The disciples cried out in delighted surprise. It was a blessing just to have kept their lives; what was rebuilding a tower in comparison?
The most valuable item required was the Blood Spirit Stone, but they could scrape it together if they all pitched in.
Lu Yun, gasping for breath, nodded again and again.
"Well, I’m off."
Lin Shu waved at Yan Jin, then began a leisurely stroll toward Shihu City.
While he had been fighting, he’d also conveniently snatched the Storage Bags from the waists of the enemy disciples.
’I’ll give them a proper look once I’m back at the inn.’
"Junior Sister Yan, this Daoist Brother Lin of yours..."
The Chen Family disciple hadn’t even finished his words of gratitude when he saw the young man turn and leave without a second glance.
It was as if he had simply come to conduct a business transaction, with nothing else mixed in.
Only after his figure had completely vanished into the mountainous nightscape did the few of them dazedly regroup, their expressions complex. ree
"He’s no ordinary World Traveler Disciple."
"He’s a bit like..."
"Someone with the makings of a Mountain Master Disciple," Lu Yun finished for them with a bitter smile.
The gap between a World Traveler Disciple and a Mountain Master Disciple was like the difference between the clouds and the mud.
You could say that for any Mountain Master Disciple chosen from a Half-Life Immortal Family, Core Formation was merely the starting point. Every one of them was a Celestial Pride with the potential to reach the Golden Core Realm.
Furthermore, the Inner Techniques they comprehended at the very beginning of their cultivation had already set them on a completely different path from the likes of them.
Take the Yu Family’s Cyan Bird Sword Heart Formulas, for example.
During the Qi Cultivation Stage, the resulting ferocious Spiritual Power was like Gang Qi. No matter what Formulas they executed, their power would far surpass that of ordinary Cultivators.
Ordinary Inner Techniques focused on nourishing one’s Spiritual Essence, but Cultivators who practiced the Sword Heart Formulas seemed born for Magical Combat, their every move exceptionally domineering.
After the Foundation Establishment Stage, they even had a chance to undertake an Upper Three Grades Internal Method and refine the Cyan Simurgh Sword Marrow.
By filling the Nine-story Jade Tower with Dao Essence, one could form a Sword Pill and ultimately achieve a Golden Core of supreme quality!
When provoked by other Immortal Families or Demons, these Mountain Master Disciples were the Yu Family’s strongest line of defense.
It was a path to the heavens that none of them dared to even dream of.
And yet, Lin Shu had used a hodgepodge of miscellaneous Formulas to achieve the same terrifying dominance unique to a Mountain Master Disciple!
"To think that the tricks of a Loose Cultivator could be this powerful."
"If he specialized in the Yu Family’s Formulas, it’s hard to even imagine how strong he’d be."
"Maybe he isn’t suited for the sword and shouldn’t have joined the Yu Family. Look at his mastery of that Divine Soul Formula. If he had joined the Qi Family, he wouldn’t have needed to come to Yongzhou Pass for a trial at all. They would have treated him like a treasure and taken him back to the Immortal Sect to be a Mountain Master Disciple long ago."
As Lu Yun finished with a sigh,
the other disciples all turned to look at Yan Jin. They seemed to recall that their junior sister still possessed a Child Stone.
After witnessing this with their own eyes,
the value of that Child Stone had suddenly changed astronomically.
This was a life-saving measure given by a senior brother whose strength was comparable to a Mountain Master Disciple of the same realm!
Of course, no matter how strong Senior Brother Lin was, he couldn’t possibly protect so many Signal Towers at once. Besides, he had his own post to defend at the pass.
But for this group of disciples, whose lives were in constant peril, some hope was better than none.
"We hope Junior Sister Yan will enlighten us." The disciples forced smiles and cupped their hands in a fawning gesture, no longer daring to pull rank as her seniors.
"Senior Brother Lin is strong, I get it, but can you guys help Senior Brother Lu first? I’m injured, not dead!"
Shoved to the side by the crowd, Lu Yun sat slumped helplessly on the ground, reaching out a trembling hand.
’This heartless bunch!’
「Shihu City.」
Inside the Silent Inn, the occasional snort of a Spirit Horse could be heard.
Lin Shu returned to the main hall and glanced toward the back courtyard.
’If only I had a mount like that, one that could traverse mountains and rivers as if on flat ground. I could have saved so much time on the road earlier.’
’What am I thinking?’
He shook his head. That was his Spirit Horse.
He was just letting those people borrow it for a while.
The group from earlier in the day had claimed to be from the Liu Family of Frost Cloud Mansion, searching for a lost item on behalf of an Immortal Family.
Clearly, the item they were looking for was now lying in his Storage Bag.
The Immortal Family had only sent Cheng Yi to watch over it, most likely because the owner themself possessed formidable Magical Power—an adult Immortal Descendant at the Core Formation Realm at the very least, perhaps even higher.
The Ink Flood Dragon Sword Bracelet probably wasn’t a particularly important Treasure to them.
Sending more than ten people now wasn’t so much about retrieving the item as it was outrage that someone had dared to lay a hand on their possessions.
They had been offended, and now they were angry.
Thinking of the chaos back in Black Water City,
Lin Shu felt no psychological burden for attacking them.
He just had to figure out how to clean up the mess.
He reined in his thoughts and looked at the little one sleeping soundly on the counter.
She looked like a baby, but was in fact an Immortal Descendant with a powerful physique, so he didn’t have to worry about her catching a cold.
Lin Shu quietly made his way upstairs.
"You’re back."
Yu Sheng was a light sleeper. She rubbed her eyes and looked up. "Where are you going now?"
"Just going to regulate my breathing."
Lin Shu gestured for her to go back to sleep, then went upstairs and into his room.
He sat down on the edge of the bed, as usual.
With a wave of his sleeve, he summoned the Merit and Sin Coins.
There was no question about the Merit Coins; he would invest all of them into his Inner Technique.
But first, he needed to make some preparations.
He took out the four remaining bottles of Crimson Heart Pills and quickly swallowed their contents.
At the very instant the medicinal effects surged most powerfully, the sixteen and a half strings of Merit Coins transformed into white light and poured into the Cyan Simurgh Statue.
The two combined, joining forces to break through the major barrier between the Lower Third Grade and the Middle Third Grade.
Warmth once again enveloped his body.
Lin Shu slowly closed his eyes, feeling the painted scroll unfurl in his mind.
The Cang Bird had already transformed into the engravings on the Jade Tower.
It contained the concept of "Guarding Essence."
This was also the first Spiritual Root he had obtained.

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