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Chapter 290 Old Hu is coming [Seeking monthly votes]

Bihai Palace.

"The Yin Soul Sect is the same group of rats who used to hide in the shadows and manipulate Yin Souls and puppets. I never thought they would see the light of day again."

Inside the palace, a figure stood on a high platform, flanked by young female cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage who respectfully adjusted his or her clothing.

The person below was one of the three who came to report, one of whom was a Core Formation cultivator named Hu Jin.

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, I dare not conceal anything. The appearance of this secret realm has already affected the stability of the Five Dragons Island and the Starry Sea..."

"Alright, I didn't expect so much trouble to happen so soon after we came out of the pass. This old sixth brother is really only interested in these petty gains."

The one who emerged from seclusion this time was the Grand Elder of Bihai Palace, who was also the head of the Enforcement Hall.

"The two palace masters have only been in seclusion for a short time, and all sorts of monsters and demons have already come out."

As he adjusted his wide sleeves, the burly elder remained indifferent, clearly showing that he did not value the so-called secret realm at all.

"You should follow the sixth brother's plan. I still need to stay at Bihai Palace, since many people have started to act unruly."

"Yes!"

The three men respectfully bowed and slowly withdrew.

As the maid withdrew, the once domineering elder revealed a complex expression and then sighed softly.

“Great Jin! Royal Family! My lineage has been exiled to the Demon Beast Abyss for far too long due to the shackles of our bloodline. Our hopes for ten thousand years have been placed on you two, Your Highnesses.”

Their lineage was originally the royal family of the Great Jin Dynasty, but they were exiled to this barren land of the Demon Beast Sea Abyss due to bloodline issues.

Generation after generation, they have grown accustomed to this place and have long lost interest in returning to the so-called Great Jin Dynasty.

But the constraints of their bloodline have always existed.

The two palace masters of Bihai Palace, Mingyue and Xingyue, are the most talented and insightful members of their clan throughout history.

If they still cannot break the shackles that prevent their bloodline from reaching divinity, then they truly do not know which way to go.

……

Haiyuan City.

"The boss has emerged from seclusion."

Upon hearing that the First Elder had emerged from seclusion, the usually aloof Sixth Elder's gaze became unusually evasive.

"Sixth Elder, this is the latest intelligence."

The three men below respectfully reported, and the Sixth Elder also came to his senses, looking at the intelligence jade slips handed to him by the three men.

Under the light of the jade slip, the latest information about the two major sea areas of Five Dragon Island and Star Pole Island, as well as the Tongtian Mist Sea, was reflected in the huge palace.

"Alright, once the news of the boss's emergence from seclusion spreads, these restless old ghosts will have to think twice. After all, the boss is not like me."

At this point, the sixth elder of the Nascent Soul stage revealed a gloating sneer.

When their leader goes crazy, even the entire Bihai Palace is on edge, let alone these old ghosts.

Hundreds of years ago, the eldest brother, who had been besieged and injured, returned home. Everyone thought that this Grand Elder of the Azure Sea Palace would definitely go into seclusion to heal his wounds.

As a result, the elder turned around and attacked these enemies. In his reckless madness, he directly killed one Nascent Soul cultivator and destroyed the physical bodies of two other Nascent Soul cultivators.

The position of Grand Elder of Bihai Palace was not awarded based on age or composure.

……

Tianquan Peak.

"It's been too dangerous outside lately. Thank goodness for your formation, Fellow Daoist Lin, otherwise..."

A fake Core Formation cultivator patted his chest with lingering fear as he spoke, while Lin Chang'an nodded in empathy.

"Fellow Daoist Miao, I have already repaired your formation; the damage is not significant."

"Very well, it has to be Fellow Daoist Lin. This is the cost of repairing the formation. I will offset it with these materials."

Having regained control of his formation, he finally felt a sense of security and was overjoyed.

Lin Chang'an was all smiles, having made another fortune.

The man then bowed and took his leave, and Lin Chang'an chuckled as he bowed in return.

"The recent turmoil may make the cultivators below feel uneasy, but as long as I don't leave the waters of Five Dragon Island, I am still quite safe."

In the cultivation world, strength always speaks volumes. With the Nascent Soul stage no longer emerging, Golden Core cultivators already belong to the very top tier.

"Moo!"

Just then, the Green Horned Ox appeared behind him, shaking its head with a fawning expression.

Since breaking through to the third rank, its intelligence has recently increased significantly, and it now understands the mood of its master.

When its owner is in a good mood, it waddles over to try and please him; when its owner is in a bad mood, it hides at the bottom of the pool, afraid of bringing bad luck upon itself.

"You silly ox, you're only thinking about eating."

Lin Chang'an shook his head speechlessly. Perhaps it was this pure behavior that made him feel much more relaxed in his daily life.

"Although you have broken through to the third level, you still cannot be complacent. You should know that you have fallen behind in terms of cultivation."

Lin Chang'an casually took out two spiritual fruits, while also giving them some instructions.

Now, given the intelligence of the Green Horned Ox, he believes it can understand and comprehend the meaning behind it.

As for its gluttony, the annual salary from Guangxuan Yinge is enough to feed this ox.

This ox isn't picky at all, unlike the phoenix, which is extremely proud and demanding.

"Petrification ability. Although the Green Horned Ox has only just entered the third rank, its combat power is actually far superior to others of the same rank."

Lin Chang'an's eyes flickered. Mutations in demonic beasts can be good or bad. The bad ones suffer a significant drop in strength, which is a minor matter. There are even cases where they are severely backfired and die.

On the other hand, the good ones, like the Green Horned Ox, are enhanced in all aspects, resulting in a significant increase in combat power.

On the surface, his strength, along with that of the third-tier Azure Horned Ox, was already comparable to that of an ordinary mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.

A cultivator at the early stage of Core Formation, plus a third-tier spirit pet, their combined strength is greater than the sum of its parts.

This is because outsiders are unaware of the mutation of the Green Horned Ox.

In this way, the phoenix can hide better.

Standing outside the cave and looking down, Lin Chang'an saw the sword attendant instructing the cultivators of Tianquan Peak.

"Two years from now, there will be a grand competition within the sect. As cultivators of Tianquan Peak, you must not disgrace your master. And you must already know who the winner of this sect competition will be."

However, before the grand competition, Tianquan Peak will also hold a preliminary competition, and only the top ten can participate..."

As the sword attendant's cold voice echoed, the surrounding cultivators all radiated a burning heat.

Even Shen Zhuang, Li Tianmo, and Zhou Bingxuan, whose families had already prepared foundation-building resources for them, still couldn't help but feel a burning desire in their hearts.

Needless to say, the content of the Foundation Building Pill is excellent, but more importantly, it can make one stand out.

When they are together, they are at most cultivators with some connection; they can only be described as one of the masses.

But winning the competition would be a different story.

They are representing Tianquan Peak in the competition.

"In addition to the Foundation Establishment Pill as a prize for the winner of this sect competition, some outstanding cultivators, once they achieve Foundation Establishment, will also have the opportunity to become disciples of Core Formation cultivators..."

Seeing the group's fighting spirit, the sword servant felt a sense of joy.

Hopefully, these people can make their owner proud.

However, at that moment, a familiar voice reached the sword attendant's ears, and her heart warmed instantly.
Her master had instructed her not to neglect her cultivation.

He then turned around, threw down a sentence at the crowd, and flew away on his sword.

……

As time passed, many unfamiliar faces of cultivators appeared in the Five Dragons Island market.

While it added some chaos, it also brought huge business opportunities.

However, regardless of the turmoil in the secret realm or the competition within the sect.

For Lin Chang'an, these were merely some interludes on his path of cultivation.

Inside Tianquanfeng Cave.

With a solemn expression, the sword attendant and Lin Chang'an pressed their palms together and began to circulate their dual cultivation technique. Although their cultivation levels differed greatly, the faint aura of the Heavenly Spirit Sword Body still provided some assistance to Lin Chang'an.

At the very least, it allowed him to cultivate sword techniques much faster than before.

[Sword Shadow at Will +2 (Grandmaster 1/5000)]

The breakthrough in supernatural powers allowed Lin Chang'an to finally achieve a breakthrough in this supernatural skill.

"Grandmaster-level sword shadow at will!"

As Lin Chang'an slowly finished his practice, he opened his eyes and began to perceive the changes within himself.

Driven by his will, a golden sword light inexplicably appeared in front of him.

"The sword light is more solid than before, and it is easier to move at will. Its power has also increased by about 20%."

The next moment, Lin Chang'an slowly reached out and grasped the sword light formed by condensed magic power. The feeling of its texture brought a smile to his face.

"Back then, this Blood Fiend True Man had only just touched upon that realm before he perished."

In other words, he can temporarily use the sword light he condenses as a magical artifact.

"The sword shadow follows the heart, this divine ability is indeed worthy of being brought out from the secret realm by the Blood Fiend True Man after risking his life."

With just this divine ability, he can unleash combat power no less than that of a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.

It is very powerful, but its shortcomings are also obvious. In addition to being difficult to cultivate and prone to backlash, it also consumes a great deal of energy.

The greater the power of each condensed sword beam, the greater the mana it consumes.

An ordinary cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation could probably only use it once. Although it granted powerful attack capabilities, it also depleted most of his mana, making this supernatural ability rather useless.

In other words, his magical power far surpasses that of his peers, and more importantly, he has super strong recovery ability. As long as he gets into a tough battle, the longer it drags on, the more advantageous it is for him.

"The Heavenly Spirit Sword Body, with its mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation, has already been of such great help to me. I really don't know how strong it will be after the Sword Servant forms its core."

Lin Chang'an's eyes flickered as he looked at the sword attendant who was standing close at hand.

As if sensing something, the sword servant gathered his magical power into his dantian. Feeling the warm, life-giving magical power, he slowly opened his eyes.

Just as he was about to get up, Lin Chang'an stood up and waved his hand, saying:

"Seize this opportunity to cultivate diligently. This secret chamber is connected to the spiritual veins of this mountain, and its rich spiritual energy is even more suitable for cultivation."

"Thank you, Master!"

The sword attendant nodded gratefully. This place was more than enough for a Golden Core cultivator to cultivate in, yet she, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was able to stay here.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't happy.

However, Lin Chang'an's eyes flickered. It was true that this secret chamber could accommodate Golden Core cultivators for cultivation, but it was also a cover for him.

He was very concerned about the growth of the sword servant, and took the opportunity of the cave to secretly disperse the purified pure demonic energy into this secret room for the sword servant to cultivate.

A strong body also enhances the process of forming a Golden Core.

Although he is still far from becoming a sword servant, Lin Chang'an has already begun to make plans.

"Fortunately, I had Master Wen's clone before."

After leaving the cultivation chamber, Lin Chang'an nodded secretly.

The current cultivation of Foundation Establishment cultivators on Tianquan Peak will not have any impact, but there are already three Golden Core cultivators: him, Qingjiao Niu, and Fengming Niao.

If everyone cultivates on this Tianquan Peak, there will inevitably be some impact.

Fortunately, there was still Crimson Fire Peak, otherwise he would have needed to devise a plan.

At this moment, inside Crimson Fire Peak.

Lin Chang'an's clone, the alchemist Wen Dan, was guarding the alchemy furnace inside the cave. As the scorching heat emanated, spiritual herbs entered one by one, continuously refining the pills.

The disciples of Xuan Yin Pavilion often send over various spiritual herbs.

This pace of alchemy was clearly affecting his cultivation.

Therefore, Xuan Yin Pavilion did provide some compensation.

Inside the Earth Fire Cave, besides the Phoenix Bird perched on the Fusang Divine Tree, there was also another clone of Lin Chang'an.

With a solemn expression, he forged various magical artifacts and array plates.

……

The main body, however, leisurely walked out of the cave and came to the pavilion alone. Looking at the chess game on the stone table, he frowned and turned to look at the chess manual.

The clone cultivates various skills, while the main body is not idle either, never slacking off in its cultivation, and even adding a mental tempering.

"Moo!"

The green-horned ox, lying in the pool, looked at its master with a puzzled expression. Was this broken chessboard really that profound?
Even it could see that its master was such a terrible chess player that he couldn't even beat a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, the way Green Horned Ox rolled its eyes could not escape the notice of Lin Chang'an, who possessed powerful perception.

Lin Chang'an's face darkened, and he coldly snorted:
"You stupid ox, you should just give all the spiritual fruits from these three days to the Phoenix Bird as punishment."

The cows are soaking in the pool, while a pot falls from the sky.

At that moment, the Green Horned Ox's eyes widened, and it couldn't help but moo loudly.

"If you dare to shout again, you'll be punished again!"

Lin Chang'an, without turning his head, scolded the bull with a dark face, which immediately made the green-horned bull so aggrieved that it dared not bellow anymore, and could only sullenly sink its head to the bottom of the pool.

Then a series of bubbling sounds appeared.

Meanwhile, inside the pavilion, after punishing the Green Horned Ox, Lin Chang'an seemed to have released his displeasure and couldn't help but smile.

"Indeed, sometimes you have to vent."

Just as Lin Chang'an was tempering his mental state, a streak of light flashed outside the cave, revealing Zhou Bingxuan flying on her sword.

"Zhou Bingxuan requests an audience!"

Lin Chang'an did not speak, but with a wave of his hand, the array barrier slowly opened a gap.

Zhou Bingxuan walked in respectfully and made her way to the outside of the pavilion.

I saw the figure in the moonlight robe, handsome and refined, holding a chess manual, focused on playing chess.

"Reporting to the elder, a letter has arrived from Haiyuan City."

Upon hearing the letter from Haiyuan City, Lin Chang'an finally looked up, revealing a curious expression.

As he raised his hand, the letter fell into his palm; just as he had expected, it was a letter from Lao Hu.

After all, he only had this one acquaintance in Haiyuan City.

"Go down now, and remember to cultivate diligently. This sect competition is a great opportunity."

"Yes!"

Zhou Bingxuan bowed respectfully and withdrew, leaving Lin Chang'an alone in the pavilion, looking at the letter.

"Old Hu is coming!"

Or perhaps the cultivators of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Azure Sea Palace will soon personally go to the Five Dragons Island and the Starry Sea to take charge.

"These are truly turbulent times."

Lin Chang'an shook his head, remaining extremely calm about these powerful forces, since he wasn't going to risk going to the secret realm.

What he valued more was Lao Hu's mention in the letter of the goods on the Bihai Palace merchant ship.

Sure enough, they could see the business opportunity; how could someone with the power of Bihai Palace not see it?

"Cultivation techniques, supernatural powers, magical treasures, especially those specifically designed to subdue wandering spirits..."

Upon seeing this, Lin Chang'an was shocked. As expected of the strongest force in the Demon Beast Sea Abyss.

This kind of foundation is something that ordinary forces can't match.

"There are quite a few good things here."

It seems his third-tier inheritance has been secured. Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an's eyes flickered.

　Thank you to fellow Daoist 'ideal-cb' for the 100 spirit stones.

　　Thank you all for your support, and I'd also like to ask for your monthly votes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)