system space and, upon closer inspection, discovered a strange golden symbol.

"What is this?"

As soon as his divine sense touched the golden symbol, Lin Cheng's mind suddenly spun, and the world turned upside down.

When he opened his eyes again, he found that he was no longer in the Library Pavilion.

He had arrived in a place filled with a mysterious aura.

"Welcome, Master, to the Nine-Nine Creation Tower."

"I am the Tower Spirit, Xiao Jun. What are your orders, Master?"

Just as Lin Cheng stood there, his face full of confusion, an ethereal and cold voice echoed between heaven and earth.

"This is the interior of the Nine-Nine Creation Tower?" Lin Cheng was shocked.

How could this be a tower?

It was clearly a vast world!

There was a sky, a continent, and even living beings; there were many auras present that even made Lin Cheng tremble.

Fortunately, Lin Cheng was the master of the Creation Tower.

Here, he was the supreme ruler; otherwise, just sensing some of those auras would have been enough to cause his mind to collapse.

Moreover, he vaguely felt that this world possessed its own laws of heaven and earth.

In terms of rank, it seemed to be several levels higher than the world he currently inhabited.

It was truly worthy of being a Divine Artifact!

"Master, the Creation Tower is currently in a dormant state and cannot exert its proper power. Please activate it as soon as possible," the voice of the Tower Spirit, Xiao Jun, rang out.

Not activated?

Lin Cheng remembered and hurriedly asked, "How should I activate it?"

"The first method is to activate it through powerful strength, which the Master clearly does not meet the requirements for."

Lin Cheng's expression turned sheepish.

He had at least that much self-awareness. Just looking at the title of the Nine-Nine Creation Tower as a Divine Artifact, and the pervasive sense of immortality it exuded, he knew how difficult it would be to activate.

At the very least, it was beyond his current capabilities.

Perhaps he could try once he had cultivated the Nine Transformations of the True Spirit to perfection, but that would take an incredibly long time.

"The second method is to absorb the faith of all living beings, continuously nourishing the Creation Tower to gradually unlock its power," Xiao Jun replied indifferently.

Absorb faith?

Wasn't that something only legendary gods did?

Lin Cheng secretly wondered what the system wanted him to do, given that it had so easily handed him a Divine Artifact like the Nine-Nine Creation Tower.