txolops Chapter 33 A Nascent Soul cultivator forming good karma? Nonsense!
Chapter 33 A Nascent Soul cultivator forming good karma? Nonsense!
Chapter 33 A Nascent Soul cultivator forming good karma? Nonsense!
The divination result indicates "great fortune"!
This means that although the trip had its ups and downs (as it required avoiding the Chen siblings), the ultimate goal was achieved and there was basically no fatal danger.
Lin Chuan was now completely convinced of the accuracy of the divination method.
"Mingling Peak————"
He repeated the name in a low voice.
Since it is a mountain with a name within the sect, its location should not be difficult to find; one only needs to consult the rough topographical map distributed within the sect.
There's no need to ask others, lest it arouse suspicion when something happens later.
He quickly took out a jade slip that recorded the general geography of Yellow Maple Valley and its surrounding area, and used his divine sense to search for it.
A moment later, the marker for "Mingling Peak" was indeed found. It was located in the outermost area of the sect, with a medium to high concentration of spiritual energy.
It does indeed meet the conditions for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to open up their own personal cave dwelling.
"The location is acceptable, not too remote." Lin Chuan noted the location, and without further delay, mounted his white feather and quietly left Xuankun Mountain.
He deliberately set off half an hour later than the normal time to go to the market.
Sure enough, they did not encounter Chen Qiaoqian or her brother Chen Qiaotian along the way.
Bypassing the main road and following the map, about an hour later, a range of mountains with slightly thinner spiritual energy and gentler slopes appeared before them.
One of the peaks is covered with lush trees, and traces of human development can be faintly seen on its waist; this is Mingling Peak.
Lin Chuan put away his flying artifact and concealed his aura several miles away from the mountain peak, then approached on foot.
He did not go up the mountain directly, but first carefully explored the surrounding area.
Slowly scanning with his divine sense, he indeed discovered the entrance to a cave half-hidden by vines in a shady spot at the foot of the mountain.
The cave was shrouded in a layer of pale blue restrictive spiritual light, and the array's fluctuations were quite strong. Judging from its complexity and the flow of spiritual energy, it was far beyond what he could easily break at present.
Forcibly breaking through the formation would not only be time-consuming and laborious, but would also inevitably cause a great deal of disturbance.
"fortunately----"
Lin Chuan turned his gaze and landed on a pile of rocks about ten feet in front of the entrance to the cave.
A body dressed in the robes of an inner disciple of Yellow Maple Valley lay curled up in a strange posture, already lifeless.
There were no array formations covering the corpse, only some simple restrictions that concealed the aura, but they seemed to have mostly become ineffective due to the death of the owner or the passage of time.
"As expected, they're outside."
Lin Chuan felt a sense of relief.
He carefully observed his surroundings and confirmed that no one else was lurking and that there was no further triggering of the restrictions.
They then quickly approached.
He first used his Qingfeng sword to probe and examine the corpse from a distance, confirming that there were no traps or residual potent poisons or curses, before quickly moving forward.
The deceased was a middle-aged cultivator with a withered face, sunken eyes, and purple lips, who appeared to have died from poisoning or demonic possession during cultivation.
A dark blue storage bag hung from his waist.
Lin Chuan deftly untied the storage bag, and at the same time flicked a wisp of fire from his fingertip, quickly incinerating the corpse. The ashes scattered with the wind, completely erasing any trace.
He did not attempt to explore the cave protected by the array. The divination only pointed to the corpse. There might be something more precious inside the cave, but there might also be unknown risks. Since it was "very auspicious," it was not advisable to cause any unnecessary trouble.
Having done all this, he didn't linger. He mounted his white feather and quickly left the area of Mingling Peak, making a large detour before returning to the small courtyard on Xuankun Mountain.
After activating all the array restrictions, Lin Chuan, with a hint of anticipation, took out the dark blue storage bag inside the quiet room.
When the divine sense probed in, the first thing that caught the eye was the neatly stacked, gleaming spirit stones!
Five medium-grade spirit stones, each the size of a pigeon egg and containing a box of spiritual energy, lay quietly in a corner.
Beside it, there were piles of low-grade spirit stones, densely packed together, with a rough glance revealing a quantity of nearly two thousand!
"Hiss—" Even though Lin Chuan had recently been receiving unexpected windfalls, he couldn't help but gasp. The wealth of a Foundation Establishment cultivator (even if it was in the early stage) was indeed far greater than that of a Qi Refining cultivator.
The sheer amount of spirit stones alone is enough to drive most Qi Refining disciples mad with envy.
Suppressing his excitement, he continued to examine the area.
The storage bag was quite spacious, and in addition to spirit stones, several magical artifacts floated to the side.
The four magical artifacts, all of superior quality, possessed considerable spiritual energy fluctuations: a bronze mirror, a short staff, a pair of throwing knives, and an inner armor. However, the most eye-catching was a three-foot-long, pale blue sword with flowing cloud patterns on its blade. Its spiritual energy fluctuations were the strongest, clearly indicating it was a top-tier magical artifact—the "Mysterious Cloud Sword"!
It is also a formidable weapon.
"A very fruitful harvest." Lin Chuan nodded in satisfaction and shifted his gaze to the other side.
There was a stack of talismans neatly arranged there.
Lin Chuan scanned the top few talismans with his divine sense. The runes on them were complex and profound, and the spiritual power was hidden but not released, yet it gave people a sense of restrained power.
"This is—" He cautiously touched it with his divine sense.
"Wood Release Talisman", "Earth Release Talisman", "Ice Rain Talisman"!
All three are intermediate-level talismans!
Lin Chuan was overjoyed.
Intermediate talismans are far more powerful than basic talismans, and are much more difficult to refine and require more materials, making them a rare find on the market.
In particular, the "Wood Release Talisman" and the "Earth Release Talisman" are extremely practical life-saving escape talismans.
In critical moments, it allows one to blend into the grass or the earth, escaping to safety and making it an excellent means of dealing with powerful enemies and escaping dangerous situations.
The "Ice Rain Talisman" is a powerful area-of-effect attack talisman, which is very effective against groups of enemies or large areas of monsters.
"It really is auspicious!"
Lin Chuan carefully stored the three intermediate-level talismans away separately and placed them in his jade tablet space.
With these three talismans by his side, plus the Heavenly Thunder Seed and Talisman Treasure he already possessed, his chances of going to the Crimson Forbidden Land had undoubtedly increased by several times!
After taking inventory and sorting all the items (most of the valuable items were stored in the jade pendant space), Lin Chuan felt relieved.
For the next few days, he stayed indoors, consolidating his newly broken-through third level of the "Awakening of Insects Divine Sword" while familiarizing himself with the activation techniques of several newly acquired magical artifacts, especially the Xuan Yun Sword and several intermediate-level talismans.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
That morning, Lin Chuan had just finished his cultivation when a sound transmission talisman pierced through the restrictions outside the courtyard, flew into the meditation room, and hovered in front of him.
As spiritual energy was activated, the familiar and majestic voice of Ancestor Lin Xuankun rang out: "Lin Chuan, proceed immediately to the sect's council hall."
"Is it finally starting?"
Lin Chuan thought to himself, it seems that there are definite arrangements for the Blood Forbidden Land.
He straightened his robes and removed the Concealing Spirit Technique. In a setting like the sect's council hall, there would inevitably be several Foundation Establishment stage deacons, and perhaps even Core Formation stage elders present.
My current level of the "Hidden Spirit Technique" might not be enough to compete with truly high-level cultivators.
Just as I was about to leave, a golden light appeared before my eyes, and today's divination was updated:
Today's divination result: Minor good fortune!
You went to the sect's council hall and encountered Xiang Zhili, a Nascent Soul cultivator hidden in Yellow Maple Valley. You were quite surprised to see him.
Xiang Zhili noticed your surprise and smiled back, thus establishing a good relationship.
"What? A gesture of respect?"
Lin Chuan's expression instantly became somewhat strange, even speechless.
Nascent Soul cultivator!
That's the most powerful being in the human realm, capable of turning the world upside down with a flick of the wrist, possessing immense supernatural abilities.
Their lifespan is extremely long.
This old monster hides in a small sect like Yellow Maple Valley, indulging in worldly affairs.
His mind is as deep as the sea.
Did I run into him?
"Very surprised"?
Then the other person smiled back.
To cultivate good karma?
Where does this "good fortune" come from?
Just because she glanced at him in "surprise"? How could the thought process and logic of a Nascent Soul cultivator be fathomed by common sense?
In Lin Chuan's opinion, the so-called "forming good karmic connections" in this divination is utter nonsense!
More likely, it's because your sudden expression of "surprise" caught the other person's attention, leading to unpredictable trouble.
Being even glanced at by such a being is not necessarily a good thing, let alone a positive connection.
What if the other party suddenly decides to investigate me, or even perform a soul search—
With the abilities of a Nascent Soul cultivator, even if they were to search their soul, they wouldn't be able to detect it at all.
All secrets will be exposed!
"We must not have any contact with him under any circumstances!"
Lin Chuan made up his mind instantly.
Once inside the council hall, keep your eyes straight ahead, concentrate on listening to orders, and never give any irrelevant person a second glance! Especially those seemingly ordinary and inconspicuous old men in the Qi Refining stage!
He took a deep breath, calmed himself, pushed open the courtyard gate, and mounted Bai Ling.
They flew towards the sect council hall in the core area of Yellow Maple Valley.
The council hall is located at the top of the main peak, with magnificent buildings and imposing flying eaves and brackets.
The plaza in front of the hall is paved with white jade, and many cultivators have already gathered there.
Lin Chuan landed on the ground and walked to the front of the hall.
He walked straight to the palace gate without looking to the side, but his peripheral vision had already quickly swept over the crowd in front of the palace.
Several Foundation Establishment stage deacons, their auras deep and their imposing presence palpable, stood at the front, conversing in hushed tones.
He was the manager in charge of the Bloodstained Forbidden Zone affairs within the sect.
Behind them stood four or five Qi Refining stage disciples, mostly at the eleventh or twelfth level, with a few at the thirteenth level.
These are the disciples who have been summoned to participate in the Crimson Trial.
Lin Chuan's arrival attracted the attention of several familiar fellow disciples.
"Senior Brother Lin?"
"Senior Brother Lin is here too!"
"Senior Brother Lin, when did you break through to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining?"
A disciple surnamed Wang, who was also on Xuankun Mountain with Lin Chuan and whose cultivation was at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, exclaimed in surprise.
This attracted several pairs of eyes.
Lin Chuan was not particularly high-profile at Xuankun Mountain.
However, his dual spiritual root aptitude made him somewhat famous among the disciples of the same mountain.
Seeing his harmonious aura and profound, restrained spiritual power, it was clear that he had reached the perfect stage of Qi Refining, which made some people turn their heads.
"I only gained something by chance; it's nothing compared to the accumulated knowledge and experience of my fellow disciples."
Lin Chuan nodded slightly to the disciple surnamed Wang, his expression calm and his tone humble.
He then walked to an inconspicuous spot in the disciple line and stood there without saying another word.
He pretended to close his eyes and rest, but in reality, he was highly focused and alert to everything around him.
He made up his mind.
Today, and even in the days since the Crimson Forbidden Land was opened.
We must never have any connection with that Xiangzhi ceremony.