After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

No wonder we've hardly seen any cultivators along the way.

He was surprised at the time, thinking that although he had woken up from the illusion relatively early, it shouldn't have taken so long for him to wake up alone.

It turns out that after those people woke up, they didn't stay where they were, but came directly here to gather!

This group of people arrived early and were waiting at the entrance to the second checkpoint.

What they were waiting for was to become the "fat sheep" themselves!

Lin Fengmian glanced at the gleaming jade tokens in the hands of those cultivators.

The numbers above vary; some have accumulated dozens of points, while others have even exceeded one hundred.

Clearly, they stole a lot of points from the eliminated disciples.

At this moment, the way these Foundation Establishment cultivators looked at Lin Fengmian was like a pack of hungry wolves staring at a lone lamb.

That look in his eyes clearly conveyed four words—

"Hand over your points".

Lin Fengmian's lips twitched.

These people are trying to ruin their own points!

His gaze swept quickly across the entire room as he made his plans.

There were at least thirty or forty Foundation Establishment cultivators present.

Although most of them were in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, there were seven or eight in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and even two or three with exceptionally strong auras, clearly experts in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Although he is now a second-tier body cultivator and has a perfect Dao foundation, he is not afraid of any of the people present when fighting alone.

But thirty or forty Foundation Establishment cultivators could attack together—

Even with his confidence, he was finding it hard to keep up.

Moreover, this group was clearly not a monolithic entity, but rather comprised of smaller, independent groups.

Lin Fengmian was pondering a solution when suddenly—

Three tall figures blocked his way.

The three stood side by side, like a thick wall of flesh.

Lin Fengmian looked up and his lips twitched slightly.

Good guy.

These three men were all over eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and thick waists. Their arms were thicker than their thighs, and they looked like three iron towers standing there.

What's most striking is their faces—

He has a square head, large ears, thick eyebrows, big eyes, thick lips, a broad chin, and an honest and simple appearance.

Judging from his appearance, he seemed like the type who wasn't very bright.

"Brother, I've observed it!"

The burly man on the far left of the three sized Lin Fengmian up and down, then turned to the man in the middle and said in a deep voice:

"He's a cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment stage! We can make our move!"

The sound was rough, like muffled thunder.

Upon hearing this, the burly man in the middle's eyes lit up, and he sized Lin Fengmian up and down.

He then grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth.

He strode forward, crossed his arms, and looked down at Lin Fengmian, his voice booming:

"Kid! Hand over the illusion crystals you've collected! Then crush the jade token yourself and get out of the secret realm! Don't make us brothers do it and embarrass you!"

His tone was arrogant, yet it carried a hint of naive self-righteousness.

It seems that in their view, robbery is a matter of course.

Lin Fengmian's lips twitched.

These three guys are really intimidating.

If it were an ordinary disciple, facing these three towering men, they would probably have been so frightened that their legs would have gone weak and they would have obediently handed over their points.

Who is Ke Linfengmian?

What storms hasn't he weathered?

Let alone three fools, even thirty wouldn't be a threat to him.

He glanced around and found that similar scenes were playing out all over the plains.

Groups of Foundation Establishment cultivators were surrounding the disciples who had just emerged from the forest.

Most of those disciples were in the Qi Refining stage. Faced with a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators surrounding them, how could they dare to resist?

Some were pale, some were trembling, and some were filled with resentment, but they had no choice but to take out their jade tokens and hand over the illusion crystals they had painstakingly accumulated.

Even worse, some were forced to crush their jade tokens, turning into a beam of white light and being teleported out of the secret realm.

Cries of agony, curses, and pleas for mercy rose and fell in waves.

Lin Fengmian withdrew his gaze, and a sudden inspiration struck him.

He couldn't defeat thirty or forty Foundation Establishment cultivators by himself, but if—

Does he also form cliques?

His gaze fell on the three simpletons in front of him, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.

These three people don't seem very bright.

But precisely because of this, they are easy to fool.

"Please wait a moment, everyone."

Lin Fengmian raised his hand, interrupting the burly man's shouting.

The burly man paused, scratched the back of his head, and said in a deep voice, "What's wrong? Got it? Then hurry up and hand over the stuff, don't delay us brothers from robbing the next one!"

Lin Fengmian wasn't annoyed. He looked at him with a smile and said:

"Gentlemen, how about we make a bet?"

"A bet?" The three looked at each other in bewilderment.

Lin Fengmian nodded, stood with his hands behind his back, and spoke in a leisurely tone:

"Here's the deal, I'll fight you three. If I win, the three of you will follow me and acknowledge me as your boss. How about it?"

The words fell.

The three burly men were taken aback at first, then—

"Hahahaha—!"

The three of them laughed loudly, so hard they were doubled over and tears were almost streaming down their faces.

The burly man in the middle was laughing so hard he could barely breathe, pointing at Lin Fengmian with an expression of utter disbelief:

"You? You? You're just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and you think you can take on the three of us by yourself?!"

"Hahaha! Bro, has this kid been driven mad by an illusion?!"

"I think so! Hahaha!"

The three men's laughter was so loud it made the surrounding air tremble.

The surrounding cultivators, hearing the commotion, all turned to look.

When everyone heard Lin Fengmian's words, they burst into an even louder burst of laughter.

"Hahaha! No way? This kid actually said he wants to challenge the three Xiong brothers?!"

"Is he crazy? Although the three Xiong brothers are not very bright, they all cultivate the 'Savage Bear Body Technique'!"

Thick-skinned and incredibly strong! Even a typical late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn't be able to take down these three in a short time!

"A Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stages actually claims he can defeat the three of them? Hahaha! That's hilarious!"

"I think this kid is completely ignorant of his own limitations!"

Laughter rose and fell.

Even more troublesome cultivators, their eyes lit up.

He pulled a table directly from his storage bag, slammed it on the ground, and started shouting at the top of his lungs:

"Come on! Let's gamble! Anyone want to place a bet? Bet on the Xiong brothers to win, 1 to 1! Bet on that reckless brat to win, 1 to 10!"

"Isn't this a free gift of spirit stones? I'm betting on the three Xiong brothers! One hundred spirit stones!"

"I'm betting on the three Xiong brothers too! Two hundred!"

"I'll bet five hundred!"

"I'll bet a thousand!"

In an instant, spirit stones rained down on the gambling table, piling up into a small mountain in the blink of an eye.

No one predicted that Lin Fengmian would win.

In their view, what's the difference between this and picking up spirit stones for free?

Lin Fengmian ignored the mockery around him, simply smiling as he looked at the three Xiong brothers and continued:

"How about it? Dare to compete with me?"

He paused, then took out his jade token from his storage bag and shook it:

"If I lose, you can have my token, and the points inside will naturally belong to you."

Having said that, he took out a handful of spirit stones from his storage bag—

Three high-grade spirit stones were neatly stacked in the palm of his hand, radiating an extremely rich spiritual energy.

"Here are 30,000 spirit stones."

Lin Fengmian slammed the spirit stones onto the gambling table, looked around, and said loudly:

I'm betting on myself to win!