Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 131 When I saw him, I was like a frog at the bottom of a well looking up at the bright moon! (6k)

"A peak-level second-tier demonic bird, and a peak-level second-tier sand scorpion..."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"These are all top-quality monster materials! We can't let them go to waste..."

He was secretly delighted.

Li Zhenqian and Wan Xun were both panicked.

"Fellow Daoist, I'm doing my best to stop them... You take Junior Brother Li and run first..."

Wan Xun took a deep breath and took out the sword case.

Nine flying swords shot out in unison; he was determined to fight to the death…

Lin Chen replied calmly after hearing this:

"Run? Run for what?"

"You guys hold off this sand scorpion first, I'll handle the rest of the strange birds..."

With that, Lin Chen waved his hand and twelve flying swords shot out in succession.

Actually, he was more skilled at throwing knives, but with the two of them beside him, Lin Chen didn't want to reveal his identity.

Besides... a flying sword is more than enough to deal with these second-tier demonic beasts!

Lin Chen stood on a flying sword, his body enveloped in powerful true energy.

The twelve flying swords beside him turned into afterimages, each sword almost severely injuring or even killing a second-tier demon bird.

Lin Chen was only at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, but with his Devouring Spirit Root and perfect Foundation Establishment, his true essence was not much worse than that of a fake Core Formation cultivator.

How could a mere second-tier demon bird withstand a single sword strike from him!

shhhhh!

As the sword shadows danced wildly, a rain of black feathers fell from the sky.

More than ten demonic birds had their wings cut off and fell onto the desert, quickly losing their breath.

"What a brilliant spirit manipulation technique!"

Wan Xun, who was fighting the sand scorpion, was taken aback.

He is an expert in using spirit control techniques, capable of controlling up to nine flying swords simultaneously without losing his composure.

He knew perfectly well that with each additional flying sword, the difficulty of controlling it increased significantly.

He admitted that he could not control thirteen flying swords as effortlessly as Lin Chen.

"This fellow Daoist's spiritual control technique has likely reached a state of perfection... I wonder how much effort he has put in!"

Wan Xun sighed inwardly and focused on dealing with the sand scorpion in front of him.

On the other side, after Lin Chen killed some of the dozens of demonic birds that had charged forward, they showed no sign of retreating.

"Giggle~"

The leading second-tier peak demon bird let out a mournful cry.

The remaining fifty-odd demonic birds scattered and attacked Lin Chen from all directions, their sharp beaks gleaming terrifyingly in the sunlight.

"Wow, this demonic bird is quite intelligent; it even knows tactics?"

Lin Chen was slightly surprised.

But that's all...

Although he had not yet reached the Core Formation Realm, Lin Chen was not under much pressure dealing with these mere second-tier demonic beasts.

Lin Chen raised his protective true essence and easily blocked the attack of the demonic birds.

Then thirteen flying swords danced wildly in the air.

Before long, another twenty or thirty demonic birds were killed.

Upon seeing this, the demonic bird at the peak of Foundation Establishment let out a series of mournful cries, and then spread its wings and flew into the sky.

The other demonic birds followed closely behind.

"Huh? Are they trying to escape?"

Just as Lin Chen was preparing to press his advantage, the demonic birds suddenly stopped.

They were hovering dozens of feet above Lin Chen's head.

Then it began to vibrate and flap its wings continuously...

Just as Lin Chen was wondering, he suddenly noticed that a strong wind had risen in the desert.

A fierce gale swept up countless flying sands, which converged into a vortex.

Ultimately, it transformed into a desert tornado and charged towards Lin Chen...

"This demonic bird actually possesses bloodline supernatural abilities?"

"Summoning a tornado in this desert, that's rather interesting..."

Lin Chen watched as the tornado in front of him drew closer and closer, its vortex growing larger and larger.

Behind him, Wan Xun broke out in a cold sweat, "Fellow Daoist, run!"

How can human beings contend with nature?

Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the peak of their cultivation level would not be able to fight such a fierce wind head-on and would have to retreat.

But Lin Chen showed no intention of escaping.

He stood quietly on the flying sword, murmuring to himself:

"Perfect, let's try out my new ability..."

Having said that, Lin Chen used the power of the Candle Dragon and took a deep breath.

Then, the energy in his chest and abdomen poured out.

Huhuhu~

As Lin Chen exhaled, an even more turbulent gale appeared...

Like a devastating blow, it easily dispersed the enormous tornado that was tens of feet high, and then flew straight towards the flock of demonic birds in the sky...

Yellow sand filled the sky, obscuring everything...

As the gale gradually subsided, only a few chicken feathers fell from the sky.

The second-tier demon birds were all blown around and fell to the ground.

Even the peak second-tier demon bird leader was not spared, falling heavily onto him.

Seeing this, Lin Chen quickly stepped forward, his arms straining, his muscles trembling...

Shake the knife!

With a single strike, the corpse of a peak second-tier demon bird was severed.

"The Candle Dragon's breath is the wind..." Lin Chen murmured.

Besides controlling the power of time and space, Zhu Jiuyin can be considered the ancestor of all beings who can summon wind and rain.

What right do these demonic birds have to show off in front of him?

After easily defeating the entire flock of demonic birds, Lin Chen turned to look at another battlefield.

Li Zhenqian stared blankly at Lin Chen in the distance.

His mouth was agape, and he even forgot to set up the formation.

The battle between Sand Scorpion and Wan Xun continues.

Although Wan Xun was also at the peak of Foundation Establishment, this sand scorpion was clearly much stronger.

Especially the brown scorpion carapace and the scorpion stinger that emits a highly venomous green light, which sends chills down one's spine.

After holding out for a long time, Wan Xun finally fell into a disadvantageous position.

"Fellow Daoist, don't panic, I'm here to help you!"

Lin Chen shouted and then charged toward the sand scorpion.

Upon seeing this, the sand scorpion's eyes revealed a human-like look of terror.

He had seen firsthand how those strange birds died.

So the scorpion swept its tail, forcing Wan Xun back, and then the sand scorpion frantically fled into the quicksand, trying to burrow back into the desert.

But would Lin Chen do as he wished?

Just as the sand scorpion was about to burrow back inside, Lin Chen arrived.

He stretched out his right hand and grabbed the sand scorpion's tail.

"Get up!"

With a soft shout, the giant sand scorpion was sent flying several meters away.

After rolling around in the desert, the sand scorpion's beady eyes flickered a few times.

He's ready to fight to the death!

"Aww~"

With a strange cry, the aura emanating from the sand scorpion suddenly intensified by several tens of percent.

He progressed from a peak second-tier demon beast to the early third-tier level.

Seeing this, Lin Chen showed a look of great interest.

"It seems the bloodlines of the demonic beasts in these ruins are quite extraordinary! This desert scorpion even possesses bloodline supernatural abilities..."

From a distance, Wan Xun was greatly surprised to see this.

He also sensed that the aura emanating from the sand scorpion was probably no weaker than that of a pseudo-core cultivator.

So he quickly went to Lin Chen's side and said:

"Fellow Daoist, I will stand with you to fight this demonic beast!"

In his view, the two of them working together might be able to fight against a third-tier monster.

however……

Lin Chen merely glanced at him and said:

"No need, I'm enough on my own!"

Having said that, Lin Chen rushed forward in two steps, quickly approaching the desert scorpion.

An invisible wave flashed across his body, and the power of the Candle Dragon once again enveloped him.

He held a long sword in his hand, which trembled slightly.

Then, he unleashed a slash!

rub!

With a crisp crack, the desert scorpion in front of them remained in the position of sweeping its tail.

But the sparkle in his eyes had gradually faded...

Immediately afterwards, its enormous body split in two, along with its sturdy scorpion armor, and its yellowish-green internal organs and blood moistened the sand.

Lin Chen looked at the desert scorpion that had been cut in half and scratched his head.

"What a blunder! The scorpion armor has been cut in half, greatly reducing its value!"

"well……"

After sighing, Lin Chen put the corpse of the Desert Scorpion into the nanobag.

Then he ran off and took out the claws, teeth, and feathers of those demonic birds one by one.

"We're quite lucky; both of the boss monsters dropped their demon cores..." Lin Chen was overjoyed.

He made a fortune with this move.

Not far away, Wan Xun and Li Zhenqian stood side by side.

Looking at the busy Lin Chen, I didn't know what to say.

"Senior Brother Wan... was that really a third-tier demonic beast?"

"Hmm, that aura, there's no mistake!"

"So, fellow cultivator, are you really just a Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

"I think...that should be right? Core Formation cultivators can't enter these ruins..."

Li Zhenqian remained silent for a long time after hearing this, unsure of what to say.

Within the territory of Yanlai, he was not only an inner disciple of the Changchun Sect, the number one sect, but also a disciple of the four major families.

It's a height that ordinary people can't reach.

But he also had a target, which was Lin Chen, whom he regarded as his rival.

He was always one step ahead of him... but at least he still had the motivation to catch up!

But looking at the mysterious fellow Daoist before him, Li Zhenqian lost all desire to compete.

Compared to Li Zhenqian, Wan Xun could more deeply appreciate the power of this mysterious fellow Daoist before him!

He is the leading disciple of the younger generation of Changchun Sect.

After decades of arduous cultivation, he finally achieved the completion of the Foundation Establishment stage!

In his quest for the elixir of immortality, he resolutely entered this ancient site.

He had also heard his sect master say that Qingzhou was vast and had countless geniuses... Changchun Sect was just a drop in the ocean.

Now, he truly understands the meaning of those words.

"In my opinion, how is he any different from a frog at the bottom of a well looking up at the sky?"

……

While his two fellow disciples were questioning their existence, Lin Chen had already efficiently organized all the various animal materials and packed them into his storage bag.

Then Lin Chen walked up to the two of them and said without any politeness:

"Fellow Daoists, those beast materials... I'll gladly accept them?"

Li Zhenqian was still captivated by Lin Chen's formidable strength, unable to extricate himself from it.

Wan Xun had already realized what was happening and quickly said:

"It's my pleasure, thank you so much for saving my life again!"

"May I ask your name, my friend? I am Wan Xun of the Changchun Sect, and this is my junior brother, Li Zhenqian..."

Lin Chen nodded after hearing this and cupped his hands in greeting:

"So it's you, fellow Daoist Changchun Sect... I am Xu Shi from the Fenglingyue Shadow Sect!"

Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect?

Wan Xun frowned; he had never heard of this force.

But he still nodded and said:

"Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Xu, for saving my life!"

Wan Xun hesitated for a moment, then said:

"I have a favor to ask... Fellow Daoist, your strength is so great, I wonder if my fellow disciple and I could accompany you to overcome this second trial together?"

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist, you can abandon us and leave at any time if we encounter danger..."

After saying that, Wan Xun and Li Zhenqian looked at Lin Chen with some nervousness.

Lin Chen pretended to think about it for a moment.

In fact, Lin Chen did intend to help these two, since it was just a convenient thing for him.

Man Hoon was a comrade-in-arms who fought alongside him, while Lee Jin-gan could be considered a half-friend.

There's no reason to refuse.

However, considering his current status, Lin Chen pretended to be hesitant:

"Fellow Daoist Wan, Fellow Daoist Li... Now that we've entered this Jin Yuan Sect ruin, we should be competitors..."

"I intervened because I couldn't bear to see you two perish in the jaws of the monsters."

"But if I were to work with two colleagues, I would essentially be creating competitors for myself..."

Wan Xun looked disappointed upon hearing this, yet he couldn't refute it.

He could only sigh softly, "Since that's the case, thank you for saving my life, fellow Daoist... The mountains are high and the road is long, let's do it another day..."

Before Wan Xun could finish speaking, Lin Chen changed his tone and said:

"Ahem, but meeting is fate!"

"A fellow Daoist once told me that when you're traveling, everything depends on fate..."

Lin Chen stretched out his fingers and rubbed them together, making a gesture like that of a spirit stone.

Wan Xun was taken aback for a moment, but Li Zhenqian immediately understood and said:

"Fellow Daoist Xu, how many auspicious connections are there?"

Lin Chen made a hand gesture and said:

"One person, ten thousand connections, I think that's just right... In the second trial of the ruins, I will do my best to protect the lives of these two fellow cultivators..."

Without saying a word, Li Zhenqian took out 20,000 spirit stones and handed them over.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I've also paid for my senior brother's ten thousand karmic debts!"

Lin Chen took the spirit stone as if it were a storage bag, revealing an expression that suggested the kid was quite shrewd.

"Tsk tsk, looks like Leonardo DiCaprio's net worth has increased quite a bit since we last met!"

Lin Chen thought to himself.

However, the Li family had cooperated with Lin Chen for a long time before, and they must have made a fortune.

Li Zhenqian is now at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and can be considered the future head of the Li family, so it's understandable that he has more spirit stones on him.

Looking at Xu Shi's smile, Li Zhenqian suddenly thought to himself: This Fellow Daoist Xu, why does he seem to resemble Lin Chen somewhat?

But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, Li Zhenqian quickly shook his head.

He admitted that Lin Chen was a genius, but he was still far inferior to the "Xu Shi" in front of him.

Seeing the expressions on the two men's faces, Wan Xun was even more confused.

"This Fellow Daoist Xu, with such strength, is also a greedy person? But... what cultivator doesn't like spirit stones?"

Wan Xun thought to himself:

"Besides, 20,000 spirit stones is really a very cheap price..."

Twenty thousand spirit stones is equivalent to Lin Chen leading them through the second level.

The reward for the first stage of the assessment is several Foundation Establishment Pills...

How generous must the rewards be for the second level?

While Wan Xun was pondering, Lin Chen had already chosen a direction, pointing north and saying:

"Fellow Daoists, I intend to proceed in this direction..."

Wan Xun and Li Zhenqian had no reason to object.

They had gotten lost in the desert several times, so following Lin Chen was naturally the best option.

So the three of them continued on their way in the same direction.

On the way, Li Zhenqian suddenly came up to him and asked:

"Brother Xu, you mentioned before that you are from the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect... Do you know Senior Han Lao Liu?"

Lin Chen blinked after hearing this, and then, with a look of surprise on his face, said:

"Oh, you know Sixth Brother?"

Li Zhenqian nodded upon hearing this and said, "Yes, our Li family and Senior Han have had several transactions..."

Li Zhenqian gave a brief account of the previous transactions between the four major families and Han Laoliu.

Lin Chen pretended to be just realizing it and nodded, saying:

"It's all fate, it's all fate!"

"Alas, my sixth brother is far more powerful than I am... If I had his strength, I wouldn't be here trying my luck in these ruins..."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhenqian was deeply disturbed.

He had never seen how strong Han Laoliu was.

But the Xu Shi in front of us is a master who can kill a third-tier demon beast with a single strike!

His strength is at least equivalent to that of a Golden Core cultivator!

But according to him, he's still so much worse than Han Laoliu...

Thinking of this, Li Zhenqian gasped in shock.

"Hiss, doesn't that mean Senior Han is at least a powerful expert in the late Golden Core stage? Or even... a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

At this moment, Li Zhenqian was thinking about many things and constantly filling in the blanks in his mind.

"No, I must tell Father this when I get home..."

……

The three of them headed north.

Walking in this vast desert.

The goal of the second test is to leave this land of black sand.

But it's hard to find your way in the desert, so all Lin Chen could do was keep walking in one direction.

As long as the desert is finite, you can always find your way out by heading in one direction.

And so, the journey lasted three days and three nights.

Along the way, Lin Chen encountered many monsters.

However, they were almost all second-tier demonic beasts, which were easily killed by Lin Chen and turned into animal materials.

Lin Chen even went out of his way to hunt monsters more than once, which left Li Zhenqian and Wan Xun completely stunned.

We encountered quite a few monsters, but the probability of meeting other cultivators in this desert was relatively low.

until the fourth day.

After crossing another sand dune, Li Zhenqian looked up at the green expanse in the distance.

His face lit up with surprise and delight, and he exclaimed excitedly:

"Brother Wan, Brother Xu, look... isn't that an oasis ahead? Have we made it out of this desert?"

Lin Chen looked up when he heard this.

The power of the Candle Dragon granted him eyesight far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Although they were dozens of miles apart, Lin Chen could still clearly see that it was an oasis.

There is a lake, surrounded by lush greenery and a dilapidated ruin.

"They probably haven't left the desert yet... That should be the ruins of an ancient town from the Black Sand Kingdom..."

Lin Chen gave a reminder.

According to what Li Tianhan said earlier, there might be relics left behind by ancient cultivators in the Black Sand Ancient Kingdom.

"Let's go check out that oasis!"

"But we need to be careful... there might be threats in this oasis."

Lin Chen said this.

He is quite confident in his abilities.

Those with strength below the mid-stage of Core Formation could hardly withstand a single strike from his blade.

This site of the Jin Yuan Sect ruins was clearly intended for selecting suitable individuals to practice the Three Revolutions Jin Yuan Technique, so it shouldn't have any particularly strong enemies.

So the three of them headed towards the oasis.

……

A moment later, at the shore of Oasis Lake.

Li Zhenqian was stunned when he saw the vast expanse of medicinal herbs planted along the lakeside.

"My God! So many medicinal herbs... How many is that? Thirty thousand plants? Fifty thousand plants?"

Lin Chen also arrived at the lake shore and saw a large area of ​​spiritual herbs by the lake.

It almost encircles the entire lake.

Even Lin Chen would be envious of such a quantity!

He knelt down to verify the age of the medicinal herbs...

"Each of these medicinal herbs is at least five thousand years old! Each one is worth a fortune!"

Lin Chen felt a surge of excitement.

So the three of them exchanged a glance and decided not to leave, but to stay on the lake shore and start collecting herbs.

"How are we going to divide up so many medicinal herbs?" Li Zhenqian was still very excited.

Wan Xun glanced at Lin Chen and asked, "Fellow Daoist, how do you think it should be distributed?"

Lin Chen thought for a moment and said, "Whoever picks it keeps it?"

Wan Xun and Li Zhenqian had no objections after hearing this.

In their view, Lin Chen was so strong that his willingness to distribute the spoils in such a fair way was simply the right thing to do.

but……

They soon regretted it.

Collecting medicinal herbs is a skilled job!

Especially these high-aged spiritual herbs, you can't buy even one with a hundred spirit stones!

If harvested roughly, most of the medicinal properties will be lost, resulting in more harm than good.

Therefore, one must use true energy carefully to avoid damaging the medicinal materials.

In terms of experience and speed in gathering herbs, even ten Li Zhengqians and Wan Xuns combined couldn't match Lin Chen alone...

So, while the two were still carefully picking the medicinal herbs...

Lin Chen easily released his wood-elemental true essence, enveloping the medicinal herbs.

In just a few breaths, dozens of medicinal herbs entered the storage bag without losing their medicinal properties.

Several hours passed in this way.

Lin Chen's storage bag was already filled with mountains of high-grade spiritual herbs.

Looking at Li Zhenqian and Wan Xun, the two of them together hadn't even collected a thousand plants.

"Hehe, don't blame me for being mean, but I left you some soup..."

Lin Chen thought to himself.

He then continued to use his true energy to quickly harvest the medicinal herbs, like a lawnmower.

More than an hour later, most of the medicinal herbs were in Lin Chen's hands.

At that moment, Li Zhenqian, who was in the distance, suddenly cried out for help.

"Senior Brother Wan..."

Upon hearing the sound, Wan Xun looked up and hurried towards Li Zhenqian.

Lin Chen was far away, and when he looked up, he only saw a vine growing continuously, dancing wildly in the air, tightly wrapping Li Zhenqian's entire body.

Upon arriving at the scene, Lin Chen looked at the thumb-thick vines covered with numerous hairy thorns and felt that they looked somewhat familiar.

Then look at Li Zhenqian, who was entangled in vines, covered in green, with purple lips, and had already fainted...

"Be careful, this is a sea buckthorn demon... its thorns are highly poisonous, even a Core Formation cultivator can't withstand it for long!"

Lin Chen said with a serious expression.

He had seen an introduction to this kind of demonic plant on the fourth floor of the Sutra Repository at Changchun Gate...

Sea buckthorn is a type of fairy plant with very low threat.

It contains trace amounts of toxins, posing virtually no threat to cultivators...

However, this is on the premise that the sea buckthorn monster is not very old.

Right now, looking around within ten feet, emerging from beneath the soil is a giant sea buckthorn demon.

"This sea buckthorn demon was probably planted at the same time as these spiritual herbs, and it's at least five thousand years old..."

"A sea buckthorn demon of this age is already impervious to water and fire, and indestructible by metal and stone... not to mention the toxins it contains, which must be extremely terrifying..."

Lin Chen frowned, feeling somewhat troubled for the first time when facing this sea buckthorn demon.

Beside him, Wan Xun saw Li Zhenqian unconscious and entangled in thorny vines, and shouted anxiously:

"Junior Brother Li, hang in there!"

But Li Zhenqian had already fainted and was no longer able to reply.

Wan Xun summoned nine flying swords, and in an instant, sword energy surged forth as he frantically slashed at the thorny vines before him.

However, each sword strike consumed a great deal of energy from Wan Xun.

It was extremely difficult to cut off even a few vines.

In contrast, the sea buckthorn demons spread across an area of ​​tens of meters, with so many vines and thorns that they could not be cut down at all.

"This is really tricky; looks like I'll have to use my real skills..."

"I hope Lee Jin-in can hold on..." Lin Chen thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)