I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong
Chapter 365 329: An Old Acquaintance in the Fairy Cave

"The flow of time in this world differs from that of the outside world, so there's no rush to cultivate this spell."

Tian Lin carried plenty of Cold Fragrance Leaves and was not at all worried about running out.

Moreover, cultivating spells didn't consume much Cold Fragrance Leaves.

He simply entered the private school, listening to a young man delivering moral essays.

Time quickly passed, and when evening approached, villagers had arrived at the private school gates to call their children back for dinner.

The young man on the podium took this as an opportunity to end the class, while the children stood up to pay their respects, then dashed out of the classroom.

At this point, only the young man and Tian Lin remained in the private school. Just as Tian Lin was about to speak, a voice sounded behind him:

"Sir, I ask, is there truly an Immortal in this world?"

The suddenness of the voice caused Tian Lin, who was about to stand up, to turn his head immediately.

Only upon looking did he realize that there had been someone in the private school all along whom he had overlooked.

But what made Tian Lin wary was that, even though this person had spoken, he still couldn't discern whether the person was male or female.

If it was just his ears that couldn't determine the gender, so be it. But what was more alarming was that when he looked at this person, he could only see a vaguely human shape, as if enveloped in mist, making identification impossible.

It's important to note that after consuming the True Eye Fruit, Tian Lin could almost see through falsehoods; anything his Spiritual Sense could perceive, he could almost instinctively grasp its essence.

For example, he could see Elder Yu invoking divine power by the Xiangxi Sect's ancestor.

Yet the mysterious youth in front of him remained elusive to Tian Lin.

"There are indeed Immortals in this world, but they are transformed from commonfolk."

The young man on the podium answered, and the youth below asked again: "I've heard that human nature within heaven and earth is the most valued. Does this mean that among various commonfolk, only humans have the chance to become Immortals?"

The young man said: "Human nature within heaven and earth should be understood as the humanity in heaven and earth aligns with the Dao of Immortals;

if one possesses a human form but behaves like beasts, they are naturally like beasts. And if beasts possess human nature, how should they differ from the wise?"

The youth across listened and no longer spoke, while the young man on the podium somehow held a book.

He walked down from the podium, bypassed Tian Lin, and handed the book to the youth: "Here is a book on the Great Thousand Skill, which might aid your cultivation."

Looking at the book, Tian Lin couldn't tell what the youth felt, but he certainly felt an urge to snatch it and read.

It's known that the Goddess Sect's Daoist Skill is the Great Thousand Skill, and within the closely related Fairy Cave of the Goddess Sect has never appeared a book titled "Great Thousand Skill".

Tian Lin finds it hard to believe that these two spells aren't related.

Yet, he dared not rashly advance to take the book, because he couldn't see through the youth.

Moreover, neither Elder Mei nor Immortal Mei indicated anything about this youth in their 'challenge tutorial'.

They merely informed him that after three months, the village would face an invasion by Evil Beasts, and he must learn a spell from the young man within those three months to mobilize his Qi Refinement cultivation to defeat the Evil Beasts.

If not, he would simply be killed by the Evil Beasts.

"Thank you, Sir!"

The mysterious youth cherishedly took the book on the Great Thousand Skill and then walked towards the private school exit.

The young tutor seemed like a suitable NPC, ignored Tian Lin after giving him the Infinite Finger.

After some thought, Tian Lin still spoke: "Sir, I also wish to cultivate the Great Thousand Skill."

Unexpectedly, the young man turned his head and smiled at Tian Lin, saying: "The Great Thousand Skill is not suitable for you; if I were to teach you, you might die for sure. Do you wish to learn such Divine Skills and Daoist Skills?"

Without waiting for Tian Lin's response, the young man had already left the private school.

Tian Lin also stepped out of the school, only to see the mist-shrouded youth lying on the ground at the east end of the village.

Beside the youth were two children from the same village, punching and kicking the youth.

Fortunately, a villager leading a cow back put a stop to the bullying by the two other village kids, allowing the mysterious youth to stand up.

Tian Lin watched as this youth entered a dilapidated temple at the west end of the village, which was clearly not a good place to live.

"This person is an orphan!"

Tian Lin hesitated a moment but chose not to ask the villagers about the youth's situation.

He had come to the Fairy Cave for the challenge, and simply by methodically cultivating the Infinite Finger to the Perfect Realm, he could pass this first stage.

There's no need to take risks out of curiosity and probe into the youth's situation, which might bring unnecessary trouble.

As Tian Lin watched the youth, a dog also watched him, barking incessantly at Tian Lin.

—

"It's been almost a month, yet this guy has shown no signs of cultivating spells."

Outside the Fairy Cave, an hour had passed since Tian Lin entered the cave.

And while an hour had passed outside, inside the cave, it was equivalent to a month.

Immortal Mei sat at the chessboard, but instead of looking at the board, her gaze was fixed on the mountain above the Fairy Cave.

A wind chime hung atop the mountain above the Fairy Cave—

The wind chime is a Dao Artifact, said to have been brought out of the Fairy Cave by the Goddess Sect's ancestor.

The chime's ring indicates that someone in the Fairy Cave has successfully completed a challenge.

But now, an hour had passed without any sound from the chime.

"No need to rush, there's still two hours left."

Elder Mei was far more composed than Immortal Mei, seriously pressing a white piece onto the chessboard before Immortal Mei.

Immortal Mei didn't enjoy playing chess, especially not at this time, lacking the mindset for playing chess.

She casually made a move, saying: "If I recall correctly, Zhai Xingzi took less than half an hour to complete the first stage in the Fairy Cave, right?"

Elder Mei said: "Not everyone is Zhai Xingzi; why compare Tian Lin to Zhai Xingzi?"

—

While those outside were anxious, inside the Fairy Cave, Tian Lin showed no sign of urgency.

He had spent a month in the village, even ventured through the mountains and waters outside the village.

By now, he could recognize the village inhabitants' names and knew the mysterious youth was called 'Little Mute'.

Apart from this, Tian Lin had not further explored the mysterious youth's information, even deliberately avoided contact with this mysterious youth.

In the village, whom he'd interacted with the most was neither Little Mute nor the tutor, but the small black dog he'd locked eyes with a month ago.

"Should I call you Brother Dog, or Little Black?"

Tian Lin petted the dog's head, feeling content.

He hadn't anticipated encountering a familiar face in the Fairy Cave—the large black dog under Elder Yu, who once forced Elder Yue to eat dung and taught him the Heavenly Roar Skill as a Daoist Child.

"Woof woof—"

The little black dog couldn't understand Tian Lin's words, but it had grown very close to Tian Lin over the month. As Tian Lin petted its head, it affectionately rubbed against Tian Lin's hand.

"With Brother appearing, can the Master be far behind?"

Tian Lin wondered if he might encounter Elder Yu in the Fairy Cave.