Fairy Eye

More than 20 days have passed since the start of construction on the Galaxy Valley project, but so far, less than one-tenth of the construction progress has been completed.

Looking around, most of the Milky Way Valley remains barren.

That morning, some members of the land reclamation team were reassigned to clear weeds and trees, including Zhao Ruiling and another young man from Galaxy Valley.

This person is named Zhu Hao. Although he started learning the art quite early, he has four spiritual roots and does not practice diligently. So far, he has only reached the first level of Qi Refining.

In between his busy moments, Zhu Hao quietly moved closer to Zhao Ruiling and whispered, "Senior Brother Zhao, I have something to tell you. Last night I discovered that Han Lin secretly climbed over the wall and went out."

"What? Are you sure you didn't see wrong?" Zhao Ruiling couldn't believe it. Didn't Han Lin have spirit stones? Why was he climbing over the wall to go out?

"Absolutely right. Senior brother, didn't you ask me to keep an eye on him? After dinner, I deliberately hid in the shadows and watched him. I saw him climb over the wall and go out with my own eyes."

"Alright, alright! Thank you very much, Brother Zhu. Don't worry, once I become a formal disciple, I will definitely take good care of you in the future."

"Thank you, Senior Brother." Zhu Hao was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"You're welcome. If you have time, continue to keep an eye on him for me! If you see him climbing over the wall again, tell me right now, no need to wait until the next day."

"OK."

"..."

Han Lin continued with his work as usual, completely unaware that Zhao Ruiling had learned of his actions the previous night.

During his lunch break, he locked the door from the inside and secretly took out the short sword to study it.

It was eventually discovered that although the short sword was sharp, it was not made of metal, but rather resembled some kind of very hard crystal.

Moreover, he was truly connected to this short sword; after injecting his true energy, he was able to control the short sword to fly through the air.

The situation is very similar to the mysterious artifacts described in the introductory manual.

According to the introductory manual, the treasures crafted by cultivators can be roughly divided into mystical artifacts, magical artifacts, and magical treasures.

Even if a Qi Refining cultivator obtains the latter two types, they will find them difficult to control.

Only mystical artifacts are suitable for Qi Refining cultivators and can be used as a means of self-preservation.

However, mystical artifacts are extremely rare. Not to mention menial servants like him, even formal disciples don't all have them.

Therefore, Han Lin was overjoyed when he discovered that he could actually make the short sword fly through the air.

With this, I'll be much safer when facing Zhao Ruiling again.

Han Lin held it in his arms for a long time, reluctant to put it down, before going out to work.

After a busy afternoon, I returned home in the evening feeling utterly exhausted.

But Han Lin did not rest. Thinking of the cave where he cultivated last night, with its rich spiritual energy, it would be a real pity if it were occupied by others. So after nightfall, he secretly climbed over the wall and slipped out again.

Little did he know that no sooner had he left than Zhu Hao informed Zhao Ruiling that he had gone out.

Zhao Ruiling felt that Han Lin had probably hidden the spirit stones in the mountains, and with a surge of joy, he immediately followed Han Lin.

Han Lin had just entered the cave and hadn't been cultivating for long when he suddenly heard a loud crash coming from the hillside outside.

Startled, he quickly withdrew the Heavenly Realm and hid at the entrance, peeking out furtively.

Upon looking down, they saw a finely dressed young man lying on the hillside below, looking up at them.

"Hehe, Han Lin! I didn't expect you to find such a secluded place. If I hadn't been following you all the way, I really wouldn't have found it."

With a mocking smile on his face, Zhao Ruiling suddenly exerted force with both hands, and his whole body shot straight up, flying towards the cave entrance.

"court death!"

Han Lin spread his five fingers, and a ball of fire appeared in his palm. He then smashed it towards Zhao Ruiling with a whoosh.

"Bang!"

Zhao Ruiling had just rushed forward and hadn't even had time to steady himself when he saw this scene. He had no way to dodge and was hit squarely by Han Lin.

To Han Lin's surprise, the blow to Zhao Ruiling's chest did not cause him any real harm.

The fireball burned through Zhao Ruiling's clothes, revealing a layer of white lining underneath. It was unclear what material it was made of, but it was able to withstand the high temperature of the fireball.

"Han Lin, you're asking for death!" Zhao Ruiling was both shocked and furious. Luckily, he had the spirit silkworm inner garment given to him by his uncle, otherwise he would have been seriously injured even if he didn't die.

As he spoke, he made a hand seal and pointed at Han Lin. Instantly, a cold light flew out from his fingertip and struck Han Lin's face like lightning.

Han Lin, whose body was only half outside, felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this. He quickly turned to the side, hiding his entire body completely behind the cave wall.

The cold light grazed almost the edge of the cave entrance, striking the stone wall deep inside the cave with a crisp cracking sound.

Taking advantage of Han Lin's evasion, Zhao Ruiling flashed in through the cave entrance, standing about ten feet away from Han Lin with a cold smile on his face.

"Now let's see what advantages you have left? Prepare to die!" With that, he moved both hands in unison, unleashing a barrage of cold, sword-like beams at Han Lin.

Han Lin hurriedly tried to dodge, but he still couldn't completely avoid it. In a short while, he was struck by two cold lights, his arm and calf were hit by one of them, and blood was flowing freely.

He had considered escaping through the cave entrance, but Zhao Ruiling had already seen through his intentions and didn't give him a chance to get close to the entrance.

"Han Lin, your death is near!" Zhao Ruiling looked at Han Lin, who was half-squatting on the ground, and felt an indescribable sense of pleasure. For a moment, he forgot to ask about the spirit stones and only wanted to kill Han Lin.

As he spoke, he moved both hands simultaneously, and two cold, sharp beams of light shot towards Han Lin like lightning.

Han Lin's pupils contracted, and he no longer cared about the pain in his leg. He rolled to the side to dodge, and heard two muffled thuds.

"Still have the energy?"

Zhao Ruiling was slightly taken aback upon seeing this, and then immediately made another hand seal.

Unexpectedly, Han Lin suddenly took out a talisman from his pocket, flicked it with his finger, and the originally limp talisman immediately became hard and flew towards Zhao Ruiling.

The talisman flashed with a cold light the instant it approached Zhao Ruiling, and a burst of icy energy erupted, enveloping Zhao Ruiling completely.

Zhao Ruiling felt as if he were in an ice cave, with a layer of ice crystals quickly forming on his body surface. His true energy was also affected and its circulation became sluggish.

"Frost Talisman".

Zhao Ruiling was startled and hurriedly circulated his true energy, trying to resist this energy.

Unexpectedly, in the next instant, a purple light suddenly flashed from the cold mist and entered, giving him no chance to react before piercing his brow.

"ah--!"

Zhao Ruiling felt a sharp pain in his head and let out a shrill scream.

Immediately afterward, his mind went blank, and without even a chance to say a word, he collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Seeing Zhao Ruiling standing motionless, Han Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

This chubby short sword was indeed powerful; when used at full strength, its speed was astonishing. However, this attack also consumed a great deal of energy, completely draining his remaining true energy.

To avoid any accidents, Han Lin didn't dare waste any more time. He stepped forward, pulled out the short sword, cleaned off the bloodstains, and put it in his pocket.

Then they began searching Zhao Ruiling's belongings. After a thorough search, Han Lin found a gleaming golden storage bag in Zhao Ruiling's arms.