CHAPTER 74: CHAPTER 3: QI CULTIVATION BATTLE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT

For Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Squirrel, the easiest cultivators to bully are undoubtedly those cultivating wood attribute techniques.

The Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Qingdi Longevity Technique has a powerful suppressive effect on plants, and because the squirrel has used a "special" cultivation method, the power of the Qingdi Longevity Technique is particularly profound now!

Beginner, Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, Perfection, according to Elder Shen Song, the Qingdi Longevity Technique at the beginner stage exerts absolute pressure on Qi Cultivation plants and creatures. At the Minor Achievement stage, it exerts absolute pressure on Foundation Establishment plants and creatures!

This is its core cultivation technique to absorb the essence of its kind!

It can suppress spirits like these, let alone immature Spirit Plants and others’ wood magic.

Naturally, a wood attribute spiritual beast at the Qi Cultivation Stage is almost impossible to reach Minor Achievement in such a powerful technique as the Qingdi Longevity Technique. But it’s because its Beast Master is a Longevity Body willing to go to great lengths.

"No rush, let the wind blow a little longer."

Lin Jing did not rush to the south of the city but continued ordering dishes, waiting for the situation to develop.

The cultivation of the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique is not about "winning or losing," but about "spreading" and "recognition." If no one watches or spreads it, even if he defeats a Nascent Soul Old Monster, the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique won’t gain much growth.

On the contrary, Lin Jing speculates, even without actual combat achievements, if a strong person is willing to guarantee his reputation, the realm of his Hidden Dragon Secret Technique will deepen significantly!

Like the Son of the Ancient Emperor, born with celestial phenomena, a natural Immortal Body, with such a status, even as a mere infant, the entire Cultivation Realm would perceive him as immensely promising and full of potential.

However, this Prince Gu seemingly doesn’t even need to cultivate the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique. The superior secret technique, the True Dragon Secret Technique, was created by his ancestor; there’s no reason to abandon a better technique for an inferior one.

"If I claimed to have reared the ten mystical insects, it might not take long for the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique to make achievements... After all, the ten mystical insects are renowned." Lin Jing was slightly taken aback, but doing so could also quickly lead to death.

As the saying goes, the higher one climbs, the harder one falls.

Moreover, without showing proof, others wouldn’t believe it.

...

In Hidden Dragon City, south of the city, outside the Maple Forest, ablaze like fire and richly adorned with layers, the crowd was dense and lively.

At the edge of the maple forest, a wooden chair was placed flatly, and a young man in a green robe sat on it, exuding an extraordinary aura.

Not far from him, a cultivator was wrapped in vines, unable to move, struggling to breathe, his face pale.

"Submit..." this early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator managed to utter a word with difficulty, his expression worsening, and in an instant, countless vines retracted, causing him to fall straight to the ground, gasping for air.

"Thank you for the match!"

"Is there another fellow Daoist willing to challenge? Any early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator can challenge. As long as you defeat me, I will present you with one hundred Spirit Stones. Of course, even if you’re not at the early stage, you can still challenge; the Spirit Stones are still yours!"

Fang Shilin, the Young Valley Master of Changchun Valley, remained seated on the wooden chair, legs crossed, holding a magical wooden fan. Despite facing many, he showed no signs of fatigue.

He used Spirit Stones as bait, inviting challenges. Though it was a stage for those of the same level, higher cultivated challengers were also welcome.

In Fang Shilin’s eyes, losing to a more highly cultivated cultivator would not tarnish his reputation or cause the realm of the Hidden Dragon Secret Technique to fall.

Furthermore, he felt confident against Foundation Establishment cultivators outside the academy, considering those truly strong within the academy wouldn’t care about defeating him for just a bit of fame or a hundred Spirit Stones.

A sure win!

He sought the nearly undefeated hundred consecutive victories reputation at the same level!

Meanwhile, Lin Jing and his companions arrived amid the crowd, gazing at this wood magic cultivator, listening intently.

"Eleven consecutive wins! It seems he truly has some skill!"

"Indeed, in such a short time, he’s faced eleven Foundation Establishment cultivators, including two mid-stage ones. This Fang Shilin, a genius who passed the academy examination, truly possesses robust True Essence and exceptionally solid foundations," discussed the two cultivators beside Lin Jing.

"Isn’t it just because of his magical wooden fan?" a youth in luxurious attire questioned, "Without that fan, how much power would his magic have?"

"A novice mistake; utilizing tools is the key to successful cultivation. Why wouldn’t he use a Spiritual Artifact if he has one? Ordinary early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators simply lack the mana to operate an offensive Spiritual Artifact. Even those with deep mana would exhaust their True Essence after one activation. But Changchun Valley’s cultivation techniques have exceptionally abundant True Essence, endless and rapidly recovering. This gives Young Master Fang the foundation to easily wield his Spiritual Artifact! Others couldn’t even use one in battle if they tried!" an old beggar interjected.

Being the second-largest city in the Ancient Domain, Hidden Dragon City has no mortals. Even the tavern servers have Qi Cultivation Stage cultivation, and naturally, everyone gathered here is a cultivator, with even a beggar speaking wisdom on cultivation.

"I’d like to try confronting this academy genius!" With the lure of Spirit Stones, after the previous challenger was carried away, a burly man bearing twin blades emerged from the crowd, clad in black and appearing fierce.

"And you are?"

"Master Ma from Lotus Pavilion, mid-stage Foundation Establishment, Ma Wushuang. Those who don’t seize Spirit Stone opportunities are fools, right?" The man brandished his twin blades, stepping forward with a grin, planning to "bully the smaller."

As the man stepped out, the crowd buzzed with excitement again. Besides being the largest business association of the Ancient Country, Lotus Pavilion also offers escort services. Many small families often employ Lotus Pavilion’s Escort Masters to protect property or ensure personal safety, especially when traveling to regions like Qingzhou or Martial Emperor City beyond the Ancient Country, where experienced protection is essential.

To become an Escort Master of Lotus Pavilion, Ma Wushuang must not be weak, unlikely to be comparable to ordinary Loose Cultivators.

"Please." Fang Shilin still didn’t rise, closing the fan, eyeing his twelfth opponent, ready to battle.

Whoosh!

Master Ma didn’t waste words, immediately crossing his twin blades to unleash two fiery, several-meter-long blade energies. Instantly, the surrounding fallen leaves ignited, transforming into flying fire dust, with glaring red light illuminating the air, showcasing the formidable power of the flame blade energies.

Facing this scene, Fang Shilin remained calm, lightly tapping his wooden fan in the air. Two vines instantly extended from the fan, transforming into two green vine dragons!!!

The vine dragons roared and spiraled upward. An eerie scene unfolded; despite facing a suppressive method, these vine dragons were entirely unharmed, unaffected by the flames, and not severed by the blade energies. Their toughness was terrifying, directly ensnaring the blade energies and bursting them midair!!!

Having done this, the vine dragons remained formidable, winding through the blazing fires, surging at the visibly changed Master Ma!

"Hah!" Ma Wushuang fiercely swung his twin blades, but the treasured blades left no mark on the vines. In an instant, he was entirely bound, hurled dozens of meters away, swiftly defeated.

"Another one..." The crowd was unsurprised, only awed by the formidable binding technique empowered by a Spiritual Artifact, impervious to ice and fire, enhanced by a dragon-like power. Truly terrifying, this Escort Master Ma was not weak, but unfortunately too poor, with only two Spiritual Artifact-level dinky blades...

"Who else?"Fang Shilin, leaning on his cultivation technique’s characteristics and possessing a Spiritual Artifact, had gone berserk. Just at this moment, a voice emerged.

"Can a Qi Cultivation Stage challenge?" A young man in white, wielding a dragon carp staff, with a robed squirrel on his shoulder, emerged. His voice halted the surrounding crowd momentarily.

Glancing at the innocuous and oddly dressed Lin Jing, seated on the wooden chair, Fang Shilin frowned, "Who might you be? Qi Cultivation Stage? Can you stop causing trouble and go back home to cultivate!"