I might have been playing a fake cultivation game.

Chapter 046 Impacting the Foundation Building Realm

High in the sky, facing the golden greatsword slashing down and the surging golden light filling the sky, the black clouds were not intimidated at all. They rolled and let out a howling sound like a ghost, and a giant blade shrouded in black mist condensed from the black clouds to meet the golden greatsword.

When the two collided high in the sky, the entire sky seemed to tremble, and the shockwaves generated by the collision spread in all directions, causing the protective array below to fluctuate violently.

After a brief stalemate, the golden greatsword shattered into pieces, while the black giant blade, carrying dark clouds, moved forward, melting away the golden light wherever it passed.

From within the dark clouds, the gigantic face reappeared, laughing wildly, "Old Ghost Lin, weren't you so arrogant back then? What's wrong with you now? You can't even beat a junior like me?!"

"Fellow Daoists, save me!" a voice cried out in panic.

This is clearly Lin Laogui's voice.

"Demons, cease your rampage!" a voice shouted sternly.

"Fellow Daoists, let us join forces and destroy this demon!" another voice shouted.

At that moment, various strange phenomena appeared out of nowhere in the sky.

There were towering flames, upside-down rivers, black dragons that appeared out of nowhere, and tigers that radiated white light, dazzling the eyes.

Chen Xin'an pointed to the black dragon in the distance and said excitedly, "A dragon! This dragon was transformed by my Golden Core Ancestor! Brother Zhou, look, isn't it majestic and imposing?"

"Yes, indeed," Zhou Yunshen casually agreed.

At this moment, the sky was in complete chaos, with various strange phenomena intertwined. The city's protective formation was being subjected to all sorts of energy impacts, causing it to fluctuate even more violently.

The battlefield was rapidly shifting into the distance, and the dark cloud was swallowed up by various strange phenomena and could no longer be seen.

A dozen seconds later, the city-protecting formation returned to calm, and Zhou Yunshen could no longer see any strange phenomena.

Zhou Yunshen let out a long breath, his heart still pounding uncontrollably.

"So this is what battles at the Golden Core Realm are like... It's terrifying," Zhou Yun said with deep feeling.

"Yeah, I was really excited watching that just now." Chen Xin'an said with genuine emotion, his young voice full of admiration.

Not long after, in Zhou Yunshen's room, Zhou Yunshen tentatively asked, "Brother Chen, I'm preparing to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Could I borrow one of your Chen family's meditation rooms with a spirit-gathering array for cultivation?"

Back in the days of Tieba (a Chinese online forum), many players from families of cultivators shared screenshots of such meditation rooms. This shows that such meditation rooms were quite popular in this world, and the Chen family, being a family of Golden Core cultivators, must also have such meditation rooms.

After speaking, Zhou Yunshen looked at Chen Xin'an, whose face was still quite youthful, and felt a little uneasy.

Under Zhou Yunshen's gaze, Chen Xin'an agreed without much hesitation: "No problem, my Chen family has quite a few of these meditation rooms. I'll pick the best one for you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunshen felt a great weight lifted from his heart, and a smile appeared on his face. He said with a smile, "Brother Chen, it seems that you hold a very high position in your family."

Chen Xin'an said, "It's alright. The main reason is that my cultivation speed is fast enough. The three Golden Core elders in my family value me highly and think that I am the future hope of the family. So my status is naturally high."

Zhou Yunshen nodded and said, "Okay, thank you very much. Name your price, how much does it cost to rent this meditation room?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xin'an waved his hand and said, "This is just a small favor for me, I don't need your money."

Zhou Yunshen said, "That's not a good idea. You've already helped me a lot. I can't keep taking advantage of you and letting you suffer losses, can I?"

Chen Xin'an stubbornly replied, "We're friends, and I said I don't want your money, and I mean it. If you bring up money again, I won't talk to you anymore."

Since Chen Xin'an has said that, what else can Zhou Yunshen say?

He could only silently remember Chen Xin'an's help to him.

Perhaps Chen Xin'an had his own reasons for helping him, but he helped him, and he would repay him when the opportunity arose.

A moment later, Chen Xin'an left, and Zhou Yunshen stood on the street, watching the carriage depart before returning to his small courtyard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard a voice ring out from above: "The troublesome demons have been driven away by us. Everyone, please do not panic."

Zhou Yunshen looked up and could only see a floating point of light in the distance.

"They only drove it away, but didn't manage to kill it... It seems this troublesome demon is quite powerful; even with so many powerful Golden Core cultivators working together, they still couldn't defeat it," Zhou Yun thought to himself.

He recalled the battle of the Golden Core cultivators he had just witnessed, and his heart was filled with emotion once again.

This battle of the Golden Core cultivators was truly breathtaking.

Compared to this, all the 3D movies he watched in theaters before were utter garbage.

It's not that the special effects in those 3D movies aren't cool enough, but the battle of the Golden Core cultivators he just watched was real, while the special effects scenes in those 3D movies were all fake.

No matter how cool a fake is, it can't compare to the real thing.

"Golden Core... I will become a Golden Core cultivator one day!"

"But one must take things one step at a time, and eat one bite at a time. What I need to do now is to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm!" Thinking of this, Zhou Yun Shen clenched his fist.

……

Chen Xin'an acted quickly. Less than an hour after he left in his carriage, a martial artist in blue knocked on the courtyard gate.

When Zhou Yunshen opened the door, he found that it was an acquaintance who had come before—Chen Jiu, the innate martial artist who had escorted him to Luchuan Prefecture.

When Chen Jiu met Zhou Yunshen, he was very polite, cupping his hands and saying, "Young Master Zhou, my master asked me to take you to the Chen residence."

Zhou Yunshen nodded and said, "Wait a moment, I need to talk to them about something."

As he spoke, he walked towards Zhou Xiaoya, preparing to tell her some things.

After all, he went to the Chen family's meditation room to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, and he didn't know when he would be able to return. He had to explain this to Zhou Xiaoya so that she wouldn't worry about him.

A moment later, at the Chen residence.

The Chen residence covers a vast area, with buildings layered upon each other, and pavilions, towers, rockeries, and green waters can be seen everywhere. It was Zhou Yunshen's first time in such a place. He followed Chen Jiu through the corridors and soon became dizzy in the deep courtyard.

Fortunately, with Chen Jiu leading the way, Zhou Yunshen traveled smoothly without being harassed by the guards in the mansion, nor did he trigger any formations or restrictions.

The Chen family's meditation room is located underground within their deep mansion.

When Zhou Yunshen arrived, Chen Xin'an was already waiting there.

Chen Xin'an personally led Zhou Yunshen through a somewhat dark passageway to a stone chamber.

He pointed to the stone chamber and whispered to Zhou Yunshen, "Brother Zhou, you're lucky. This quiet room is where one of my Golden Core Ancestors has been cultivating in seclusion for many years. He happened to be away on business, so this quiet room is now available. You should go in quickly."

"That's not a good idea," Zhou Yunshen hesitated. "What if he happens to come back while I'm cultivating inside?"

Chen Xin'an said nonchalantly, "It's alright, he's back now, let him change rooms!"