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Chapter 295: Joining the Team
Chapter 295: Joining the Team
During their casual conversation, Su Chen also chatted with the others.
In this world, the evaluation of their cultivation realms was entirely different from what he was used to.
They referred to the realms as the Opening Qi Realm, Nourishing Essence Realm, and Gate-Breaking Realm.
When he saw Hui Yilian in action, she seemed to be around the initial Seventh Stage.
However, when chatting with the others, she was considered at the peak of the Gate-Breaking Realm in terms of this world's cultivation standards.
The cultivation system here in Great Zhou did not align perfectly with his understanding.
Su Chen found it challenging to gauge the others' cultivation realms from their conversations.
Hui Yilian was quite attentive.
The next day, she found a team for herself.
As noon approached, she led Su Chen to the southern part of Red Maple City.
Currently, Red Maple City was filled with the most inns and restaurants.
There were simply too many foreign warriors visiting.
While other industries in Red Maple City didn't seem to benefit much, the food and accommodation businesses were booming.
The place they were heading to was a small courtyard in the southern part of the city.
The original residents had already moved out, and the courtyard was rented to other warriors.
Hui Yilian seemed to be quite familiar with them, as she pushed open the door and walked right in.
"Senior Brother Du, I've brought the Junior Brother I mentioned to you yesterday about the Junior Brother Su. Today, I've brought him to you."
Hearing Hui Yilian's voice, a man with a sturdy build emerged from the courtyard.
"Are you coming at noon to freeload a meal? You're here at this hour, wanting me to feed you, right?"
Du Yan had a slight smile on his face, and it was clear that he and Hui Yilian were quite close.
They seemed to have come from the same sect.
Su Chen could tell that their movements and techniques were somewhat similar.
"Is this the one called Su Chen?"
Du Yan turned his head and glanced at Su Chen.
He didn't seem satisfied, but there was no hint of disdain either.
"Help me look after Junior Brother Su. In the wilderness, I owe him a debt of gratitude.
A Golden Demon led a group of Great Demons to ambush us from behind.
If not for his warning, someone from my team would have lost their life."
Hearing this, Du Yan turned to look at Hui Yilian.
"I'm also facing many difficulties. The main fighter in my team is injured.
I'm not even sure if we can obtain the qualification to challenge Millennium Mountain."
With seventeen days left until the middle of the month, Du Yan's team had only slain ten Great Demons.
To obtain the challenge qualification, they needed to slay at least three Golden Demons.
If there weren't enough Golden Demons, they would have to slay twenty Great Demons to make up for one Golden Demon.
If they couldn't slay any Golden Demons, they would need to slay sixty Great Demons.
This was indeed a challenging task.
"Senior Brother Du, please consider it as a favor to me. My team has too many members, and I really can't add Junior Brother Su to it."
Upon hearing this, Du Yan retorted.
"Then why don't you give me someone else from your team? Why insist on giving him to me?"
Hui Yilian pinched him and didn't say anything further.
"Junior Brother Su, just stay by Senior Brother Du's side. By the middle of the month, there's a chance you'll get the opportunity to challenge Millennium Mountain."
After saying this, Hui Yilian didn't actually stay for a free meal.
After bringing Su Chen here, Hui Yilian left after a brief conversation.
Du Yan led Su Chen into their courtyard and then introduced him to the members of his team.
There were two injured warriors in the courtyard, both with hand injuries, making it difficult for them to wield weapons for a while.
In a couple of days, these two warriors would be leaving.
Besides these two injured warriors, including Du Yan, there were only three others in the courtyard.
No wonder Du Yan didn't ask many questions and readily took Su Chen under his wing.
The strength of this team didn't concern Su Chen much.
After Du Yan's introduction, Su Chen also briefly introduced himself.
The others in the courtyard didn't seem too keen on getting to know Su Chen.
They probably had a recent injury, and the team's morale wasn't great.
After a quick introduction, Du Yan led Su Chen to the City Lord's Mansion in Red Maple City.
Here, they had to register first.
They recorded Su Chen as a member of Du Yan's small team.
Red Maple City was filled with countless warriors.
Managing these warriors was undoubtedly more challenging than governing the common folk.
The registration process was thorough, ensuring the team leader was identified.
At least the city's administrators could locate the team leader to offer guidance when warriors caused trouble.
The registration included not only names and ages but also a sketch of Su Chen's appearance, which seemed rather interesting.
"From this day forward, you are a warrior under my command in Red Maple City," Du Yan declared. "We are here to seek the profound techniques on Thousand Year Mountain and enhance our strength.
If you cause trouble, we won't come to your aid.
If the trouble is too big, we might even kick you out of the team.
Any questions?"
Su Chen agreed without hesitation.
He knew he was just a passerby in this world, and he would likely leave in early June.
His interactions with the people here were fleeting, and there was no reason to cause trouble.
To be blunt, he was more concerned about them causing trouble and not focusing on their tasks.
Du Yan's team, including Su Chen, only had four members.
Compared to a five-person team, they were one member short.
However, as long as they could slay enough demons, finding a fifth member wouldn't be a significant issue.
Of course, if they wanted to find a top-tier powerful warrior, that would be more challenging.
Upon returning to the courtyard, Du Yan took out a map and began analyzing the surrounding terrain.
From Du Yan's words, it was evident that he lacked confidence in participating in the monthly challenge on Thousand Year Mountain.
The proof of demon slaying didn't expire in just a month.
If they didn't slay enough demons this month, they could try again next month.
However, Su Chen didn't have the luxury of waiting that long.
Three golden demons didn't seem too difficult at first glance.
After some discussion, Du Yan even formulated some tactics.
But Su Chen felt his tactics were somewhat lacking.
Du Yan's tactics seemed to focus on the front while neglecting the rear, which might explain why two members of the team were injured.
To Du Yan, demons seemed like prey to be hunted, waiting for him to capture.
In reality, demons were creatures that devoured humans.
After a night's rest, the four of them set off towards the northern part of Red Maple City at dawn.
Although the poison mist outside the city was weaker, Su Chen still felt it enveloping the area.
The wilderness outside the city had even thinner poison mist.
This mist constantly invaded people's bodies, and even demons couldn't escape it."
Su Chen followed Du Yan, watching as they practiced some form of breathing exercise in the wilderness outside the city.
It was similar to when he had met Hui Yilian; they were using some method to expel the poison.
The people here had cultivation techniques that allowed them to resist poison.
Su Chen needed to activate his "Unbreakable" Heavenly Destiny to resist it, while Du Yan and his team seemed to rely on their physical constitution.
Su Chen stayed by their side, alert for any demons.
At the same time, he tried to understand the strength and cultivation realms of this region and their connection to the Great Zhou's cultivation realms.
(End of Chapter)
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