txolops Chapter 92 Han Li: Luckily, my senior brother didn't go to steal the treasure!
Chapter 92 Han Li: Luckily, my senior brother didn't go to steal the treasure!
Lin Chuan found a secluded cave in this remote, rocky mountain, set up a simple concealment formation, and began to patiently lie in wait.
With the daily divination results updated, he closely monitored information that might be related to the spirit stone mine, the support of the seven sects, or even a demonic attack.
As time passed, apart from the howling wind, there was nothing unusual on the wasteland.
Until the tenth day of their infiltration.
At dawn, golden light appeared before Lin Chuan's eyes as expected.
Today's divination result: Minor good fortune.
[The divination reads: You have been lying in wait near the spirit stone mine, waiting for the seven sects of cultivators to come to its aid so that you could naturally join them. At noon today, the cultivators who came to provide support met you and temporarily recruited you into their ranks.]
"They're here!" Lin Chuan's spirits lifted.
Sure enough, as noon approached, his powerful divine sense keenly detected that from the northeast of the wasteland, there were more than twenty auras of varying strengths moving rapidly toward the approximate location of the spirit stone mine.
Lin Chuan immediately deactivated the concealment formation, boarded the Gray Wing Boat, and pretended to be a "lone cultivator" who had just finished traveling and was about to find his way. He then "accidentally" ran into the group of cultivators in the direction they were coming from.
The two sides soon met in the sky above the wasteland.
The group of cultivators numbered about twenty, and their escape lights were of different colors, clearly indicating that they came from different sects.
Leading the group were six Foundation Establishment cultivators, one of whom possessed the most powerful aura, having reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He was a burly man with a full beard.
Two others were at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and three were at the early-Foundation Establishment stage. The remaining dozen or so were all at the Qi Refining stage.
"Halt! Which sect of cultivators are you? Why are you lingering in this wasteland?" The burly man with the thick beard, who was the leader, locked his gaze on Lin Chuan with lightning speed and asked in a deep voice, his tone wary.
Lin Chuan stopped his flying artifact, cupped his hands, and said, "I am Lin Chuan, a disciple of Huangfeng Valley. I am passing through this place while dealing with some matters and am looking for the way back to the sect."
"Lin Chuan?" A slightly familiar voice rang out from the group.
Lin Chuan looked in the direction of the sound and, sure enough, saw that ordinary face among the early Foundation Establishment cultivators—Han Li!
Indeed, fate is wondrous.
Although I, this butterfly that has traveled through time, have flapped my wings and changed some things, some key moments still seem to have strong inertia.
Han Li once again arrived in this wasteland and came into contact with the spirit stone mine that concealed the teleportation array.
"Senior Brother Lü, this Senior Brother Lin Chuan is indeed a disciple of my Yellow Maple Valley, and a highly accomplished student under my Uncle Li Huayuan," Han Li stepped forward and explained to the burly man with a thick beard.
The burly man with a thick beard sized up Lin Chuan a few times, and sensing his mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level, his expression softened slightly.
He took out a silk warrant bearing a complex seal and exuding a faint aura of authority, and showed it to Lin Chuan:
"I am Lü Tianmeng from Ling Shou Mountain. I have been ordered by the joint command of the seven sect leaders to lead a team to reinforce the spirit stone mine ahead and prevent the demonic path from infiltrating and sabotaging it."
"Junior Brother Lin, since you are a disciple of Yellow Maple Valley and are here, you are hereby temporarily conscripted to join the team and go to the spirit stone mine for garrison duty! Do you have any objections?"
The warrant did indeed bear the special magical imprints of the seven sect leaders; it couldn't be faked.
During this time of heightened fear and uncertainty due to the invasion of the demonic forces, the seven sects have the right to urgently conscript any disciples within their territory to participate in defense.
Lin Chuan was secretly delighted; this was exactly the result he had been hoping for!
His face, however, revealed just the right amount of solemnity, and he respectfully clasped his hands in a fist salute: "I will obey your orders! Disciple Lin Chuan is willing to follow Senior Brother Lü's commands!"
"Alright! Without further ado, return to the team immediately and come with us to the spirit mine!" Lu Tianmeng nodded in satisfaction and added Lin Chuan to the team.
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The group continued forward. Lin Chuan naturally flew to Han Li's side and rode alongside him.
"Junior Brother Han, I didn't expect to run into you here." Lin Chuan took the initiative to speak, his tone tinged with surprise.
"I heard that my senior sister Hong Fu sent you to the Yan Family Fortress Treasure Hunt? I was delayed by other important matters and was unable to go."
How is the conference going?
Han Li heard this.
His face showed lingering fear, and he lowered his voice, saying, "Senior Brother Lin, thank goodness you didn't go! That Yan Family Fortress... has betrayed us!"
They had already secretly colluded with the Ghost Spirit Sect, setting a trap to wipe out all of us cultivators present and perform a blood sacrifice!
He briefly recounted the dramatic events of the day of the treasure hunt, how he managed to see through the scheme, and how he escaped before the formation was activated using an earth-遁符 (earth-遁符, a type of talisman) and a pre-prepared secret route, his tone still tinged with lingering fear.
"...After I escaped, I dared not linger and concealed my tracks as I prepared to return to the sect to report the news. On the way, I encountered Senior Brother Lü and his team, who were ordered to support various key locations, and I was conscripted along with them," Han Li concluded.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan's face showed shock and indignation: "How dare the Yan family do this! They betrayed the Yue Kingdom and harmed their comrades. They are truly hateful!"
"Junior Brother Han, it's truly fortunate that you escaped danger! Is the sect aware of this?"
"I have already sent the message back through special channels. I presume the sect is aware of it by now and is taking action." Han Li nodded.
Han Li nodded in deep agreement: "Senior Brother Lin is absolutely right. Guarding the spirit mine may be tedious, but the risks are indeed much lower."
As the two talked, the group flew over what appeared to be an ordinary, enormous canyon in the heart of the wasteland.
Lu Tianmeng took out a token and activated it. The air above the canyon distorted, revealing a faint, extremely wide protective light shield. The light shield then opened a portal.
The crowd filed in.
The canyon is a hidden world inside, with many caves and platforms carved into the mountain walls on both sides, where simple houses are built. In the center is a huge mine entrance that goes deep underground and is protected by a magic array. It is the main entrance to the spirit stone mine.
At this moment, several cultivators flew out from several caves on the mountainside below to greet them.
Leading the group was an elderly man with gray hair, an aged face, and a cultivation level at the early Foundation Establishment stage, dressed in Tianque Fortress attire.
He was followed by five or six cultivators, but they were all only at the Qi Refining stage.
"I, an old man from Tianque Fortress, have been stationed here to guard this mine, and you have finally arrived!"
The old man's voice was a little hoarse, and his face showed both exhaustion and relief.
"That's right! I am Lü Tianmeng, and I have been ordered to lead my team to provide reinforcements!" Lü Tianmeng greeted them.
"Okay, okay! Please come in!"
Ma Shixiong said repeatedly, his gaze sweeping over the twenty-odd people behind Lü Tianmeng, especially lingering on the six Foundation Establishment cultivators for a moment, before the worry on his face dissipated.
"Previously, I was the only Foundation Establishment cultivator on the mine, leading these few incompetent Qi Refining disciples, living in constant fear of attack from the demonic villains. Now, with the help of you all, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"
Lin Chuan watched coldly from the sidelines.
I understand.
Such an important spirit stone mine was previously guarded only by a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator and a few Qi Refining stage cultivators, indicating that its defenses were indeed weak.
It's no wonder that the leaders of the Seven Sects were so anxious to send this team to reinforce them after learning that the Demonic Path might send a small team to cause serious damage.
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