leonardwarren Chapter 66 Searching the Mountain, Iron Plaque
Chapter 66 Searching the Mountain, Iron Plaque
Three days later.
North of Qinghe County.
At the foot of the towering Qinglong Mountain.
Lin Zhou, along with Xiang Cong and many martial arts disciples from the Fengshen Sect, a total of more than thirty people, began searching at the foot of the mountain.
Everyone has a firework signal tube in their hand. Once the location of the flying leopard is found, the firework signal tube can be lit.
Furthermore, Lin Zhou also made a solemn promise: if any martial arts disciple discovers the whereabouts of the Flying Leopard, he will reward them with two hundred taels of silver, as well as qi and blood pills that will allow them to cultivate until they reach the Ming Jin level.
Even if someone dies tragically, any descendant or brother in the family can designate someone else to inherit their estate.
This also made the martial arts disciples of the Fengshen Sect willing to give it a try. Many disciples wrote their wills before leaving the sect.
After their deaths, the money, blood-nourishing pills, and other rewards were all allocated to their descendants, and it was decided who would inherit them.
"Master!"
"Could that demon warrior have already left?"
"We've been searching aimlessly for three days now."
Xiang Cong looked at the lush forest of Qinglong Mountain, holding a long steel sword, and looked around as he spoke.
"Persistence is key."
"Of course, there were some gains."
"This matter concerns the true disciples of our Wind and Thunder Sword Sect, so we cannot be careless."
"Even if there's no real gain, having the disciples find some wild animals in these mountains to practice on and get some real combat experience will help solidify their martial arts skills."
Lin Zhou glanced at Xiang Cong, who was standing very cautiously beside him, and then spoke.
"The captain is right."
"If we don't take the orders given by the true disciples seriously, and they find out about it, we'll incur their wrath, and our martial arts school will be finished."
Xiang Cong nodded hurriedly.
In Xiang Cong's view, the demon warrior's chances of staying in the vicinity were extremely slim.
The true disciple who descended from the sky that day must have at least reached the Core Formation stage.
How could a demon warrior who even a true disciple couldn't handle stay near Qinghe County? He must have already run off to some unknown place.
If we really do encounter that...
That would be truly tragic.
If that demonic martial artist were a bloodthirsty person, many of their martial arts school's disciples would have died.
"Let's search separately."
"Search from the foot of the mountain uphill."
After saying that, Lin Zhou took a step forward and used the Nine Transformations of the Spirit Serpent technique, transforming into a blur and heading straight into the mountains to search.
"The leader truly lives up to his reputation as a disciple of the main sect!"
"Even when facing a demon warrior of such formidable strength, he remained completely unfazed."
Xiang Cong watched Lin Li's retreating figure disappear into the dense forest, a deep sense of admiration appearing in his eyes.
It's fair to say that no one is unafraid of death.
Xiang Cong gripped his green steel longsword tightly and then headed into the dense forest, beginning his search towards the summit of Qinglong Mountain.
Lin Zhou entered the forest.
He then began to utilize the abilities of the Fire Scale Armor. As his blood and qi surged, his speed increased several times over. He moved through the forest like a ghostly afterimage, flying past the two searching martial arts disciples with only a gentle breeze in his wake.
Even his romantic affairs could be controlled by him.
A few breaths later.
Lin Zhou rushed to the summit of Qinglong Mountain in one breath. Near the summit, there was a huge cave entrance on a steep cliff leading to the interior of Qinglong Mountain.
A gust of fresh air wafted in from the cave entrance, carrying with it a faint fishy smell.
"Um?"
"It's the scent of that clownfish demon."
Lin Zhou sniffed the air; although the smell had become slightly fishy and foul, he could still still smell that it was the same scent emanating from the clownfish demon.
At this moment, Lin Zhou recalled the fish-dragon that Li had mentioned, the fish-dragon that had been born in the early stage of the Core Formation realm.
If I had arrived in Qinghe County a few days earlier, the fish-dragon in the Baodan Realm would definitely have been mine.
Swish!
Lin Zhou took a step and transformed into a blur, entering the cave. After going deep into the cave for a hundred feet, he entered the empty mountain belly, where there was a pool of water about an acre in size.
There were a few broken fish bones on the edge of the pool, with bits of meat still stuck to them.
Lin Zhou moved closer.
After replacing the entry for "absorbing qi to prolong life," I was able to sense some of the spiritual energy on the shattered fish bones.
It is obvious that these fish bones were left behind by the white leopard demon.
Duan Li truly lived up to her reputation as a true disciple of the Wind and Thunder Sword Sect; even that leopard in the early stage of Core Formation could provide her with some assistance.
If you want to raise a devoted leopard demon at the Core Formation Realm, you'd probably have to start training it from a young age.
If you try to cultivate someone halfway through their development, the chances of it backfiring are huge.
After getting closer, Lin Zhou raised his right hand and placed it on the broken bones, plundering the spiritual energy contained within them.
[Inspiration +0.5]
[Inspiration +0.4]
[Inspiration +0.1]
A series of prompts appeared before my eyes.
In total, he could collect two points of spiritual energy, and a warm current flowed through his meridians, which felt quite comfortable.
However, this feeling only lasted for a moment.
"There seems to be a spiritual energy fluctuation down here."
At this moment, Lin Zhou's perception of spiritual energy had become extremely sensitive, thanks to the help of the terminology.
They could clearly sense a spiritual energy hidden beneath the mud and weeds, nearly thirty feet below the pool. The fluctuations of that spiritual energy were extremely subtle.
It is also very difficult to perceive.
thump!
The next moment, Lin Zhou transformed into a red blur and jumped straight into the pool, creating a large splash.
Lin Zhou, who was in the water, quickly sank to the bottom, where there was a passage leading to an underground river.
It is estimated that the fish bones flowed along these underground rivers into the Xiaoqing River, heading towards Qinghe County.
"This is?"
After smashing the several boulders at the bottom of the water to pieces, Lin Zhou discovered a purplish-red triangular iron plaque beneath them. Although the plaque was an inanimate object, it contained a remarkable spiritual energy.
Lin Zhou took the iron plate into his hand.
The inspiration from the triangular iron plate was immediately absorbed into his body.
[Inspiration +23]
In the blink of an eye, a warm current, stronger than before, emerged from his chest and spread throughout his entire body.
This sudden inspiration added a full twenty days to his lifespan.
Immediately, Lin Zhou leaped over the pool in one go and took the triangular purplish-red iron plaque in his hand.
With the Fire Scale Armor enhanced, his strength was now comparable to that of the early stage of the Core Formation Realm. Even so, when he gripped the triangular purplish-red iron plate tightly, it did not deform at all. In fact, it even cut open the scales on his hand, leaving a faint wound.
A trickle of blood flowed from the wound, and upon contact with the triangular, purplish-red iron plate, it was instantly absorbed by the plate.
In the blink of an eye, a purplish-red halo emanated from the iron plate.
This streak of purplish-red light went straight into Lin Zhou's brow, causing a lot of information about the iron plate to appear in Lin Zhou's mind.