Chapter 45: Don't Kneel
"Senior Brother Lin Chen, how is your talisman drawing?" Seeing Lin Chen walking out of the hall, Guan Sun leaned over affectionately and asked.
"So-so, thanks to the experience you imparted, otherwise I am afraid I would not have been able to draw a single one. ”
"How many pictures have you drawn in total, say them and let's compare them. Li Dayi said curiously, and the other disciples quickly agreed.
"Uh......" Lin Chen didn't know how to answer for a while.
"It's okay, if you can draw five in the first month, it's pretty good. In my first month, I drew twenty and only six were successful. Na Guan Sun said.
"Senior Brother Cook is amazing, he drew thirty pictures in the first month, and ten of them were successful, and many of the disciples in those other dojos were not so powerful. Many cultivators looked at Cook with a look of respect on their faces.
"I heard that the soft-shelled turtle alliance and the two masters of the Liaokuang regiment, the soft-shelled turtle and Liaodong, half of the talismans they drew in the first month were successful. ”
"Alas, we can't compare! We can only surpass it by the efforts of the day after tomorrow. Many cultivators sighed, and even Cook on the side, his eyes became very gloomy.
Lin Chen on the side smiled bitterly in his heart, he wanted to tell others that he had refined twenty talismans, and seventeen of them were successful, but he was afraid of hitting everyone, so he casually reported a number that was not good or bad.
"Senior Brother Lin Chen, your luck is better than ours, this is also a kind of strength, in the future, we will rely on you to win glory for our Tianzhuang Pavilion, if there is anything you don't understand in the drawing talisman, you can ask us, we can pass on all the experience to you." Guan Sun and Li Dayi were very enthusiastic.
The steady Cook nodded.
"Thank you for your kindness, I won't let you down. ”
Lin Chen looked at the group of disciples in front of him, a gentle smile appeared on his face, it seems that this Shanshui Sect still has something worth remembering.
"Twenty talismans, nine of them succeeded, is that guy bragging, just with his qualifications?" In a corner of Tianzhuang Pavilion, Leng Zhu and the others showed a disdainful smile on their faces.
"It's definitely bragging, isn't this guy just a little lucky, and those idiots are treating him as a savior, it's ridiculous. ”
"A bunch of self-deluding guys. Several people around Leng Zhu also sneered.
"Let's go, let's go to the Turtle Alliance and report today's incident to Senior Brother Turtle, Elder Fan Wen saw Lin Chen, since he has nothing to do, it seems that he is not a spy of the Demon Sect. ”
After Leng Zhu finished speaking, he and four or five other disciples left Tianzhuang Pavilion.
When Long Hai left Tianzhuang Pavilion, it was already evening, and this time he got a lot of experience in drawing talismans from everyone, although his success rate of drawing talismans is very high now, but he still lacks something, and after having more experience, his success rate may increase.
The blood-red sunset hung at the end of the mountains in the west, like a flame about to be extinguished, the light became weaker and weaker, dyeing the lush trees of the mountain peaks red, and the mountain breeze blew with a hint of chill, heralding the dawn of autumn.
Scenes of the past came to mind, how many such evenings, he wandered helplessly in the wilderness, hungry, his tattered clothes could not even withstand the cold, shivering with cold, and he did not even have a place to sleep.
Looking up at the boundless sky, Lin Chen couldn't help but clench his fists, he wanted to rely on his own strength to protect everything that was hard-won and prevent them from leaving him again.
Coming to the edge of the suspended stone bridge near the Tengda Palace, Lin Chen saw several figures blocking the bridge, and his eyes were full of ill intentions.
"It turned out to be Senior Brother Nian, it was getting late, and you still had such Yaxing here to enjoy the scenery. After Lin Chen saw the origin of these people, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and said.
These people were all cultivators of the Nanyun Sect, and the muscles of Meng Wu, who was standing at the front, trembled slightly, and he sneered: "We are not like some idiots who still want to see the scenery so late. Lin Chen, this is the sect's task scroll, don't kneel down and pick it up quickly. ”
After Meng Wu finished speaking, there was a crescent-colored scroll in his hand, which was engraved with lotus flowers, which was very exquisite. Lin Chen recognized that this was the sect's task scroll, and the Shanshui Sect would assign tasks to the introductory disciples every once in a while, which was equivalent to training them.
Such an opportunity was very rare for the cultivators of Tianzhuang Pavilion, mainly for the disciples of the other Six Great Dao Fields. Meng Wu suddenly threw a task to himself, which must have bad intentions.
If it were other cultivators who had just been promoted to an introductory disciple and saw this task scroll, they would definitely be flattered and at a loss. However, Lin Chen seemed very calm, he didn't kneel, he just walked in front of Meng Wu and said, "Senior Brother Nian is really joking, there is no rule in the sect that says to kneel down on the task scroll." If I were to take this quest scroll on my knees, I would rather give it to someone else. ”
After Lin Chen finished speaking, he didn't look at the task scroll in his hand, he wanted to bypass everyone and wait for the stone bridge.
Meng Wu's face turned blue for a while, and his voice said angrily: "This task was specially given to you by the sect, and you dare not accept it." Originally, this task was something that Long Hai had to complete, but now that he has been killed by you, you must complete it on his behalf, this is the rule of the sect, you don't have to be cheap and behave. ”
Lin Chen frowned slightly, knowing that the sect did have such a rule, but this Meng Wu and the others would definitely not be so kind, there must be fraud in it.
"What? Do you want to disobey the rules of the sect, or are you too scared to take it? Meng Wu laughed, and the Nanyun Sect disciples around him also laughed.
"I'll take it, who said I won't take it, such a good opportunity will be wasted if it is missed. Lin Chen suddenly stretched out his hand and snatched the task scroll over, the speed was so fast that even Meng Wu was taken aback.
He originally planned to make Lin Chen suffer a little and throw this scroll to him again, but he didn't expect it to be taken away all at once.
"You...... Okay, don't forget, gather outside the Tianbao Pavilion at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, this mission is not fun, and any mistake may be killed. A sinister smile appeared at the corner of Meng Wu's mouth.
"You don't have to worry about that, I'll live well. ”
Lin Chen smiled, looked at a few people lightly, and then took the crescent-colored scroll in his arms, took a brisk step, and walked towards the other end of the bridge.
"Hmph! After this mission, I promise that there will be no more Lin Chen in this world. Looking at Lin Chen's disappearing back, there was a cruel light flickering in Meng Wu's eyes.
Lin Chen crossed the stone bridge and saw Li Yuting turn out from a nearby big tree, her willow eyebrows furrowed slightly, she gently clenched her little fist, and looked at Lin Chen with a worried expression.
"I've seen it all, what are the people from Nanyunmen looking for you?" Li Yuting asked as she gazed at Lin Chen with a gentle gaze.
"It's not a big deal, they gave me a quest scroll and want to go with me to complete the quest. Lin Chen smiled slightly, not showing any nervousness.
"Ah!" Li Yuting's figure trembled, and she reached out to cover her mouth, and the melancholy in her eyes suddenly became intense.
"Lin Chen, don't go, it's dangerous. After a while, Li Yuting pursed her lips and said.
Lin Chen looked at the beautiful and melancholy woman in front of him, and felt a warmth in his heart, he reached out and stroked her jet-black hair, and said, "I have to go, the rules of the sect cannot be violated." Don't worry, I'll be fine, with such a beautiful fairy being good to me, I am reluctant to leave this world. ”
Li Yuting didn't laugh, she just gently leaned her delicate body on Lin Chen's chest, and said quietly: "You must come back safely." ”
Lin Chen returned to the Tengda Hall and told Elder Bai about this matter, Elder Bai's brows were also tightly furrowed, and his worry was no less than Lin Chen's, he walked back and forth in place a few times, stroked his beard, and said to Lin Chen: "Let's see what the content of the mission is?"
Lin Chen nodded, took out the crescent-colored scroll from his arms, injected a trace of Dao power, and the scroll spread out all at once, and black words appeared on it, dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, very beautiful.
"What?" When Elder Bai read the words on the scroll, he couldn't help but scream, and Li Yuting on the side clenched his fists even more, his face a little pale.
Lin Chen smiled bitterly, the task on the scroll was actually to let himself go deep into the Demon Gathering Valley, kill the demon beasts with the disciples of the Shanshui Sect, and also compete with the disciples of the Starry Sky Sect and the Forestry Sect to see who killed more demon beasts.
Such a mission is held every year among the three sects, in order to train the strength of the cultivators.
The Shanshui Sect is not only very strong in infighting, but also has great competition with other sects, and even every four years, a big competition will be held among the three major sects to select the disciples who stand out from it.
In a sense, the Starry Sky Sect, the Forestry Sect, and the Shanshui Sect all belong to the affiliated sects of the Jade Emperor Sect, and they are dependent on him, otherwise such a small sect, with a few powerful cultivators, can destroy him and seize the spiritual vein.
Or be swallowed up by other major sects.
Only those sects that have ten grade masters can be in charge on their own, and they can survive without being attached to the super gate sect, while the Shanshui sect obviously does not have one, and the most powerful one is only in the Peilian Realm.
The reason why Elder Bai and Li Yuting were so worried was because such a task was too cruel, every year there would be some beginner disciples who were either killed by demon beasts or plotted to death by disciples of other sects in such a competition, and the cultivators of Tianzhuang Pavilion in previous years did not even have the opportunity to participate.
What Meng Wu said to Lin Chen was not false, Long Hai had also obtained the qualifications for this mission, and he was really going to participate after killing Lin Chen, but he didn't expect to be killed.
Although this mission is dangerous, the benefits and rewards obtained are also very numerous, not only will you be fully cultivated by the sect, but you will also be taught rare exercises, and even other talisman refining methods.
Originally, Lin Chen had this opportunity, and that was a good thing. The problem is that this person from the Nanyun Sect must have deliberately set a trap to deal with him, and when the time comes, Lin Chen will not only have to guard against the demon beasts, the disciples of other sects, but also the disciples of his own sect, under the threat of the three potential dangers, there is not much chance of surviving safely.
"Brother Bai, Yu Ting, I have to carry out this task, otherwise I will definitely be expelled from the division. Lin Chen said helplessly.
If it had been a few months ago, Elder Bai might have persuaded Lin Chen to leave the Shanshui Sect and go as far as possible, but now, he no longer has that identity and courage.
Lin Chen already had his own set on the path of cultivation, and his own guidance might be misleading.
And he also knew that Lin Chen would not leave the Shanshui Sect, and he knew Lin Chen's character very well.
"Don't worry, I've been to that place in the Demon Gathering Valley, even the fourth-order demon beasts haven't been able to kill me, let alone this group of small cultivators, you cultivate well, just wait for me to come back." ”
Lin Chen saw the sad looks of the two of them, patted them on the shoulder and said.
Elder Bai sighed, praying in his heart that Lin Chen would be fine, this person, but he had put a lot of effort into cultivating.
At night, Lin Chen did not rest, but comprehended the second-order magic magic technique overnight, and then tried to use Dao power to perform it.
At this time, he was learning things very quickly, and by the next morning, this magic was already a little hot.
The next day, Li Yuting sent Lin Chen to the bridgehead of the stone bridge again, her expression looked a little haggard, obviously she hadn't slept well all night.
Lin Chen felt the root of his nose sour, boldly kissed her on the white forehead, and after looking at her deeply, he crossed the stone bridge without looking back and headed towards the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
Majestic and magnificent, Tenpo Pavilion sits halfway up the hillside of Koike Peak, hidden among the layers of lush ancient trees, like a mysterious giant.
The morning sun was mild and golden, lazily spilling every inch of the earth, and everything seemed so peaceful.
But at this time, under an ancient tree in front of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, Lin Chen felt a cold killing intent, which emanated from the eyes of the disciples of the Southern Cloud Sect. For this mission, twenty disciples of Nanyun Sect were dispatched.
And the strength of each one is at least in the five-grade realm.
Lin Chen even found that there were a few cultivators whose strength was unfathomable, no weaker than that of Meng Wu, and maybe there were masters of the seventh-rank realm in them.
"Lin Chen, you have to be careful, those people are very hostile to you, and the person in the middle is two realms higher than you. The crescent moon's pleasant voice like a silver bell flowed in Lin Chen's mind like a clear spring.