Chapter 721 - 391: Lake Immortal (Part 2)

However, ever since the Bone Marrow Cleansing and Reversing Fate, Huangfu Yi had completely absorbed the essence of his Qi Gong, unlocking his potential limit. Now, he actively triggered the Thirty-layered Gang Fist to protect himself, enduring a prolonged battle, constantly being bombarded by Guo Helie’s Domineering Body Technique’s Demon Light! It collided into his body!

This was equivalent to double the stimulation of the Thirty-layered Vigorous Qi! The passionate confrontation further activated his Qi Blood response! It was as if he was simultaneously fighting and cultivating, and suddenly, with the majestic Vigorous Qi washing over his entire body, he completed the first transformation of the Mysterious Lady Refining Form!

But so slow... It’s been so long since cultivation began and only now the first transformation. There’s still eleven more transformations to complete the refining...

Then the system chimed in,

"What do you mean eleven transformations to complete? Stop dreaming! This garbage thing transforms every nine times as one transition, every three transitions is one realm! Each completion of a realm requires dispersing and re-cultivation, with a hidden refined setting! You’re still two hundred and forty-two transformations away from reaching Ninth Heaven and achieving great success!"

Dang, damn it... How, how can this be practiced, he’s already marinated the Dragon-locking Marrow to flavor before completing one transformation, why is it so hard...

"Didn’t I tell you earlier it’s a garbage rip-off? Where in the world would you find so much luck and strong bonds to pick up; really, stop wasting time practicing this. Just practice the Five Immortals Sword and Garbage Sword as fate allows. Gee, if you had taken the Xiaoyao Dao, you’d be in Nascent Soul by now... Don’t pick up that corpse! It’s a disaster!"

"Oh, won’t pick it up..."

So Huangfu Yi stuffed the beast horn and axe he just picked up back into the corpse’s hand...

"Well, since you picked it up, forget it, at least it’s a disaster, make do with what you got and move on.

Go east."

"Oh, go east..."

Huangfu Yi somewhat calculated that the east had ominous signs. Perhaps the Demon Head over there wasn’t something he could handle with his current skills, and besides, Nine Yin Mountain was originally in the west, so taking a detour would mean even the Sword Immortal couldn’t wait.

However, after all, the system has never really led him astray, hmm... but it has never led him to his death either, so better heed the advice of a professional.

The system sighed,

"It’s still you who is the least troublesome. When told to go east, you don’t go west.

Unlike that who’s who, who would doggedly question until the end. If it were that who’s who, no matter what you’d tell him, it’d just go in one ear, out the other. If it were that who’s who, they’d argue with me all day whether to step with the left foot first or the right. And if it were that who’s who, hey, that would be even worse, not mentioning anything to him is fine, but the moment you say something, he just has to do the opposite of what you say!

Huh, just thinking about it makes me angry..."

Who’s who? Who’s who who??

"No one, alright let’s not go off-topic, basically there’s a tribulation in the forest ahead, quite high-end. You saw it just now, even the gatekeepers have Martial God Level strength, if your skills aren’t up to standard, you don’t even have a seat at the table, and there are many masters behind the scenes making moves, obscuring the Heavenly Mechanism causing chaos. I can’t point out everything, but follow my plan and you won’t go wrong, ensuring you cross the tribulation and level up.

What you have in your hand is the Leech Horn, eating it without losing memory. Hence, it can be used for Alchemy and Artifact Making in the future; carrying it with you keeps your True Spirit awake, immune to various blinding and confusing spells, using it to pass the forest prohibitions, you will enter the secret realm. Once inside, find a pool first, then throw your axe into it, a Monster will jump out of the water, offering you three axes to choose from..."

Huangfu Yi understood,

"OOO, I think I heard something similar in the village. So you don’t pick the gold or silver ones, just the one you threw in yourself, right?"

The system reproached,

"Pick my ass! Didn’t you hear me say it’s a Monster! Charge up and chop it down, kill the monster to level up!"

"Uh..."

"Once you kill the Monster, skin it and wear it, hide under the water. Later, when someone else comes to throw an axe into the water, then you follow the plan..."

Huangfu Yi squinted his eyes, following this routine, could it be...

The system, "...Rush out and chop! Take advantage of the unprepared, catch them off guard! With one axe, you can kill the person, and this tribulation will pass!"

Just as expected...

Huangfu Yi sighed,

"Isn’t doing this a bit too underhanded..."

The system snorted coldly,

"Fool! His axe almost hit you! Killing him is you being in the right! Don’t ever be too naïve in the Central Plains! Talking about Jianghu morals with those evil Demons all bent and crooked will just get you killed! They all deserve to die!

Moreover, this tribulation concerns some special luck, with a bunch of old guys hiding behind the scenes, planning secretly, obscuring the Heavenly Mechanism. Once anyone is found scheming to break the game, they will definitely act! At that time, for the likes of them to jump out, you would be doomed, even that guy in Nine Yin Mountain couldn’t save you!

Only by catching them unawares and striking when they are unprepared will you have a chance. Just kill the person cleanly and swiftly before everyone reacts, passing the tribulation, and those old guys will definitely not risk exposure for a losing game!

Though with your current skills, intervening in this game is a bit difficult, but if you miss this opportunity, the future ones will be harder... Stop overthinking, try it first!"

Alright, let’s give it a try.

Actually, Huangfu Yi himself was a bit confused, not really knowing what he had to do, but although his arithmetic was just at entry-level, not even a half-full bottle trying to shake his head, he already understood that when crossing the tribulation, being in this kind of clueless state of doing anything and knowing nothing was actually the best.

Take a recent example, back when leaving Jiangzhou, the Pei Family was recruiting soldiers and preparing horses, all heading for Nine Yin Mountain. Anyone could easily track your movements and pace, not to mention crossing the Gen River, they were already ambushed as soon as they left the Jiangzhou border.