Cultivation begins with the Druid panel

Chapter 144 Paying with one's life

Lu Lin sat in the carriage and noticed that the runes engraved on the carriage lit up with a faint light at that moment. Then the carriage floated in mid-air. The process was very smooth. If Lu Lin could not see the ground moving away from him, he would have doubted whether the carriage had moved at all.

The Gulu Beast in front of the carriage spread its wings, its round body rising from the ground and flying towards the sky outside Guling City. The Gulu Beast flew extremely fast. Lu Lin took a moment to look out through the carriage window and saw Guling City rapidly shrinking in his sight, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Lu Lin was amazed. He stretched his hand out of the carriage to feel the wind speed outside and estimated his current speed in his mind.

Traveling 300 li in an hour is definitely not a problem.

The straight-line distance between Guling City and Fengcheng is only five hundred li.

So if that's the case—

Lu Lin did some mental calculations, which meant he might be able to get back to Tianhang Mountain before tonight?

As expected of a mode of transportation that costs thirteen low-grade spirit stones per hundred li, this speed is worth the price.

Once the Gulu Beast's speed stabilized, Lu Lin also sat down in the carriage. This carriage was about the same size as the Lieyang carriage, but the layout was completely different. There was only one bed in this carriage, and a storage cabinet at the back. It seemed that the maximum number of people this carriage could accommodate was only one.

Lu Lin sat cross-legged on the bed, leaning against the edge of the carriage, and took out a book from his Qiankun bag, which he then read with great interest.

In the sky, the Gulu Beast doesn't need to stop: all the way there is no need to worry about being robbed by bandits. This is much more comfortable than when he came.

[You have completed a reading session. Heart of Nature experience +1, Divine Enlightenment experience +1]

[If you continue this behavior, your experience points will continue to increase.]

Lu Lin gradually got into the zone, and the book he was reading at the moment was related to the bloodline of spirit beasts, the one that the scholar had given him.

Lu Lin wanted to thoroughly understand this book, and then properly nurture Xiao Hei, ideally raising it to become the guardian spirit beast of Tianhang Mountain.

Two hours later, the speed of the Gulu Beast noticeably decreased. Lu Lin noticed this change and took the opportunity to look up, pulling himself out of his reading state.

"Have we arrived already?" Lu Lin was taken aback. He stood up in the carriage and looked out the window at the ground. Sure enough, he saw a tall city wall.

The plaque above the city wall bears two large gilded characters.

—Fengcheng.

Lu Lin withdrew his gaze, looked up at the sky, and saw that it was already noon.

It seems we really will be able to return to Tianhang Mountain before tonight.

Thinking of this, Lu Lin couldn't help but miss the food at Tianhang Mountain. After so long of training down the mountain, Lu Lin finally realized how good Tianhang Mountain was.

Strangely, the Gulu Beast did not land directly in Fengcheng. Instead, after slowing down, it landed in a forest not far from Fengcheng, seemingly afraid that landing directly in Fengcheng would cause unnecessary trouble.

In fact it is.

A Fiery Sun Horse costs around one hundred low-grade spirit stones, while the Gulu Beast is much more precious. Once exposed to the public, it will surely attract covetous eyes.

This Gulu Beast was also a clever spirit beast, knowing its own value, which is why it deliberately chose a deserted place to land.

Lu Lin stepped out of the carriage, patted the Gulu Beast, and said, "Thank you, have a safe journey back."

The Gulu Beast was gentle and highly intelligent. Upon hearing Lu Lin's words, it nodded slightly, spread its wings, and flew into the sky, quickly disappearing from sight.

Lu Lin watched the Gulu Beast leave, then glanced in the direction of Fengcheng. In the end, he did not choose to go into the city, but took out a map from his Qiankun bag, checked the direction, and headed towards Tianhang Mountain.

As Lu Lin appeared in the vicinity, danger also quietly descended.

Not far from him, in Peacock City, a mad old man emerged, holding a bamboo stick with a cracked bottom. His other hand frantically made calculations, and a red thread extended from between his fingernails, traveling into the distance.

A strange light flashed in the old man's cloudy eyes, and his wooden expression finally regained a bit of its human form. He slowly stepped into the forest outside Peacock City.

Meanwhile, Lu Lin...

When he returned, he felt refreshed. Walking through the forest, he saw flowers blooming on both sides of the road, as if welcoming him. Even the air was filled with an unusual fragrance, making him feel right at home.

Lu Lin walked slowly through the forest, glancing around from time to time. The aura released by the druid after returning to nature caused the small, unintelligent animals in the forest to spontaneously approach him.

However, at that moment, a breeze suddenly blew up, and the surrounding trees twisted their trunks, looking at him like ghosts. Lu Lin could feel their bone-chilling malice.

The light before his eyes was distorted, the scenery became bizarre and surreal, and even the sunlight disappeared, replaced by a scene that Lu Lin had never seen before.

"Is it an illusion?" Lu Lin remained relatively calm at this moment, stopped in his tracks, and looked up at the sky.

But the clear blue sky that had just been clear had now turned into a deep sea of ​​stars.

With just one glance, Lu Lin was able to determine what methods the other party had used.

The book states that cultivators on the path of the stars have two well-known methods: one is to divine the star chart and defy fate, and the other is to borrow the power of heaven and earth to summon star domains to descend upon the world.

These two methods cannot be mastered by those who are not orthodox cultivators of the Star Path.

At this moment, Lu Lin was pulled into his star field by a cultivator of the Star Path.

Three words immediately flashed through Lu Lin's mind: "Wangyue Pavilion".

In the vicinity of Fengcheng, the only Star Path cultivator who has the power to summon a star field and actively attack him is the Pavilion Master of Wangyue Pavilion, whom he has never met.

"Young Master Sun and Moon were my personal disciples. I treated them both as my own children, yet you, Lu Lin, killed them. Your crime is equivalent to destroying my lineage and severing my heritage. Today, I risk my life to summon the Star Domain. Even if I cannot kill you, I will not let you get away with it."

The Pavilion Master of Wangyue Pavilion is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. In addition, he used the power of star divination to seek opportunities for the Sun and Moon Prince in his early years, which shortened his lifespan. His strength has long passed its peak. Summoning the star field is extremely stressful for him now, and he is almost gambling with his life.

As a cultivator of the Star Path, he must have extraordinary perception and ability to see through Lu Lin's cultivation level, and thus know that Lu Lin is already at the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage.

Before the Pavilion Master of Wangyue Pavilion had even made a move, Lu Lin already knew of his determination.

At this moment, the Pavilion Master of Wangyue Pavilion's desire for death may have surpassed his hatred for Lu Lin.

Lu Lin stood in the star field, silent for a moment, and then said, "If we examine the root of this matter, I know I am in the wrong. The extinction of the Wangyue Pavilion's lineage was indeed my doing. If we're talking about right and wrong, I am wrong, and I don't deny that. But if you, Pavilion Master, want to kill me, I will not submit to execution. After all, the underlying nature of this world is still the survival of the fittest."

"Further words are useless." The body of the Moon Gazing Pavilion Master merged into the star field, and he said, "You will pay with your life!"