Time Tower: Six Hours of Cultivation

[Time Tower: The Source Qi in this tower was connected to the Sect, and time flowed ten times faster inside than in the outside world.

Cultivating in the tower for one day was equivalent to cultivating outside for ten days.

But it had a side effect: while cultivating in the tower, members' mental energy, souls, and lifespans would be depleted or pass away twice as fast.

Therefore, anyone entering the tower to cultivate should think carefully and bring enough Source Stones, lest they fail to break through.

Rules for entering the Time Tower:

The Sect's vice sect master could enter once a day.

Sect elders could enter once every three days.

Sect deputy elders could enter once every five days.

Personal disciples could enter once a day.

Core disciples could enter once every three days.

Inner disciples could enter once every five days.

Outer disciples could enter once every ten days.

Other disciples could enter twice a month.

Each visit to the tower could last no longer than six hours.]

"The Time Tower?" "Ten times faster?" "Accelerated cultivation?"

After reading it, Mo Lingyuan and the other four looked at one another. Not one of them questioned it.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host! Mo Lingyuan, Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, Chen Guyu, and Lü Liu believed the words you made up. The Sect's Time Tower has become real!]

[Tenfold acceleration means faster cultivation!]

[For this fabrication becoming real, the chance to make a fabrication real for everyone gained from taking Dongfang Muxue as a disciple has been deducted!]

[Host has one chance remaining to make a fabrication real for everyone: from taking Chen Guyu as a disciple.]

Whoosh!

The instant the system finished speaking, time inside the tower began to race.

Outside, Li Moqing and the others had no way of knowing that yet.

"Even though the Time Tower makes mental energy, lifespan, and soul deplete twice as fast, it gives you ten times the return."

"Put that way, it's not such a bad trade?"

Dongfang Muxue studied the inscription and did the math.

"Right."

Chen Guyu nodded. "But it'd be best to raise your Spiritual Wisdom before going in. Otherwise, you'd burn through your lifespan twice as fast without getting the best cultivation results!"

"Third Junior Brother's right. With my four-star Spiritual Wisdom, I'd better wait a while before entering!"

Zhang Xingfeng agreed.

"I'll wait too."

Lü Liu chimed in.

Her Spiritual Wisdom was only four stars as well, and she had no Source Stones.

Li Moqing had told her she could earn points by doing daily menial tasks, but he had yet to explain the points system or specify what resources she could exchange them for.

"Sect Master, may I go in and cultivate?"

Mo Lingyuan, however, looked delighted as he asked.

During this time, the Sacred Cleansing Waterfall had washed his Spiritual Wisdom up to eight stars.

And before leaving the Azure Feather Sect, he had stocked up on plenty of Supreme Source Stones.

He was certain that cultivating in the Time Tower, with the Sect's rich Source Qi, a Heaven Tier cultivation art, and the aid of Sourceheart Tea, would let him swiftly break through to the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Realm!

"You may."

Li Moqing nodded calmly.

"Thank you, Sect Master!"

Unable to wait another moment, Mo Lingyuan turned into a streak of light and entered the Time Tower. He had no intention of wasting even a breath!

"Master, I want to go in and cultivate too!"

Seeing this, Dongfang Muxue was eager to try.

"Go ahead."

Li Moqing spoke without a ripple of emotion.

"Yes, Master!"

Dongfang Muxue rushed into the tower.

"Are you three sure you don't want to give it a try?"

Li Moqing looked at Zhang Xingfeng and the other two, his expression serious.

"No!"

The three shook their heads firmly. None of them wanted their lifespans to pass away faster.

"Then I'm going in to cultivate. Keep an eye on the Sect."

Li Moqing did not bother pressing them and entered the tower.

"Huh? Master went in. Should we go in too?"

Seeing this, Zhang Xingfeng changed his mind. His resolve was no longer so firm.

"Sure. What's there to fear? Our lifespans only pass away twice as fast!"

"Besides, once our cultivation rises, our lifespans will increase!"

Chen Guyu changed his mind just as quickly.

"Master, wait for Third Junior Brother and me! We don't have any Source Stones on us!"

Zhang Xingfeng charged into the Time Tower, shouting after him.

"Huh? You two..."

Lü Liu raised an eyebrow, caught completely off guard. She shook her head helplessly. "Wait for me!"

Six hours later.

Heavenly Mist Sect.

Inside the Sect.

The Discussion Hall.

"As expected of Second Senior Sister and her eight-star Spiritual Wisdom! She only broke through to the fifth level of the Qi Refinement Realm three days ago, yet after just six hours in the Time Tower, she's already at the seventh level!"

"Even a genius in Search Province would need two years to do that. Second Senior Sister is a monster!"

Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, Chen Guyu, and Lü Liu had left the Time Tower and were discussing what they had gained from cultivating there.

When Chen Guyu heard that Dongfang Muxue had eight-star Spiritual Wisdom and had broken through to the seventh level of the Qi Refinement Realm, he praised her.

"Right. Compared with Second Junior Sister, I'm ashamed to call myself the eldest senior brother!"

Zhang Xingfeng was just as impressed.

"You flatter me, Eldest Senior Brother, Third Junior Brother. Breaking through to the fourth level of the Qi Refinement Realm is no small feat either!"

Dongfang Muxue smiled faintly and returned the praise.

She changed the subject, turning to Lü Liu with curiosity in her eyes. "Junior Sister Lü Liu, what's your Source Aspect?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xingfeng and Chen Guyu turned to look at Lü Liu as well.

"Chains!"

A little shy under their gazes, Lü Liu answered softly.

Creak!

She manifested her Source Aspect. Countless chains appeared around her, weaving together like a cage.

"Chains? What a strange Source Aspect!"

"Right! I've never seen one like it!"

"Junior Sister Lü Liu awakened such an unusual Source Aspect. She's bound to be extraordinary one day!"

Zhang Xingfeng and the other two talked excitedly, marveling at it.

"Not really. I don't have a cultivation art right now. I don't even know how I'm supposed to cultivate from here."

Lü Liu withdrew her Source Aspect, her brows drawing together with worry.

She was only a menial disciple. She could not have a Heaven-Tier Upper Grade cultivation art like Zhang Xingfeng and the others.

Nor could she have an Earth-Tier Upper Grade cultivation art like Mo Lingyuan.

She could only exchange points for a cultivation art, and who knew how long that would take?

Zhang Xingfeng and the other two froze, unsure how to respond. The hall fell silent.

"Don't worry, Junior Sister Lü Liu. You'll get a cultivation art eventually."

After a few breaths, Dongfang Muxue offered her reassurance.

"Mm."

Lü Liu did not commit either way, and silence settled over the hall again.

Whoosh!

Just then, a streak of blue light flashed by, and Mo Lingyuan flew into the hall.

"Elder Mo, you're out of the Time Tower too?"

Seeing him, Zhang Xingfeng hurried to find a topic to break the awkward silence.

"Yes. My time was up."

Mo Lingyuan nodded.

"How did it go, Elder Mo?"

Zhang Xingfeng asked again.

"I didn't break through the fifth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, but I'm not far from its peak!"

Mo Lingyuan answered happily. He would never have dared imagine such speed before.

"Elder Mo, hasn't Master come out yet?"

Chen Guyu picked up his teacup as he asked.

"No." Mo Lingyuan shook his head. "I glanced at the Sect Master on my way out. I couldn't see through his cultivation, but he seemed to be at a critical point in a breakthrough."

"What? Even Elder Mo can't see through Master's cultivation?"

Zhang Xingfeng cried out in shock.

"Then doesn't that mean Master is in the Spirit Transformation Realm or higher?!"

Chen Guyu sprayed out the tea he had just drunk and quickly gave an embarrassed smile.

"Master is that strong?"

"I thought he was only at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. I even thought I might catch up to him one day!"

"Now it looks like there's no chance of that at all!"

Dongfang Muxue's pupils trembled slightly as she sighed.

Lü Liu's eyes went wide. She was too stunned to speak.

Zhang Xingfeng and the others were astonished, but Mo Lingyuan, the one who had startled them, merely smiled faintly and continued drinking his tea.