Chapter 15 Meeting a Cultivator
The light ball transformed by the young boy's soul had dimmed to the point of being almost transparent, and his voice of pleading gradually weakened. After a few hours, the light ball completely dissipated and the voice stopped abruptly.
Xiao Lin, who had been watching the sapling, raised his eyebrows. He was surprised to find that the sapling seemed to be a little taller and the green leaf seemed to be a little bigger, but all this was very subtle. Xiao Lin even suspected that it was his illusion, but one thing was certain, that is, the young boy's soul had been completely devoured by the sapling.
He sighed softly. It was originally just an ordinary transaction, but in the end it turned out to be a life-and-death enemy. This made Xiao Lin quite unexpected. Now he was trapped here and didn't know how to get out.
Although he hadn't figured out how to leave, Xiao Lin felt that the key to getting out was this sapling, but he had been observing it for almost a day and still hadn't found a way.
He stood up again. The young boy's soul had completely disappeared, so he didn't have to worry about being attacked. The reason why he had been next to the sapling was that he was worried that the young boy had some vicious spells.
He came to the edge of the small piece of land and touched the light shield. It was still pitch black outside, and inside the light shield, although not as dark as outside, it was also very dim. Suddenly, Xiao Lin raised his head and was surprised to find that there was a thumb-sized white bead above him. The light inside was emitted by the white bead.
Xiao Lin thought about it, and suddenly jumped up, wanting to touch the bead, but what surprised him was that the bead didn't look high, but after he jumped several feet high, he still had a strange feeling that the distance between him and the bead was not shortened.
After trying several times, Xiao Lin gave up completely and came back to the sapling.
"What on earth are you?" Xiao Lin couldn't help but stretch out his hand and gently flicked the tender green leaves of the sapling.
"Bang~" Xiao Lin felt a black screen in front of his eyes. When his eyes were bright again, he was surprised to find that he was back in the valley again, and the body of the young boy was still beside him.
After thinking about it, Xiao Lin sighed and threw the body of the young boy into the pit and buried it. Xiao Lin also took a stone and erected a monument for him, and carved a few words with the tip of an arrow [Tomb of the Unknown Cultivator].
Thinking about it, Xiao Lin felt a little bored. He didn't know the name of this cultivator from beginning to end. It must be said that the road of cultivation is really mysterious, but who can say whether he will be buried in an unknown place like this young boy one day in the future.
After cleaning up in the cave, Xiao Lin left Shuiyun Valley. Although Qi Chang was injured and fled, who knows if he will return again after recovering. Once he sees the burial place of the young boy, he will definitely think that there are others lurking nearby. If his whereabouts are discovered by him, he will definitely die. Therefore, the best way for Xiao Lin is to leave quickly.
Flying all the way, Xiao Lin left Shuiyun Valley for hundreds of miles before finding a hidden cave to stop and rest.
After this period of experience, Xiao Lin is no longer ready to return to Qingshui Lake Mine, but to go to Wuyin Xiancheng. After seeing the methods of the cultivators, Xiao Lin is full of yearning for the world of cultivation. What's more, the Dry Water Sutra he practiced is originally a cultivation method. He has a certain foundation. If he can reach Wuyin Xiancheng, I think his dream of cultivation can be truly realized.
For safety, mainly to avoid Qi Chang's search, he chose to meditate and practice during the day, and fly at night. Of course, he was very careful along the way, walking in the relatively safe area recorded in the book. If there was any disturbance, Xiao Lin would hide first. In his opinion, it would be better to spend more time to reach the Wuyin Fairy City than to rush into the lair of a monster. It would be too unfair to die in that way.
Half a year has passed.
In a valley in the Tianlu Mountains, Xiao Lin panted loudly, but his face was excited. In front of him lay a huge toad, two feet long, with dense white pustules on its back, hideous and terrifying, a pair of bulging eyeballs had lost their spirit, and the tongue stretched out half a foot long, drooping to the side.
This was the first time that Xiao Lin had seen such a big toad since he was a child. In his opinion, this toad must be the legendary monster. Along the way, he had killed many wild beasts, but this was the first time he had encountered a monster. You know, he chose the route according to the guidance of the book given to him by the young boy. Although there were some twists and turns along the way, most of them were safe.
Today, he came to this valley and wanted to drink some water and take a rest. Unexpectedly, a tongue jumped out of the water. Thanks to the habit of caution he had developed in the past few months, he was able to avoid it, otherwise he might have been pulled into the water.
In this way, after he left the water, the toad did not give up and jumped directly onto the shore to attack him. After dealing with the toad for a while, he found that it seemed to only have the skill of water arrows, so he sacrificed the wooden spirit shield and fought with it.
Relying on his light skills and the magic power of the third level of Qi Refining, Xiao Lin still narrowly defeated the toad.
In the past few months, Xiao Lin practiced during the day and traveled at night, and he was exhausted all the way. He estimated that he was not far from the Wuyin Immortal City, but he had been around for more than ten days and still did not see the shadow of the Immortal City.
This made him a little depressed. In the past few months, he practiced the Dry Water Sutra diligently, but the effect was not good. The third level of Ning Shui Ru Jing was still far from the great success. This made Xiao Lin depressed and deeply felt that practice was not easy. According to the current progress, it would probably take at least three or four years to practice to the third level.
He sat on a stone far away, staring at the lake in a daze. The lake was only a few acres in size. Not far away, there was a stream flowing out of the valley and then into the lake. Xiao Lin was attacked by a toad when he was drinking water in the stream. He dared not approach the lake now. There were already monsters in the stream, so there might be more powerful monsters in the lake.
He looked up into the distance. He didn't know what happened these days. The sky was gloomy. It was foggy for more than a hundred feet. He couldn't see clearly. He even suspected that he had taken the wrong road. According to the records in the book, the Hidden Mist Fairy City should be nearby.
Just as Xiao Lin fell into deep thought, several lights of different colors flashed by, and five people landed on the open space not far in front of him. The five people noticed Xiao Lin sitting on the stone at the same time, and they couldn't help showing a surprised expression on their faces.
"You dare to come to the Black Scale Lake at the third level of Qi Refining?"
"He should be a hard-working monk who lives alone, right? Look, there is a dead water arrow frog there."
"Humph, the water arrow frog is just a mortal-level primary monster, and it is the weakest of the primary monsters. Usually, no one kills it. I wonder why this person kills this monster?"
"Maybe he is practicing magic."
Xiao Lin came to his senses when the few people fell. He slowly stood up with a vigilant expression on his face.
"My name is Luo Shou. I wonder if you are also here to hunt black-scaled snakes?" A slightly fat man with a dark complexion came over. He looked to be about 25 or 26 years old. Behind him stood a girl, about 14 or 15 years old. There were two other people who looked 70% similar. The last one was a little strange. He was only five feet tall, with protruding eyes and protruding teeth, and looked a little ugly.
Seeing the other party asking questions, Xiao Lin hurriedly replied: "My name is Xiao Lin. I want to go to Wuyin Xiancheng and happened to pass by here."
After hearing Xiao Lin's words, Luo Shou's expression eased a little, and he smiled and said: "Are you a casual cultivator who encountered an opportunity and stepped into the world of cultivation?"
Hearing this, Xiao Lin's face was a little tearful, and he nodded embarrassedly.
"Haha, brother, don't be embarrassed. There are many people like me who got the chance by chance and embarked on the road of cultivation in our Wuyin Immortal City. Besides, we are all independent cultivators. If you don't mind, follow us to hunt monsters. After the matter is done, return to Wuyin Immortal City with us, how about it?"
"This..." Xiao Lin hesitated. After Qi Chang's incident, he didn't trust cultivators. However, he couldn't find Wuyin Immortal City now. Judging from the situation, the people in front of him should have come out of Wuyin Immortal City to hunt monsters. He also wanted to see the process of hunting monsters. After a little thought, he replied: "I would be very happy to go back to the Immortal City with you, but I'm afraid I will disturb you?"
"Brother Luo, the black-scaled snake is one of the strongest ordinary primary monsters, and it is also highly poisonous. It may be a burden to bring it with you." One of the two people who looked similar looked at Xiao Lin and frowned.
"Lv Wen, have you forgotten that you two brothers of the Lu family are also disciples of a sect in the secular world, but you entered the world of immortal cultivation by chance after getting a copy of the [Water and Fire Sutra]. It is not easy for us to be independent cultivators. Everyone can see that you have not even entered the immortal sect, but you have already started to have those arrogant problems of disciples of the immortal sect." The girl next to the big man seemed very dissatisfied with Lv Wen's words, and retorted without any politeness.
"Uh." Lv Wen immediately showed a little embarrassment on his face, but he did not continue to refute.
"Shuang'er, don't be so unreasonable, Brother Lu has no ill intentions." Luo Shou scolded the girl, and then turned to Xiao Lin and said, "Brother, don't mind it. My sister has been spoiled by me. She usually speaks without restraint, which makes brothers laugh."
Looking at the girl, he found that the girl was also looking at him curiously. Xiao Lin's face was a little embarrassed, but he had a lot of good feelings for the brother and sister. He had just entered the cultivation world and didn't understand a lot of things. The girl's words touched his heart.
"Then I won't be polite. I will follow you to see it. I will not share the prey I have caught. I will only watch from a distance and will not drag you down." In Xiao Lin's mind, the young boy and Qi Chang fought to the death for a Lingwu grass, which made him realize that in the world of cultivation, it is the same as in the secular world. As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. It's just that in the eyes of cultivators, money has been exchanged for spiritual herbs for cultivation. Therefore, Xiao Lin made his intentions clear at the beginning, just to avoid being remembered or dissatisfied by those with ulterior motives, and thus bring disaster to himself.
Hearing Xiao Lin's words, the expressions of the Lu brothers were obviously relieved a lot, and the ugly dwarf who had been silent all the time also looked at Xiao Lin deeply, with a bit of approval in his eyes.
"You're welcome, brother. We are all independent cultivators and there is no real conflict of interest. It is only natural for us to help each other. By the way, since Brother Xiao has joined our team, let me introduce you to a few fellow cultivators."