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Chapter 649: The Tried-and-True Method of Reporting
Chapter 649: The Tried-and-True Method of Reporting
Having obtained a fifth-grade treasure, the Primordial Yang True Fire Pearl, from the Red Flame Gourd, Lu Chen was in high spirits as he strolled leisurely through the furrows of his spirit herb fields.
Among the spirit herbs, a fifth-grade Golden Bodhi tree stood tall, its peak bearing a golden bodhi fruit the size of a thumb, adorned with faint golden veins that resembled a Buddha's face.
Surrounding the spirit herb was a towering illusory figure, over five feet tall, with glaring eyes and brandishing a Zen Buddhist dharma instrument as if poised to purge all demons from the world.
Lu Chen focused his spiritual sense on the spirit herb and noticed that the progress bar below it was almost full.
"It won't be long now. I'll be able to harvest several high-grade spirit herbs soon," he said with anticipation.
He then approached the fifth-grade Heart Ape Fruit. As he drew near, the golden ape-shaped spirit fruit seemed to come to life, causing chaotic thoughts to flood his mind as if he were drawn to the bizarre fruit. There were signs of him losing control.
Fortunately, his spiritual sense had been nurtured by the Essence God Paste and the Yankee Jing, and his soul had undergone countless tempering trials within the Red Dust Stele. With a mere thought, he suppressed the chaos, calming his mind like still water.
Lu Chen carefully nurtured and cultivated each spirit herb with meticulous care before returning to his dwelling, feeling both weary and satisfied.
After a brief rest, he quickly regained his vigor and began cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Clear Refining Technique and other methods, manipulating his Elixir Fire to refine the Peacock Ming King Sword and the Gluttonous Bug Pouch, his two precious treasures.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Chen stood atop the peak of his cave abode, his expression grave as he gazed at the grayish-white eye that had emerged from the crack in his palm.
Through that eye, he spotted a corpulent cultivator loitering over ten miles away from his cave abode, his strange gaze fixed on the abode before he vanished from sight.
High in the sky, the Void Nightmare Eye drifted silently, its presence nearly imperceptible.
Endowed with the ability to see through illusions, the eye, under Lu Chen's control, revealed the corpulent cultivator's movements even after he had concealed himself. The cultivator's figure was laid bare before Lu Chen.
"It must be him," Lu Chen thought.
Unaware that Lu Chen had detected him, the cultivator did not bother with excessive concealment at such a distance. However, as he drew closer to Lu Chen's cave abode, he employed secret techniques to spy on it.
Ever since returning from Black Water Star Cave, Lu Chen had been cautious, tasking the Void Nightmare Eye with keeping a vigilant watch over the surroundings of his cave abode.
And his precautions had paid off—he had indeed discovered something amiss.
Over the past few days, Lu Chen had spotted this corpulent cultivator lurking around his abode more than once. Sometimes, the cultivator would even use dharma instruments and secret techniques to infiltrate the vicinity of the cave abode, indicating impure intentions beyond that of a typical passing Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"It's a good thing I have those two fifth-grade formations and the surveillance of the Void Nightmare Eye, or I might have been ambushed by him in my cave abode without knowing it," Lu Chen mused to himself.
"However, from what I've observed through the Void Nightmare Eye, this person most likely possesses the strength of a top-tier early Foundation Establishment cultivator, and there's even a slight chance they're at the mid Foundation Establishment stage," he continued his assessment.
"Currently, I hold the advantage of acting from the shadows, and with the array of dharma instruments I possess, my net worth is probably no less than that of many mid Foundation Establishment cultivators."
"My only disadvantage is my lack of ample combat experience. I can only rely on the sheer number of dharma instruments to overwhelm my opponent."
"If only I had more fifth-grade talismans..."
Lu Chen weighed his options carefully.
"I'll observe him for a few more days to discern his true motives," he decided.
Without absolute certainty, Lu Chen was unwilling to take the initiative to strike. He preferred to bide his time in the cave abode, quietly harvesting light groups.
He made his way to the region of the aberrant spirit herbs.
As soon as he entered, Meat Spirit Shen bounced over to greet him.
The pale red eye atop the large meatball of a creature remained fixed on the direction where the corpulent cultivator had been spotted, and the seaweed-like fur on its surface ruffled, revealing rows of bizarre, gaping mouths.
"Delicious! Delicious! I want to eat it!"
Lu Chen sensed this extremely strong thought emanating from the Meat Spirit.
"Putting aside everything else, that cultivator does have a lot of meat on him, which aligns with the Meat Spirit's aesthetic." Lu Chen stroked his chin, thinking to himself.
"Just hold on a little longer. I'll bring that takeout order to you soon," Lu Chen reassured the Meat Spirit.
A large piece of demon beast meat appeared above the giant meatball's head, instantly turning into a cloud of blood mist that condensed into a thin, long stream of bloody flesh, flowing into the meatball's body.
With his mental senses, Lu Chen noticed that the Meat Spirit's intense craving had subsided a little, and the violent aura on its surface had diminished significantly.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed. Lu Chen had carefully cultivated each of the spirit herbs in his spirit herb fields and now turned his attention to the grayish-white eye that had emerged from the crack in his palm.
"What is it about me that holds such great attraction for that cultivator?" he wondered. "He's been loitering around my cave abode for so long. Too bad for him that he's dealing with a spirit herbologist like me, who prefers to stay holed up in my abode, cultivating my fields."
As he puzzled over this, Lu Chen found the situation amusing, but his alertness also heightened significantly.
"The way things are going, it's either that guy gets what he needs from me, or I get rid of him completely. There's no other outcome," he decided. He committed the obese cultivator's appearance and aura to memory.
"However, I can't just stay holed up in my cave forever. I need to find a way to drive him away," Lu Chen acknowledged. Without a clear understanding of his current capabilities, he chose to bide his time and refrain from taking immediate action until he was nine-ninths certain of success. Only then would he go after that supersized takeout order for the Meat Spirit.
"If my strength isn't enough, then I'll make up for it with reporting!"
He skillfully employed the tried-and-true method of reporting.
Taking out the unique communication talisman of Lei Huo Xing Dong's Qi Zhengheng, he input several messages into the talisman.
"Brother Qi, how have you been? How has your spiritual beast, the Thunder Wing Bird, been progressing lately?"
"Recently, I accidentally discovered a suspicious Xiuxian near Lei Huo Xing Dong. I don't know if he's related to the Xiuxian who has been plundering everywhere. Please ask the Lei Huo Xing Dong patrol guards to pay extra attention."
After sending the message, Lu Chen observed his location through the Void Nightmare Eye and deliberately chose the opposite direction. The talisman shot out like an arrow leaving its bow, heading towards Qi Zhengheng's cave abode.
"Ensuring the safety of Lei Huo Xing Dong and the personal safety of every cultivator there is the responsibility of tenants like us."
"It's best to leave professional matters to professional cultivators."
"Wait until I gather a few more bountiful light groups, and then I'll settle this debt with you properly."
He gazed in the direction of the mountain-like obese cultivator, thinking to himself.
Having helped Lei Huo Xing Dong's Qi Zhengheng resolve the issue with his beloved spiritual beast, being a long-term high-value tenant himself, and with the previous issue of the plundering Xiuxian, Lu Chen was confident that the efficiency of Tian Xing Dong would be exceptionally high.
Indeed, in less than an hour, Lu Chen observed through the Void Nightmare Eye that a group of Tian Xing Dong cultivators, led by a Jin Dan-stage cultivator, was passing by his cave abode.
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