The Host Of An Ancient Spirit Chapter 18

"Senior elder, you are back." Seeing the white-bearded old man, they all got up and greeted him. The senior elder looked at everyone and asked, "What about the people you brought back? Why didn't I see them?" "Senior elder, we only brought back three people. They saw that the Ling force here was so rich that they all went to practice immediately. Who are the two descendants behind you?" one of them asked. The senior elder smiled and said, "I also went to the Chen family. I found the two boys were greatly talented, so I brought them here. After all, the land of trial practice will be open soon, and our Chen family should send some descendants with great potentials to give it a try.” The land of trial practice? Where is it? Chen Feng secretly wondered. The senior elder seemed to understand his doubt and said, "The land of trial practice will be open once every decade. Every time when it is open, there will be countless treasures. All the martial arts pract.i.tioners on the Continent are eager to go there, hoping to get some treasures. But it’s also very risky and not everyone can get real treasures safe and sound.” "You mean we should try it?" Chen Feng asked. "Of course, you have just entered the Council of Elders and your strength is still very limited. It’s a really good opportunity. Are you scared?" Chen Feng smiled and said, "Why would I be scared? I am also looking forward to having a look at the land of trial practice.” For some mysterious places, Chen Feng was always very interested. He had read the history of the Continent since his childhood, but he knew nothing about the land of trial practice, so he seemed to be more and more curious. "Fine. There is still a month before the opening of the land. During this period, you can just practice here, as you don't even know how you will finish then. If you die in the land of trial practice, you are not qualified to stay in the Council of Elders, naturally. You just use this trial as a test for you to enter the Council of Elders," the senior elder suddenly said when hearing the words of Chen Feng. Chen Feng was stunned but he did not care. He turned to leave with Chen Lei. On the way, Chen Feng asked him, "I don't know who else has come to the Council of Elders this time. Elder Brother, do you know?" "I don't know, either. The disciple recruitment has always been very strict. I didn't expect that the white-bearded grandfather was the senior elder. He should rank at the top according to his name,” Chen Lei said with a smile. Chen Feng nodded and said, "I found other elders were very respectful to him, so his status must be very high. But we must depend on ourselves and practice hard. If we are believed to have come here due to the a.s.sistance of the senior elder, we will have a hard road ahead of us.” “I can’t agree more. You defeated Chen Jun days ago. He used to be able to enter the Council of Elders, but now he has lost his qualification. However, it’s said that his grandfather is among the elders, so we must be careful enough. Although he will not challenge us in public, he might try to deal with us secretly,” Chen Lei whispered. A flash of indignation appeared in Chen Feng’s eyes and he said, "If I am forced to fight back, I will show no mercy." In the place of the Council of Elders, the cultivation was very casual. The whole mountain could be used as the place for cultivation. They were all hard-working pract.i.tioners and they never cared about the environment in which they lived, so long as there was enough Ling force. There were countless hills here and each had its caves inside. They were all artificially excavated. However, although there were not so many members in the Council of Elders, most of them had been occupied for cultivation. Chen Feng’s soul was much stronger than ordinary people by nature and his sense of intelligence was also more sensitive than others. Very soon, he realized the Ling force in one of the mountains was somewhat special. Although it wasn’t so thick as in other mountains, it seemed to contain some special kind of power. If it wasn’t for his powerful soul, he wouldn’t have even been able to notice such a strange phenomenon. "Elder brother, let's practice in this mountain," Chen Feng suggested. Chen Lei answered with surprise, "Third brother, the Ling force in this mountain is not so strong. Compared with the surrounding mountains, it’s perhaps the one with the least Ling force here. Why choose here as the place for our cultivation?" "It’s hard to tell the reason, but I can feel some strange power contained here. I believe we’ll achieve unexpected results if we cultivate here. Since you are now at the Ling shape level, you are less dependent on the Ling force. Practice here may make you be aware of the Ling conception as soon as possible," Chen Feng said slowly. Chen Lei believed what Chen Feng had said was reasonable, so he agreed without any hesitation, “Let’s cultivate here. I hope to be aware of the Ling conception as soon as possible, just as you have said.” Chen Feng nodded with a smile and suddenly released a gust of Ling force out of his body. Since he had reached the Ling nature level, he seemed to be more flexible and soon flew into the mountain.        The mountain was very quiet and they didn’t even see anyone over there. Chen Feng couldn’t help shaking his head, saying, “It’s really not a good place for cultivation, is it?” In the village where the Council of Elders lived, several elders suddenly opened their eyes and said, "It’s weird that the two boys our senior elder brought back unexpectedly chose one of the waste mountains for cultivation. It’s said that there are countless monsters on that mountain and we wonder whether they will be in danger." "Close your eyes for cultivation. We don't need to worry about that. The two newcomers will surely pay for their ignorant and stupid behavior. Since they were brought back by the senior elder, he must observe them in secret." "That’s right, but I am just curious. The senior elder has always been very critical about his disciples. But the two boys he brought back this time are a little different. It seems that he particularly appreciates the one who has reached the Ling nature level while ignoring the other one who has reached the Ling shape level." "It’s hard to say! They must have something that the senior elder is appreciating. The strength of the one at the Ling nature level is somewhat different from ours. It is not pure Ling power, although it’s not weak at all. I guess the senior elder has just focused on it." Chen Feng did not know that the mysterious and tempting mountain which was good for cultivation in his mind turned out to be so valueless in the eyes of those elders. At the top of the mountain, Chen Feng finally found two caves. He said happily, "Elder brother, there happen to be two caves here. Let's just cultivate over there." Chen Lei looked at the cave; the entrance was surrounded by so many dense trees that it was hard to find without careful observation. He secretly admired the insight of Chen Feng and felt very satisfied with the surrounding environment also. The two entrances were located on both sides with a waterfall in the middle. The waterfall was not wide, but when they looked up at the bottom, the top seemed to be connected to the sky with extraordinary groups of white mist. There were many flowers and gra.s.ses around that boasted a pleasant fragrance. Chen Feng and Chen Lei jumped into the caves on both sides respectively. Just after they entered the caves, a gust of wind suddenly occurred and a few black shadows appeared slowly in the pond under the waterfall; such an illusion seemed to be extremely weird.