Ch. 25 - A Smear Campaign Without Precedent!
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Let's keep our fingers crossed for Wu Liang so he doesn't get eaten by that giant sparrow.
This chapter is broken. Please report this on discord.
Let's keep our fingers crossed for Wu Liang so he doesn't get eaten by that giant sparrow.
Elemental spirits were essential for cultivating the Imperial-Rank superior technique, "Ten Thousand Sources Return to One."
Furthermore, as long as she successfully fused the Star Stone spirit into her body, Ling Qingxue's vital energy would experience a surge, significantly boosting her strength.
Once her Physical Cultivation reached the First Rank peak, Ling Qingxue was confident she could successfully assimilate the Star Stone essence.
After all, in her previous life, she fused twenty different elemental spirits into her body.
"Do you dare to take the risk with me?" Ling Qingxue asked softly.
Wu Liang smugly raised his chin.
"Don't underestimate me. I'm Taotie. Snatching a Star Stone is a piece of cake!"
Well, he mainly believed in Ling Qingxue's protagonist halo.
A reborn person + a System with a contract, and the most handsome man in history—isn't this the perfect protagonist template?
After all, nowadays, the protagonists in fantasy novels never fail to get what they desire.
The success rate is at least 98%!
"Charge! Charge! Charge! We're invincible! All the treasures are ours!"
A glint of light appeared in Ling Qingxue's eyes, and a feeling of deep emotion welled up within her.
This feeling was like having someone she could rely on.
In her two lifetimes, only a handful of people had ever given her this feeling.
[Ding! Ling Qingxue's favorability level increased by 10%, currently at 60%. Devouring All Things talent is activated at 60%.]
Wu Liang smiled smugly. Favorability level increased that easily; it was almost maxed out.
If the "Devouring All Things" talent could be activated to 100%, he would devour even higher attribute values.
Ling Qingxue took a deep breath, regained her composure, and continued on her way.
The path of a martial artist was about competing with everyone; only the victor had the right to enjoy the fruits of victory.
Only by being one step ahead could one go further on the path of a martial artist.
In this life, Ling Qingxue could avoid many detours compared to her previous life. Therefore, she couldn't afford to miss any resources she could grab.
In Linjiang City, the Star Stone was practically her most important resource.
Although usually not many Earth-grade treasures were of high quality, the existence of elemental spirits was not predetermined, so it couldn't be predicted.
Even treasures of the Imperial-grade might lack elemental spirits.
...
A blurry figure moved swiftly through the forest, its aura inconspicuous.
The Concealing Aura Technique had a very simple function: to shield one's presence within a small area.
At her current First Rank late-stage, those below the Fourth Rank couldn't sense her presence, but only if she didn't fight. Once her presence was revealed, the Concealing Aura Technique became useless.
The nest of the Starry Sky Sparrow was located in the canopy of a giant tree, as thick as seven or eight people could hug.
It was a full twenty or thirty meters wide, which slightly shocked Wu Liang.
"If I could eat a Starry Sky Sparrow, I'd be in heaven!"
The Starry Sky Sparrow, at the Third Level late-stage, would not only give a sense of satiety due to its increased size, but would also generate a large number of attribute and evolution points.
Unfortunately, Wu Liang could only dream about it; eating it was out of the question.
When it came to eating, it would probably be the other way around.
"Little Xuexue, can you sense anyone from the Thunder Mercenary Group?" Wu Liang asked.
Ling Qingxue unleashed her spiritual power to its fullest extent, carefully sensing her surroundings. Several subtle auras appeared in her perception.
Their vital energy was incredibly strong; they should be at least Third Rank early-stage martial artists.
"There are at least five people nearby, all of very high level!"
Wu Liang felt a headache coming on. "Then why haven't they gone to steal the Star Stone yet?"
"Because the Starry Sky Sparrow hasn't flown very far. Its vision can still completely cover everything around the nest. If they go to steal it now, the Starry Sky Sparrow will come back."
The Starry Sky Sparrow chased the Thunder Eagle across the sky without straying more than a few thousand meters from the nest. It wouldn't go any further than that. After all, its intelligence was not low.
The warrior with the contracted Thunder Eagle kept provoking the Starry Sky Sparrow, trying to lure it further away so the others could steal the Star Stone, but he hadn't succeeded.
"Little Xuexue, do you have a way to conceal my aura and make me invisible? I think I have an idea."
Ling Qingxue's beautiful eyes widened, somewhat incredulous.
"You have a way?"
Wu Liang rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I've got brains."
Ling Qingxue pouted. He made it sound as if she didn't have brains...
However, Wu Liang's intelligence was indeed extremely high, surpassing that of many humans. He didn't seem like a magical beast at all. He was more like... a human.
Even his personality was similar to hers. At least, in both of Ling Qingxue's lives, she had never seen a magical beast so fond of witty banter.
"I can conceal your aura and make you invisible with spirit formations, but are you confident?"
"Pretty much. As long as I can become invisible and not reveal my presence, my success rate should be quite high."
Ling Qingxue pondered for a moment, then used her spiritual power to inscribe two spirit formations on Wu Liang's body.
One was a Concealment formation, and the other a Mirror formation.
The former concealed his aura, while the latter achieved another level of invisibility through the principle of light refraction. As long as Wu Liang didn't make too much noise, he would almost certainly go unnoticed.
"The Star Stone is important, but far less important than your life. If you're not very confident, then forget it," Ling Qingxue cautioned.
Wu Liang grinned.
"Little Xuexue, are you confessing your love to me? You've already been captivated by my charm in just a few days?"
Ling Qingxue rubbed her forehead, somewhat speechless.
She was worried that if Wu Liang died, she would die too. How did this become a confession?
Was this lewd talk and blatant boasting specific to the Taotie Clan?
Taotie Clan: This is an unprecedented smear campaign!
Wu Liang channeled his spiritual energy into the spirit formation inscribed by Ling Qingxue, quickly grasping its basics.
"Spirit formations are quite fun. Can you teach me when we get back?"
"Sure, but magical beasts generally can't learn how to set up spirit formations. It only gets easier after breaking through to the King Level," Ling Qingxue explained.
Wu Liang smiled contentedly, then shrank his body into its smallest possible form and slipped away.
With the support of the Concealment and Mirror spirit formations, even the Third Rank martial artists couldn't detect him.
And with Wu Liang's current attribute values and "Size Control" skill, he could move without making a sound unless he deliberately chose to.
He easily approached the massive tree, so thick that it would have taken seven or eight people to surround it, and began to climb.
His movements had to be very light to ensure absolute safety.
He couldn't simply take the Star Stone away like this.
If he dared to take the Star Stone out of the Starry Sky Sparrow's nest, the big bird would definitely notice and rush back.
Therefore, he needed helpers—someone to truly lure away the Starry Sky Sparrow.
As for who these helpers would be, they would naturally be those easy targets below.
They were strong enough to hold off the Starry Sky Sparrow and give him a chance to take the Star Stone.
Taking advantage of the chaos was his forte!
"Sorry, the law of survival in this world is the survival of the fittest. Don't blame me for being shameless."