Chapter 116: One Billion Thought Weapons! The Lin Clan Delivers a Clan-Suppressing Ultimate Skill!
After Han Zheng transferred the eighteen million, Duan Cheng also led people rushing to the top floor.
He first glanced at Han Zheng sitting on the ground, then walked over to the railing and looked down.
Tianheng Society members were lying all over the ground.
People from Xinghuo Society were driving trucks in and out of the club's entrance.
Potions, weapons, and Cultivation equipment were being loaded into the trucks box by box.
Duan Cheng watched speechlessly for a long time.
When he invited Lin Chuan to join Xinghuo Society, he only thought of using Lin Chuan's strength to suppress Zhao Qishan and the others, so that Xinghuo Society wouldn't split up directly after his graduation.
Who could have thought that less than two days after taking office, this Vice President would completely crush the top-ranked Tianheng Society!
"President Duan, are we leaving or not?"
Lin Chuan patted his shoulder.
"Let's go!"
Duan Cheng snapped back to reality and hurriedly called for everyone to retreat.
Half an hour later, Xinghuo Hall.
All five trucks were parked in the courtyard.
Zhou Mingchuan led the resource team to tally the supplies, becoming more excited the more they counted.
"Over three hundred and seventy Tier 4 healing potions, one hundred and twenty detoxifying potions, and thirteen boxes of demon flesh and blood essence."
"These repair materials are enough to fix all eleven damaged weapons of the main combat group!"
"There are also Mental Strength detectors, three sets of gravity training equipment, and over twenty backup battle armors..."
Holding the inventory list, Zhou Mingchuan's hands were shaking.
There were simply too many good things in Tianheng Club.
Today, they only emptied out the first two floors, yet the items they brought back were already worth several hundred million.
That demon bone sculpture was worth three hundred million, but this thing was of no use for cultivation, so they planned to find an opportunity to sell it for money.
Xu Tang had already collected all the healing potions separately.
Ordinary members of Xinghuo Society were weak, and every time they entered the rift battlefield, they were the ones who got injured the most.
Previously, potions were insufficient, so they could only be prioritized for the main combat group.
With the supplies brought back today, whenever anyone got injured in the future, at least they wouldn't have to grit their teeth and endure it just to save money.
Looking at the things piled up in the warehouse, Duan Cheng also felt some emotional resonance.
"Tianheng Society hasn't held back on cutting off our missions over the years, and they even suppressed Material prices through partner consortiums. Today's trip can be considered taking back everything we lost in the past."
"And there's quite a bit left over."
Carrying a box of potions, Zhao Qishan grinned and said, "If you ask me, Brother Chuan's method is the most useful. Talking with them for years is useless; go over and beat them up once, and you'll have everything!"
In the past, Zhou Mingchuan worried most that Lin Chuanjoining would cause Tianheng Society to cut off Xinghuo Society's resource channels.
Now he was completely unworried.
Channels can be found again if they are cut off.
But the things in the warehouse were the real deal!
Lin Chuan had little interest in these potions and equipment.
"Leave all the items in the society; divide them up yourselves."
Zhao Qishan immediately asked, "Brother Chuan, you don't want even a single piece?"
"I just brought back eighteen million; it's enough."
"Besides, I am the Vice President, so getting some welfare for the society is normal."
Hearing this, the gazes of the surrounding Xinghuo Society members toward Lin Chuan changed completely.
Where could one find such a good big brother?
Vice President Lin, are you cultivating loyal followers here?
...
Overseas.
Inside an underground ruin buried deep within a mountain belly.
Chu Xuanheng sat cross-legged on an ancient stone platform.
Hundreds of golden runes wrapped around him, continuously extracting wisps of golden energy from the stone platform.
In front of the stone platform, three fractured ancient jades were still floating.
This was a Inheritance left behind by him in his past life.
Inside were sealed partial cultivation technique legacies, as well as the power he had specially prepared for this lifetime.
The Inheritance transfer had already reached its final stage and could not be interrupted temporarily.
Otherwise, the preparations of the past few days would be completely wasted, and the entire ruin would collapse prematurely.
Chu Xuanheng opened the combat recording sent by Tianheng Society.
The protective club Formation was shattered with a single punch.
Thirty-six Grandmasters were thrown out of the windows.
Li Yunfeng unleashed the Magma Battle Body, yet failed to even touch the corner of Lin Chuan's clothes, finally being knocked unconscious with a single palm strike.
Chu Xuanheng repeatedly watched the scene of the two huge hands colliding three times.
"Zhenyue Great Handprint."
The ancient Martial Technique he had personally obtained, Lin Chuan actually knew it as well.
Moreover, Lin Chuan integrated Dutian Divine Thunderinto the handprint, and the erupted power was even stronger than the magma hand Li Yunfeng had Cultivated for many years!
His degree of mastery was even higher!
Chu Xuanheng finally raised his head.
Within those golden pupils, Lin Chuan's figure truly appeared for the first time.
Previously, when Chu Manshuang was beaten and Tianheng Society was provoked, in his view, it was merely his subordinates' incompetence in handling affairs.
Now it was different.
Lin Chuan already possessed the qualifications to make him personally take action.
Chu Xuanheng sent a message to Shen Zhiyuan.
"I have matters to attend to right now and cannot return temporarily."
"Once I finish my business, he will be the first one I look for."
That evening, Tianheng Society released a new statement.
[President Chu Xuanheng has important matters at hand and is temporarily unable to return to Jiuli.]
[Tianheng Society has noted today's events.]
[When the President returns, it will be the day you, Lin Chuan, fall to the ground and wail in agony!]
Not long after the message was published, a Systemprompt rang in Lin Chuan's mind.
[New enemy detected!]
[Chu Xuanheng has generated hostility toward the host and regards the host as an opponent who must be defeated!]
[Binding successful!]
Lin Chuan opened the System list and sure enough saw Chu Xuanheng's name.
"Finally bound. What kind of returns will this fellow give me?"
Previously, he beat Chu Manshuang repeatedly, but Chu Xuanheng didn't care in the least and wasn't bound by the System.
Now that Li Yunfeng, whom he personally cultivated, was defeated, and the club was emptied out, this mysterious president finally couldn't sit still anymore.
Lin Chuan was somewhat expectant.
Even Li Yunfeng could yield an SS-rank ancient Martial Technique as a return.
What kind of good things could this president bring him?
...
Jiuli Academy Council Chamber.
Over a dozen school board directors and parents of Tianheng Society's core members rushed to the school overnight.
"Lin Chuan has only been enrolled for a few days, yet he injured hundreds of students, destroyed the protective club Formation, and condoned Xinghuo Society in moving away a large amount of public property. He must be severely punished!"
"Cancel his core Soul Pool privileges!"
"The position of Xinghuo Society's Vice President must also be removed!"
"I suggest suspending him from school first, and after the investigation concludes, decide whether to expel him!"
The current Head of Academy sat in the main seat without rushing to reply.
He turned on the large screen behind him.
The first recording showed Han Zheng personally agreeing that the loser would bear the appraisal costs for the weapon damages of both sides.
The second showed Chu Manshuang drawing her saber and rushing at Lin Chuan.
The third showed Shen Zhiyuan publicly inviting Lin Chuanon the campus network to go to Tianheng Club to collect money.
After playing them all, the Head of Academy finally spoke.
"The compensation agreement was signed voluntarily by both parties."
"Han Zheng refused to pay, Tianheng Society publicly took over, and then proactively invited Lin Chuan to visit the club."
"After Lin Chuan arrived, he even gave the people inside three minutes to leave. In the end, not a single student was heavily injured, nor did anyone suffer permanent disabilities."
The Head of Academy looked at those school board directors.
"If you want me to punish Lin Chuan, you at least have to tell me which school rule he violated."
A school board director's expression turned ugly.
"Even if Tianheng Society was in the wrong, he shouldn't have made things blow up to this extent! If word of this gets out, how many people will laugh! The dignified number one student union ended up being punched through by a single student!"
"Then to what extent should it have blown up?"
The door of the Council Chamber opened.
The old Principal walked in with his hands behind his back.
"Han Zheng lost and wouldn't pay, and Tianheng Societytold Lin Chuan if he had the ability, he could take it himself. Now that he really went, you guys come running to the school."
"If the person lying on the ground today was Lin Chuan, would you guys rush over overnight to demand disciplinary action against Tianheng Society?"
The Council Chamber grew somewhat quieter.
The old Principal sat down next to the Head of Academy.
"Furthermore, Lin Chuan was personally recruited by me."
"Do you know how much effort and anxiety it took me to recruit him back then?"
"Let me tell you, in Jiuli Academy, competition has always been encouraged among students, and Lin Chuan didn't leave a single heavy injury this time. When he smashed the gym, he even deliberately controlled the damage. Do you know what this means? He always held back his strength!"
Several school board directors still wanted to argue, but another voice came from outside.
"The old Principal is right!"
The Imperial Capital Lin Family Grand Elder walked into the Council Chamber with two clan members.
After learning the news, he hurried over directly from the Imperial Capital.
"You school board directors, have you forgotten one thing? The Lin in Lin Chuan is the Lin of the Imperial Capital Lin Family."
The Grand Elder pulled out a chair and sat down.
"Since you all ran over to back up your children, then don't blame me for also speaking up for the child of our Lin Clan."
A school board director said with a cold face, "That Lin Chuan threw my son out from the second floor!"
The Grand Elder immediately asked, "Did he die?"
"No, but he..."
"Were his bones broken?"
"Neither were they."
"Then what are you anxious about? If a Grandmaster can't even handle falling from the second floor, how will they go to the battlefield in the future?"
"Besides, our Lin Chuan just wanted to go upstairs to ask for money. It was your son who was perverted and insisted on blocking him, not letting him collect his overdue debt."
"What kind of world is this? Even an SSS-rank person has such a hard time collecting a debt. Such a deadbeat atmosphere cannot be allowed in Jiuli Academy."
"Deadbeats and all that nonsense! Grand Elder of the Lin Clan, your mouth is too vicious!"
"I am telling the truth."
The Grand Elder's combat presence was quite formidable.
Single-handedly railing against several school board directors, he surprisingly didn't fall behind at all.
In the end, the disciplinary proposal did not pass.
The core Soul Pool privileges remained as before.
The position of Xinghuo Society's Vice President belonged to internal appointments of the student union, and the school likewise would not interfere.
After the news spread, the students of Jiuli also understood.
Lin Chuan had someone backing him up as well!
Both the old Principal and the current Head of Academy in the school favored him.
The Imperial Capital Lin Family even sent people personally to back him up.
Trying to suppress him by relying on parents and school board directors simply wouldn't work.
...
After the meeting ended, the Grand Elder did not immediately leave Jiuli.
He sent several recordings of Lin Chuan's battles to the head of the Imperial Capital Lin Family.
The two of them watched them repeatedly for a long time.
Eight thousand marks of high-grade Mental Strength.
Smashed a Formation that could withstand Great Grandmaster attacks with a single punch.
Lit up only a single rune, yet boosted strength and speed tenfold.
And the SS-rank Zhenyue Great Handprint.
"Hard to encounter in a century."
After watching the recordings, the Lin Clan Head gave his evaluation directly.
"Since all his mental Thought Weapons have been destroyed, how about this: first give him one billion, and let him buy a set of top-tier Tier 5 Thought Weapons himself."
The Grand Elder nodded.
"Tier 5 Thought Weapons only cost six or seven hundred million. Isn't one billion a bit too much?"
"What the hell do you mean too much?"
The Lin Clan Head retorted, "When a Genius like this lacks nothing anymore, will he still need us? Besides, over the years, we haven't exactly cultivated much affection with him."
"In addition, give him the Cangtian Divine Fist."
The Grand Elder's expression finally changed.
"Clan Head, that is the clan-suppressing ultimate skill of the Lin Clan!"
The SS-rank Cangtian Divine Fist.
Only the Clan Head and a very few core inheritors were qualified to cultivation it.
The Lin Clan Head paused the recording on the scene where Lin Chuan shattered the protective club Formationwith a single punch.
"If not given to him, who else is it reserved for?"
"I understand."
Late that night.
The Grand Elder came to Xinghuo Hall and placed a black gold card and a Inheritance crystal in front of Lin Chuan.
"Lin Chuan, you still remember me, right? I've come again. There is one billion in this card."
"Your six Thought Weapons shattered; the Clan Head told you to pick a set of top-tier Tier 5 Thought Weapons yourself. If the money isn't enough, talk to us again."
Lin Chuan picked up the black gold card and looked at it.
"One billion? So generous!"
When the Imperial Capital Lin Family made a move, they truly weren't short on money!
The Grand Elder pushed the Inheritance crystal forward a bit more.
"That's nothing; this is the real main event. Recorded inside is the clan-suppressing ultimate skill of the Lin Clan."
"An SS-rank cultivation technique."
"The Cangtian Divine Fist!"
Chapter 117: 8888 Times Return! Ancient Divine Mobility Technique Great Perfection!
Lin Chuan picked up the Inheritance crystal, and his Mental Strength swept inside.
A large amount of cultivation technique information immediately poured into his mind.
SS-Rank Cangtian Divine Fist!
This cultivation technique had always been kept by the successive Patriarchs of the Imperial Capital Lin Family, and only the Patriarch and a few core inheritors were qualified to cultivation it.
The Lin Clan really brought out their bottom-of-the-box items this time.
"Grand Elder!"
Lin Chuan suddenly stood up and hugged the Grand Elder.
"You really are my own brother!"
The Grand Elder's hands froze in mid-air, and his expression was somewhat between a smile and a tear.
Own brother?
At this old man's age, I could be your grandfather.
Isn't this messing up the generations?
"Let go first. The Patriarch asked me to send the cultivation technique over. If you want to thank someone, go thank the Patriarch."
"Then he is also my own brother!"
Lin Chuan let go of the Grand Elder, looked at the Inheritance crystal over and over again, and was in quite a good mood.
First, one billion.
Then, it was the Lin Clan's town-clan unique skill.
Lin Chuan previously didn't have much feeling towards the Imperial Capital Lin Family.
He had never lived in the Imperial Capital since he was young, let alone have any affection for that so-called Main Family.
However, since others treated him well, he couldn't just pretend not to see it.
"In the future, if the Lin Clan has any use for me, just speak up anytime."
Lin Chuan put away the Inheritance crystal.
"As long as it's not asking me to throw my life away, I will definitely go."
The Grand Elder's mouth twitched upon hearing this.
"How could that be? You are a Three S-Rank Genius after all!"
However, he was still very happy in his heart.
Sending out one billion in funds and Cangtian Divine Fistwas also the Lin Clan releasing goodwill.
Now that Lin Chuan was willing to give a response, it showed that these things were not given away in vain.
For the Imperial Capital Lin Family, money and cultivation techniques were certainly important, but a proud son of heaven with Three S-Rank Talent was even more important.
"It's enough that you have these words."
The Grand Elder patted Lin Chuan on the shoulder.
"However, Lin Chuan, you don't need to have any pressure.
The Clan giving you these things is not for you to pay back the debt in the future.
cultivation with peace of mind. If you encounter any unsolvable problems, you can contact us at any time."
"As for the Tier 5 Mind Weapon, if you can't pick a satisfying one, the Clan can invite a forging Master to customize one for you."
"Oh my, you guys are really something. Let me take a look myself first."
Lin Chuan picked up the black gold card on the table and shook it.
"One billion should be enough for me to pick out good things."
The two chatted for a few more moments, and the Grand Elder got up and left Xinghuo Hall.
After returning to his residence, he immediately contacted the Lin Clan Patriarch.
"Did you hand everything over to Lin Chuan?"
"Given them all."
"What was his reaction?"
"He was quite happy."
The Grand Elder hesitated for a moment before telling what had just happened.
"He even hugged me and said I am his own brother."
After hearing this, the Lin Clan Patriarch was somewhat dissatisfied instead.
"People have already put their words to this extent, why didn't you kowtow and become sworn brothers with him on the spot?"
The Grand Elder's face turned dark.
"Patriarch, do you even hear what you are saying?"
"How much older am I than him?"
"On the path of Martial Arts, what age matters? Those who achieve first are seniors. Lin Chuan might surpass you, a Great Grandmaster, before long."
The Lin Clan Patriarch said seriously, "If you two became sworn brothers on the spot, wouldn't Lin Chuan feel even closer to you when seeing you in the future?"
"Then what should the others in the Clan call him?"
"Oh, as for this, well, each addresses the other according to their own generation."
The Grand Elder's eyelids twitched.
"Patriarch, next time something like this happens, come yourself and go become sworn brothers with him."
"Me? Me? How old am I?"
The Grand Elder rolled his eyes. If you can't do it, I can? He directly ended the call.
...
That evening.
Lin Chuan returned to the Spiritual Vein villa and went straight into the underground Cultivation room.
He pressed the Inheritance crystal against the center of his brows and officially began to receive the contents of Cangtian Divine Fist.
Although the System frequently returned cultivation techniques and Martial Techniques, Lin Chuan also liked to cultivation them himself.
Every time he practiced it, his proficiency would increase a little bit.
Watching the cultivation technique improve step by step from the entry level, that feeling was quite fulfilling.
Moreover, his cultivation talent had already reached Seven S-Rank.
It would be a bit of a waste not to use such high talent.
Furthermore, cultivation techniques returned by others might not necessarily suit him; after all, he mainly played with lightning.
Of course, the ones returned by his younger brother Lin Hewere extremely suitable.
Not to mention that Lin He was his best and most cherished younger brother.
A large amount of information entered the spiritual space.
Lin Chuan quickly figured out the truly powerful aspect of Cangtian Divine Fist.
This cultivation technique could fuse various powers mastered by a Martial Artist.
Qi and blood, Gang Yuan, Mental Strength, as well as elemental powers like lightning, flame, ice, and virulent poison could all be integrated into the fist force according to a special method.
The more powers mastered, the stronger the power of Cangtian Divine Fist.
When Cultivated to the end, various powers would continuously rotate within the fist print, erupting layer after layer.
The strongest Profound Meaning was named Azure Heaven Reincarnation!
"This cultivation technique is kind of awesome!"
Lin Chuan circulated his Gang Yuan according to the route in the Inheritance and raised his hand to throw a punch forward.
Boom!
The Gang Yuan transformed into a huge fist print, heavily smashing onto the test wall of the Cultivation room.
The entire alloy wall dented inward by half a meter.
After the first punch succeeded, Lin Chuan began to try fusing Mental Strength.
The high-grade purple Mental Strength covered the fist print, and the somewhat loose Gang Yuan quickly condensed.
The second punch fell.
The defensive Formation behind the alloy wall lit up directly.
Lin Chuan's eyes lit up.
It actually works!
Next, he integrated Dutian Divine Thunder into the fist print.
Gang Yuan was responsible for power.
Mental Strength controlled the fist print and could even shape it into whatever form he liked.
Dutian Divine Thunder had invincible destruction and penetrating power.
The three powers converged together, forming a purple-golden fist print.
Just as Lin Chuan raised his hand, the testing equipment in the Cultivation room started to alarm wildly.
[Energy intensity is too high!]
[Please stop attacking immediately!]
[Current attack may damage the Cultivation room defensive Formation!]
Lin Chuan could only dismiss the power sheepishly.
"What kind of crappy Cultivation room is this!"
The villa the school just gave him could no longer support continuing to fight like this.
"However, one thing is certain: our Lin Clan's town-clan unique skill is much stronger than the Zhenyue Great Handprint."
The Zhenyue Great Handprint mainly pursued power and suppression.
Cangtian Divine Fist could utilize all the powers he mastered.
In the future, when Lin Chuan acquired new attribute abilities, they could likewise be integrated into the fist skill.
Even among SS-Rank ones, there are differences in superiority!
For a whole day that followed, Lin Chuan studied Cangtian Divine Fist in the Cultivation room.
The operation methods of various powers also became increasingly proficient.
By the evening of the second day:
[Cangtian Divine Fist proficiency increased!]
[Current Realm: Minor Achievement!]
"Minor Achievement in one day."
"Seven S-Rank Talent is truly easy to use."
Lin Chuan looked at his hands and was very satisfied.
At this speed, in a few days at most, he would be able to cultivation Cangtian Divine Fist to mastery.
If he could add a few more high-intensity actual combats, he would quickly reach Great Mastery.
However, while studying various attribute powers, he also thought of his poison-type ability.
The poison attribute he awakened hadn't been used much recently.
Mainly because Dutian Divine Thunder was too strong; encountering enemies and blasting them to death with lightning directly was the most convenient.
However, a poison-type Spell Cultivator growing up was not weaker than a lightning-type Martial Artist.
Some poisons could even pollute Gang Yuan, corrode Mental Strength, and continuously inflict damage on monsters with strong vitality.
Without even needing fists, a single touch meant death.
"The poison-type needs to be strengthened as well."
Lin Chuan touched his chin.
"I must find a way to get some poison-type heavenly and earthly treasuress in the future!"
Skills never weigh a person down.
The more abilities he had, the stronger the power of Cangtian Divine Fist would be.
...
Overseas ruins.
Chu Xuanheng sat cross-legged on the ancient stone platform.
As the first piece of ancient jade completely shattered, a large amount of golden text rushed into his spiritual space.
A memory sealed for many years also awoke.
Ancient cultivation technique, Divine Mobility Technique!
Chu Xuanheng closed his eyes and quickly fused the cultivation experience left from his past life.
A few hours later, he suddenly opened his eyes.
Hum!
Space trembled slightly.
Chu Xuanheng's body disappeared from the stone platform, and when he appeared again, he was already standing in front of the stone gate a hundred meters away.
The entire process left no afterimages.
"Minor Achievement!"
Chu Xuanheng looked at his body, and a smile finally appeared on his face.
In his past life, in order to cultivation the Divine Mobility Technique, he had endured over a hundred years of bitter cultivation just to reach Great Mastery.
The Divine Mobility Technique was not just fast in speed.
After entering the entry level, it could greatly increase movement speed.
Cultivating it to Minor Achievement allowed one to shrink the earth into an inch.
And after reaching Great Mastery, most Formations and Restrictions between heaven and earth could no longer trap the cultivator.
With just a single step forward, one could pass through the obstruction!
In this life, he left behind complete cultivation experience in advance.
As long as he refined all the Inheritance fragments, in three months at most, he could return to Great Mastery!
"In this life, I will surpass my past life and enter a higher Realm!"
Chu Xuanheng turned around and looked behind the stone platform.
The ground there had already split open, revealing a stone staircase leading deeper into the ruins.
The first layer left behind the Divine Mobility Technique.
On the next layer, there were even more cultivation techniques and powers waiting for him to retrieve.
Chu Xuanheng was overjoyed and walked directly down the stone staircase.
Meanwhile.
Jiuli Academy, Spiritual Vein villa.
Lin Chuan had just finished Cultivating Cangtian Divine Fist when a System prompt sounded in his mind.
[Enemy Chu Xuanheng fused past-life Inheritancefragments!]
[Obtained Ancient cultivation technique Divine Mobility Technique!]
[Current proficiency: Minor Achievement!]
[Triggered 8888 times return!]
Lin Chuan suddenly raised his head.
"How many times?"
8888 times!
This was the highest return multiplier that had ever appeared since he obtained the System!
[Congratulations to Host for obtaining Divine Mobility Technique!]
[Current proficiency: Great Perfection!]
Boom!
A massive amount of cultivation experience poured into Lin Chuan's mind.
All kinds of insights from Chu Xuanheng's over a hundred years of Cultivating the Divine Mobility Technique in his past life, after being returned 8888 times, all became Lin Chuan's possessions.
Lin Chuan took a step forward.
The next second, he had already appeared outside the villa.
The villa's defensive Formation was still operating normally, and the closed door was not opened either.
Yet he directly passed through!
"Teleportation!"
Lin Chuan stepped forward again.
One hundred meters in one step!
After two steps, he had already appeared on the top of the mountain.
The several Formations and Restrictions along the way failed to stop him at all.
"Awesome!"
Lin Chuan looked down at his feet and couldn't help laughing.
Chu Xuanheng had just reached Minor Achievement.
He had already reached Great Perfection!
And that guy was still inside the ruins, preparing to continue fusing the remaining Inheritance.
Once Chu Xuanheng refined all the Inheritance fragments, his Divine Mobility Technique might directly break through Great Perfection and reach the ultimate Realm!
Chu Xuanheng was overjoyed in the ruins.
Lin Chuan was even more, more, more overjoyed here.
Slap!
Lin Chuan slapped his thigh.
"Exhilarating!"
"However, this President Chu really has some tricks!"
"Fusing past-life Inheritance has even come out, this damn thing, is he the Son of Qi Fortune template?!"
Chapter 118: Gray Zone Task! If You're Going to Take It, Take First Place!
One week later.
Spiritual Vein Villa underground cultivation room.
Lin Chuan slammed a punch into the testing wall.
The entire alloy wall caved backward, and the defensive Formation flashed over a dozen times consecutively.
[Cangtian Divine Fist proficiency increased!]
[Current Realm: Mastery!]
Lin Chuan withdrew his fist and glanced at the test results.
The power of this punch already exceeded the attack upper limit of an ordinary Stage Nine Grandmaster.
Cangtian Divine Fist had just reached mastery, and it was still a long way from true Azure Heaven Reincarnation, but it was already much stronger than the Perfection grade Zhenyue Great Handprint.
"As expected of the Lin family's town-guard ultimate technique."
"It really has some substance!"
This week, aside from cultivating Cangtian Divine Fist, Lin Chuan spent the rest of his time soaking in the Soul Pool.
The several hundred new employees of Tianheng Societydid not disappoint him either.
Taking potions, cultivating cultivation technique, and bitterly practicing mental secret techniques, Lin Chuandidn't have to do anything every day to receive a massive amount of returns.
[Total Mental Strength: 18,000 marks!]
[High-grade Mental Strength: 15,000 marks!]
[Ordinary Mental Strength: 3,000 marks!]
Fifteen thousand marks of purple high-grade Mental Strength, when truly erupted, were even more ferocious than many high-Level Third-Turn Thought Masters.
The other two subordinates personally nurtured by Chu Xuanheng also began preparing for battle seriously.
After a few rounds of returns, Lin Chuan effortlessly picked up two SS-Level cultivation techniques for free.
"Immortal Golden Body Formula"!
"One Thousand Slashes Sabre Scripture"!
Both cultivation techniques had all reached the PerfectionRealm.
One strengthened the physical body and recovery ability, which could precisely allow him to endure the even stronger Capital Heavenly Thunder Ring.
The other was a saber technique Martial Technique, which matched his tier 4 thunder saber very well. Furthermore, it contained slashes that could be used as mental psychic weapons; as soon as the new tier 5 psychic weapon was in hand, he could use it immediately.
Looking at his cultivation technique panel, Lin Chuan felt more and more that Chu Xuanheng was a good person.
Bringing a whole student union of people to give him returns.
From ancient cultivation techniques to Divine Movement Arts, and then to mental psychic techniques, saber techniques, and Martial Techniques.
Everything was arranged quite thoroughly!
Just as Lin Chuan was preparing to practice a little longer, his identity bracelet suddenly vibrated.
The Jiuli Academy mission hall had released a new large-scale mission.
[Heilan Gray Zone Joint Suppression Operation!]
[Student unions, internal school combat teams, and official student organizations are all eligible to sign up and participate.]
[Personal battle results will be settled according to normal standards.]
[Major student unions will be given additional rankings based on effective battle merits!]
[First place: 500,000 contribution points, 500 Advancedpublic cultivation slots, with a validity period of thirty days.]
[Second place: 200,000 contribution points, 200 Advanced public cultivation slots, with a validity period of thirty days.]
[Third place: 100,000 contribution points, no Advancedpublic cultivation slots.]
After reading the rewards, Lin Chuan thought to himself that this Jiuli Academy was truly wealthy!
Setting aside the 500,000 contribution points for a moment.
Five hundred Advanced cultivation slots used continuously for thirty days had a frighteningly high value.
If Xinghuo Society obtained this reward, the cultivation speed of the hundreds of ordinary members inside could be boosted by a large margin.
However, it was worth mentioning that the school having three major student union factions didn't mean the school only had these three organizations. In fact, there were many small and medium-sized factions, such as the Kendo Department, Spell Cultivator Department, Gu Department, and so on.
Their scale was not as large as the three major societies, but executing missions they were not timid either, and sometimes they could even surpass Xinghuo Society and take third place.
...
School Board meeting room.
Several school board directors who supported Tianheng Society were also looking at the mission notification.
"Won't this be giving too much, making it too obvious?"
A school board director pointed at the 500 Advanced slots.
"In past joint missions, first place had at most 300. Raising it by so much all at once this time, anyone can see that we are compensating Tianheng Society for their losses."
The middle-aged man sitting opposite didn't care.
"The mission rewards are written very clearly; all student-formed factions are eligible to fight for them."
"If Tianheng Society can take first place, it's their own strength. If other factions have the ability, they can also take these rewards away."
"I am worried about Lin Chuan!"
"He was able to shatter the hall-protecting grand array with a single punch, and Li Yunfeng couldn't even withstand a single move in his hands. Those few lords in the Ninth ore Area might not necessarily be able to stop him."
The middle-aged man flipped back a few pages.
"This time, what is calculated is effective battle merit."
"Slaughtering demons is only one of the items; they also need to occupy lost territory, clear the ore tunnels, and furthermore, they don't even have a map, and for such a long time, there has been no useful intelligence. What are you afraid of?"
"No matter how strong Lin Chuan is, he is only one person. With all the twisted routes beneath that ore area, without intelligence, he won't even be able to find where the lords are."
The Ninth ore Area was originally one of the largest mines in the Heilan Gray Zone.
It abundantly produced Heilan iron, and the deep ore area also had a small amount of Crimson Marrow Crystals capable of forging tier 5 weapons.
After the pollution outbreak, a large number of demons invaded from the lowest layer of the ore area.
Nowadays, humans only controlled the uppermost few layers.
The further down it went, the stronger the demons were, and the higher the quality of the ore.
Wanting to retake the entire ore area relying solely on a powerhouse charging in to kill a few demon lords was far from enough.
There had to be teams to take over the ore tunnels, clear residual demons, transport supplies, and set up Formations.
"Tianheng Society has the best equipment, and also a complete transport team and reconnaissance group."
"Chifeng Society has cooperated with the military department all year round, and they don't lack large-scale mission experience either."
"Xinghuo Society has a Lin Chuan, but their overall strength still can't keep up."
Someone nodded after hearing this.
In the past few joint operations, first and second place had always been occupied by Tianheng Society and Chifeng Society.
Even if Xinghuo Society felt the rewards were unfair, they couldn't say anything.
The rules were placed right there.
If you couldn't take first or second place, you couldn't possibly prevent those who got first and second place from taking the prizes.
...
Xinghuo Hall.
The meeting room was already packed with people.
Duan Cheng had changed into a combat uniform he hadn't worn in a long time and projected the three-dimensional map of the Ninth ore Area onto the desktop.
The entire ore area was like a huge funnel inverted underground.
There were a total of twelve explored ore tunnels.
The first four layers were still under human control, and starting from the fifth layer, it belonged to the demon activity area.
"I will graduate in a few months."
Duan Cheng pulled open the map of the fifth layer with his hand.
"This time I will personally lead the team, striving to get second place for Xinghuo Society, which can be considered leading everyone to do one last large-scale mission before graduation."
Zhao Qishan was in charge of the main battle group.
Zhou Mingchuan was in charge of routes, supplies, and reconnaissance.
Xu Tang led the medical rescue group.
"Second place?"
Sitting to the side, Lin Chuan was checking the demon data in the ore area.
There were a total of five known demon lords.
Among them, three were at tier 5.
The strongest one, the Crimson-Armored Rock King, had long entrenched itself on the ninth layer, and its defense was comparable to a Middle Stage tier 5 demon.
From the tenth layer downwards, there was currently no accurate intelligence.
"First place has 500,000 contribution points, and second place is only 200,000, a difference of 300,000."
"Why not fight for first place?"
Zhou Mingchuan glanced at him.
"Brother Chuan, the Ninth ore Area is different from fighting in an arena."
"You can kill the lord, but down below there are still over a thousand demons. After clearing a layer of the ore area, you still have to guard the entrance, transport ores, re-erect protective Formations, and communication equipment."
"Our people cannot keep up with your speed."
"Furthermore, it's not even certain whether we can find that demon."
Xu Tang also pulled up the casualty records.
"The student team that entered the Ninth ore Area last time only Advanced to the sixth layer before seventeen people died."
"The ore tunnels below are narrow, with plenty of poison gas and demons. Once a team of 700 people squeezes together, even retreating is difficult."
Lin Chuan looked at the map again.
Twelve layers of ore tunnels; the further down the demons were stronger, and the ores that could be dug out were more valuable.
After clearing one layer, one could enter the next layer.
It was pretty much like dungeon games on the market.
"I didn't say I wanted all 700 people to follow me."
Lin Chuan marked all the layers from the fifth to the twelfth.
"I will go down and beat the demon lords to death."
"Zhao Qishan will lead the main battle group to follow behind and clear out the remaining cannon fodder. Zhou Mingchuan's people will be responsible for finding mines, repairing roads, and moving things, and Xu Tang will set up a rescue point every two layers."
"As long as you guys can beat the cannon fodder, move things, and set up walls and protective Formations, that's enough."
Hearing this, Zhao Qishan's face turned black.
"Brother Chuan, our main battle group has over 300 people after all. The way you put it, how did we become a moving company? We can also fight very well!"
Lin Chuan glanced at him.
"Fighting tier 5 ones while still having to spare a hand to protect you guys is too much trouble."
"Alright then, let's just move things."
Zhao Qishan pouted like a big bullfrog. Brother Chuan really didn't give any face when speaking!
"No matter what, I am also a Grandmaster!"
That Crimson-Armored Rock King had once head-on destroyed a new type of tank-style mobile base.
If he went to fight it, it indeed wouldn't work out very well.
Zhou Mingchuan was still somewhat worried.
"Brother Chuan, can you really fight tier 5 lords? Furthermore, nobody knows the situation below. What if there is something even stronger inside?"
"No big problem, you guys don't need to worry about me."
"Those who can't beat me will be beaten to death by me, and those who can beat me definitely won't be able to hit me."
"Rest assured."
Duan Cheng stared at the map for a long time.
Xinghuo Society didn't need to split forces to control thousands of square kilometers like in the plains gray zone.
Once Lin Chuan cleared a layer, the team behind could take over that layer.
His personal strength could precisely make up for Xinghuo Society's greatest lack of high-end combat power.
"If we can really push below the tenth layer, first place indeed has a chance."
"Then let's not play it safe and steady."
Lin Chuan said directly: "The 500 Advanced cultivation slots for first place, why must Tianheng Society take them? We can take them too!"
Zhao Qishan was the first to raise his hand.
"Wherever Brother Chuan goes, my main battle group will follow!"
Xu Tang reminded: "Main battle group, don't chase too deep. During that team fight last time, the Medical Teamrisked their lives just to carry you guys back."
Zhao Qishan scratched his head and smiled foolishly.
"Alright, I'll listen to you."
Duan Cheng dragged the target line originally marked at the eighth layer directly down to the twelfth layer.
"Then let's fight for first place!"
After the plan was finalized, the meeting room quickly became busy.
"Brother Chuan, which ore tunnel are you planning to enter the fifth layer from?"
"President Lin, the lord's corpse is also considered an important supply. If possible, don't shatter it directly!"
"How many transport vehicles are needed? You can't possibly expect us to carry the ore out on our shoulders, right?"
"Prepare twenty vehicles first, and transfer more if it's not enough."
Sitting in the main seat, Duan Cheng watched Zhao Qishanand the others surround Lin Chuan with questions, and simply handed over the command pen in his hand as well.
"President Lin, you can arrange this operation. I'll go interface with the school and the mission center."
"OJBK!"
Lin Chuan returned a gesture.
Taking the pen, he continued to map out routes on the map.
Imperceptibly, he had already become the backbone of the society, but no one felt anything was wrong with that.
...
Spiritual Vein Villa area.
Ning Zhaoyue finished her cultivation, and the true essence within her body finally stabilized.
Stage Three Grandmaster!
She put the last high-grade potion back into the box.
Because of Lin Chuan entering Jiuli, the school recorded a recommendation reward for her.
Learning that she had a good relationship with the triple-S-Level Lin Chuan, the Ning family also sent over quite a few resources, hoping she would interact more with this triple-S-Level Genius.
Several batches of resources combined before and after allowed her to smoothly breakthrough two minor Realms.
"Comfortable, this kid Lin Chuan is really good for his friends."
Just as Ning Zhaoyue was preparing to take a bath, her Zhenyuan Division bracelet lit up.
[Independent Investigation Mission!]
[Mission Location: Heilan Gray Zone, Ninth ore Area.]
[Mission Objective: Investigate the abnormal pollution appearing in the deep layers of the ore area, and ascertain the cause of the loss of contact of the three reconnaissance squads.]
[Danger Level: Five Stars.]
[Departure Time: Tomorrow at six o'clock.]
Ning Zhaoyue tapped open Lin Chuan's avatar, originally wanting to ask what he had been up to recently.
Her finger paused for a moment, and then she exited.
Zhenyuan Division's independent missions required confidentiality.
"Forget it, I'll talk to him when I get back."
Ning Zhaoyue clicked accept and got up to pack her equipment.
Chapter 119: They Have Intel, and I, Lin Chuan, Have Connections!
After the mission was released, the entire Jiuli Academywas discussing whether the rankings of the student organizations would change this time.
Tianheng Society had taken first place for several years running.
Chifeng Society could occasionally catch up very close, but they always fell short by a margin.
As for Xinghuo, it was already good enough if they could secure third place in previous years. If a few medium-sized student organizations performed well, they might not even be able to sit firmly in the third-place position.
But this year, there was one more Lin Chuan.
The voting on the campus network had been open for three days.
The people supporting Tianheng Society to continue taking first place were the most numerous, Chifeng Societyranked second, and Xinghuo's votes had risen all the way to third.
The people from the Kendo Department and the Spell Cultivator Department were very unconvinced.
They considered themselves comparable in strength to Xinghuo, just with a slightly smaller number of people.
But when it came to doing missions, they considered themselves stronger.
"Xinghuo isn't necessarily more powerful than us! Hmph!"
Three days later.
Heilan Ash Zone, the outer garrison of the Ninth Mining Area.
Dozens of heavy transport vehicles were parked in the open space outside the mining area.
Ahead lay a huge mine sandwiched between black mountains. Abandoned tracks extended deep into the belly of the mountains, gray-black mist billowed outward from several mine openings, and the surrounding warning lights remained constantly lit.
The various student organizations disembarked one after another.
Tianheng Society's fleet stopped at the very front, with dozens of black armored vehicles lined up in a row. Reconnaissance drones started taking off as soon as they touched the ground, and there were vehicles specially loaded with detection equipment at the rear.
Chifeng Society was not bad either.
Many of the equipments they brought bore military insignia. After disembarking, the members responsible for main combat directly lined up according to their squads, which clearly showed it wasn't their first time executing such large-scale missions.
Qin Li glanced at Tianheng Society's fleet.
"You brought quite a lot of equipment. Don't just focus on putting up a front and let people raid your clubhouse again when the time comes."
A burst of laughter immediately sounded around.
Shen Zhiyuan's expression sank.
"No matter how much Tianheng Society loses, we are still much richer than you guys in Chifeng Society. Instead of worrying about us, President Qin, you should think about how to hold onto second place this time."
"We will definitely take first place this time. When doing the missions, you'll find out."
Qin Li didn't continue talking nonsense with him and turned around to inspect Chifeng Society's team.
The people from the Kendo Department and the Spell Cultivator Department had also arrived.
As soon as the head of the Kendo Department got out of the car, he publicly stated that they must charge into the top three this year.
Upon hearing this, the people from the Spell CultivatorDepartment immediately undermined them from the side.
"Mere fifth place, and you dare to spout such bold words? Remember, we were fourth last year!"
"That bit of battle merit you had over us last year wasn't it all because of luck in discovering a materials storage?"
"Luck is also an ability. If you have the skill, you go and discover one too."
As the saying goes, fifth place's strict father is always fourth place.
These two teams bickered the moment they met.
Xinghuo's fleet arrived last.
Compared with Tianheng Society and Chifeng Society, their equipment was indeed quite shabby. The vehicle models were inconsistent, and on the shells of a few transport vehicles, traces of repairs could even be seen.
However, after more than seven hundred people all disembarked, their aura was not weak at all.
Duan Cheng stood at the front of the team.
"Did everyone remember the mission plan?"
"Remembered!"
"What is our goal this time?"
Zhao Qishan led the main combat group and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"First place!"
The voices of over seven hundred people followed.
"First place, first place, first place!"
Shen Zhiyuan had originally prepared to leave, but hearing the sound, he stopped again.
"Duan Cheng, what kind of dreams are you having?"
"The roads deep inside the Ninth Mining Area change under the influence of earth veins every once in a while. After entering the fifth level, a map from three months ago might not even be useful anymore."
Shen Zhiyuan pointed at the detection vehicles behind Tianheng Society.
"We have the latest terrain data, as well as earth vein detection equipment provided by top financial consortiums. Chifeng Society also has military intel in their hands."
"What does your Xinghuo have?"
Saying this, he glanced over Xinghuo's fleet.
"A bunch of poor ghosts gathered together, and you really think that with one more Lin Chuan, you can take first place? What kind of dream are you having?"
In the past, when encountering such taunts, Duan Chengwould most of the time not respond.
Xinghuo truly had no money.
Making a fuss with Tianheng Society over a few words of verbal dispute would ultimately result in the ordinary members within the association suffering losses.
But this time, Duan Cheng stood firm.
Lin Chuan was leaning against the car door, crossing his arms to watch the commotion.
With Lin Chuan by his side, Duan Cheng felt especially confident.
"We are indeed poor, but a few days ago, didn't we move back quite a lot of potions and equipment from you guys? We got slightly rich for a wave, feeling quite pleased."
"Vice President Shen, can you gift us a few more detection vehicles?"
Xinghuo's people suddenly laughed.
Zhao Qishan laughed the loudest.
"President, that bone sculpture in our warehouse was also gifted by Vice President Shen and the others. Once it's sold, we'll be able to buy two detection vehicles!"
Shen Zhiyuan's face turned black on the spot.
He originally wanted to use the resource gap to suppress Xinghuo, but he didn't expect Duan Cheng to directly bring up the scandal of their Tianheng Society from a few days ago.
And it happened to be the truth.
"You'd better still be able to laugh later."
Shen Zhiyuan didn't continue staying here and led Tianheng Society's people toward the eastern mine opening.
Lin Chuan glanced at Duan Cheng.
"Old Duan, nice one. Speaking now, you directly poke right at their lungs."
"Having stayed with Brother Chuan for so long, didn't I also learn a bit of the surface level."
"Not bad, not bad." Lin Chuan clapped.
Duan Cheng's mood was also quite good.
Exhilarating!
Tianheng Society quickly unfolded a complete deep-layer map.
Several small reconnaissance aircraft entered the mine opening first, followed closely by the detection vehicles.
What they selected was the eastern No. 3 abandoned ore-transport passage. According to existing intel, they could reach the sixth level the fastest from there.
Chifeng Society activated the military earth vein radar on the other side and chose the No. 7 mine passage.
Both sides had their own routes, and neither looked at Xinghuo anymore.
Obviously, in their eyes, the ones truly vying for first place this time were still only Tianheng Society and Chifeng Society.
Duan Cheng also began arranging the garrison.
Zhou Mingchuan led people to connect communication equipment, and Xu Tang moved medical supplies into the rescue vehicle.
Zhao Qishan led the main combat group to guard the mine opening, waiting to determine the first advancement route.
Lin Chuan did not meddle in these matters.
He stood at the entrance of the mining area and closed his eyes.
The Primordial God-Refining Chapter circulated.
15,000 wisps of high-grade purple Mental Strengthspread outward along several mine passages.
The abandoned transport tracks, collapsed stone walls, and low-grade demons hidden in the rock crevices all appeared within his perception.
The ore in the mining area would interfere with ordinary detection equipment, but it couldn't block his powerful Divine Sense.
The Mental Strength continued to spread outward.
Soon, a familiar aura appeared within his perception.
"Eh, why is she here too?"
Lin Chuan opened his eyes and beckoned to Duan Cheng.
"You guys get things set up first, I saw an acquaintance."
"You have an acquaintance in the mining area?"
Just as Duan Cheng finished asking, Lin Chuan had already taken a step forward.
His figure directly vanished.
A few kilometers away, in a collapsed mine passage.
Ning Zhaoyue crouched halfway on the ground, clearing away the dust from a spot on the stone wall.
Several very shallow saber marks were revealed.
This was a secret mark used internally by the Zhenyuan Division.
Just as she was about to continue inspecting, Lin Chuan's voice suddenly came from behind her.
"What are you looking at?"
Ning Zhaoyue turned around abruptly, a narrow-bladed short saber already gripped in her hand.
After seeing clearly who had come, she put the saber away.
"You scared me! Do you walk completely without any sound now?"
"You, someone who plays with the Silent Static Realm, have the nerve to say that to me?"
Lin Chuan walked in front of the stone wall.
"Did you also take a mission in the Ninth Mining Area?"
"What I am executing is a Zhenyuan Division mission, which is different from your school's clearance operation."
Ning Zhaoyue removed a small piece of gravel beside the secret mark.
Behind the stone was hidden a micro-beacon that had already lost its energy.
"Three investigation squads lost contact one after another. The last complete transmission came from a mineral processing plant on the west side."
"They discovered cult Martial Artists there and also detected lord-grade energy fluctuations. Not long after the news was transmitted back, all signals cut off."
Lin Chuan glanced at her.
"Can you tell me about this kind of matter?"
"Normally, no."
Ning Zhaoyue put the beacon away into an evidence box.
"However, the Tiger King gave special instructions before setting off. If we happen to run into you in the mining area, mission intel can be shared."
"He also said that you can fight better than me now. If I really encounter something I can't handle, he told me not to push myself and directly call you over."
Lin Chuan nodded with satisfaction.
"Oh! The Tiger King is so accurate at judging people."
"You only heard that single sentence, right?"
Ning Zhaoyue rolled her eyes at him.
However, she truly breathed a sigh of relief as well.
A five-star investigation mission, and there might even be a lord hiding underneath. She had originally been considering whether to contact Zhenyuan Division for reinforcements first.
Now that Lin Chuan had come, it saved quite a lot of trouble.
"I need to investigate the missing personnel and retain the materials inside the cult stronghold as much as possible."
"As for that lord, I'll count on you."
"Alright, I happen to be here to hunt down lords."
Lin Chuan directly dialed Duan Cheng's communication.
"Old Duan, change the route. Have the main combat group get ready to set out and head to the mineral processing plant on the west side first."
Duan Cheng on the other end was clearly stunned for a moment.
"Brother Chuan, did you find intel?"
Lin Chuan glanced at Ning Zhaoyue.
"Of course. She has intel from Tianheng Society, and I, Lin Chuan, have connections too!"
"I've sent you the coordinates, hurry over."
Duan Cheng immediately called upon Xinghuo's people to change direction.
The newly unfolded route map was put away.
The team of over 700 people turned toward the western mine passage, and the transport vehicles, medical vehicles, and Formation-setting equipment all followed closely behind.
After a while.
The main force arrived, and seeing such a huge commotion, Ning Zhaoyue was speechless for a moment.
"So many people?"
"Isn't it because we need to move things?"
Lin Chuan held up his fingers and calculated.
"Lord corpses, as well as ore, cult equipment, and we also need to set up Formations—all of these require manpower."
Ning Zhaoyue: "Indeed."
She reopened her detector and walked toward the western mine passage.
As soon as the screen lit up, a dark red light spot flickered once in the direction of the mineral processing plant.
Ning Zhaoyue's footsteps paused.
"That thing is there too."
Lin Chuan also smiled.
"Settled."
Chapter 120: Bizarre Tree Demon!
The dark red light spot kept lingering in the direction of the mineral processing plant.
After Lin Chuan and Ning Zhaoyue returned to the team, the Spark main combat group immediately began advancing along the western mining tunnel.
Zhao Qishan led the melee Martial Artists to hold the front, while the Spell Cultivator group divided into several rows and followed in the middle of the team.
Walking less than two kilometers, dozens of ore mice with black carapaces crawled out from behind the pile of rubble ahead.
Each of these ore mice was the size of a small calf, and their teeth specialized in gnawing on ore. Once they charged, their heavy bodies crashed against the ground, causing the entire mining tunnel to tremble.
"Spell Cultivator group, first row fireball, second row lightning spell, get ready!"
Zhao Qishan gave the order.
Dozens of crimson fireballs flew out simultaneously, merging together in the narrow mining tunnel and crashing head-on into the group of ore mice.
Boom, boom, boom!
The flames exploded against the ground.
The dozen or so ore mice charging at the very front were instantly blasted over, and the second row of Spell Cultivators immediately raised their hands, sending bolts of lightning plunging into the sea of fire to strike back the monsters that still wanted to crawl up.
There were also a few ore mice that crawled past the sides of the walls, dodging the spell and rushing in front of the team.
The melee Martial Artists, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately stepped forward.
The blade light and Sword Qi fell together.
An ore mouse had just raised its claws when its neck was struck by three long sabers simultaneously.
The one beside it wanted to pounce on people, but a stone pillar suddenly rose from the ground, lifting its entire body into mid-air.
Two Martial Artists followed by leaping up and directly chopping it into three sections.
From the appearance of the monsters to the fall of the last one, it didn't even take a full minute.
Before the rear reconnaissance group had time to remind them, the people from the resource group had already pushed carts over and started collecting the monster materials.
Lin Chuan watched the whole process and nodded.
"The coordination is all right. When I saw how proficient you guys were at moving things before, I thought you only knew how to move houses."
Zhao Qishan's face turned dark upon hearing this.
"Brother Chuan, that's because you didn't give us a chance to strike and only made us move things!"
"Spark's equipment is just a bit worse, it's not like we don't know how to fight. The grey zone missions we take every year are not much less than Tianheng Society's."
"They rely on equipment to push through battles, but we can only practice our coordination more. Otherwise, everyone would have died long ago."
That was indeed the truth.
Along the way next, the team encountered a few more waves of monsters.
For small numbers, the main combat group simply crushed through them.
For large numbers, the Spell Cultivators first suppressed them with large-scale spells, and then the melee Martial Artists went up to land finishing blows.
Lin Chuan didn't make a move from start to finish.
Such small fries didn't require him.
Twenty-odd minutes later, the mining tunnel gradually widened.
A huge underground factory building appeared ahead.
Abandoned conveyor belts ran through most of the factory, and dozens of ore carts were overturned beside the tracks.
The lighting equipment overhead had long been damaged, and only deep within the factory building was a patch of bizarrely colored firelight glowing.
"This is the place."
Ning Zhaoyue lowered her head and glanced at the detector.
The dark red light spot had already coincided with their position.
Everyone lowered their footsteps, bypassed two rusted crushers, and quickly saw the situation inside the mineral processing plant.
A large number of monsters gathered inside.
Lizards with ore scales crawled on the walls, and dozens of rotting demonic dogs guarded the outer perimeter.
Deeper inside, there were also many monsters whose bodies were parasitized by vines, and their lower halves had already grown together with the ground.
In the center of the mineral processing plant stood a huge black altar.
Dozens of human cultists surrounded the altar, pouring boxes of ore into five stone troughs.
Above the altar were placed five completely different divine statues.
The first divine statue was covered all over with metal eyeballs.
The body of the second one was composed of countless tree roots, with a large blood-colored flower blooming on top of its head.
The other three also presented the appearances of black water, lava, and rotting rock respectively.
The five divine statues formed a circle.
A large amount of vein energy was extracted, condensing into a five-colored light ball in the middle of the divine statues.
With so many people from Spark entering the mineral processing plant, it was naturally impossible to keep hiding all along.
The rotting demonic dogs on the outer perimeter quickly smelled the scent of living people, turned their heads, and let out a sharp hiss.
The black-robed cultists beside the altar all stopped the ritual in their hands.
The red-robed old man who led them turned around. After seeing the crowd from Spark, there was no panic on his face; instead, he showed anger.
"You lowly mortals, how dare you break into the Holy Landand disturb the descent of power by the five Heavenly Gods!"
"Destroying the ritual is an unforgivable grave crime!"
The red-robed old man raised both hands, and the surrounding flames instantly surged.
"Capture them!"
"Make them endure forty-nine days of cremation to cleanse the sins on their bodies!"
Lin Chuan felt somewhat displeased listening to this.
"We're just passing by, yet you guys are shouting about beating and burning us. Are you psycho?"
"This bunch of people are always like this normally."
Ning Zhaoyue stared at the five divine statues on the altar and had already recognized the other party's origin.
"They are not the Tianyi Cult, but the Five Elements Cult."
"The Five Elements Cult has a total of five branches, each worshiping five demonic gods from beyond the dimensions. They believe that the gold, wood, water, fire, and earth of this world are all powers left behind by the five demonic gods."
"These cultists can borrow the pollution of different gods to cast Five Elements spells whose power far exceeds that of normal Martial Artists."
"This group of people is also very tricky."
Just as Ning Zhaoyue finished speaking, several cultists raised their hands simultaneously.
Dozens of metal spikes flew out from the walls.
The ground also split open, and large swaths of flames gushed out from the crevices.
Zhao Qishan wielded his saber to block the front of the team, while Duan Cheng pressed down with a single palm, his thick Qi forcing the newly risen flames back underground.
"Spell Cultivator group deal with the monsters, main combat group, follow me!"
Zhao Qishan shattered the metal spikes with a single slash of his saber and led the people charging toward the altar.
The members of Spark scattered quickly.
Fireballs, lightning, and the Five Elements spells released by the cultists constantly collided inside the mineral processing plant.
Duan Cheng and Zhao Qishan joined forces to charge into the crowd, knocking down seven or eight cultists in just a few breaths.
Ning Zhaoyue also drew her narrow-bladed short saber, locking onto the red-robed old man.
These people's strength was not weak, but Spark had more people, and their coordination was obviously more practiced than theirs.
Lin Chuan watched for a while and felt that he didn't need to make a move himself.
His gaze quickly fell on the other end of the mineral processing plant.
A giant tree grew there.
The trunk was thick enough for more than a dozen people to embrace together, and the canopy almost propped up the roof of the factory.
A large number of green vines hung around, looking as though they had grown here for many years.
The earlier flames and lightning had exploded everywhere.
Yet this tree didn't shake even a single leaf.
Furthermore, Lin Chuan could sense that the seemingly chaotic roots underground had been moving slowly all along.
"Tsk tsk, putting on quite an act."
Lin Chuan stared at the giant tree for a few seconds.
A crevice suddenly split open in the center of the trunk.
Following that, the crevice expanded to both sides, unexpectedly turning into an aged and bizarre human face.
Two crimson eyes also opened beneath the tree bark.
The mouth on the giant tree's face split open.
"I didn't expect you brat to discover me."
Rumble!
The entire mineral processing plant vibrated violently.
Roots as thick as water buckets broke through the ground, and the giant tree, which was originally over thirty meters tall, stood up.
Green poisonous miasma spewed out from the canopy, quickly covering half of the factory building.
The detector in Ning Zhaoyue's hand immediately issued an urgent alarm.
[Fifth Stage Early Stage Lord!]
[Azure Miasma Tree Demon!]
The members of Spark who were battling the cultists saw it, and their expressions instantly changed.
Especially several people in the main combat group who had participated in the last grey zone mission, who even subconsciously took a step back.
"How did we run into this kind of thing again!"
Zhao Qishan forced back the cultist in front of him with a slash and quickly shouted toward Lin Chuan: "Brother Chuan, watch out for its roots! We encountered a Fourth Stage Azure Miasma Tree Demon before."
"That thing's regeneration ability is freakishly abnormal. No matter how many times its roots and vines are chopped off, they can grow back."
"It can also spit seeds. Once the seeds hit the ground, they will quickly turn into new little tree demons!"
A Fourth Stage Azure Miasma Tree Demon had almost dragged down Spark's entire main combat team.
The one before them had already reached the Fifth Stage!
The Azure Miasma Tree Demon lowered its head, and the human face on the trunk opened its large mouth.
A large swath of green venom sprayed toward Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan took a step forward.
"Cangtian Divine Fist!"
Qi, purple high-grade Mental Strength, and Dutian Divine Thunder gathered toward the upper part of the mineral processing plant simultaneously.
A purple-golden fist projection over a hundred meters large rapidly condensed. Lightning flowed on the surface of the five fingers, and circles of Mental Strength ripples were wrapped around it.
As soon as the fist projection appeared, the metal equipment of the entire mineral processing plant began to vibrate violently.
Boom!
As Lin Chuan threw a punch downward, the Cangtian Divine Fist in the air also smashed down.
The surging venom was instantly scattered by the fist wind.
The huge fist projection smashed all the way from the canopy to the trunk. The tree body, dozens of meters tall, burst apart with a loud bang, and countless pieces of broken wood and green sap flew in all directions, even causing the rear wall to cave inward from the impact.
Both sides currently engaged in battle were shocked by this punch and paused for a moment.
"It's blasted apart just like that?"
"That's a Fifth Stage monster! President Lin seems even stronger than he was at the clubhouse a few days ago!"
Looking at the tree stump that only had the lower half left, Zhao Qishan couldn't help feeling a bit creeped out inside.
If this punch landed on him, the Medical Team probably wouldn't even need to come over.
Just find a nice urn directly.
However, Lin Chuan did not relax.
He could sense that the Azure Miasma Tree Demon's aura had not disappeared at all.
The next second.
Dense sounds of breaking through the ground suddenly came from underground.
Poof, poof, poof!
Hundreds of sharp tree roots stabbed out from beneath everyone's feet.
The energy in the mineral vein continuously gathered along the roots, and that tree stump that had already been smashed to pieces unexpectedly grew branches anew.
At the same time, the giant vines around the mineral processing plant all blossomed and bore fruit.
Green fruits the size of fists quickly ripened and then exploded one after another.
Countless green seeds fell to the ground.
Little tree demons, two to three meters tall, continuously drilled out from underground.
One hundred!
Three hundred!
Five hundred!
The number was still continuing to increase!
Zhao Qishan's face turned green when he saw this scene.
"Oh no! It's this move!"