Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 73 A Small Test of Skill: Annihilation of Yanbo Pool

Cen Wushan nodded upon hearing this.

Indeed, those who cultivate the Tao value the concept of fate.

Moreover, within the territory of Changchun Gate, nine out of ten people will inevitably become disciples of Changchun Gate. Let's wait and see in three years...

After leaving Zhoucun, the two brothers did not rest.

They flew another four hundred miles in one breath.

It wasn't until the sun was almost setting that the two arrived near their destination.

A small town where cultivators gather, named Guangyuan Town.

Guangyuan Town is 800 li away from Changchunmen, and is already close to the jurisdiction of Changchunmen.

This town is not far from the mortal world, yet it has a relatively abundant spiritual energy, which attracts many rogue cultivators with ordinary aptitude who cannot enter sects.

Over the past century, Guangyuan Town has gradually taken shape.

"Junior brother, let's rest at the inn for the night and talk to the contact person tomorrow."

As dusk approached, Cen Wushan went to the inn and booked two superior rooms.

Cen Wushan rested in his room, while Lin Chen was traveling far from home for the first time and found it quite exciting.

After leaving the inn, Lin Chen strolled around the market town.

Guangyuan Town Market Area is not large, about half the size of Changchun Mountain Market Area.

The cultivators in the market were also significantly weaker than those near Changchun Mountain.

Almost all cultivators are at the early stage of Qi Refining, and those at the late stage are rare, let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"It seems that within the territory of Yanlai Kingdom, within a radius of several thousand miles, Changchun Sect is one of the top cultivation sects."

Lin Chen gained a new understanding of the cultivation world.

He joined the Changchun School, which was not a low starting point.

In comparison, ordinary rogue cultivators are at the bottom of the cultivation world.

Even so, cultivators at the second or third level of Qi Refining are still revered as Immortal Masters in the eyes of mortals...

Lin Chen strolled around the market.

I discovered that prices in Guangyuan Town were even lower than in Changchun Mountain Market.

Some elixirs are relatively stable, with prices similar to those in Changchun Mountain Market.

However, the cost of injecting raw materials such as medicinal herbs is much lower.

Especially common resources like spirit-testing stones and cold iron stones.

In Guangyuan Town, a fist-sized piece of cold iron stone sells for only one spirit stone.

A spirit-testing stone is only worth half a spirit stone.

"Tsk tsk, it seems the labor force of the rogue cultivators here is cheap... this kind of ore isn't worth much!"

"If you need these two resources in the future, you can come here to purchase them."

Lin Chen thought to himself.

Therefore, Lin Chen displayed his late-stage Qi Refining cultivation and went into several shops to purchase some low-priced resources.

They spent three or four hundred spirit stones but bought twice as many resources as before.

"Yes, according to the boss, the Guangyuan Town auction will be held in three days."

"Before that, let's complete the two sect missions..."

Lin Chen returned to the inn to rest.

One night of practice.

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The next morning, Lin Chen and Cen Wushan met their contact in the alley.

The contact was an old fortune teller, dressed in tattered and dirty clothes, looking more like a beggar.

"A plate of pig's head?" the fortune teller blurted out, seemingly out of nowhere.

"Two ounces of strong liquor!" Cen Wushan said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, the fortune teller's expression changed slightly, and he gestured for the two to follow.

Soon, the three arrived at a secluded alley.

After confirming that no one was around, the fortune teller whispered:

"You two are the disciples who accepted this mission?"

"Let me first give you some general information about this mission..."

This fortune teller was an outer disciple of the Changchun Sect. He was of mediocre talent, only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, yet he had been lurking in this market for decades.

According to him, this time, several outer disciples were ambushed and killed by a group of bandits while on a mission.

The group of cultivators numbered around twenty, and their leader was a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining. They were based at Yanbo Tan, eighty miles northwest of the market.

They usually make a living by robbing cultivators and wealthy merchants.

Normally, the Changchun Sect wouldn't bother with such low-level cultivators.

There are too many to manage.

But this time, their abduction and killing of the outer disciples of Changchun Sect was entirely different.

The sect personally issued the mission: to eliminate the treacherous cultivators and receive 300 sect contribution points.

"Alright, I understand..." Cen Wushan waved his hand after hearing this.

After learning the specific details of the mission, the two brothers left the market and headed towards Yanbo Pool.

The journey of eighty li took less than half an hour, and the two arrived.

Seeing the water fortress in the misty pool from afar, Lin Chen asked:

"Senior brother, what are your plans?"

"plan?"

Cen Wushan was stunned by the question and scratched the back of his head.

"A rabble like this can just be crushed...what's the point of a plan?"

Having said that, Cen Wushan took the lead and charged towards Yanbo Tanshui Village.

Lin Chen was speechless upon seeing this.

Well, he and his senior thought completely differently.

His idea was that even if he obtained intelligence, he should first investigate the strength of the water fortress.

Once you've determined that the enemy is a disorganized mob, then annihilate them in one fell swoop.

But my senior brother seems a bit reckless...

"Sigh, there's no time to worry about that now!"

Lin Chen followed closely behind, but he was cautious, in case there was a powerful figure hiding in this water fortress.

While he was still worrying, Cen Wushan had already fought his way in and out of the water stronghold three times.

He controlled several flying swords, which hovered in the air and slashed across Jie Xiu's neck.

Almost every sword strike could instantly kill a cultivator undergoing tribulation.

Cultivators at the first or second level of Qi Refining are as powerless as mortals in front of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"That's quite an impressive technique for controlling weapons!"

Lin Chen was slightly surprised. Although Cen Wushan was reckless, his years of travel had indeed made him skilled in the art of attack and killing.

Seeing that more than half of the twenty or so cultivators in the water stronghold had been killed, Lin Chen couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Could it be that I'm overthinking it?"

With this in mind, Lin Chen also made his move.

Three second-tier rare treasures crafted from cold iron stone streaked through the air.

In the blink of an eye, he took the lives of three cultivators who had undergone tribulation.

In the art of weapon manipulation, Lin Chen is in no way inferior to even Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Run! Get back to the village and hold out! Wait for the chief to come out and provide reinforcements!"

The remaining seven or eight Qi Refining Tribulation cultivators also realized what was happening and hurriedly ran back to the water village.

Boom!

The towering gate of the water fortress slammed shut with a heavy thud.

Lin Chen frowned slightly upon seeing this. "Could the intelligence be wrong...? Is the leader of this water stronghold a master?"

Just as he was having doubts, Cen Wushan sneered.

"A mere trifle of skill, yet you dare to show off your amateurish abilities before an expert!"

After saying that, Cen Wushan took off a talisman and stuck it on his body. It was a first-tier giant strength talisman!

Immediately afterwards, he was enveloped in a thick layer of earth-elemental true energy and rammed into the gate of the water fortress at an extremely fast speed.

boom!

With a loud crash, the gate of the water fortress was smashed open.

With lightning speed, Cen Wushan annihilated the entire group of cultivators amidst their terrified gazes.

At the same time, a roar came from deep within the water village.

"Who's the blind fool who dared to shit on Grandpa's head?"

With a loud bang, a strong figure burst out of the air.

He leaped several meters and landed on the roof of the water village.

Those well-defined muscles, that fierce-looking face... that aura of arrogance that looked down on everyone...

"This man... isn't he the leader of the water fortress?!"

Lin Chen felt a chill run down his spine as he first sensed the cultivation aura of the leader of the Tribulation Cultivators.

Then he froze.

"This aura is..."