Lin Changâsheng swept his gaze across the crowd of cultivators, his figure flashed as he landed on the two-zhang-high platform atop the stone pillar, and sat down cross-legged, minding his own business.
He stretched out his hand and instantly collected Yin Fengâs storage bag.
A palm wind swept out, knocking Yin Fengâs corpse off the stone pillar.
"Boom!"
A fireball the size of a human head shot from Lin Changâshengâs hand, landing on Yin Fengâs body. In an instant, Yin Feng was engulfed in flames, and not long after, was reduced to a pile of ashes.
"So strong! With Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer cultivation, he killed a Foundation Establishment Peak instantly!"
"That kind of power! Holy crap! Is he some prodigy disciple from a major sect? How come Iâve never heard of him before?"
"His bodyâs insanely tough! Facing that Beimu Foundation Establishment Peakâs Talisman Treasure, he actually rebounded and counter-killed it, Iâd say his physiqueâs on par with a Golden Core Stage Magical Treasure!"
"........"
Seeing Lin Changâsheng turn things around in an instant and kill the Beimu cultivator, everyone at the scene was in utter shock, murmuring among themselves.
Everyone began speculating about Lin Changâshengâs identity.
At this moment,
Sitting a hundred zhang away from Lin Changâsheng, a female cultivator wearing a green dress, breathtakingly beautiful, with an exotic air, turquoise eyes and black hair, Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, gave Lin Changâsheng a deep look. She exchanged glances with the golden-robed youth beside her, who was also Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, her eyes narrowed, but she didnât make any further moves.
"Saint Heir, do you have confidence if you face him?"
In secret, the green-dressed female cultivator sent a voice transmission to the golden-robed youth.
"Sixty percent chance I could kill him! But right now, itâs crucial for us to enter the Enlightenment Hall. Canât lose the big for the small! Since he dared kill my Beimu cultivator, Iâll definitely slaughter him!"
Su Mu, Beimu Saint Heir, had a fleeting killing intent in his eyes as he replied by voice transmission.
"Yeah, that guyâs scary. His body strength could actually withstand Yin Fengâs Talisman Treasure!"
"Letâs secure the stone pillar for the Enlightenment Hall first!"
The Beimu Saintess, Bai People, had shock flash in her eyes.
You have to know,
Yin Fengâs Talisman Treasure was thirty percent of the Profound Yin Needleâs power, and this cultivator punched it back. His physiqueâs probably on Golden Core Stage level!
"Mm."
Su Mu nodded.
.......
"Yin Feng was pretty loaded!"
"Clearly, you need some windfall money to get rich!"
Lin Changâshengâs divine sense instantly probed into Yin Fengâs storage bag. Right away, he saw at least 100,000 spirit stones inside!
Nearly on par with the loot from Golden Core cultivator Jian Shaowu back in the day!
"True Essence Pills! Forty of them!"
Lin Changâsheng scanned the pile of porcelain bottles in the storage bag and found eight bottles of True Essence Pills, five per bottle. These were perfect for cultivators above Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer.
There were also twenty-some talismans, though all Tier Two. Not much help for Lin Changâsheng at the moment, but if triggered together, could be useful.
Plus, there were lots of demon beast materials, spirit medicine, five or six low-to-mid grade spiritual artifacts, and a jade scroll for the "Golden Light Escape" Light Body Technique.
"Turns out Gu Benchang was pretty well-off too!"
Lin Changâsheng pulled out Gu Benchangâs storage bag from outside the Five Elements Spirit Summoning Array. His divine sense swept in and his eyes revealed satisfaction.
Inside, 80,000 spirit stones, 30 True Essence Pills, a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation techniqueâCloud Destruction Techniqueâand even a carefully preserved sandalwood box.
"Whatâs inside this?"
Lin Changâsheng eyed the box, curiosity piqued. Divine sense scanned it as it appeared in his hand. Opening it, he found a yellowed jade scroll, two inches long, one inch wide.
Lin Changâsheng picked up the jade scroll, wrapping it with his divine sense.
Right now, his divine sense was equivalent to the Middle Stage of Golden Core, so checking jade scrolls and the like didnât even require getting close to his brow.
He could just invade directly. It was super convenient.
"Hm? Golden Core Stage Body Technique Divine PowerââWithin Armâs Reachâ?"
Lin Changâshengâs eyes flashed, light flickering in them.
He hadnât expected to find something this good in Gu Benchangâs storage bag.
Currently,
Lin Changâsheng didnât have Golden Core cultivation yet, but his divine sense and body were both at Middle Stage Golden Core levelâhe could totally cultivate this.
And,
He just had to reach entry level, then simplify it afterwards, right?
With that thought, Lin Changâsheng immediately delved his divine sense into it to check the cultivation method.
At the same time,
He took out a True Essence Pill, tossed it into his mouth, ran the Five Elements Soul Refining Technique, absorbed its medicinal power, and watched his experience points tick up, waiting for the Enlightenment Hall to open.
Time passed.
Half an hour later, Lin Changâshengâs panel popped up a red notification.
[Within Armâs Reach (Entry 0/1000)]
"Well, finally entry level!"
Lin Changâsheng looked at the panel notification, satisfaction in his eyes.
[Detected Golden Core Level Light Body Divine Power: Within Armâs Reach. Spend 1,000 spirit stones to simplify it. Simplify?]
Just then, Lin Changâshengâs panel popped up another red notification.
"Simplify!"
Lin Changâsheng tapped confirm right away.
[Great Dao is Simple: Golden Core Level Light Body Divine Power âWithin Armâs Reachâ is being simplified... Simplification successful... Within Armâs Reach = Use a ruler to measure length!]
When Lin Changâsheng clicked confirm, his panel flashed a red notification.
"Hm? Simplified to âuse a ruler to measure length?â Measure what exactly?"
Seeing this result, Lin Changâsheng was frankly surprised, eyes flickering, and his thoughts wandered a bit.
Lin Changâsheng looked down quietly; deep down, he was always pretty confident in himself.
"Measuring length... but I donât have a ruler. Kinda awkward... Wait, why not just make one myself?"
Lin Changâsheng switched gears, thinking to himself.
Given his current cultivation and divine sense, whittling a ruler out of a branch was childâs play!
Plus, he had wood sitting around in his storage bag already.
So,
Lin Changâsheng took out a Magical Artifact Blade and a branch, and started whittling away. At the same time, he carved marks with his divine sense. Soon, a ruler approximately three feet long and an inch wide was finished.
"Letâs measure the length of my foot first!"
Thinking of this, Lin Changâsheng started measuring his own foot. Obviously, in full view of the crowd, he wasnât about to measure the length of his, uh, other âbrotherââthatâd be way too much.
Within Armâs Reach EXP +1!
Within Armâs Reach EXP +1!
......
"Yep, works perfectly!"
Hearing that red panel notification, Lin Changâshengâs eyes lit up. He kept measuring, totally engrossed. Right now, his Three Thousand Thunder Moves no longer matched his current power.
So, this âWithin Armâs Reachâ had to hit Perfection. Itâd level up his speed significantly.
While Lin Changâsheng was measuring his own foot, cultivators from all sides kept arriving, rushing forward to challenge for a spot on the stone pillar!
Cultivators kept failing and getting killedâor succeeded and claimed a spot.
Lin Changâsheng saw quite a few familiar faces: Yu Lingfei, Zhuo Yijian, Zhang Aoxue, all showed up.
Liuyun Immortal Sectâs Xin YunâEr and Gao Ziyue arrived outside the Enlightenment Hall too.
And,
With all these Southern Realm, Demon Evil Sea, and Beimu prodigies gathering, the fight for the Enlightenment Hall stone pillars got even more brutal!
More intense by the minute!
"Yo, looks like thereâs still a Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer cultivator here. Sitting on the pot without taking a dump, huh?"
"Get down before I make you! Donât let me do it myself!"
Just as Lin Changâsheng was measuring his foot, a cocky, arrogant voice rang out from about ten zhang away.
Lin Changâsheng looked up, eyes narrowing.
The speaker was a tall, upturned-nose guy in a red robe with fire patterns on the shoulders, Foundation Establishment Peak, looking straight at him.
Behind him stood three more cultivators, all Foundation Establishment Peak.
Lin Changâsheng ignored him, and kept measuring his foot.