Chapter 35: Chapter 35 Green Mountain Seal
Folding the notice in his hand, He Song looked towards Wei Fan with a frown.
Just now, a monk from the Immortal Pavilion Law Enforcement Team had delivered the notice for the two of them to inspect, and they had seen the rows of blood-red letters spelling "death".
In the past few days, He Song and Wei Fan had not left the house, but both of them belonged to the kind of cultivators who had many friends.
Therefore, even though they hadn't been out, they had still received quite a bit of information about the outside world from others.
Now, they were quite familiar with the situation outside.
They knew what kind of events had transpired outside.
"Sure enough, as soon as Master Cheng Shan leaves, the Immortal Pavilion gets chaotic right away." Sitting by the table, Wei Fan sighed with a hint of complexity in his eyes.
He had many friends beyond He Song and Meng Guan's small circle, including loose cultivators and monks from the Immortal Pavilion.
All of these friends had one thing in common.
They all lived in the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion and had some contact with him, the steward of the Spirit Construction Pavilion. Now that the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion was in chaos,.
Wei Fan wondered whether his friends would survive or not.
With this thought in mind, the complexity in Wei Fan's eyes quickly dissipated, followed by a bitter smile and a shake of his head.
His power was limited; he could only shelter those closest to him. As for other friends… he had never even reminded them once from beginning to end.
Even in safe times, he had never thought of reminding them, let alone now that the Immortal Pavilion was in chaos.
What was the point of thinking about this now?
Wei Fan quickly threw away this idea.
He and He Song were not saints, willing to risk themselves for a stranger.
He would only choose to protect those closest to him when he had the power to do so and would not have any impact on himself.
Such as He Song and Meng Guan.
The three of them had formed a small circle in a short time for this reason.
He Song, Meng Guan, and Wei Fan were not compassionate cultivators, and they would only help those closest to them when they had the power to do so and without affecting themselves.
Perhaps because they shared the same interests, the three of them got along well.
As for others, what did they have to do with Wei Fan?
"Evil cultivators are rampant! We shouldn't go outside for now. Let's wait for Master Cheng Shan to return or for a new Foundation Establishment Master to arrive from the Thick Earth Sect," He Song frowned and said after pondering.
He didn't know what Wei Fan was thinking at the moment.
He just wanted to make the two of them as safe as possible, so he made this suggestion.
Wei Fan had no objections to He Song's caution.
So even though they saw the announcement, they didn't go outside to check anything.
Instead, they stayed at home just like the previous days, quietly waiting.
On the fifth day, He Song and Wei Fan still stayed at home.
The sound of cultivators using artifacts to attack.
The fluctuations of spirit power when cultivators cast spells.
The occasional angry shouts during cultivator fights.
As well as some strange noises – eerie laughter and cold breaths mixed together, making all the low-level cultivators shiver in their homes.
Only a few brave and skilled cultivators dared to leave their houses to investigate.
Of course, whether these cultivators were actually going out to investigate or to plunder was unknown.
Most of these cultivators who left their houses, didn't make it back.
When daylight began to show, the low-level cultivators finally dared to open the door and leave their rooms.
But they were soon shocked by the scene before them.
On the streets, corpses were scattered everywhere. Some belonged to Law Enforcement Team members, others to masked individuals in black.
But most of them were ordinary loose cultivators who had left their houses.
It wasn't until noon that Law Enforcement Team members came to collect the bodies of their fellows, but no one dared to touch the other corpses. V/\IssịT n0(v)eL/b(i)(n).𝘤𝑜/𝓂 for the b/est novel reading experi/en/ce
On the sixth day, He Song and Wei Fan still stayed at home.
Last night, there was no fierce battle on the outskirts of the Immortal Pavilion.
However, the oppressive atmosphere had already made the cultivators living on the outer edge of the Immortal Pavilion panic.
Some wanted to flee, but their corpses were soon found by the roadside.
Some wanted to hide, but where could one hide within the Immortal Pavilion?
Some wanted to go in the inner ring of the Immortal Pavilion, but without a place to live, they were quickly chased away by Law Enforcement Team members.
However, well-informed people already knew that the outer edge of the Immortal Pavilion had been abandoned by the Law Enforcement Team.
After the fierce battle the night before, the Law Enforcement Team suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to the inner circle of the Immortal Pavilion.
In other words, the outer edge of the Immortal Pavilion was now left completely undefended.
For the loose cultivators and even the internal staff of the Immortal Pavilion who reside there, they could only resign themselves to fate and pray that the evil cultivators wouldn't target them.
The entire outer edge of the Immortal Pavilion had been completely abandoned.
On the seventh day, He Song and Wei Fan remained at home.
Last night, the retreating Law Enforcement Team and the evil cultivators clashed again.
Although the Law Enforcement Team suffered a number of losses, thanks to the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who lived in the inner circle lending a hand, they were able to repel the evil cultivators.
Once the evil cultivators retreated, no more news came from the outer edge of the Immortal Pavilion.
He Song and Wei Fan, who lived in a small courtyard, had completely lost contact with the outer edge of the Immortal Pavilion.
It was not difficult to imagine the outcome for those loose cultivators who resided on the outer edge of the Immortal Pavilion.
On the eighth day, He Song and Wei Fan still stayed at home.
They constantly paid attention to the situation outside.
After two battles with the evil cultivators, the Law Enforcement Team had suffered severe losses.
However, He Song and Wei Fan waited for a day without any sound coming from the outside.
It was as if the entire Immortal Pavilion had become a city of the dead.
Unsettlingly quiet.
Until…
"You rats! You're courting death!" A roar came from far away in the sky, reaching He Song's and Wei Fan's ears.
He Song and Wei Fan were startled and hurried to the window to look in the distance.
For a while, countless cultivators looked around from their buildings.
In the distance, high in the sky,
Master Cheng Shan, clad in his yellow mana robes, looked furious as he stared at the dilapidated Immortal Pavilion before him. The rage in his eyes was almost enough to burn everything.
He had been ordered to guard the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
But a few days ago, the Red Spirit Gold Mine had sent a distress signal, forcing him to temporarily leave.
He didn't expect that in just a few days, the once-prosperous Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion would turn into such a mess!
As the guardian, he could not shirk responsibility.
At this moment, with all his efforts in vain, anyone would be anxious.
Then, He Song found out why Cheng Shan was called Master Cheng Shan. Under the gazes of countless cultivators,
Master Cheng Shan waved his hand, and a miniature mountain emerged from it.
The Green Mountain Seal!
Chapter 36: Chapter 36: The Might of Foundation Establishment
It was precisely because of the existence of this seal that Master Cheng Shan had chosen the dharma title Cheng Shan.
This was his long-cultivated and famous artifact!
The Green Mountain Seal flew out of Master Cheng Shan's hand, swirling in midair, and soon grew to an immense size.
It changed from a miniature mountain that could be held in hand to a giant boulder several dozens of feet in size!
Such a massive stone seal, with just a casual strike, would possess unimaginable power.
Now, as it was being utilized by a Foundation Establishment Master, its power was naturally apparent under the reinforcement of the Foundation Establishment Realm's mana.
The Green Mountain Seal had not yet fallen.
He Song saw a group of black-robed cultivators fleeing in panic from the periphery of the Immortal Pavilion, desperately running toward the outside of the pavilion.
These fleeing cultivators were the evil cultivators who had been engaged in a large battle with the Law Enforcement Team previously.
It could be due to inaccurate information.
Or it could be due to their excessive greed.
These evil cultivators had been wreaking havoc within the Immortal Pavilion for so many days, yet they still had the guts to stay here.
However, looking at their numbers, He Song frowned a bit.
The number of these black-robed cultivators was too small, only a dozen or so.
These dozen or so cultivators should not have posed such a massive threat to the Law Enforcement Team of the Immortal Pavilion.
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He Song's expression remained unchanged, his eyes not even blinking, as he stared intently at the Green Mountain Seal in midair.
This was his first time witnessing a Foundation Establishment Master taking action.
In the past, due to never having left Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, he had not even seen the full power of a Qi-refining late-stage cultivator.
Now that he had the chance, he naturally wanted to gain some insights.
Under the watchful eyes of many cultivators in the Immortal Pavilion like He Song,
the Green Mountain Seal that was originally floating in midair began to move at this moment.
It was not as heavy as He Song had imagined.
The enormous Green Mountain Seal was fast like lightning, and under the urging of Master Cheng Shan's mana, it smashed toward the group of black-robed cultivators like a meteorite.
Those black-robed cultivators were also quite alert, seeing the Green Mountain Seal closing in on them; they instantly transformed into birds and beasts scattering in all directions, fleeing in every direction.
He Song looked closely and even noticed that each of them was escaping in different directions.
Apart from nobody running into the Immortal Pavilion, there was a fleeing cultivator in almost every other direction.
It seemed that each of these cultivators was adept at escaping, all knowing to scatter and flee.
Boom!
With a loud rumble,
the huge boulder transformed by the Green Mountain Seal slammed into the ground, creating a gigantic crater in the originally solid earth.
The massive boulder, relying on inertia, continued forward, plowing a deep trench in the ground. However, the seemingly powerful attack, was all thunder and no rain.
The strong attack that carved a deep trench in the ground, did not even touch a hair on those loose cultivators.
For a moment, the Immortal Pavilion cultivators who were watching all this were somewhat taken aback.
Even He Song, looking at Master Cheng Shan, could not help but feel a hint of astonishment in his eyes. A Foundation Establishment Master?
That's it?
Even when using an artifact to smash people, he could miss?
What about your divine sense?
However, just as He Song was thinking so, his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of something amiss.
A golden thread that was nearly invisible to the naked eye had connected all the fleeing black-robed cultivators at this moment.
If it hadn't been for He Song's peripheral vision noticing the difference between that golden thread and the surrounding environment, he might have completely overlooked it.
Moving his gaze away from Master Cheng Shan, He Song's eyes turned, quickly confirming that he hadn't seen wrong.
And it was at this moment,
that Master Cheng Shan's cold snort sounded, as the golden thread vanished with a slight movement of his finger.
Immediately afterwards,
those black-robed cultivators who had been fleeing in all directions suddenly had their bodies separated from their heads, falling to the ground as rolling bloody gourds.
They didn't even have the chance to let out a scream before they had already fallen dead.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen cultivators had their bodies and heads separated, and their corpses dismembered.
Among these black-robed cultivators,
some were at the Qi-refining late stage, while others were at the Qi-refining mid stage.
For He Song and the other cultivators living on the periphery of the Immortal Pavilion, these people had high cultivation levels and strong abilities.
If they were to face them head-on, they would have no chance of resisting.
The only thing they could do was pray that they wouldn't catch their attention.
However, in the face of a Foundation Establishment Master, these cultivators, who had once been powerful and domineering in the periphery of the Immortal Pavilion, became like ants, easily annihilated by Master Cheng Shan.
With just a casual strike, Master Cheng Shan had turned these cultivators into corpses scattered across the ground.
For a moment, the entire Immortal Pavilion was as quiet as a pin drop.
Everyone had been stunned by Master Cheng Shan's move.
A Foundation Establishment Master casually exterminating more than a dozen evil cultivators, showcasing the indisputable power of his realm.
He Song's gaze swept over the bloody corpses of the cultivators outside the Immortal Pavilion, and he felt his scalp tingle.
Is this… the Foundation Establishment Realm?
What a domineering presence!
What a majestic style!
Such an amazing strength!
However, after annihilating these dozen or so evil cultivators, Master Cheng Shan looked into the distance and coldly snorted.
"You guys sure know how to run fast!" After saying this, Master Cheng Shan looked inside the Immortal Pavilion, his expression carrying a hint of blame.
"What are you standing around for? Hurry up and rebuild the Immortal Pavilion!" Leaving these words behind, Master Cheng Shan casually waved his hand, and dozens of storage bags flew up from the ground, landing in his hand.
At the same time, a earthy-yellow tunneling light fell directly into the exquisite courtyard in the center of the Immortal Pavilion.
It wasn't until Master Cheng Shan's figure had completely disappeared a moment later, that the formerly silent Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion slowly "revived."
After experiencing several days of devastation by the evil cultivators, the periphery of Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion had been almost completely destroyed.
The majority of the rental houses in the outer area were in ruins, and only a few unoccupied rooms remained intact.
However, now that Master Cheng Shan had returned, the safety of Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion had instantly increased countless times.
Even He Song dared to go out with Wei Fan and look around the outside world.
The outside was very safe.
As He Song followed Wei Fan out the door, both of their eyes flashed with a
hint of joy at surviving the ordeal.
However, when their gaze fell upon the ruined houses in the periphery of the Immortal Pavilion, they suddenly felt a surge of sadness.
"Alas, I wonder how many of my friends are still alive after this disaster," Wei Fan said while walking side by side with He Song, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding broken scenery and sighing.
Although he had not warned those friends to leave the Immortal Pavilion in advance, although he had not chosen to shelter those friends, and although he had not done anything for those friends, he did not lack sighs of emotion.
Ordinary friends, unlike close friends like He Song and Meng Guan, held no sentimental value in life or death and no apparent benefit for their survival.
In the cruel Cultivation World, the only value lies within survival.
At the same time, disregarding the lives of others had almost become the most basic common sense for cultivators..
Chapter 37: Taking by Surprise
One's self is the most important.
In most situations, it is enough to take care of oneself.
If it does not affect oneself, it is not impossible to help those who are extremely close to oneself.
But if they want to be a saint when it's dangerous, such cultivators usually don't live long.
"If it hadn't been for your cautiousness, I would probably die in that disaster too," He Song listened to Wei Fan's sigh, his expression becoming somber.
If it wasn't for his own caution and Wei Fan's willingness to lend a hand.
He's afraid he would have only ended up leaving the Immortal Pavilion and going to the mortal world as a loose cultivator.
If he didn't leave.
The fate of the loose cultivators outside the Immortal Pavilion would have been his fate.
After this ordeal, He Song also began to be vigilant within himself.
In the future, he must be more cautious.
One must absolutely not be careless, lest in this cruel Cultivation World, they risk their own life.
"Brother Wei, after today, I'll return to the outside of the Immortal Pavilion once again. I could only escape this disaster with your great help, and I will never forget your kindness."
When they arrived at the outskirts of Immortal Pavilion, He Song, from a distance, saw that his original house had not been damaged, and quickly thanked Wei Fan with a salute.
Although he had a backup plan in his heart, gratitude was still gratitude, and He Song firmly remembered Wei Fan's kindness.
He had already taken all the tokens and other items with him when he left Wei Fan's residence.
Now that Master Cheng Shan had returned and the crisis was resolved, He Song would not continue to live in Wei Fan's courtyard. T/his chapter is updat/𝓮d by n𝒐v(ê(l)biin.c/o/m
It was inconvenient.
And it made He Song feel like he was living under someone else's roof.
This feeling made He Song somewhat uncomfortable.
Wei Fan, although a good friend, when the crisis of Immortal Pavilion was resolved, He Song was eager to return to his own residence.
Not for any other reason, just for the sake of feeling more at ease.
"We shouldn't be so formal with each other. You stay here first, and when the first of next month comes, I'll transfer the rights to this house to your name, and only then will we start calculating the rent."
Wei Fan shook his head, not retaining He Song.
But he used his power to save He Song a few spirit stones.
As a Qi Refining late stage cultivator and Steward of Spirit Construction Pavilion.
Wei Fan had some influence in Spirit Construction Pavilion, and with just a casual remark, he was able to save He Song nearly a month's rent.
However, it was also due to the recent disaster at Immortal Pavilion that most of the houses built by Spirit Construction Pavilion were damaged, and reconstruction would take some time.
Therefore, he was able to say this.
If it were an ordinary time, even as a Steward of Spirit Construction Pavilion, he would not have such power.
This was a small favor he did for He Song.
After sending He Song home, Wei Fan made an excuse to leave.
As a Steward of Spirit Construction Pavilion, most of the rental houses on the outskirts of the Immortal Pavilion had been damaged. He would be busy for a long time.
It was only because of bringing He Song home safely that he had made this trip.
If it hadn't been for this, he probably would have appeared in the Spirit Construction Pavilion the moment Master Cheng Shan returned to Immortal Pavilion.
Back at home.
He Song opened his door.
Only after entering the room did he find that the originally tidy room had become extremely messy.
He Song had cleaned the house before leaving, but now it was unrecognizable.
It seemed that someone had visited the place, perhaps an Evil Cultivator or someone else.
These messy items seemed to have been moved around by someone.
But He Song had taken everything with him before leaving, leaving only worthless things behind.
Therefore, there was no loss.
However, although there was no loss, the mess made He Song frown.
Helpless.
He simply started to tidy up.
As a cultivator, one's physical strength is definitely much stronger than ordinary people.
With the spirit power in their body, He Song was able to quickly clean the room.
Soon, the messy room regained its original tidiness.
He Song then sat at his desk, where he had been for more than five years.
He poured himself a pot of tea
His mind flashed with the experiences of this period.
Three months ago, He Song went to live in Wei Fan's home because of his cautiousness.
In a blink of an eye, it's already been three months.
Until today, He Song finally moved out of Wei Fan's home and returned to his own.
Throughout these three months, He Song didn't feel anything wrong.
But thinking back to the scene this morning where Master Cheng Shan killed people in the marketplace, He Song began to wonder if something was wrong.
With the dharma title 'Cheng Shan', one may assume his magic weapon would be the Green Mountain Seal.
However, when seen today, Master Cheng Shan's huge Green Mountain Seal did not seem to show its power.
Instead, Master Cheng Shan eventually used a nearly invisible golden thread to defeat the Evil Cultivators.
Compared to that, He Song is more inclined to believe that the huge Green Mountain Seal is just a decoy.
Specifically to attract the attention of others.
Even willing to use his own dharma title as a cover.
Unfamiliar people hearing the dharma title would pay extra attention to the Green Mountain Seal in his hand.
However, the golden thread in Master Cheng Shan's hand is only his real trump card.
From the beginning, not only He Song, but also the other cultivators, and even the evil cultivators, had focused on the Green Mountain Seal.
It wasn't until later on that the golden thread showed its might, and everyone was amazed at Master Cheng Shan's powerful strength with an expression of bewilderment.
However, He Song was the only one who noticed the golden thread.
It seems that no one else knew what was used to kill the evil cultivators.
That artifact resembling a golden thread went unnoticed.
"Using a dharma title and related artifacts as a cover, while finding another unnoticed artifact as a trump card, striking unexpectedly and attacking when the enemy is unprepared..."
He Song thought for a moment, quickly understood Master Cheng Shan's strategy.
It was because He Song noticed the nearly invisible golden thread that he was able to deduce so much information.
If he hadn't noticed the golden thread, he likely would not have been able to figure out how Master Cheng Shan defeated the evil cultivators.
"Sure enough, one should never underestimate others in this world. Foundation Establishment cultivators can work step by step, setting traps for people, let alone higher-level cultivators." He Song, now fully understanding everything, became even more vigilant about the cultivators in this world.
In this cruel Cultivation World, hiding cards and spreading fog seems to be something that every cultivator does.
This not only enhances one's chances of survival,
but also acquires more means.
Even allowing oneself to kill enemies more easily. His mind kept flashing images of his experiences, He Song's expression quickly calmed down.
Chapter 38: Chapter 38: 3 Years
Apart from narrowly escaping at Wei Fan's home and finding out that Master Cheng Shan was actually an old sixth member, He Song racked his brain, but he found no other gains to speak of.
Nevertheless, over the next few days, He Song devoted some of his time to learn more about the situation outside the Immortal Pavilion while practicing his cultivation.
Even though the outer perimeter of the Immortal Pavilion had suffered from the rampage of evil cultivators, not all cultivators had been killed.
Some cultivators were spared either because their cultivation was too low to be noticed, or they possessed various life-saving means and managed to endure the onslaught.
Still, others survived because they hid well and eventually gathered together, accounting for about a quarter of the original population.
From the stories of these surviving cultivators, He Song learned what had happened outside the Immortal Pavilion when the evil cultivators attacked. Ne/w novel chapt𝒆rs are p/u/blished on no/vel(/bin(.)c/o/m
The outer perimeter of the Immortal Pavilion initially experienced a spreading panic.
Law Enforcement Team then left.
Subsequently, the evil cultivators ran rampant through three phases.
The first phase wasn't too bad, with cultivators nervously using their spirit stones to buy life-saving items.
That was when the prices of life-saving items in the Immortal Pavilion skyrocketed.
In the second phase, the Law Enforcement Team was forced to evacuate to the inner circle after their first battle with the Evil Cultivators.
Loose cultivators in the outer perimeter of the Immortal Pavilion were utterly miserable during this phase.
A cultivator practiced Breath Concealment Formulas in hopes of hiding at home and avoiding detection by evil cultivators.
However, since the formulas only concealed one's breath and did not provide invisibility, he was quickly discovered.
His fate was, of course, unspeakable.
Other loose cultivators who used various means to escape the catastrophe also mostly ended up discovered and met a tragic fate.
Only a few cultivators had the power to fight back and kill some evil cultivators, or hide well enough to remain undiscovered, or had a low cultivation level at the first-tier Qi Refining, which was not worth the attention of evil cultivators, thus they lived.
Neutralizing the rampage of evil cultivators was the third phase.
At this stage, there were few cultivators outside the Immortal Pavilion, and most of them were in hiding.
As a result, the evil cultivators couldn't find anyone to plunder and had to attack the inner circle.
However, with the help of late-stage Qi-refining cultivators from the inner circle, the evil cultivators' offensive was thwarted.
Seeing that success was impossible, most of the evil cultivators left, leaving only some who still wished to make a small fortune on the outer perimeter of the Immortal Pavilion.
As for the people who had survived, some had become wealthy overnight due to the substantial plundering opportunities.
For unknown reasons.
He Song could not help but gasp when he heard about this.
He was secretly relieved that he had followed Wei Fan to the inner circle, because, with his third-tier Qi Refining cultivation, he might have died directly outside the Immortal Pavilion.
Either they were powerful enough to repel evil cultivators,
Or they were skilled in hiding, able to evade detection by evil cultivators,
Or they were just entering the first-tier Qi Refining stage, having no spirit stones on their bodies, and even the evil cultivators saw them as beneath their contempt.
Apart from that, those with neither superior power nor hiding ability, and their cultivation level above the second-tier of Qi Refining, were the unlucky ones. He Song was confident that, with his current life-saving abilities, he might have been one of these unfortunate souls.
"It seems that, from now on, I need to not only be cautious and diligent in my cultivation, but also strengthen my life-saving abilities."
Silently setting a goal for himself, He Song shook his head and went to the spirit field he managed.
He Song's five-acre spirit field was once again under his own management.
The spiritual plant farmer who had helped him manage the spirit field before had died in the catastrophe.
Originally, He Song had promised him twenty spirit stones, but now he didn't have to give them anymore.
That fellow had managed He Song's spirit field for three months for nothing, only to meet his end in the calamity.
It was a tragedy and lamentable.
Moreover, after returning to the outer perimeter of the Immortal Pavilion, He Song sent sound transmission messages to a few friends he knew.
However, only Zhao Lin from the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion and Lin Cong, who had already fled Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, replied to He Song.
The rest were all missing without trace.
He didn't know whether these people were dead or trapped somewhere, unable to see the sound-transmitting paper crane He Song had released.
However, He Song believed it was likely that they were dead.
Three-quarters of the cultivators outside the Immortal Pavilion were dead, and only one-quarter were left.
Those with weak means and poor concealment ability, with cultivation neither high nor low, were almost wiped out.
After this calamity, Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion had become much emptier.
Although the Spirit Construction Pavilion quickly restored the place to its original state, those fallen cultivators would never return.
The number of cultivators inside the Immortal Pavilion would need time to recover.
In the mortal world.
Every year, people become loose cultivators.
In a few years, or a decade or so, Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion will once again become as bustling as it was before.
Time flies.
Three years have passed since Master Cheng Shan left and Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion was attacked by evil cultivators.
Over these three years, Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion returned to its usual tranquility, and He Song continued to study Array Tao Introduction. However, he still couldn't set up even the simplest Spirit-Gathering Array.
This wasn't because He Song lacked talent in array tao.
On the contrary, He Song had acquired a deep understanding of setting up Spirit-Gathering Arrays.
Now, He Song has started attempting to engrave array patterns on spirit stones, which has resulted in him spending almost all of his earned spirit stones on this practice over the past three years.
Engraving affay patterns on spirit stones is one of the prereallisites for setting
up a Spirit-Gathering Array.
But engraving them often damages the spirit stones, causing the spirit Qi within to leak, which he could only absorb.
As a result, He Song could never save up enough spirit stones.
However, his cultivation had reached the peak of the third-tier Qi Refining due to absorbing spirit Qi from the damaged spirit stones.
To advance to the Qi-refining mid-stage like Lin Cong, all he needed was to break through with his ongoing meditation.
And, because of his constant practice with spirit stones, He Song's ability to engrave array patterns on spirit stones was becoming more and more skillful.
It seemed that it wouldn't be long before he could set up a Spirit-Gathering Array.
Outside Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.
In He Song's house.
Within the quiet meditation chamber.
He Song sat with his eyes closed, with more than a dozen spirit stones placed beside him.
These spirit stones were all that he had left, and he had not hesitated to place them around him in order to break through to the Qi-refining mid-stage.
This method was taught to him by Lin Cong and Wei Fan.
During a breakthrough in minor realms, placing spirit stones close by would increase the chances of a successful breakthrough.
Although the increase wasn't much, it was a rare and helpful trick for improving breakthrough chances.
Were it not for his friendship with them, no one would teach this small technique to others..
Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Qi-refining mid stage
Today.
It is the day He Song decides to breakthrough to the Qi-refining mid-stage!
Since Lin Cong had already proven that it is not that difficult for someone with four spirit roots to break through the Qi-refining mid-stage, He Song too didn't prepare anything else after placing a dozen spirit stones around him, he determinedly began the breakthrough.
Breaking through from the third-tier Qi Refining to the fourth is not really difficult.
Of course, this "not difficult" is determined by He Song's four spirits root talent.
The gap between four spirits root and five spirits root is quite noticeable.
For those with five spirits root, aiming to break from the third level of Qi Refining to the fourth, there will be a substantial bottleneck.
Like Meng Guan.
He has five spirits root.
When breaking through the Qi-refining mid-stage, Meng Guan found it more difficult than those with four spirits root.
During the breakthrough to the Qi-refining late stage, he was even more tormented by the bottleneck.
Just for that breakthrough, he had to leave the Immortal Pavilion to go mining, and he hasn't returned to this day. T/his chapter is updat/𝓮d by n𝒐v(ê(l)biin.c/o/m
It'S wortn mentiomng tnat a montn atter master cneng snan returned to tne Immortal Pavilion, both He Song and Wei Fan received a sound -transmitting paper crane from Meng Guan.
In the message, Meng Guan said he encountered a huge crisis, and it was fortunate that he was in the mine when it happened. By activating the Breath Concealment Formulas, he hid in a secluded mine for several days before he managed to survive.
At the same time, He Song and Wei Fan learned from him what had happened in the Red Spirit Gold Mine those few days.
The Red Spirit Gold Mine was attacked by several Foundation Establishment Masters and dozens of cultivators in the Qi-refining late stage.
Many of the recruited loose cultivators there were slaughtered on spot.
Even one of the four Foundation Establishment Masters from the Thick Earth Sect, guarding the Red Spirit Gold Mine, was caught off guard and directly killed.
Luckily, among the three remaining Foundation Establishment Masters, one was a hidden Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Master, who forcefully withstood the pressure and sent out a distress signal.
The distress signal summoned the guardians of several surrounding Immortal Pavilions. Both sides fought with their spells for several days, each holding their own.
Only after several days, when the Foundation Establishment masters coming to assist from Green Wall Immortal City arrived, did the other party leave.
At the same time,
The guardians of the several surrounding Immortal Pavilions returned to their respective pavilions.
But what Meng Guan didn't know was that all the Immortal Pavilions around had been attacked by evil cultivators.
Not until later did He Song and Wei Fan find out. Not only the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion had been attacked by evil cultivators, but the other pavilions without Foundation Establishment cultivator guardians were also under attack.
Meng Guan carefully came out of the mine only when the outside world had been quiet for several days, and he returned to the mining team.
After this adventure, Meng Guan was full of sighs. While expressing his gratitude to He Song and Wei Fan for their previous persuasion, he lamented his luck.
But if he had not been short of spirit stones and wanted to try his luck, he would not have gone mining, and so he decided to stay at the Red Spirit Gold Mine.
The Red Spirit Gold Mine now had a few more Foundation Establishment masters guarding it, and its safety had further improved.
Moreover, he had nowhere else to go.
So, he could only continue to mine in the mining area.
Now that three years have passed, all He Song knew was that Meng Guan was still mining, with no knowledge of anything else.
For those with four spirit root,
Like Lin Cong, he didn't encounter any bottleneck when breaking through to the Qi-refining mid- stage.
When he decided to challenge, the spirit power in his body started to revolve at high speed.
Then he broke through the bottleneck.
It was straightforward.
As he activated the Thick Earth Formulas,
He Song's body began to absorb the spirit Qi around him constantly.
With the continuous influx of spirit Qi, the spiritual power within He Song's body began to grow at this moment.
When the spiritual power in his body grew to its maximum.
Continuing to operate the Thick Earth Formulas, He Song instantly felt a complete harmony throughout his body. It was as if his entire being had loosened, and the extreme sense of comfort from the breakthrough in his cultivation instantly surged to his heart.
In a blink of an eye, He Song successfully broke through to the fourth tier of Qi Refining.
Feeling the rapid increase in the spiritual power within his body and detecting the increased speed of the external spirit Qi transforming into his spiritual power, He Song rejoiced.
He succeeded!
Just by operating Thick Earth Formulas, he had naturally broken through to the fourth- tier of Qi Refining.
After enjoying the pleasure of a successful breakthrough in his cultivation.
He Song continued to operate Thick Earth Formulas, beginning to consolidate his cultivation.
If a breakthrough in cultivation has just occurred, any unexpected events could easily cause one to revert back to their previous state.
Only after thoroughly consolidating one's cultivation can one flawlessly control it without any unexpected issues arising.
This was also why Lin Cong had decided to leave immediately after receiving He Song's sound-transmitting paper crane.
At that time, Lin Cong had just broken through to the fourth tier of Qi Refining, and still needed to consolidate his cultivation.
It is likely that he would face a lot of trouble if anything unfortunate happened while in the Immortal Pavilion.
Time was fleeting.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
During this month, apart from using the Spirit Rain Skill on his managed spirit field for half an hour each day, He Song had stayed at home to consolidate his cultivation.
Now, after a month, He Song's cultivation at the fourth-tier of Qi Refining has finally been fully consolidated.
At this point, no matter how casually he performed a skill, He Song's cultivation level would not fall below its present realm.
Not until then.
Did He Song completely set his mind at ease.
He no longer spent each day immersed in the thoughts of consolidating his cultivation.
However, since his cultivation had already broken through to the Qi-refining mid-stage, it was now time for He Song to go to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion and expand the number of spirit fields under his management.
In the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, once a cultivator reaches the Qi-refining mid-stage, their status and benefits greatly improve.
Take the case of spiritual plant farmers, for example.
A spiritual plant farmer at the Qi Refining Early Stage, can generally only manage a five-acre spirit field, as the amount of spiritual power in their body is limited, and the Spirit Rain Skill cannot cover a larger area.
Each acre of spirit field yields thirty spirit stones per year, producing a total of one hundred and fifty spirit stones.
But if a spiritual plant farmer breaks through to the Qi-refining mid-stage.
The area of spirit fields they can manage increases to seven acres. Compared to the previous five acres, the addition of two more acres to reach seven acres doesn't seem like much of a difference.
However, the actual yearly income substantially increases.
Still considering each acre of spirit field yields thirty spirit stones per year, seven acres can produce a total of two hundred and ten spirit stones per year.
After deducting the mandatory one hundred and twenty spirit stones as rent, the number of discretionary spirit stones increases from thirty at five acres to ninety now!
The difference between thirty and ninety spirit stones per year is extremely significant.
In this way, Qi-refining mid-stage cultivators can control a much larger number of spirit stones compared to Qi-refining early-stage cultivators.
However, when advancing to the Qi-refining mid-stage, you need to report to someone from the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion before you can officially receive the additional two acres of spirit fields.
Fortunately, the connections Meng Guan had set up for He Song were still available.
Zhao Lin, who succeeded Meng Guan as the manager of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, didn't perish in the previous calamity.
And due to the sudden decrease in the number of loose cultivators in the Immortal City, the surviving cultivators were deeply touched. As a result, whenever they encountered someone they knew from the past, they would engage in a sentimental conversation..
Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Cooking in a Small Stove
The relationship between He Song and Zhao Lin evolved over time.
From a wealth of emotions when they first met.
To familiarity as they got to know each other more.
And eventually, to deep friendship that had them wishing they had met sooner.
Over those three years, the bond between He Song and Zhao Lin tightened, their interactions became more frequent.
Now, the two could be considered good friends.
Although He Song had yet to introduce Zhao Lin to his mini social circle with Wei Fan and other friends, he was already making preparations to do so.
Zhao Lin was friendly with Meng Guan and has now established a decent rapport with He Song himself.
To include him in his group of friends was something that He Song had to consider.
Today,
After practicing his Spirit Rain Skill for a half-hour on his managed spirit field, He Song headed towards the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
Now that his cultivation was stable, it was time to claim a few more acres of the spirit field.
After all, his annual income in the future would be much higher than during his early Qi Refining days.
Soon, He Song was seen at the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
Inside the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion,
Zhao Lin was on duty.
Hence, when He Song showed up, Zhao Lin, who was initially busy reading some miscellaneous books, instantly stood up.
"Congratulations on breaking through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and your remarkable progress in cultivation. You are now closer to Foundation Establishment!" In the blink of an eye, Zhao Lin congratulated him enthusiastically.
Although he was at the fourth-tier of Qi Refining himself, he saw He Song as a good friend. So, naturally, he wanted to congratulate him on his breakthrough.
Meanwhile, several spirit amulets quickly appeared in Zhao Lin's hands. "Come, come, these are a few Thick Earth Amulets that I have personally
drawn. They're not expensive, I'm just offering them to congratulate you." Handing over the Thick Earth Amulets to He Song, a flash of joy passed through Zhao Lin's eyes.
The breakthrough of his friend strengthened Zhao Lin's own footing in the Immortal Pavilion.
If anything were to happen in the future, it would definitely aid him to some extent.
Just like Meng Guan.
After making friends with him, he was assigned to manage the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, a position with significant benefits.
So, in Zhao Lin's eyes, exchanging benefits with friends often had its own perks.
"Many thanks to you, Mr. Zhao. I happen to be in need of such life-saving spirit amulets. Your generosity is much appreciated." He Song did not decline and took the Thick Earth Amulets offered.
These Thick Earth Amulets that could save his life in critical situations, He Song would take them even if he did not need them.
Besides, Zhao Lin himself was an amulet Tao master; the Thick Earth Amulets he made would only cost their production price.
He Song never forgot the close call he had three years ago. So, he was constantly working on bolstering his survival skills. Only then could he survive in the brutal Cultivation World.
All spirit stones he earned in the past three years went into inscribing array patterns. As a result, he only had a few left. Now that he has an income, he can always use more.
As for owing a favor… well, he owed it to a good friend, he could return the favor when the right time came.
The He Song who had successfully advanced to the Qi-refining mid-stage was no longer the same as before.
He could gather ninety spirit stones a year now. A few Thick Earth Amulets were not a big favor to repay.
"You must be here for those two acres of the spirit field right?" Zhao Lin asked, feeling satisfied when he observed He Song accepting the Thick Earth Amulets.
He clearly approved of He Song's straightforwardness.
Just as He Song was about to nod,
Zhao Lin suddenly shook his head at him with a smile.
"I'm afraid you're a bit late. As soon as you mentioned that you were going into seclusive cultivation to break through to the mid-stage of Qi refining, I have already assigned those two acres of spirit field under your name. So now, the location of the two acres of spirit field is right here."
Zhao Lin, speaking and winding his way around the point, fetched a map from the side and pointed out the location to He Song.
In the large map of spirit fields outside the Immortal Pavilion, all spirit fields were marked with names of their owners.
A surprised He Song noticed his own name in a quick scan.
Two regions, one big and one small, marked "He Song".
But the two regions were connected to each other. The black line connecting them signified that the smaller region was added later.
He Song quickly noticed that there were many faqadeades for whom multiple regions were marked on the map.
For instance, he saw a name, Chen Zhou, written at two different places. But before He Song got a chance to inquire,
Zhao Lin's finger had already directed towards He Song's name on the map.
"Look here, the big area that was originally yours is your five-acre spirit field. The small added area is the newly assigned two acres of spirit field. Both spirit fields are adjacent to each other, so it saves you from having to shuttle back and forth to cast the Spirit Rain Skill twice a day."
He Song was initially taken aback to hear Zhao Lin's explanation, but he quickly understood.
There probably weren't many spiritual plant farmers like him, who could add a new spirit field next to their original one.
Other mid-stage Qi Refining spiritual plant farmers often had their newly added spirit fields in another location.
Just like Chen Zhou that He Song just saw, he had two regions with his name on it.
As a result, these cultivators had to visit two different spirit field areas every day and cast the Spirit Rain Skill twice.
Casting the Spirit Rain Skill twice a day, each time half an hour, and also traveling a long distance to the other spirit field, the whole process was time-consuming.
But what about He Song?
He Song only had to cast the Spirit Rain Skill once at his own spirit field location. Although the area was slightly larger, he didn't need to travel around, and it only took half an hour.
Comparatively, cultivators like He Song, with his two spirit fields next to each other, definitely had it better than those who had to visit two separate spirit fields and cast the Spirit Rain Skill twice a day.
"I thank you, my friend!" He Song felt a warmth in his heart at Zhao Lin's blatant preferential treatment and his impression of him also rose.
Zhao Lin not only assigned the additional two acres of spirit field to He Song when he went for his breakthrough, helping him to get his annual salary quicker,
But he also forcefully combined He Song's two spirit fields together, allowing him to earn more without spending much time.
In doing so, it seemed like Zhao Lin had done everything he possibly could for He Song.
Whether it was the early assignment of the spirit field, Ch𝒆êck out l𝒂t𝒆st 𝒏𝒐v𝒆l𝒔 on n/o/v𝒆/l/bin(.)c/𝒐/m
Or forcibly combining the two spirit fields together,
Both made He Song have a new understanding of Zhao Lin, and the power dynamics of the Cultivation World.
So, power in the Cultivation World could be used like this.
It turns out that Zhao Lin indeed had connections. If needs arise, he could genuinely make things easier for He Song.
"You don't need to thank me. What's the use of these words between us? It's a small matter. As long as I am in this Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, I will handle everything perfectly for you."
In response to He Song's gratitude, Zhao Lin shook his hand nonchalantly, downplaying the favor as if it were not valuable.
Chapter 41: Chen Zhou
Others would definitely have to spend spirit stones to bribe him if they wanted him to handle these matters.
This was also one of the areas where he could make some profit as the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion manager.
But if it were his close friend, even if He Song hadn't asked, he would have taken care of the matter as a matter of course.
Between people.
It's different.
Ties of closeness and distance.
Interpersonal relationships.
Zhao Lin had always been good at this aspect.
Now, seeing He Song thanking him, he naturally didn't think too much of this matter.
After confirming the location of his new spirit field, He Song stayed in the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion for a while longer.
It wasn't until someone came to handle some matters that He Song took his leave.
As the manager of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, Zhao Lin had his duties today, and it wouldn't be good to keep bothering him.
Leaving the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
He Song hesitated for a moment before quickly returning to his spirit field.
Earlier, He Song had only used the Spirit Rain Skill above his original five-acre spirit field and didn't know that he had already gained two more acres of spirit field.
But now that he knew, He Song wouldn't let those two acres go to waste.
Thankfully, the new spirit field was already planted with spirit rice, so He Song didn't need to cultivate it again, just come over daily to use the Spirit Rain Skill.
Coming to the spirit field.
He Song quickly located the new two acres of spirit field based on his memory.
Immediately, he formed hand seals and used Spirit Rain Skill, and a rain cloud appeared quickly above the two-acre spirit field, covering the area.
Splash-
As the Spirit Rain Skill was unleashed, the fine rain fell from the sky, absorbing the surrounding spirit Qi while pouring it into the spirit field below. The spirit rice, now nourished by the spirit Qi, grew strong and lush, delighting the eyes.
However, just as He Song was using the Spirit Rain Skill to water the newly acquired two-acre spirit field.
A figure suddenly appeared in the distance and walked straight towards He Song's side.
"Greetings, fellow daoist, my name is Chen Zhou. May I ask if you are the new owner of these two acres of spirit fields?" Chen Zhou looked frail and weak in his green robe, seemingly vulnerable to even a slight breeze.
He Song had noticed Chen Zhou, who was walking directly towards him, from a distance.
Though he appeared weak, it was evident that Chen Zhou had approached with a purpose.
He Song now had a feeling when he heard his words, and a thought flashed through his mind.
A glint appeared in his eyes, and he felt reassured.
The man was at the fourth-tier of Qi Refining, the same level as He Song.
At the same level, He Song might lack defensive means, but with the Thick Earth Amulets from Zhao Lin, he didn't need to worry about Chen Zhou acting rashly.
Feeling secure, He Song relaxed a bit.
But despite his relaxed state, his alertness didn't diminish in the slightest.
On the contrary, he had already pinched a Thick Earth Amulet in his sleeve with his fingers.
If anything went wrong, He Song could instantly activate the Thick Earth Amulet to protect himself.
"Yes, I am He Song, just recently entered the Qi-refining mid stage and obtained these two acres of spirit field. Do you have any issues?" He Song openly admitted in response to Chen Zhou's question.
However, as he spoke, He Song couldn't shake the feeling that Chen Zhou's name sounded familiar.
As if he had seen him somewhere before.Upstodatee from n(0)/v𝒆/lbIn/.(co/m
After some thought, a look of surprise appeared in He Song's eyes as he looked at Chen Zhou.
He remembered.
Earlier.
When he was at the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, he and Zhao Lin had been looking at the map together, and he had seen a name called Chen Zhou on the map.
At that time, He Song had been lamenting how people had to travel to two different locations and perform Spirit Rain Skill twice a day after breaking through to Qi-refining mid stage, which was quite troublesome.
And now, the person he had inadvertently seen had appeared right in front of him so quickly.
If he recalled correctly.
His initial attention to Chen Zhou was because the man's spirit field was adjacent to his own.
In other words… those two newly acquired acres were probably forcefully taken from Chen Zhou by Zhao Lin and given to He Song.
Meanwhile, Chen Zhou's new two acres of spirit field were arranged elsewhere.
One could say that Chen Zhou was the only victim in this entire situation.
This…
Thinking of this, He Song felt speechless and didn't know what to say. He just stood in place, quietly casting the Spirit Rain Skill, waiting for Chen Zhou's next words.
No wonder Chen Zhou came straight towards him upon seeing him.
No wonder Chen Zhou seemed to have been squatting here the whole time.
No wonder Chen Zhou asked if he was the new owner of these two acres of spirit field right away.
They had seized this man's spirit field, and now the man had come to find him.
He Song felt a mix of emotions for a moment.
He didn't expect.
To become a villain in someone else's eyes.
"Fellow Daoist He, these two acres of spirit field used to belong to me. I dare to ask if I could exchange them with you. I have two acres at another location." Chen Zhou bowed his hands to He Song, took out ten spirit stones from his pocket, and said.
The ten bright spirit stones were particularly dazzling under the sunlight.
He Song caught sight of them and almost had his gaze drawn away by the spirit stones.bender
However, just as Chen Zhou handed the ten spirit stones to He Song and finished speaking, He Song's expression turned solemn.
While continuing with the hand seals, He Song shifted his body to the side.
Ten spirit stones weren't a small amount.
It could rent a room in the Immortal Pavilion for a month.
But for a Qi-refining mid stage cultivator like He Song, ten spirit stones were pitifully few.
He just needed a year to get ninety spirit stones from the spirit fields he managed.
Furthermore, once he agreed to the exchange, he would have to run to two different locations every day to cast the Spirit Rain Skill twice.
This would significantly increase the time he spent managing the spirit fields.
Consequently, the time He Song could devote to cultivation would inevitably shorten.
To spend so much time for ten spirit stones, He Song thought it wasn't worthwhile.
Apart from that, the spirit field division was given to him as a favor from Zhao
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Was Zhao Lin's effort only worth ten spirit stones?
If he knew He Song exchanged it for ten spirit stones, what would Zhao Lin think?
Now.
Chen Zhou wanted to exchange these two acres of spirit field with only ten spirit stones in front of him.
He Song couldn't help but think that Chen Zhou was underestimating both him, a cultivator at the Qi-refining mid stage, and the price of Zhao Lin's friendship.
"There's no need for the spirit stones. If you want to exchange, just go find the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion manager. If he says it's alright, I'll do it." In an instant, He Song's expression turned cold, and he flatly refused.
After that, He Song didn't forget to give a warning.
"I forgot to tell you, the manager of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion is a close friend of mine. When you go, don't forget to weigh your options.."
Chapter 42: Cultivator with Three No's
The words fell.
He Song's figure had already walked to one side.
Although it was somewhat difficult to maintain the Spirit Rain Skill while moving, to avoid seeing Chen Zhou once more, He Song still carefully manipulated the Spirit Rain Skill and left Chen Zhou's side.
Facing this kind of a cultivator who didn't know right from wrong, He Song was cautious, but within the Immortal Pavilion, he wasn't fearful. Chen Zhou was just a spiritual plant farmer at the fourth- tier of Qi Refining.
His cultivation level was similar to He Song's.
Even if ambushed, as long as He Song remained vigilant, he could not be caught off-guard.
At the same time, Chen Zhou seemed to have no connections or background.R/ê/Ad lat𝙚St ch/a/pters at nô(v)e(l)bin/.c/o//m Only
Otherwise, he would not have easily let Zhao Lin take away two acres of his spirit field and transfer them to He Song.
Moreover, when his own spirit field was suddenly taken away, he did not cause trouble for Zhao Lin, but sought He Song to exchange with him, proving that this man had a bully the weak and fear the strong character.
No background.
No threat.
No courage.
Facing such a cultivator, He Song couldn't find any reason to fear him.
Thinking this way in his heart, He Song quickly decided to return to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion later and ask Zhao Lin to investigate Chen Zhou's background.
If there was nothing to find, all the better.
But if Chen Zhou truly had something hidden, He Song might have to ask others to take care of this trouble for him.
"You…"
Chen Zhou flushed red at these words, pointing at He Song and wanting to say something, but after a tremble of his lips, ultimately said nothing.
Stamping his foot, seeing He Song concentrating on the Spirit Rain Skill and not paying attention to him, Chen Zhou dawdled for a while before finally leavmg In trustratlon.
He Song's cold refusal.
And his friend who managed the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
Although Chen Zhou was angry, he did not dare to continue to pester him. The manager of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion was a powerful figure, and compared to him, a small spiritual plant farmer, they were as different as heaven and earth.
He simply could not afford to provoke them.
He couldn't provoke the manager of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
And he couldn't provoke He Song, the manager's good friend, either.
So he had no choice but to leave.
However, as he walked away, He Song faintly heard voices muttering things like "overbearing", "committing many evils", "exploiting fellow villagers", and "borrowing a tiger's might."
He Song didn't care about these comments, but he kept his eyes on Chen Zhou and quietly noted the direction he took as he left.
Soon.
He Song completely irrigated the two acres of spirit field that had been newly transferred to his name.
Instead of continuing to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, He Song followed the direction in which Chen Zhou had left, walking leisurely.
Unfortunately, after walking quite a distance, He Song was unable to find out where Chen Zhou lived.
With no other choice, He Song had to return home.
But upon returning home, He Song picked up a piece of paper.
"Brother Zhao, I encountered a man named Chen Zhou in the spirit field today, who is at the fourth-tier of Qi Refining."
"He offered ten spirit stones, claiming that the two acres of spirit field belonged to him before, and wanted to exchange spirit fields with me. I refused, and then he left sullenly."
"I hope Brother Zhao can help me investigate this person's background since my cultivation level is low, and I fear retaliation." "If anything is amiss, please let me know."
"He Song."
Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.
Zhao Lin quickly received the sound -transmitting paper crane sent by He Song.
After reading the paper carefully, Zhao Lin frowned and destroyed it.
He couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart.
Cursing inwardly.
"I finally helped a friend out with something, and now this Chen Zhou is just causing trouble."
After doing a favor for He Song, Zhao Lin now received a sound-transmitting paper crane asking him to help investigate Chen Zhou's background in case of retaliation.
This…
Isn't this a slap in my own face?
I helped a friend with great difficulty, and although the task was completed, the aftermath was not cleaned up properly.
I even reassured myself back then that everything was fine.bender
Thinking about the words He Song said when he came, Zhao Lin felt extremely embarrassed at this moment.
How could he hold his head up in front of his friends in the future?
Thinking of these things, Zhao Lin's gaze gradually turned hostile.
Then, he took out a thick book and flipped through it quickly.
After a long period.
Zhao Lin finally raised his head, his heart slightly tense.
"Chen Zhou, cultivation at the fourth-tier of Qi Refining, Loose cultivator background, age 31."
"Three years ago, he was recruited to join the Immortal Pavilion as a spiritual plant farmer, and has been so until today."
Found him.
Chen Zhou was recruited to join the Immortal Pavilion three years ago.
Three years ago…
With a flash of reminiscence in his eyes, Zhao Lin's gaze quickly became obscure and unclear.
When exactly was three years ago?
Three years ago was when Master Cheng Shan left the Immortal Pavilion, followed by the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion being attacked by the Evil Cultivator!
Since then, the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion has become more relaxed in recruiting spiritual plant farmers.
That's because many spiritual plant farmers died in that catastrophe, leaving the spirit fields unattended. Thus, the higher-ups of the Immortal Pavilion were eager to recruit more farmers to fill the vacancies.
That was when Zhao Lin, who had responsibilities, recruited one Loose cultivator after another.
This Chen Zhou must have been recruited by him at that time as well.
Caution flashed in Zhao Lin's eyes.
Loose cultivator.
Loose cultivator background.
He was able to cultivate to the Qi-refining mid stage before joining the Immortal Pavilion.
This Chen Zhou must have something extraordinary!
It is extremely difficult to successfully pass through the most vulnerable Qi Refining Early Stage in the highly mortal Loose cultivator group and break through to the Qi-refining mid stage.
Nonetheless, Chen Zhou still managed to break through.
From this, it can be inferred that Chen Zhou must be more than what he appears to be on the surface.
With this in mind, a piece of paper quickly appeared in Zhao Lin's hand.
"Chen Zhou, cultivation at the fourth-tier of Qi Refining, Loose cultivator background, age 31."
"Three years ago, he was recruited to join the Immortal Pavilion as a spiritual plant farmer, and has been so until today."
"I could only find this much information. However, according to my speculation, this Chen Zhou, who successfully broke through to the Qi-refining mid stage as a Loose cultivator, might not be as simple as he seems on the surface."
"Be careful, my friend. I sincerely apologize for causing this trouble for you. If there's anything I can help with, I will not shirk my responsibilities."
"I hope you won't blame me."
"Zhao Lin."
Quickly.
He Song, who was cultivating at home, received Zhao Lin's sound-transmitting paper crane.
Scanning the words on the paper, He Song's brow furrowed gradually.
He joined the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion three years ago, becoming a spiritual plant farmer.
But before joining the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, this Chen Zhou was already a fourth-tier Qi Refining cultivator.
That is to say, Zhao Lin's speculation is not baseless; on the contrary, his guess
However, what about the Chen Zhou he confronted previously?
One, he had no background.
Two, he had no threat.
Three, he had no courage and wisdom.
How would he explain the Chen Zhou he had seen?
If He Song remembered correctly,
Chen Zhou was very submissive in front of him, not even daring to say any harsh words when leaving.He only dared to mutter words like 'bullying and domineering' and 'pretending to be a tiger' after walking far away..
Chapter 43: I can't stay in this house anymore.
Is this really something a wandering cultivator who broke through to the Qi-Refining mid stage could do?
If it were in a wandering cultivator's nature, they might have started threatening me even before I could refuse their offer, right?
Or perhaps, right when I refuse the offer, they would just coldly throw a remark and then leave?
Imagining the wandering cultivator's reaction in that scenario.
He Song frowned.
Recalling the demeanor and actions of Chen Zhou, He Song's eyebrows twitched.
He couldn't be sure whether Chen Zhou was acting then or not.
Having lived in the era of information explosion, He Song was well aware that some people are naturally gifted actors.
Such people do not act according to their hearts but are more about putting on a facade. They are usually submissive in public, while utterly ruthless in private.bender
If the Chen Zhou he encountered was like this, then perhaps the other party was already plotting how to get rid of him in their heart.
In other words.
He Song's situation is very dangerous!
How about being a good friend of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion's manager?
After dying, won't he still be a corpse anyways?
Considering Chen Zhou's origin as a wandering cultivator, he must be no stranger to killing secretly.
High mortality among wandering cultivators isn't solely because their livelihoods are dangerous.
More so, it is due to the killings between wandering cultivators themselves.
Killing others.
For wandering cultivators, there is not much burden.
Furthermore, He Song had already offended Chen Zhou explicitly.
If He Song were in the other person's position, he'd also choose to strike first when someone has thoroughly offended him.
With these thoughts in mind, He Song felt goosebumps on his scalp and a sudden cold shiver on his back.
As the ominous feeling in his heart grew stronger, He Song maintained his composure.
But he decided it was best to suspend his cultivation for now.
He got up, his fingers gripping a Thick Earth Amulet to ensure his safety at the moment.
Only then did he open the door.
He walked towards the outside.
This place is not safe anymore!
He could track Chen Zhou by following the route he took when he left.
Would he be hiding in the shadows, observing him and then following him to find out where he lives?
Facing a wandering cultivator who survives by licking blood off the knife's blade, He Song, who is a cultivator from an Immortal Pavilion, might not be able to withstand them.
With these thoughts, the pace of He Song's footsteps quickened.
Upon reaching the busy street outside, He Song's mood finally calmed down a bit.
However, he did not relax his grip on the Thick Earth Amulet, keeping it ready to be activated at any moment.
Walking down the street.
Without hesitation, He Song headed towards Wei Fan's house.
He was not alone.
Having painstakingly operated in the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion for so many years, He Song had backers and connections within the Immortal Pavilion.
In the face of danger at this moment.
Since he had no ability to resolve it at the moment.
He had no choice but to seek the help of his backers.
He Song was not one of those who stubbornly insists on sticking to his principles and suffers as a result.
Not seeking help from his backers when he had them, and instead insisting on solving it alone.
That was too dangerous, and a single slip might lead to a total loss.
He was different from others; others may die and be good as new after eighteen years, but He Song was an everlasting being. If he were to die, he might end up regretting it with all his heart.
So in He Song's mind.
The best way was to not offend anyone if possible, but if one had to, one must kill them in a single strike.
If he had no choice but to take matters into his own hands, he'd reduce his enemies to ashes, not giving them a chance to rise again.
If he could eliminate all future problems, then he must do so.
In short, he could not leave any future troubles for himself.
For his life was precious.
Quickly,
He Song arrived at Wei Fan's house.
Wei Fan had a day off today and was not on duty at the Spirit Construction Pavilion.
Seeing He Song, Wei Fan was overjoyed and personally invited him in.
Together, they went to the pavilion where they used to drink tea together.
As the two sat facing each other in the pavilion, Wei Fan started the conversation.
"Friend, it's been a long time since you've come here. I'm quite bored living in this courtyard alone." Wei Fan handed a cup of tea to He Song and shook his head.
Ever since He Song moved away from here three years ago, he had been living a dull life again.
He still missed the times when He Song was around.
Although the outside world was more dangerous back then,
He had He Song to live with, and they got along well. Moreover, they were able to enjoy drinks during their leisure time.
Unfortunately, not long after He Song moved away three years ago, Wei Fan lost that feeling.
Today, with He Song visiting, he naturally had to reminisce a bit.
"Wei, I came here today to ask for your help to save my life." He Song accepted the tea and took a sip, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
Every time they met during their monthly gatherings over the past three years, Wei Fan would invite him to live here again.
But He Song had never agreed.
Now, he had to visit again, and Wei Fan still brought it up. It made him feel a little embarrassed to refuse.
However, he had important matters to discuss today, so he thought it would be best to first explain the situation to Wei Fan, see if he could help, and make decisions accordingly.
"Oh? Save your life? You're so cautious and never malicious towards others. Are there actually cultivators trying to bully you?"
Hearing He Song's words, Wei Fan was shocked. A glint appeared in his eyes, but after looking for a while, he couldn't see any signs of He Song having limbs missing.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but direct his questioning gaze at He Song.
At the same time, a touch of anger surfaced in Wei Fan's heart.
He Song was his good friend.
Furthermore, He Song was usually cautious and never deliberately offended anyone.
If He Song was bullied within the Immortal Pavilion, where would Wei Fan, a Qi-Refining late-stage cultivator, place his face?
For a moment, Wei Fan's blood began to boil.
Could it be that today, he, a Qi-Refining late-stage cultivator who had never fought before, would have to take action?
As his emotions surged, the spiritual pressure unique to the Qi-refining late stage fluctuated slightly.
This fluctuation was caused by the intense emotional turbulence affecting the spirit power within his body.
A slight fluctuation in the spiritual pressure of Qi-Refining late stage was not unbearable for He Song, who was at the Qi-Refining mid stage.
On the contrary, He Song seemed to feel a gentle breeze and warmth in his heart at this moment.
"Well, it's not exactly that. This matter is actually partly my fault, but since things have already gotten out of hand, I can only seek your help now." He Song carefully weighed his words and quickly explained the events he had encountered to Wei Fan.
Starting from when he broke through to the Qi-refining mid stage.
Then, going to the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion to find Zhao Lin, who casually drew two acres of spirit field for him.R/ê/Ad lat𝙚St ch/a/pters at nô(v)e(l)bin/.c/o//m Only
Later, meeting Chen Zhou at the spirit field, who offered to exchange with ten spirit stones.
Subsequently, entrusting Zhao Lin to investigate Chen Zhou's background and receiving the truth along with his specula tion in a paper crane.
In the end, due to concerns about Chen Zhou's identity as a wandering cultivator, He Song had no choice but to come here to seek help from Wei Fan. After explaining everything, He Song took a sip of his tea to moisten his throat..
Chapter 44: Astonishingly Bold
On the side.
After listening for a while, Wei Fan, who finally understood the whole situation, had a gradually strange expression on his face.
He pointed at He Song in front of him.
Then he pointed towards the direction of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion. After going back and forth several times,
Wei Fan, with an expression as if he was being teased, finally understood the ins and outs of the whole matter.
"I was just wondering how could you, being so cautious usually, suddenly offend someone? It turns out that your friend did an ill-favored favor, making you offend Chen Zhou."
Unable to restrain his laughter, Wei Fan continued speaking, but the amusement in his eyes could not be hidden.
Anyone would be dumbfounded by this kind of unwarranted disaster.
Chen Zhou suddenly had his spirit field taken away, and now has to travel to two different places every day to use the Spirit Rain Skill, wasting much more time than before.
However, since the spirit field was kindly given to He Song by his friend, it was impossible to return it to Chen Zhou.
Both sides had their own difficulties, making it impossible to return to the way things were.
In this way, the grudge between He Song and Chen Zhou was completely solidified.
One was a fourth- tier of Qi Refining loose cultivator.VịSit no(v)3lb/!n(.)c𝒐m for new 𝒏ov𝒆l𝒔
The other was a fourth-tier of Qi Refining Immortal Pavilion cultivator.
It was clear at a glance who was stronger.
And He Song, who was well aware of his own limitations and knew he couldn't defeat his opponent, had come to seek help to deal with this trouble.bender
The fighting power of an Immortal Pavilion cultivator was indeed unmatched by a loose cultivator.
If Chen Zhou really wanted revenge, He Song could only be on guard all the time.
However, there is no such thing as a constant precaution against a thief.
If He Song were to be caught off guard,
He might even lose his life.
Considering He Song's cautious nature, he wouldn't give Chen Zhou such an opportunity.
Even if he didn't want to, he would probably have to strike first.
After understanding this, the look in Wei Fan's eyes when he looked at He Song suddenly appeared a bit mocking.
"Although it's an unwarranted disaster, since you've come to me, you must have a plan. Why don't you tell me? As long as it's feasible, I can help."
Once Wei Fan knew that He Song was not in any immediate danger, he became more relaxed.
He handed He Song a cup of tea.
Wei Fan's eyes flickered.
With his many years of understanding of his good friend, he could even guess what He Song was going to say next.
However, he still wanted to hear it from He Song's mouth.
After all, this was the first time He Song had sought help from him.
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"I would like to ask Brother Wei to investigate. If Chen Zhou has no intention of taking revenge and is weak in usual days, then let it go. If he does… I'll have to rely on Brother Wei."
"When the time comes, I will have my friend in the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion remove his name from the list of spiritual plant farmers, making him a loose cultivator once again. It won't be too late for Brother Wei to take action then."
After taking the teacup from Wei Fan, He Song put it down and without any hesitation, he told Wei Fan what he had in mind.
Up until now, He Song was still unsure whether Chen Zhou was genuinely pretending or if he was truly weak.
That's why he had to ask Wei Fan to investigate.
If Chen Zhou was really as weak as He Song had seen and had no intentions of revenge, then sparing his life wouldn't be an issue.
However, if Chen Zhou was not weak during their usual encounters and his weakness was feigned, or if he had intentions of revenge, then He Song would have no choice but to ask Wei Fan to take the initiative.
At the same time, if they were to take action, He Song would ask Zhao Lin for help and remove Chen Zhou's name from the list of spiritual plant farmers.
Then, Chen Zhou would no longer be an internal cultivator of Immortal Pavilion, but a loose cultivator.
Killing amongst cultivators within the Immortal Pavilion was strictly forbidden.
If caught, the offenders would have their cultivation base removed and be thrown out of Immortal Pavilion.
However, if a cultivator from the Immortal Pavilion killed a loose cultivator, as long as it was not within Immortal Pavilion, no one would pursue the matter. Even if the law enforcement team knew you did it, they wouldn't care.
In the Cultivation World, it is the law of the jungle.
The Immortal Pavilion Law Enforcement Team only ensures the safety within the Immortal Pavilion and the killing among the cultivators inside. They don't care about the loose cultivators who die in large numbers.
Nor will anyone else care.
Every year, countless loose cultivators die in the outside world, and nobody cares about one or two more.
Before coming here, He Song had already thought of everything.
Now, all he needed to do was to wait for Wei Fan's probing results before they could take action.
"Ah, fellow Daoist, you are too cautious. If it were me, Chen Zhou would have been slapped to death the moment I noticed something wrong." Wei Fan obviously disagreed with He Song's response.
Originally, he thought He Song would let him take action directly and kill the man named Chen Zhou with one palm.
Only in this way could it be called decisive and swift.
However, he didn't expect He Song to ask him to investigate first, and then decide according to the situation.
Even when taking action, he needed He Song's other friend to remove Chen Zhou's name from the spiritual plant farmers before he could make a move.
This… was too troublesome.
Although this could minimize the possibility of killing the wrong person and the hidden dangers after killing, it seemed too cautious.
But after thinking about it, Wei Fan let it go.
Isn't this just the way his friend is?
If He Song weren't cautious, he wouldn't be himself.
"Fellow Daoist, please wait in my courtyard for a moment. I'll go to the Spirit Construction Pavilion first to check where Chen Zhou lives. After that, I'll investigate and you can wait for my return."
As he spoke, Wei Fan had already stood up, ready to leave, but soon he stopped again.
He turned his head to look at He Song.
After thinking for a moment, Wei Fan still handed He Song several Defense Spirit Amulets.
"Take these spirit amulets for now, my friend. I'm worried that Chen Zhou might be bold enough to come looking for you."
Only after He Song took the spirit amulets did Wei Fan feel relieved and leave.
In the small courtyard's loft.
Watching Wei Fan's departing figure.
Looking at the Defense Spirit Amulets in his hand, He Song shook his head helplessly.
He immediately recognized that these amulets were the ones Wei Fan had bought for himself to protect his body three years ago.
However, he didn't expect that they would not be used back then.
Now, these amulets had unexpectedly ended up in his hands.
Shaking his head, He Song decided to return the amulets to Wei Fan after his return.
These amulets were high-level ones, and only a Qi-refining late stage cultivator like Wei Fan could truly unleash their power. If they were used for himself, it would be wasteful.
Spirit Construction Pavilion.
After leaving his small courtyard, Wei Fan quickly went to the Spirit Construction Pavilion.
Ignoring the respectful salutes of the cultivators around him.
Wei Fan went straight to the ledger used by the Spirit Construction Pavilion to record the residences of the cultivators within the Immortal Pavilion.
Holding the ledger, Wei Fan went up to the second floor and his gaze quickly scanned through it.
"He Song, currently residing at No. 13 House, Piercing Cloud Street, in the Second District of the Immortal Pavilion's outer ring."
"Su Jin, currently residing at No. 31 House, Mountains Street, in the First District of the Immortal Pavilion's outer ring."
"Chen Zhou, currently residing at No. 7 House, Ink Street, in Ding District of the Immortal Pavilion's outer ring."
As his gaze swept over the names and residences, Wei Fan's eyes quickly stopped on the name Chen Zhou. "Chen Zhou, No. 7 House, Ink Street, Ding District.."
Chapter 45: Loose Cultivators' Path
A while later.
In Wei Fan's courtyard.
He Song stayed in Wei Fan's house for an hour before he saw Wei Fan return from a distance.
After ushering in Wei Fan, who had returned from his investigation, He Song deliberately poured him a cup of tea and sat beside him, waiting for Wei Fan to speak.
Picking up the cup of tea He Song had specially poured for him.
Wei Fan drank it in one gulp, and only then did his furrowed brows relax. After taking a long sigh, he finally spoke.
"Phew, fellow Daoist, you can inform your good friend working at the Spiritual
Medicine Pavilion to remove Chen Zhou's name from the spiritual plant farmer position." Wei Fan's eyes flashed with anger, then he continued.
"Chen Zhou is not as gentle as you saw him. He often relies on his Qi-refining mid-stage cultivation and bullies Qi Refining Early Stage cultivators, extorts spirit stones, and since no one has died yet, the Law Enforcement Team cannot do anything about it."
"The people of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion are blind to have recruited such a person as a spiritual plant farmer. I don't know what the person who recruited him into the Immortal Pavilion was thinking. Such a reputation among Loose cultivators is disgraceful."
"In addition, when I went to investigate earlier, Chen Zhou was secretly inquiring about your information. It seems that he has ill intentions. So, I didn't continue the investigation and returned directly."
"Let's do as you said, remove his title of spiritual plant farmer first, then force him to leave the Immortal Pavilion. At that time, I will take action." Wei Fan put down his teacup, his face showing a touch of gloom.
He spoke lightly of the matter.
However, during his investigation, he discovered that Chen Zhou had brought all the bad habits of Loose cultivators into the Immortal Pavilion, making the surroundings of his living area smoky and chaotic.
Loose cultivators, due to a lack of restraint in the outside world, naturally have warped personalities.
Killing for treasures, extortion, and bullying the weak are things they are adept at.
Among Loose cultivators, such behavior is very common. Only those with inherently pure natures don't care about these matters.
However, Loose cultivators with pure natures don't last long in this circle unless they have extraordinary luck.
What about Chen Zhou?
He was originally a Loose cultivator, but with his Qi-refining mid-stage cultivation, he joined the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion and became a spiritual plant farmer.
If he had joined the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion and obeyed the rules of the Immortal Pavilion, being law-abiding and keeping a low profile, it would be acceptable.
But he didn't.
He brought everything he learned as a Loose cultivator into the Immortal Pavilion.
He even exploited loopholes in the Immortal Pavilion's laws, bullying the weak and extorting others.Ch𝒆êck out l𝒂t𝒆st 𝒏𝒐v𝒆l𝒔 on n/o/v𝒆/l/bin(.)c/𝒐/m
This made the originally peaceful atmosphere in the Immortal Pavilion smoky and chaotic.
So when Wei Fan, who had qrown up in the Thick Earth Mansion and lived in
the Immortal Pavilion all this time, saw all this, he was immediately enraged.
These corrupt behaviors of Loose cultivators could be ignored outside the Immortal Pavilion, and he could pretend not to see them.
But Chen Zhou brought this all into the Immortal Pavilion, tarnishing the "pure land" in Wei Fan's heart.
Therefore, the extent of Wei Fan's anger can be imagined.
He had grown up in the Thick Earth Mansion and was nurtured as an outer disciple of the Thick Earth Sect.
It wasn't until his cultivation was deemed too low that he was demoted to the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, becoming the Steward of the Spirit Construction Pavilion.
He had always lived in a relatively stable environment.
His understanding of Loose cultivators also stemmed mainly from books.
Even so, he had been rather disdainful of Loose cultivators before.
But it wasn't until today.
When Chen Zhou's behavior appeared in front of him, he saw the true nature of Loose cultivators for the first time.
"Alright, I'll inform him right away." After listening to Wei Fan's description, He Song felt both relieved and a little afraid.
Fortunately, he had been cautious enough.
If not, he would probably still be clueless when Chen Zhou comes looking for him one night.
He was glad that he had asked Zhao Lin to investigate Chen Zhou's background.
After sensing something was off, he immediately went to Wei Fan's place.
If there had been any mistakes in these steps, he would have been constantly targeted by Chen Zhou in the future and unable to live in peace.
At the same time, He Song reminded himself not to judge people by their appearances in the future.
Even if they appear humble and polite in front of him, like a refined gentleman, he must find out their background, especially those who have offended him.
Take this time with Chen Zhou, for example.
In front of him, Chen Zhou was very submissive.
But who would have thought that when facing other cultivators with lower cultivation levels, he would be a bully, committing all sorts of nefarious deeds and extorting spirit stones.
Only because his own cultivation was at the Qi-refining mid-stage and he had Zhao Lin from the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion as his backer, that Chen Zhou didn't turn against him on the spot.
If he were weaker or if Zhao Lin were not a manager of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, his situation would have been different.
Moreover, while not completely breaking ties with him at the time, he still secretly inquired about his information.
The intentions of Chen Zhou can be easily guessed.
He Song exhaled deeply, and with a flick of his fingers, a blank piece of paper appeared in his hand.
"Brother Zhao, that Chen Zhou has a perverse personality, bullies weaker fellows, extorts spirit stones, and engages in all sorts of evil deeds. His crimes are extremely heinous. I have asked my good friend to help me verify this."
"I originally intended to deal with him directly, but the Immortal Pavilion prohibits infighting, so we have to abide."
"Therefore, I can only ask my fellow Daoist to remove his name from the spiritual plant farmer list and force him to leave the Immortal Pavilion. After that, we'll plan the next step."
"This matter is of great importance, related to my safety and life. I hope my fellow Daoist can help."
"He Song."
As his fingers constantly moved, strands of spirit power were released, and soon several lines of writing appeared on the paper.
However, just as He Song was about to fold it into a paper crane and release it with the Sound Transmission Skill, Wei Fan from the side shook his head and signaled for He Song to wait.
"Allow me to add a few words."
Saying this, Wei Fan's fingers were already exuding spiritual power, and he left a name along with his own aura on the paper.
"Wei Fan."
Seeing this, He Song nodded and did not stop him.
This was good news.
With the aura of Wei Fan, who was at the Qi-refining late stage, Zhao Lin would understand immediately upon receiving the sound-transmitting paper crane.
He Song had already asked a cultivator at the Qi-refining late stage to deal with Chen Zhou.
As He Song's good friend,
he would do He Song a favor and remove Chen Zhou's name from the list of spiritual plant farmers, knowing that He Song was well-prepared. It was a trivial matter.
In this way, Zhao Lin didn't have to worry about Chen Zhou causing trouble in the future.
A cultivator at the Qi-refining late stage would deal with Chen Zhou, who was at the fourth-tier of Qi Refining.
Chen Zhou would certainly perish without a doubt.
Wei Fan left his name and aura on the paper because of this reason.
He didn't know the extent of the relationship between He Song and Zhao Lin, but if his name and aura were on the paper, Zhao Lin would be more likely to help.
That was all.
He Song released the sound-transmitting paper crane.
He Song and Wei Fan waited for a moment.
Soon. A sound-transmitting paper crane quickly came speeding from a distance..bender