txolops Chapter 67 contains an ominous hexagram! Has Senior Brother Lin possessed someone?
Chapter 67 contains an ominous hexagram! Has Senior Brother Lin possessed someone?
In the days that followed, Lin Chuan once again immersed himself in cultivation.
Those with dual spiritual roots already possess exceptional talent.
With the continuous supply of pure spiritual energy from the Spirit Eye Spring, and the various pills suitable for enhancing cultivation during the Foundation Establishment stage that he gradually collected, exchanged, or traded based on the guidance of the divination, his cultivation encountered almost no bottlenecks, and his speed far exceeded that of other cultivators of the same level.
Time slipped away quietly in meditation and contemplation, and two and a half years passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, inside the stone chamber of the cave, Lin Chuan slowly finished his practice.
A harmonious aura emanating from his body The azure-gold true essence flowed like a river through his meridians, reaching the peak of the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
He was only a thin veil away from reaching the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and could be broken through at any moment.
Moreover, thanks to the continuous nourishment of the Soul Jade, his main spiritual technique, the "Awakening of Insects Divine Sword," has naturally broken through to the fourth level in the past two years.
Now, the number of pale golden divine sense needles in his divine sea has increased to a full twenty-seven!
They floated silently, condensed as if into a tangible substance, exuding a chilling sharpness.
With his current powerful divine sense, which far surpasses that of his peers and is close to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, combined with this secret technique, if he were to activate it suddenly...
Even cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage, without special means to protect their soul, will inevitably experience a brief period of mental stagnation.
Ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivators are even more vulnerable to being controlled for more than a breath!
In the midst of a life-or-death struggle.
This slight difference in timing can often be the deciding factor between victory and defeat, life and death.
For the past two and a half years, Lin Chuan has lived a secluded life, almost never leaving the area within a hundred miles of his cave.
Therefore, the daily updated divination results tend to be stable, mostly showing only some old spiritual herbs or some miscellaneous items that may remain in an abandoned cave dwelling of a predecessor within a radius of several hundred miles.
Although there were opportunities, none were as significant as the discovery of the Spirit Eye Spring or the exquisite array equipment.
Lin Chuan maintained his habit of keeping daily records, and only went out once every one or two months according to the guidance of the divination.
Like a diligent gardener, they collect all the opportunities hinted at by the "minor auspicious signs," accumulating them little by little to maintain a stable supply of cultivation resources.
On this day, just like countless mornings before, Lin Chuan sat cross-legged beside the spiritual spring, quietly waiting for the divination results to be updated.
However, when the golden light appeared and the first line of writing came into view, his calm heart was suddenly stirred up!
Today's divination result: Moderately inauspicious.
"A deadly attack?!"
Lin Chuan's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition instantly gripped him.
He had been in seclusion for a long time and hardly ever got involved in outside affairs, so how could he have suddenly encountered danger?
He quickly looked down.
[The divination reads: At noon today, you sensed someone attacking the formation outside your cave. Upon exiting, you found a corpse lying within the formation… You recognized the person as a cultivator from Yellow Maple Valley and, as you approached to examine their face, unexpectedly, their spirit left their body and attempted to possess you.]
"Possession?!" Lin Chuan's pupils contracted slightly. In the cultivation world, these two words represented the ultimate danger and malice. But after the initial shock, a strong sense of déjà vu surged into his heart.
"This plot... could it be related to the story of 'Senior Brother Lin,' the son of the former leader of the Thousand Bamboo Sect, from the original novel?"
Lin Chuan's mind raced as he quickly recalled the events.
In the original story, this important figure of the Thousand Bamboo Sect, who used the alias "Senior Brother Lin" to infiltrate Huangfeng Valley, was poisoned and hunted down after his secret contact with his former subordinates was exposed. He eventually escaped to Han Li's cave and was trapped in the illusion of the Inverted Five Elements Array.
He eventually succumbed to the poison and died.
When Han Li went out to investigate, he was suddenly possessed by the primordial spirit remaining in the corpse.
Fortunately, Han Li reacted quickly and had experience of being possessed, so he managed to kill the other party's primordial spirit and thus obtained the first four levels of the "Great Evolution Technique" and a batch of puppets.
"The Great Evolution Formula!"
Lin Chuan's spirits lifted.
This is a top-tier auxiliary technique that can greatly enhance spiritual awareness and has a profound explanation of puppetry. Its value is immeasurable!
"Now that I know about this in advance, I can choose to stay indoors or leave the cave beforehand to avoid this danger."
Lin Chuan analyzed the situation calmly.
But doing so would mean missing out on the "Great Evolution Manual".
"If we don't dodge, we'll have to face the Thousand Bamboo Sect cultivators who will be chasing after 'Senior Brother Lin'."
Lin Chuan frowned.
According to the original story, there were five or six Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, each controlling dozens or even nearly a hundred puppets. Their combined combat power made them extremely difficult to deal with.
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In the original story, Han Li barely managed to withstand the siege by relying on the incomplete "Inverted Five Elements Formation" given to him by Xin Ruyin. He eventually held out until Lei Wanhe, a Core Formation cultivator from Huangfeng Valley, passed by and defeated the enemy with a single move, thus relieving the siege.
"Although I have the 'Mysterious Armor' and 'Star Shadow' formations, they are still far inferior to the power of the 'Inverted Five Elements Formation.' Faced with the siege of several Foundation Establishment cultivators and a large number of puppets, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out for long."
Lin Chuan assessed his own strength and risks, "But the Great Evolution Technique is crucial... especially its method of enhancing divine sense, which may greatly benefit my cultivation of the Awakening Insect Divine Sword and even my future Core Formation."
After a moment's deliberation, a decisive glint flashed in Lin Chuan's eyes: "Fortune favors the bold! First, I must find a way to obtain the 'Great Evolution Technique'! If things don't go as planned, I should be able to escape using the Wood Escape Talisman and the Earth Escape Talisman."
The only concern is that the cave and the Spirit Eye Spring might be exposed as a result.
"So what if I'm exposed? I can always find another place. But the opportunity to learn the Great Evolution Technique is rare!" With his mind made up, Lin Chuan no longer hesitated.
He got up and quietly went behind the stone door of the cave. He fully activated the inner and outer formations, and then focused intently on the movements outside through the observation hole on the stone door.
Time passes little by little.
Finally, it was noon.
Almost without the slightest error, a slightly flustered figure, piloting a flying magical artifact, landed crookedly on the hillside outside the cave, just inside the range of the "Star Shadow Illusion Array".
The newcomer was a middle-aged man with an ordinary face, but an unusually ashen complexion and black blood at the corner of his mouth. He was dressed in the robes of an inner disciple of the Yellow Maple Valley.
As soon as he landed, he staggered a few steps, barely holding on to his breath, and anxiously called out towards the cave: "I am Lin Yang from the Hundred Machines Hall! May I ask which fellow disciple is cultivating here?"
"Lin is being hunted down by villains and is poisoned. I beg my senior brother to open the formation and save my life! I promise a great reward afterward!"
The voice was weak and desperate, and seemed somewhat erratic under the influence of the formation.
Lin Chuan, inside the cave, remained expressionless.
They ignored Lin Yang's pleas for help.
The man who called out a few times, but received no response, tried to rush out again.
However, he was deeply poisoned, his consciousness was scattered, and his five senses were dulled. He was like a headless fly in this star-shadow illusion array.
No matter which way you go, the scenery in front of you is almost the same; you're just going around in circles.
In less than half an incense stick's time, the poison in his body completely erupted, and he finally couldn't hold on any longer. With a "thud," he fell heavily to the ground face down, twitched a few times, and then became still.
"He's dead."
Lin Chuan carefully sensed with his divine sense and confirmed that the other party had no aura and no life force.
He did not go out immediately, but waited patiently for a while until he was sure there was nothing else unusual before carefully opening the stone door of the cave and walking out.
Even from a distance of several dozen feet, one could clearly see the strange bluish-black net-like patterns appearing on the back of the corpse's hands and neck skin, confirming that it had indeed died from poisoning.
Lin Chuan walked slowly closer, stopped three feet away from the body, and bent down to examine it.
His movements appeared casual, but in reality, his entire body was tense, and his true energy and divine sense were in a state of preparation.
Just as he bent down and his gaze fell on the storage bag at the corpse's waist—
A sudden and unexpected change occurred!
A fist-sized, eerie green ball of light, its radiance somewhat dim, shot out without warning from the top of the corpse's head! Its speed was ghostly, carrying a chilling aura of spiritual energy, and it hurtled straight towards Lin Chuan's face!
"They're here!" Alarm bells rang in Lin Chuan's mind, but he remained calm as he was well-prepared.
He retreated ten feet like a ghost, creating a tiny but crucial distance between himself and the approaching green orb of light.
Just as the tip of the ball of light was about to touch the tip of his nose, Lin Chuan suddenly raised his right hand, which had been hanging by his side.
A layer of solidified cyan-gold true essence instantly covered his palm, and with his five fingers like hooks, he scooped it up in the opposite direction with lightning speed!
"squeak--!"
Caught off guard, the green ball of light was firmly grasped in Lin Chuan's palm with incredible precision and powerful true essence!
The ball of light struggled violently, emitting a shrill, soul-piercing scream. It darted left and right in Lin Chuan's palm, but was firmly imprisoned by that layer of cyan-gold true essence, its light flickering uncertainly.
"Junior brother, spare me! Spare me!"
A terrified and weak thought entered Lin Chuan's mind directly; it was the primordial spirit of "Senior Brother Lin".
"I was also harmed by my enemies and had no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure! If you, my junior brother, are merciful, I am willing to give you all my life savings, and even a supreme secret technique for enhancing spiritual awareness! I would never dare to utter a single falsehood!"
The voice was full of pleading and seduction.