txolops Chapter 105 Han Li Arrives! Time to Run Away!
Chapter 105 Han Li Arrives! Time to Run Away!
Time flies like an arrow.
In the blink of an eye, another month has passed.
During this month, Lin Chuan continued to leave the camp every two or three days to hunt and roam the vast Jingu Plain.
With daily divination to predict good fortune and avoid misfortune, he was always able to accurately avoid danger and find suitable prey. In one month, he had added sixteen more Foundation Establishment cultivators of the demonic path to his list of lives.
Of course, the number reported was still only a small fraction—four people.
Including the ten people from the first three months, his total reported achievements reached fourteen people in four months.
This number is already quite impressive even among the seven allied forces of the Yue Kingdom.
It should be understood that hunting demons outside the main camp is an extremely risky undertaking with a slim chance of survival.
For the vast majority of Foundation Establishment cultivators, being able to return alive is already an achievement.
Not to mention killing enemies and making meritorious contributions.
Even those well-established late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot guarantee that they will emerge unscathed every time they go out.
In the past few months, Lin Chuan has heard of at least seven or eight people who fell in the late Foundation Establishment stage on Jingu Plain.
Lin Chuan killed fourteen enemies in four months, and returned unscathed every time—such a record is among the best in the entire Seven Factions Alliance.
Many renowned late-stage Foundation Establishment experts have achieved similar results.
If we only consider Huangfeng Valley, there are no more than five Foundation Establishment cultivators who can achieve this feat.
Lin Chuan's name has gradually spread throughout the Jingu Plain camp.
When people mention "Lin Chuan" from Huangfeng Valley, many will show admiration—not only does he have an outstanding record, but he also manages to return alive every time, which is nothing short of a miracle.
Of course, no one knew that his actual record was more than three times that of the fourteen men.
……
That morning.
As was customary, Lin Chuan got up early to go to Li Huayuan's room to pay his respects to his master.
As a disciple, being on the battlefield, greeting one's master daily is not only a matter of etiquette, but also a way to maintain the bond between master and disciple.
Although Li Huayuan was stingy, he became increasingly kind to this promising disciple, often giving him pointers on cultivation techniques.
Just as Lin Chuan was about to leave, a golden light appeared before his eyes.
[Today’s hexagram: Zhongji]
[The divination text reads: Today, as usual, you went to pay your respects to Li Huayuan, but on the way back you encountered Han Li. It turns out that Han Li had also been summoned by the Seven Sects to the Golden Drum Plain camp. Afterwards, you had a private chat with Han Li in the stone house, where he told you that he had entrusted a friend skilled in formations to help repair the incomplete diagram of the ancient teleportation array, which is expected to take about six months to complete.]
"Han Li has come to the battlefield too?"
Lin Chuan was slightly taken aback, then a smile appeared on his lips.
It's good that you're here.
He was worried about how to contact Han Li to discuss the teleportation array.
Now that the person is right in front of me, it saves me a lot of trouble.
More importantly, the divination revealed a message: the array formation would require another six months to repair.
With a firm resolve, Lin Chuan got up and headed to Li Huayuan's residence.
……
Paying respects to his master was merely a formality. Li Huayuan offered him a few words of encouragement, reminded him to be careful on the battlefield, and then let him leave.
After leaving Li Huayuan's house, Lin Chuan retraced his steps.
Halfway there, a familiar figure suddenly appeared ahead.
The man was dressed in the robes of a Yellow Maple Valley disciple, with an unremarkable face. He was walking quickly with his head down, seemingly also in a hurry.
Lin Chuan paused, his smile deepening.
"Junior Brother Han!"
The man looked up at the sound and saw it was Han Li. Upon seeing Lin Chuan, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he quickly stepped forward to greet him.
"Senior Brother Lin!" Han Li clasped his hands in a salute.
"Haha, Junior Brother Han, I didn't expect you to come to Jingu Plain too." Lin Chuan laughed and patted his shoulder. "Come on, let's go sit at my place. It's been a long time since we brothers have seen each other."
Han Li nodded and followed Lin Chuan to his stone house.
Lin Chuan closed the stone door and activated all the restrictions to ensure that no one could spy on him.
The two sat down.
"Junior Brother Han, were you also conscripted here?" Lin Chuan asked bluntly.
Han Li nodded, a hint of helplessness on his face: "Exactly. A few days ago, I encountered a group of cultivators and was conscripted. I came to Jingu Plain with a batch of reinforcements. I thought I could escape this calamity, but I didn't expect to be dragged here anyway."
"It's good that you're here."
Lin Chuan smiled slightly, "The battlefield is dangerous, but it's also a valuable learning experience. By the way, that matter... any progress?"
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Han Li naturally understood what he was asking.
Han Li's expression turned serious, and he lowered his voice, saying, "I was just about to tell my senior brother about this. I've entrusted a friend who is an expert in arrays to help repair the incomplete array diagram of that ancient teleportation array. After examining it, she said that although the diagram is damaged, the core patterns are still intact, so it should be possible to restore it. However, it will take quite a while; I estimate it will take about six months before she can come up with a complete restoration plan."
Half a year.
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Lin Chuan felt much relieved. The timing was exactly as he had predicted.
"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Junior Brother Han." Lin Chuan said solemnly, "This matter is of great importance, Junior Brother must be careful and not let the news leak out."
"Don't worry, senior brother, I understand." Han Li nodded solemnly.
The two chatted for a while about their experiences on the battlefield and their cultivation insights, and then Han Li took his leave.
"Don't worry, senior brother, I understand." Han Li nodded solemnly.
The two chatted for a while about their experiences on the battlefield and their cultivation insights, and then Han Li took his leave.
……
In the days that followed, both of them began to get used to life on the front lines.
Every now and then, they would leave their camps to hunt demonic creatures. After returning, they would either cultivate or rest, and occasionally gather together to exchange experiences.
Lin Chuan maintained his "low-key way of making money"—each time he left the camp, he would kill at least one person and at most two, never making a big fuss.
But little by little, his achievements steadily improved, and his reputation in Jinguyuan grew.
Han Li is no less impressive.
Although he wasn't as "cheating" as Lin Chuan, his cautious nature and solid foundation in the "Qingyuan Sword Technique" allowed him to kill more than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators of the demonic path over the course of a few months, making him one of the best among the disciples of Huangfeng Valley.
One of them was accumulating fame in a high-profile manner, while the other was quietly building up his wealth. Each of them was steadily advancing their own plans.
……
In the blink of an eye, more than eight months have passed.
The battle at Jingu Plain has reached a peculiar stalemate.
The two sides would have a major battle every now and then, which was very large in scale but had few casualties.
On ordinary days, Foundation Establishment cultivators roam and hunt, engaging in back-and-forth battles with varying degrees of victory and defeat.
Overall, both sides are at a loss, waiting—waiting for a certain opportunity, waiting for the final battle.
But Lin Chuan knew that this was just the calm before the storm.
……
That day, after hunting down two Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Demonic Path, Lin Chuan returned to his stone house.
He sat down cross-legged and began to sort out his gains over the past year.
Inside the storage bag, spirit stones were piled up like a mountain.
In one year, he hunted down nearly a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators of the demonic path!
The number of magical artifacts seized reached several hundred, including more than twenty top-tier artifacts and countless high-tier artifacts.
He took the magic artifacts that he didn't need and were of average quality to the temporary market set up by the seven sects at the front line in batches, and sold them in packages to some immortal cultivation families who came to buy them, under the identity of a rogue cultivator.
Those families needed magical artifacts to arm their children, but dared not venture into the battlefield, so they sent people to be stationed in the market to buy them. Although the prices were lower than outside, the advantages were safety and large quantities.
In this way, over the course of a year, he had accumulated a staggering 100,000 spirit stones!
100,000 spirit stones!
What does this mean?
An ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator's total wealth is only a few thousand spirit stones.
Even those established late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators who have been famous for a long time are considered wealthy if they have ten or twenty thousand spirit stones.
One hundred thousand spirit stones might be the entire fortune of many early-stage Core Formation cultivators!
Of course, the score he reported was still a "downgraded version"—thirty-two people.
Even so, his record of thirty-two men was enough to make him famous among the seven allied forces.
When he killed the thirtieth Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Demonic Path, the high-ranking members of the Seven Sects specially awarded him a special token.
The holder of this token can freely enter and leave the Golden Drum Plains camp, and can even leave the front line at any time to return to the sect without anyone's approval—after all, who would doubt that a "hero" who killed dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators on the front line would desert?
This is exactly what Lin Chuan wanted.
As for his cultivation, after more than a year of suppression and consolidation, he clearly felt that the bottleneck leading to the late stage of Foundation Establishment had loosened to the extreme.
He can go into seclusion at any time to break through to a breakthrough, as long as he is willing.
But he can't.
Not at least not now.
Because he had already perfected the second level of the Great Evolution Technique.
Although we haven't even entered the third level yet, there's no need to rush.
With his daily practice, the divine sense technique of the Awakening Insect Divine Sword has reached a new level, reaching the fifth level!
Now, he can store thirty-five divine consciousness spikes in his sea of consciousness at the same time, making them even more powerful than before.
It was precisely because of the further enhancement of his divine sense that he was able to continue to suppress the Bloodline Flood Dragon.
Over the past year, he has given the Bloodline Dragon a lot of healing medicine.
The injuries of this level-five demon beast have now recovered to about 70-80%. According to his estimate, the Bloodline Flood Dragon will be fully recovered in another month or two.
At that time, he will have a level 5 monster in its prime as his combat power!
But this also means that he must break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment before that.
Because once the Bloodline Dragon fully recovers, its soul strength will also return to its peak state.
With his current mid-Foundation Establishment stage divine sense, even with the support of the Great Evolution Technique and the Awakening Insect Divine Sword, it would be difficult to guarantee that the Spirit Summoning Seal would not be backfired.
Only by breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment and experiencing another surge in divine sense can one reliably suppress this level-five demonic beast.
"It seems it's time to leave the battlefield."
Lin Chuan was certain.