"Hey, have you guys felt it recently? The yuan qi seems to be getting thinner!"
"Thinner? Are you kidding me? It's practically gone."
"I heard from people outside that the Age of Dharma's End is coming. The spiritual energy will be exhausted, and no one will be able to cultivate."
Lin Yun lay on a long chair with a blade of foxtail grass dangling from his mouth, a straw hat covering his head. One after another, disciples walked past him. He had heard similar conversations no less than a dozen times recently.
Ever since being exiled to the mountain gate, Lin Yun had begun to cultivate diligently. He had thought it would be difficult to snatch opportunities in this place, but as it turned out, disciples entering and leaving the sect had to pass by here every day. This actually saved him the time of having to search for them. He only needed to pick suitable targets from the crowd.
It was just a pity that he hadn't managed to snatch any major opportunities during this time. As for the suffering of the other Flowing Cloud Sect disciples, that was just Lin Yun's standard operating procedure.
During the day, the Mysterious Yuan Embryo absorbed yuan qi. At night, Lin Yun absorbed it along with the embryo. This had been going on for more than half a month. He had tormented the entire Flowing Cloud Sect to the point of misery. If it weren't for the fact that the higher-ups were too busy to deal with such trivial matters, Lin Yun wouldn't have dared to be so audacious.
However, taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Yun had successfully raised his realm to the fifth level of Yuan Sea. If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't believe it. Being thrown to the mountain gate, in everyone's eyes, meant that any chance of advancement was cut off. But not only had Lin Yun not stopped, he had actually advanced even faster. Who could you even complain to about that?
However, Lin Yun's rate of improvement had now slowed, clearly reaching a saturation point. He had to snatch some opportunities.
At night, Lin Yun returned to his bamboo hut. Now that his cultivation had peaked for the moment, he prepared to take a temporary break. He needed to solidify his foundation and not be too hasty.
Just then, he thought of the ancient manual he had snatched from Feng Yidao. He immediately took it out. With his current cultivation, he could barely open two pages! But the contents left him speechless.
Damn it, the thing I went through so much trouble to snatch is a freaking Xinhua dictionary?
The two pages of the ancient manual were just a translation of an ancient language. This left Lin Yun thoroughly depressed.
"Damn it, I thought it was some heaven-shattering secret manual, but it's just a translation? You want me to learn an ancient language, where am I supposed to translate it from?" Lin Yun grumbled irritably.
Just then, the Strange Records of Mountains and Seas, which he had casually tossed onto the table, fell to the floor. The pages flipped open, landing exactly on the latter half.
Lin Yun recognized it at a glance. What was written on it was precisely the ancient language.
"Holy crap, this thing is written in the ancient language?"
Lin Yun immediately picked up the Strange Records of Mountains and Seas. Because he hadn't fully mastered the ancient language yet, he could only make out a few words and phrases. But he could tell that what was written on it was a beast taming secret manual! This was something he had never expected. The first half of the Records introduced various rare and exotic beasts, while the latter half recorded a very ancient and powerful beast taming secret.
For the next few days, Lin Yun began to seriously study the ancient language and then translate the latter half of the Strange Records. However, he had only learned a very small part of the language, so it was impossible for him to completely master the beast taming secrets.
On this day, Lin Yun was lying on his long chair, resting. Suddenly, a clamor of voices reached his ears. Opening his eyes, he saw that it was Ye Qian and the others.
Qiu Zhiping's eyes were wide as he shouted, "Who are you? How dare you trespass on the territory of our Flowing Cloud Sect?"
Xu Ruoqing stood not far away, also frowning. The newcomer was bare-chested, tall and sturdy, with a very fierce look. Behind him followed a white tiger that was two meters tall, with strange patterns on its fur and two different colored eyes. At this moment, it was also staring viciously at the three of them.
Hearing Qiu Zhiping's question, the man just sneered. "It seems the Flowing Cloud Sect is really getting more and more pathetic. You're letting small fries like you speak on behalf of the sect?" As he spoke, he prepared to completely ignore them.
Seeing himself being ignored, Qiu Zhiping became even more furious. Not long ago, this man had just seriously injured several of their Flowing Cloud Sect disciples, who were still on the ground unable to get up. They had come down the mountain on orders. And this guy wasn't taking them seriously at all?
Lin Yun, hearing the commotion, also took a look. He was instantly interested. Well now, isn't this an opportunity knocking?
[Name]: Li Wuze
[Realm]: Eighth Level of the Yuan Sea Realm
[Destiny]: Companion to Beasts (Blue)
[Fate]: Wild and Barbaric (White), Uncouth Person (Gray), Apostle of Beast Taming (Purple), A Great Joy Descends from Heaven (Purple)
[Companion to Beasts]: A natural-born beast tamer with a very high affinity for various exotic beasts. [Wild and Barbaric]: Naturally crazed, unreasonable, and only respects fists.
[Uncouth Person]: Uncultured and very easily deceived.
[Apostle of Beast Taming]: Extremely talented in beast taming, able to conquer exotic beasts of a higher realm than himself.
[A Great Joy Descends from Heaven]: High probability of obtaining a good opportunity in the near future.
[Outcome]: Becomes too arrogant due to his strength. Attempts to forcibly control eighteen White Mountain Apes and is ultimately torn to death by them.
[Recent Turning Point]: Discovers a small path on the Flowing Cloud Sect's Great Cloud Peak that leads to a secret valley in the back mountain, where he finds an ancient cave.
A purple-grade opportunity?
It would be unreasonable not to snatch this.
As Lin Yun thought this, he prepared to get up and make a move first. But just as he was about to leave, he heard Qiu Zhiping roar and charge toward Li Wuze.
"You arrogant fool, take my fist!"
Qiu Zhiping's movements were wide and open, without any fancy tricks. But when his fist descended, it was easily blocked by Li Wuze. This guy also possessed a very formidable physique, able to withstand Qiu Zhiping's punch head-on without showing any signs of being outmatched.
Qiu Zhiping probably hadn't expected his opponent to have such a move.
"Hmph, besides that guy Lin Yun, no one else can do this," he muttered.
Li Wuze just shook his head faintly. "Lin Yun? Never heard of him! Daylight Tiger, go!"
Li Wuze had blocked Qiu Zhiping, which proved his strength. But one mustn't forget, he was a beast tamer. And Li Wuze's spirit beast was even more powerful than he was.
Only then did Qiu Zhiping react, but it was too late.
Daylight Tiger's massive paw was raised high and then slammed down. Even though Qiu Zhiping blocked in time, the terrifying force still sent him flying like a rubber ball. He fell to the ground, spitting up blood.
Ye Qian's face darkened. "Someone from the Beast Taming Sect?"
"Looks like your brains haven't completely rotted yet. Since you know who I am, get out of my way. I have nothing to say to trash like you." Li Wuze pursed his lips in contempt.