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Chapter 160 Old Lin! Help me! [Seeking monthly votes]

After the beast tide broke out, the grand formation of Tianxuan City was activated.

The terrifying formation made the three-headed, third-tier demonic beast extremely wary, and it dared not approach Tianxuan City at all, but instead secretly drove countless demonic beasts to attack.

Tianxuan City is built among the mountains, but the once beautiful mountain scenery has now been transformed into a battlefield where monsters roam and fight.

The intelligence of a third-tier demon beast is already comparable to that of an ordinary cultivator; it knows how to use the beast tide to deplete the energy of the Heavenly Profound City's grand formation.

Therefore, although the Tianxuan City Grand Array was activated, it was not fully activated, since this beast tide would not end in just one or two months.

Tianxuan City doesn't want to waste resources like that; it will only activate its full power when there is danger or when a third-tier demonic beast is discovered.

Therefore, the mountains outside the city walls were filled with battles between groups of cultivators and demonic beasts.

"So this mountain-protecting formation has such a wide range."

The protective array of Tianxuan City extends beyond the city walls; it encompasses the surrounding spiritual veins.

"Master Lin, I've hunted some monster materials, and this leather armor can be tanned into excellent second-tier talisman paper..."

A Foundation Establishment cultivator who had just returned from a hunt approached him with a big smile, seemingly generously offering him supplies, but in reality, he wanted to exchange them for some resources.

"Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​I only have two hands, and I don't have much stock of talismans left to sell recently."

"Hehe, who doesn't know that Master Lin and several fellow Daoists run a black market, with extensive connections and extraordinary methods?"

The other party's flattery made Lin Chang'an feign a smile and shake his head, then he lowered his voice and transmitted his thoughts:
"Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​there are still some supplies on the black market. I wonder what you need?"

"Fellow Daoist Lin, could you please provide a few more second-tier defensive or escape talismans, as well as second-tier healing and detoxifying pills? I'm willing to offer more spirit stones."

"Fellow Daoist Tian, ​​look at what you're saying. We open our doors to do business and rely on integrity. How can we raise prices on the spot? The price is the market price. But if you have anything good in the future, don't forget me."

"Fellow Daoist Lin, rest assured, I will remember this kindness."

After the transaction, the Daoist Tian showed gratitude.

Lin Chang'an nodded with a light laugh; he wasn't exaggerating when he said the black market had resources.

However, taking advantage of this turmoil, he secretly made a fortune selling talismans and elixirs.

More importantly, it's about connections.

Don't underestimate these invisible and intangible connections. At the very least, over the years, he has maintained his network by being kind to others and befriending two of Master Lu's disciples.

After the black market was established, many cultivators patronized it out of respect, which allowed him to earn countless spirit stones.

"I made another fortune."

Looking at the monster resources and spirit stones he had acquired, Lin Chang'an nodded secretly.

No wonder many people like to make a fortune from war; it's definitely the fastest way to do so.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, many families are also secretly acquiring monster resources.

After all, once the beast tide bonus is over, there won't be such a good opportunity again.

……

Six months later.

The cultivators of Tianxuan City were all exhausted. No one had expected that this beast tide would last for so long.

Some cultivators also keenly sensed that something was amiss.

"In the historical records of the seven kingdoms, there were indeed beast tides, but they usually lasted for about half a month, and at most three to five months."

This time, the beast tide that Tianxuan City faced was clearly unusual, lasting for a full six months.

Standing on the city wall, looking at the ancient book in his hand, Lin Chang'an was deep in thought.

Is someone behind this? Or has something happened deep within the Cloud and Mist Mountains?

This beast tide, while holding back the fighting power of Tianxuan City, also brought countless monster resources.

This allowed Xuan Yin Pavilion to breathe a sigh of relief.

Since the loss of its Grand Elder, the Xuan Yin Pavilion has become very weak.

He was extremely anxious because Tianxuan City had not yet formed his core.

If the fighting continues, Xuan Yin Pavilion will be destroyed.

"Alas, who knows when this war in Yue will end?"

Inside the cave, Lin Chang'an shook his head. While others were handling matters on the front lines, he was also contributing from the rear.

"The Thunder Talisman is extremely powerful in terms of attack, especially against evil and malevolent energies; it is a natural counter to them."

With a swift and fluid stroke, Lin Chang'an completed a near-third-tier Thunderstrike Talisman that shimmered with faint lightning, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"The biggest advantage of this beast tide is that the resources of demon beasts have never been so abundant. Even near-third-tier demon beast resources that we have never seen before have appeared now."

Lin Chang'an, who had made a fortune from the war over the past six months, naturally acquired more than a dozen near-third-tier talisman papers.

Meanwhile, on one side of the table, there was already a thick stack of well-categorized second-tier high-grade talismans.

The abundance of monster resources has led to a decrease in the price of many materials, but the prices of magical artifacts, talismans, and pills have not decreased; in fact, some have even increased slightly.

This allowed skilled cultivators like Lin Chang'an to earn a considerable amount of money.

"The biggest benefit of the past six months has been the breakthrough in the Killing Yuan Sword Technique."

【Fierce Yuan Sword Technique (Perfect 182/10000)】

Looking at the data on the attribute panel, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, the top-grade spiritual weapon, the Azure Scale Sword, suddenly appeared.

The sword light it emitted was several times more powerful than before, which made Lin Chang'an nod in approval.

"The power of the sword light is no less than that of an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment sword cultivator, especially if one disregards physical injury, the power of the sword light can increase fivefold."

Normal cultivators who practice this demonic secret technique cannot sustain it for long, but my self-healing body allows me to fight a prolonged battle without restraint.

Previously, at the Grandmaster level, the power of the sword beam could increase by up to three times, but after breaking through to the Perfect level, the power increased to five times.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an secretly calculated that if he unleashed his full power, his combat strength would be no less than that of some Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators.

Of course, these cultivators who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage also have their trump cards, even if it means going all out.

While others risk their lives, he, with his self-healing ability, can make risking his life a regular occurrence.

"In a war of attrition, I can wear down any Foundation Establishment cultivator to death."

Although he was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, Lin Chang'an's strength at this moment should not be underestimated.

"Of course, there is one more prerequisite: that is, you don't encounter a cultivator who can restrain you."

His menacing sword light was countered by lightning, and fire was also somewhat countered, though not as obviously as lightning.

"It still has weaknesses. Only after becoming a Core Formation cultivator can one cultivate the supernatural powers of this ancient technique."

Lin Chang'an secretly envied the difference between ancient times and the present.

This ancient cultivation method focuses almost entirely on building a foundation in the early stages, without any powerful supernatural abilities. It only begins to exert its full power after reaching the Core Formation stage.

Fortunately, the Fiendish Yuan Sword Technique was available to compensate for the shortcomings during the Foundation Establishment stage.

"It's been more than half a year, and the beast tide isn't as terrifying anymore. The cultivators have launched a counterattack, so I should go out and take a look."

Lin Chang'an put away the talisman, walked out of the cave, put the chirping phoenix into his spirit beast bag, and rode the green-horned ox directly towards the outside of the city.

In recent years, with the counterattacks of cultivators, they have been conquering cities and seizing territory, taking back all the spiritual veins within a hundred miles of Tianxuan City.

At the same time, temporary bases were established in various places in order to drive away the monsters.

These bases are all protected by second-order formations provided by Tianxuan City and Xuanyin Pavilion.

In the past six months, Master Lu has appeared before, but these three third-tier demonic beasts are cunning and have clearly sensed the aura of the third-tier Xuan Shui Turtle.

They were all slippery, leaving Master Lu with no choice but to return to Tianxuan City.

However, those who pay close attention have noticed that Master Lu has aged considerably.

This made many people in Tianxuan City anxious. The beast tide wasn't terrifying; as long as the mountain-protecting formation and the late-stage third-tier Xuan Water Turtle were present, it wouldn't cause panic.

The biggest fear among the local independent cultivators nowadays is that Tianxuan City will have no successors and its lineage will be broken.

Without Tianxuan City, no independent cultivator in the Seven Kingdoms could find a better place to cultivate.

……

Meanwhile, Lin Chang'an rode the Green Horned Ox towards several strongholds outside Tianxuan City.

These second-tier cultivators were regularly responsible for escorting supplies, and they also had to take the opportunity to sell some resources themselves.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, Fellow Daoist Wei, you didn't actually need to come."

Among the accompanying group, Lin Chang'an, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, was clearly the leader.

But this time, among those accompanying them were Shen Lie and Wei Buyi, both nearly eighty years old.

Both of them were also very fond of their children.

"Brother Lin, we didn't want to either, but Fan'er and Yingying are on the front lines."

Shen Lie sighed helplessly, realizing that being a parent meant having to worry about everything.

Wei Buyi, standing to the side, stubbornly snorted:
"We cultivators, how can we talk about the future without experiencing some hardships? How did we get through it all? Have you forgotten?"

Shen Lie always felt inferior to Wei Buyi, since all of Wei Buyi's assets would eventually belong to Shen.

Let this guy surnamed Wei have his fun and gain some verbal advantage, what's wrong with that?

Shen Lie was well aware of this, and even hoped that the other party would be more comfortable, so that he could accumulate more spirit stones for his Shen family.

Seeing the two bickering, Lin Chang'an shook his head. In the first half of his life, Wei Buyi bickered with Erniu, and in the second half, he bickered with Shen Lie.

Upon closer reflection, it's clear that Old Wei has wasted his entire life.

No wonder he always says that; he's just doing all the work for others.

"Sigh, Erniu has been living a good life these years. The Foundation Establishment Li family, tsk tsk, just hearing about it makes one envious."

Following Wei Buyi's sarcastic teasing, Shen Lie could only respond with a wry smile.

Lin Chang'an, riding the green-horned ox, secretly shook his head.

This is Erniu's private matter, and he will not comment.

As Li Yifan, whose status rose through the ranks thanks to his son, returned to his ancestral home with Erniu, his other descendants also changed their surname back to Li.

In the past two years, some of the Li family's descendants have indeed become a bit arrogant.

Moreover, Li Erniu, at his age, has taken several concubines, seemingly intending to dedicate himself to revitalizing the Li family for decades to come.

"Alright, stop being so sour. If you had a daughter who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, you'd be all smug too."

Shen Lie glared at Wei Buyi, as if to say that it was enough to do so in front of Brother Lin.

Wei Buyi, who was always outspoken, regretted his words as soon as they came out, and remained silent with his head down the whole way.

Shen Lie shook his head and looked at Lin Chang'an, lowering his voice apologetically, "Brother Lin, this is just Old Wei's problem, please bear with him."

Lin Chang'an chuckled and shook his head, not taking it to heart.

"We're almost there. Everyone be careful. The area ahead is where monsters often appear."

"Yes, Senior Lin/Master Lin."

Among the crowd, some called him Senior Lin, while others referred to him as Master Lin the Talisman Master.

Boom! !

Just then, a sudden tremor shook the ground in the distance, and the array formations at the stronghold flashed with light.

"Oh no! Monsters are attacking! We need to get to the stronghold immediately!"

Amidst the fierce roar of the explosion, Lin Chang'an's expression changed. He patted the Green Horned Ox, and both he and the ox became alert.

Meanwhile, the others hurriedly headed towards the base.

"A gap has appeared in the second-order array barrier. Damn it, that near-third-order demonic beast from yesterday is back again."

"Old Hu!"

"Everyone be careful, this is a big, fat bird."

When Lin Chang'an and his group arrived at the stronghold, they saw a fire-breathing bird with a wingspan of three zhang (approximately 10 meters).

At this moment, the phoenix's cry could be heard from inside the spirit beast pouch, which Lin Chang'an gently soothed.

"Alright, I know you're currently breaking through a critical point and need a fire-attribute demon core, but there's no rush, there will be plenty of opportunities."

Under Lin Chang'an's reassurance, the Phoenix Bird grew rapidly, and in just a few years it almost caught up with the Green Horned Ox.

It's no wonder that even the usually prudent Zhou family was willing to risk capturing it.

"Damn it, flying monsters are such a nuisance."

Old Hu, Yun Yao, Gui Sandao, He Yan, Li Yifan, Zhou Bingyun, and two other unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Eight Foundation Establishment cultivators guarded a stronghold, including one in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

This force is by no means weak.

Even with the help of the formation, it could easily withstand a near-third-tier demonic beast, but it couldn't withstand the fact that this demonic beast was actually the most troublesome bird.

"Damn it, this monster is too ferocious. Everyone, focus on defense and continue this war of attrition."

The eight Foundation Establishment cultivators joined forces, along with the power of the formation, and fought an extremely fierce battle for a time.

Birds are one thing, but these demonic birds are also gregarious, and a flock of fiery birds keeps cultivators busy dealing with them.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, please lend a helping hand!"

Just then, Yun Yao, whose identity was concealed by a black veil, couldn't help but show a look of joy when she saw Lin Chang'an approaching from afar.

Others may not know Lin Chang'an's combat strength, but she knows it better than anyone else.

With his strength and top-grade spiritual artifact, he is definitely not weaker than a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"A talisman master? What can a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator do?"

Upon seeing this, one of the mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators sighed helplessly, noting that even cultivators skilled in such arts usually had lower combat strength than their peers.

"Brother Lin, be careful!" Zhou Bingyun shouted a warning.

"Brother Lin, take good care of yourself!"

Old Hu also saw Lin Chang'an riding the Green Horned Ox and rushed over, so he exclaimed in surprise and reminded him.

This is a near-third-tier demonic beast. In Lao Hu's mind, Lin Chang'an had been drawing talismans in the rear for a long time. Although he would occasionally hunt demonic beasts, his methods might not be as powerful as those of someone who had been fighting all year round.

But who would have thought!

Just then, the Green Horned Bull roared and transformed into a wild bull, charging forward.

As Lin Chang'an raised his hand, several sword beams of murderous aura flew up, as powerful as thunder. These were the two second-tier flying birds brought by the near-third-tier demon beast.

One of them had its wings severed by the sudden sword light, and the bird's mournful cry was accompanied by a shower of hot blood.

Seeing this lightning-fast attack that instantly killed a second-tier flying bird, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had previously underestimated Lin Chang'an widened his eyes in disbelief.

Old Hu was even more dumbfounded; Old Lin had been hiding this so well.

Immediately seeing the enraged near-third-tier demonic beast circling overhead, Old Hu hurriedly shouted:
"Old Lin, please help me!"

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