Tu Mu couldnât help but look at Lin Changâsheng, holding onto a shred of hope in his heart.
He knew that Long Pingâanâs strength far surpassed that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster!
If he could step in, heâd definitely be able to turn the tide!
"Rebellion? Heh. Tu Mu, youâve sacrificed the tribeâs interests to satisfy one manâs selfish desiresâyouâre not fit to lead our Cloud Map Tribe!"
"And you and Long Pingâan conspired together to deliver resources to the Fire Radiance Tribeâyouâre nothing but Fire Radianceâs spies!"
"Now, Fourth Commander Shao Yicheng and I, on behalf of all our warriors, are seizing you both for public executionâto serve as a warning to the rest!"
Zhang Nian narrowed his eyes at Tu Mu, his voice low and cold.
"You!"
Hearing Zhang Nianâs words, Tu Mu trembled all over with rage, but his True Qi couldnât rise at all. He was completely a sheep waiting for slaughter!
"Brother Shao, letâs work together and take this bastard down!"
Zhang Nian turned, looking over at Lin Changâsheng sitting cross-legged nearby, a triumphant smirk at the corner of his lips.
"Alright!"
Shao Yicheng nodded, gazing at Lin Changâsheng as his fat body advanced, exuding an overwhelming pressure.
"Kid, Tu Muâs finishedâare you going to surrender or not?"
Zhang Nian and Shao Yicheng sneered, one drew his sword, the other his blade, advancing.
"Trash!"
Lin Changâsheng glared at the two, gave a cold snort, and in a flash appeared right in front of Zhang Nianâhe threw a punch!
Boomâ
Before Zhang Nian could react, a sharp, searing pain tore through his chest. Looking down, he saw a gaping, bowl-sized hole gushing blood!
"You... ah..."
Zhang Nian stared in horror at Shao Yicheng in the distance, his eyes filled with shock!
In his line of sight, Long Pingâan smacked Shao Yichengâs head into his chest with one palmâlike he was crushing a watermelon!
"Killing Martial Arts Grandmasters... like slaughtering chickens..."
Watching Shao Yicheng die, Zhang Nian felt his own strength draining away, then he collapsed to the ground!
"What overwhelming strength!"
Tu Mu, sitting on the ground nearby, watched as Long Pingâan wiped out Zhang Nian and Shao Yichengâtwo Martial Arts Grandmastersâin the blink of an eye!
He knew full wellâ
Zhang Nian had just reached the Peak of Martial Arts Grandmaster. Even he wasnât confident in beating Zhang Nian!
But such a powerful Zhang Nian was nothing but a chick in Long Pingâanâs hands!
"Brother Tu, are you alright?"
Lin Changâsheng looked to Tu Mu and asked.
"Thank you, brother! I... I should be fine, just canât muster any True Qi right now."
Tu Mu checked himself over, his gratitude toward Lin Changâsheng overflowing.
"Mm, go take care of tribe affairs. I need to go into seclusion for a while."
Lin Changâsheng spoke to Tu Mu.
He was about to cultivate the Refining God Skill, enhance his Divine Sense, open the Storage Bag, and start practicing the Vajra Bright King Body and Celestial Yang Qi Technique he found inside.
"Got it! Brother, donât worry about a thing. If you need anything, just ask Mo Yu."
Tu Mu nodded, turned, and left the hall.
.......
Cloud Map Tribe.
Zhuo Yijian, Zhang Aoxue, Yu Lingfei, Fu Qingyu, and the others stood beneath a hill, gazing off toward the bustling Cloud Map Tribe in the distance.
Just then, a young man of about twenty-four or twenty-five strode over quickly. He bowed respectfully to Zhuo Yijian and reported, "Senior Brother, two of the Cloud Map Tribeâs Commanders are dead!"
"What? Which two Commanders are dead?"
Zhuo Yijianâs face changed dramatically when he heard this.
He rememberedâ
The Cloud Map Tribe originally had Tu Mu, Zhang Nian, and Shao Yicheng as Commanders. Later, after they brought along the cultivator Long Pingâanâwhose physical strength rivaled that of a Martial Arts GrandmasterâTu Mu invited him to become the Fourth Commander.
"Zhang Nian and Shao Yicheng are dead."
Lin Yu bowed as he spoke.
"Zhang Nian? Shao Yicheng? Did Tu Mu kill them?"
Zhuo Yijian pressed further.
"No, it was Long Pingâan. I heard Zhang Nian and Shao Yicheng tried to depose Tu Mu, but Long Pingâan stepped in and killed them both in a single move."
Lin Yuâs voice was low and steady.
"That Long Pingâanâs physical strength is actually that insane?!"
At his juniorâs words, Zhuo Yijian looked utterly shocked.
Even though he was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, without any Magical Power, he wasnât much stronger than an ordinary person.
Butâ
This Long Pingâan, who also cultivated body refinement, had a fleshly body tougher than a Martial Arts Grandmaster!
"Thatâs incredible!"
"Daoist Long practically saved me with this!"
Yu Lingfei gazed at the distant great hall, her beautiful eyes full of awe and gratitude.
Zhang Nian had deluded himself, and now that he was dead, she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Looks like we must invite Daoist Long along when we head to the Fire Radiance Dunes!"
Zhuo Yijian silently made up his mind.
.......
Time flew by.
Three months laterâ
"Three months, and my Divine Sense has finally reached a range of one zhang and five chi!"
"Now, I can finally retrieve the Vajra Bright King Body technique from the Storage Bag!"
Lin Changâsheng sat cross-legged in the great hall, opening his eyes with a look of satisfaction, muttering under his breath.
Althoughâ
Here, Divine Sense was suppressed, but the Refining God Skill was incredibly powerful. It was like moving forward through sludge. In three months, heâd cultivated his Divine Sense out to one zhang and five chi. No easy feat!
The most important thing was, he could finally open the Storage Bag now!
In this Spirit-Seizing Land, maximizing his strength had only benefitsâno drawbacks!
Lin Changâsheng pulled out the Storage Bag heâd taken from the Fire Radiance Tribe, searching through them until he found the one containing the Vajra Bright King Body, then wrapped it with his Divine Sense, delving inside instantly.
Shua!
Shua!
Two yellowed books appeared on the table before Lin Changâsheng.
They were the Vajra Bright King Body and the Celestial Yang Qi Technique, along with three Tier Two Talismans: Water Arrow Talisman, Wind Blade Talisman, and Golden Saber Talisman.
"Letâs check the other Storage Bags too, see if there are any more body refining techniques!"
Lin Changâsheng thought, and began to check the rest.
Half an hour laterâ
"Nice, these are some gains!"
Lin Changâsheng looked at the three body refining manuals in front of him, satisfaction written all over his face.
Vajra Bright King Body, Immovable Golden Buddha Technique, Dragon Elephant Technique.
He found these three body refining techniques in the Storage Bags of three different cultivators. As for other Foundation Establishment Techniques, there were five, and over fifty Qi Refining Techniques and spells.
He decided to cultivate the three body refining techniques first.
Lin Changâsheng immediately picked up the Vajra Bright King Body and started reading it closely.
........
Demon Evil Sea.
Upon a massive, ghostly island, grand halls stood in rows, dark glazed tiles casting a stifling aura.
This place was the residence of Profound Court, the Celestial Ghost Sectâs Golden Core Elder.
At this moment, Profound Court sat in the great hall, three figures kneeling before himânamely, Xuan Gu, Iron Eagle, and Tie Chou!
"Youâre telling me that bastard was sucked into the Celestial Pit vortex? But the marker on the Tracking Disc is still glowingâso he must still be alive!"
Profound Courtâs face was dark as night. After his eldest sonâs deathâhis body never recoveredâhe was tormented with grief.
"Father, I went to the Celestial Pit with my two senior brothers; that thief really was sucked in! The three of us waited around for more than ten days before coming back!"
"The Celestial Pitâs pull is terrifying. Any Foundation Establishment Cultivator who gets close will be sucked right in!"
Xuan Gu was helpless. He wanted to avenge his big brother, but he was also terrified of dying!
"Useless! Youâre all useless! Take me to the Celestial Pit!"
"He killed my sonâI will kill him!"
Profound Court shot to his feet, eyes burning with hatred, his voice ice-cold.
"Yes, father!"
Xuan Gu reluctantly nodded at once.
........
Cloud Map Tribe.
[Vajra Bright King BodyâEntry Level]
"Finally reached entry level!"
Lin Changâsheng sat in the great hall, looking at his own stats, satisfaction gleaming in his eyes.
Heâd spent a day studying the Vajra Bright King Body to get in at entry level.