Chapter 173 - Chapter 173:1 Have to Get Stronger (2)

Chapter 173:1 Have to Get Stronger (2)

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Ai had just finished her night of cultivation and was walking into the living room when she saw the travel-worn Lin Shen. She was baffled.

“Lin Shen, where did you go?”

All of a sudden, Ai’s nose twitched, and she tilted her head in bewilderment. She quickly ran to Lin Shen’s side and sniffed again. Finally, she was sure.

“You smell like other cats!

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The little guy shouted.

“You went to see other cats behind my back!”

Lin Shen was speechless.

What was that all about?!

After getting clunked in the head, the cat finally quieted down and went to sleep on the couch.

Lin Shen ignored her and went straight up to the second floor.

Closing the door, he took out his storage ring and started counting the spoils of war.

He skipped all the daily necessities and spirit coins.

There were a lot of rare and precious herbs. If he could turn them into the

Merit Hall for the collection mission, he would be able to exchange them for 20 to 30 minor merits

Most of the talismans were low-level ones that were commonly used, such as the Flexibility Talisman and the Flying Feather Talisman.

Among them, the most valuable ones were the ones that could sharpen weapons.

However, to Lin Shen, who had four Six Sun Talisman Swords, such a talisman was rather redundant.

Lin Shen was pleasantly surprised by the pills.

Apart from common pills like the Energy Restoration Pill, the Spring Awn Pill, and the Face Changing Pill, he also found quite a few Prime Pills.

There were more than seven bottles in total.

It was more than enough for him to break through to Level 9!

Apart from that, there were two bottles of Nurturing Pills and a bottle of Flame Spirit Pills.

Both were supplementary pills commonly used by cultivators of the Bright Aperture Stage.

The former could nourish one’s soul and strengthen one’s spirit resonance.

The latter could refine one’s body and bring it closer to a perfected state.

It was even more effective on cultivators who had cultivated Yang attribute cultivation techniques.

However, without the guidance of the spirit resonance, one could easily go berserk and suffer from Qi Deviation.

Therefore, it could only be consumed by those at the Bright Aperture Stage who had awakened their spirit resonance.

Both pills were exorbitantly expensive, and the prices in the Merit Hall were measured by medium merit.

“He was indeed an apothecary. He has so many good pills on her!

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Lin Shen sighed with emotion.

Although he couldn’t use the Nurturing Pills and Flame Spirit Pills at the moment, he could use them to solidify his cultivation when he reached the Bright Aperture Stage.

It was worth mentioning that there were quite a few pills in the storage ring, which could be used to help his clones recover from their injuries. Lin Shen estimated that they would be back to their peak state in a few days.

Lin Shen then found a few bottles of strange powder.

Picking up a handful of powder, Lin Shen examined it carefully, then took a sniff. He had a faint idea.

Looking at the “Thunder” sticker on the bottle, he was even more certain.

“It’s a powder made from the wood struck by a thunderbolt!”

As the name suggested, it was a tree that had been struck by natural lightning.

Although the lightning had destroyed the trees’ vitality, they still contained a streak of lightning energy that could ward off evil and protect homes.

Of course, it could also be used as a spiritual catalyst to activate a spell!

When cultivators in the Bright Aperture Stage used spells, they usually needed a spirit supplement as the medium.

Different spells required different spiritual essence.

Common spiritual supplements included peach wood, cinnabar, mercury, and so on.

The rarer ones were the lightning-struck wood powder, which could be used as a spiritual guide to activate the Lightning Palm.

The lightning wood powder was quite precious. Once Lin Shen reached the Bright Aperture Stage, he would be able to use it when he cultivated the Lightning Palm.

After checking everything, Lin Shen smiled broadly.

The storage ring, the Cloud Suppression Robe, the Spirit Restoration Pill, and the Prime Pill… It was a rewarding night!

It was worth the risk of fighting a Bright Aperture cultivator to death!

“Come to think of it, the Wild Wolves and I are really connected by fate. I’ve run into a lot of people from that faction so far, and I’ve obtained a lot of good stuff from them. They’re so generous!”

Lin Shen mumbled jokingly.

Putting away the storage ring, Lin Shen didn’t take a break. Instead, he walked out of his bedroom and was ready to go back to Nine Yang Academy.

Although he had won the battle the night before, it had also made him realize that he wasn’t powerful enough.

Even in the small Silverscale City, there were cultivators that were much more capable than him, let alone in Dragonside City.

If he hadn’t run into an apothecary the night before, but a combat cultivator, he would have been in a lot of trouble!

“Without becoming a cultivator master, I won’t be able to protect myself in this world!

“I have to get stronger!”

When he got back to the first floor, Ai was already asleep. Lin Shen left the villa without disturbing her and was ready to go back to the Teaching Room of the Nine Yang Academy.

There, he would have more spiritual essence, which would speed up his absorption of the Prime Pill and increase the efficiency of his cultivation.

With the seven bottles of Prime Pills in his storage ring, he would reach Level 9 in less than half a month.

Time flew by, and half a month had passed.

In the training room of Teaching Room No. 32.

Holding his sword, Lin Shen stood ramrod straight with a solemn look on his face.

All of a sudden, he struck out with his sword, and the room was instantly filled with red light. Five resplendent circles of light appeared out of thin air, and they swept out with scorching heat!

BOOM!

Waves of light smashed into the wall.

The hard wall made from a special material turned red and almost began to melt. It took a while for the color to fade, and the wall was back to normal.

Seeing this, Lin Shen let out a breath of relief.

After Meltdown, Cloud Dragon Rhythm, and Forbidden Golden Armor, his Nine Divine Sun Sword had finally reached Path, becoming the fourth skill he had mastered!

To Lin Shen’s pleasant surprise, the Nine Divine Sun Sword, which had just reached Path, was able to activate five suns at once!

It was much more powerful than when Jiang Hao used all three suns.

If Jiang Hao knew that he had reached this stage after cultivating the Nine Divine Sun Sword for only two months, he would probably be so shocked that he would start doubting his existence.

Putting away the Six Sun Talisman Sword, Lin Shen activated the interface.

[Name: Lin Shen]

[Talent: Well-versed]

[Stage: Long Breath Level 9,18%]]

[Cultivation techniques: Golden Crow Scripture (Perfection), Meltdown (Path 20%), Forbidden Golden Armor (Path 10%), Cloud Dragon Rhythm (Path 0%), Nine Divine Sun Sword (Path 0%), Dragon Roar Through the Clouds (Perfection), Essence Sword Finger (Perfection), Mortal Restrain (Perfection)]

[Number of clones: 6 (57%)]

Apart from the Nine Divine Sun Sword, Lin Shen had also cultivated two palm techniques and two Physical Enhancement martial arts techniques to Perfection, increasing Meltdown and Forbidden Golden Armor’s progress by 10% each.

Now that the talent effect of Analogy had been raised to the limit, the effect of “Martial Arts Cultivation Speed+200%” allowed Lin Shen’s martial arts cultivation speed to reach a very shocking level, and he became more and more proficient in cultivating martial arts.

However, the most important thing was the breakthrough in his cultivation level.

After using up all the Prime Pills, Lin Shen finally broke through to the ninth level of the Long Breath Stage. He wasn’t far from advancing to the Bright Aperture Stage.

“It’s a pity that after breaking through to the ninth level of the Long Breath Stage, the effect of the Prime Pill has greatly weakened. Now, the progress of one Prime Pill can’t even increase my level by 1%.”

Lin Shen felt a little regretful.

However, he did not take it to heart.

If the effect of the Prime Pill wasn’t good, he could just spend more time on his cultivation.

With his current cultivation speed, even without the help of pills, he could advance to the Bright Aperture Stage in a month at most.

After stretching, Lin Shen walked out of the training room and planned to make a trip to the Merit Hall.

He had to go to the Merit Hall to exchange the rare herbs he obtained from Jing Hai for merit points.

In addition, he had to see if there were any suitable array formations to exchange for.

It was time to put the matter of cultivating array formations on the agenda.

If he could use an array formation with his clones in the battle with Jing Hai, killing Jing Hai would undoubtedly have been much easier.

When he arrived at the entrance of the Merit Hall, the exchange hall was filled with people as usual.

Lin Shen was about to go to the counter to get the exchange list when he heard a commotion.

“Are you serious?”

“Why would I lie to you? You just came back from outside, so you don’t know. This matter has long spread throughout the academy!”

“Tsk tsk, Yan Jingren just advanced to the Bright Aperture Stage less than a year ago, and he’s already advanced to the upper house! By the way, who did he challenge?”

“Who else could it be? It’s Han Yue from the Han family. Poor Han family. They only had one upper house disciple in the past ten years. In the end, he was squeezed out not long after he got there.”

“I remember that Han Yue is at the third level of the Bright Aperture Stage. Yan Jingren can defeat him, so he’s at least at the same cultivation level. His strength has improved very quickly!”

“It’s not strange. Yan Jingren’s talent is obvious to all. He’s much better than his younger brother.”

“You’re right.”

At the mention of Yan Xing, the two of them seemed to have thought of something and laughed softly.

Not far away, a trace of surprise flashed across Lin Shen’s eyes.

Yan Jingren had been promoted to an upper house disciple?