SWDnovel Chapter 93 The Great Evolution Technique
Chapter 93 The Great Evolution Technique
The gray-robed monk, controlling the giant bear puppet, laboriously climbed to the top of a rocky mountain, looking around and searching for any trace of treasure that might have been blown away by the golden wind.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "We've found something so quickly!"
Looking closely, in an inconspicuous valley in the distance, two golden whirlwinds, each several meters thick, were swirling and howling, lingering for a long time. At the center of the whirlwinds, a faint golden light swirled, and through the light, two blurry, long, dark shadows could be vaguely seen floating within them.
"Gathering wind into a fierce aura, containing precious light... and there are even strange objects floating inside?" The gray-robed cultivator's heart warmed, and his breathing quickened slightly. "It must be a rare spiritual material blown up from the depths of the abyss!"
Without further hesitation, he urged the bear puppet to lead the way and quickly headed towards the valley.
The closer he got, the fiercer the golden wind became, and white streaks began to appear on the bear puppet's hard body. However, the dark golden light and blurry shadows within the eye of the storm hooked his attention like a hook, making him eager to fly over and see for himself.
As they rounded a bend in the rock wall, the strange phenomenon of two golden whirlwinds came into view. The gray-robed cultivator hurriedly urged the bear puppet to quicken its pace, and he followed closely behind.
However, when he was about twenty feet away from one of the whirlwinds, he was horrified to discover that this was not a natural phenomenon at all, but clearly the core of a man-made array.
Before he could react, the originally sharp natural golden wind around him suddenly changed, instantly condensing into countless golden wind blades comparable to top-tier magic weapons, converging into a violent stream of blades that swept towards him and the puppet.
The gray-robed cultivator's face turned deathly pale instantly, and cold sweat poured down his back.
"There's no escape!" Fear gripped his heart, and he hastily summoned a dark brown tortoise shell artifact. The tortoise shell expanded in the wind, transforming into a solidified phantom of a Xuanwu (a mythical tortoise), protecting his entire body.
The bear puppet, on the other hand, had to withstand the impact of the golden blade storm alone. Its hard shell emitted a teeth-grinding, ear-piercing scraping and tearing sound, and fragments flew everywhere.
Inside the temporary cave, Lin Jingchu held a drop of crystal-clear ant royal jelly between his fingertips, teasing the Heavenly Crystal Ant Queen who was flying and chasing each other in the air with great interest, when suddenly his brows furrowed.
He flicked his fingertip, freezing the drop of royal nectar in mid-air, then stood up and stepped out of the cave.
The Queen Crystal Ant flapped its crystal wings, transforming into a bolt of purple lightning that instantly swallowed the royal nectar. It then drifted aimlessly within the cave. Although it didn't recognize the person who fed it, it was bound by restrictions and could only obediently remain in this cramped space.
The gray-robed cultivator stared in horror at the protective phantom of the Black Tortoise—it had barely lasted three breaths before its radiance dimmed and it was on the verge of shattering!
Just as he was filled with despair, the storm of golden blades that had been attacking him suddenly stopped without warning, and then gradually dissipated into ordinary golden wind, as if the danger just now was just an illusion.
Only the battered and nearly destroyed bear puppet in front of him proved that the danger he had just experienced was not an illusion.
"Who are you? Why are you trespassing here?" a calm voice asked.
The gray-robed cultivator's gaze passed over the broken puppet and saw that a person had appeared in front of him at some point. He was a dark-skinned, plain-looking cultivator in blue robes.
He immediately bowed and begged for mercy: "This junior...this junior only saw the precious light from afar and thought it was an unclaimed object. I had no intention of offending you! I beg you, senior, to show mercy and spare my life!"
Lin Jingchu did not answer, but instead reached out and tapped the broken bear puppet's body.
"You've crafted a rather impressive puppet."
Seeing that his life was not in immediate danger, the gray-robed cultivator straightened up slightly and answered cautiously, "This is a crude item that I made and crafted myself. I hope you will forgive my poor work, senior."
As he spoke, he discreetly observed the person before him, only to discover that the other's cultivation level was similar to his own, both being at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, although the other's spiritual sense seemed slightly weaker. Considering what he had just seen, the other must be a master of formations.
That terrifying attack must have been made using the power of the array set up by the unusual golden wind phenomenon in this place.
Lin Jingchu seemed oblivious to his subtle scrutiny and said casually, "I'm quite interested in your puppet-making method. Let me take a look."
The gray-robed cultivator's mind raced. Now trapped in the enemy's formation, he could only lower his head and submit.
He chuckled awkwardly, "Senior, this puppet-making technique involves the very foundation of my cultivation method... If I hand it over, I wonder if I could leave in exchange?"
Lin Jingchu nodded slightly.
The gray-robed cultivator dared not delay and quickly took out a jade slip from his robes, presenting it with both hands.
Lin Jingchu took the jade slip, probed it with his divine sense, and immediately showed a look of surprise: "The Great Evolution Technique? Isn't the Thousand Bamboo Sect located in the far west?"
"Senior, you actually know about our sect? You are truly knowledgeable!" A look of surprise flashed across the gray-robed cultivator's face. He quickly explained, "This junior came to Yuanwu Kingdom on a sect mission, but later became stranded here due to the turbulent situation. Senior, the jade slip has been presented. May this junior depart now?"
Lin Jingchu put the jade slip into his storage bag and waved his hand arrogantly.
The gray-robed cultivator felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He didn't even bother with the broken bear puppet. He turned around and flew away at high speed, his figure rushing more than ten feet away in the blink of an eye.
He maintained a feigned state of fear, but a chilling resentment welled up within him: "Damn it, relying on the power of the formation! Wait till you leave the formation's range, you'll be sorry!"
He still had more than ten puppets in his storage bag. Without the protection of the great formation, it was still uncertain who would emerge victorious.
He was calculating where to set up an ambush and launch a counterattack when—
A sudden pain shot through my chest!
A gray claw pierced through him, tearing out his shattered heart and lungs, then deftly twisted in mid-air to snatch the storage bag from his waist.
The gray-robed cultivator turned his head with difficulty, only to see Lin Jingchu's calm and expressionless face. He wanted to raise his hand to curse, but everything went black before his eyes, his life force was cut off, and he collapsed to the ground.
Lin Jingchu withdrew his Soul-Chasing Claw and said in a low voice, "You acted quite well. Under the Clear Insight technique, your malice couldn't be hidden at all."
Unfortunately, the supernatural power rewarded by the system only lasted for ten breaths. Lin Jingchu sighed slightly and launched a fireball, turning the corpse to ashes.
The ashes were instantly scattered by the golden wind, and there was no trace of the gray-robed cultivator left in the world.
As for the tattered bear puppet, Lin Jingchu snapped his fingers. The golden blade storm reappeared, tearing it into countless pieces in the blink of an eye.
Lin Jingchu probed his divine sense into the storage bag he had just acquired.
Leaving aside spirit stones and magical artifacts, there are quite a few spiritual materials, especially those of the metal element.
In addition, there are numerous puppets of various shapes and sizes, including two bear puppets alone.
After taking stock of this unexpected windfall, Lin Jingchu strolled over to the Wind Spirit Guiding Array to check the tempering progress of the two sword embryos.
In just one day, most of the black impurities on the artifact blank had been removed, revealing the original silvery-white color of the spiritual material, which faintly gleamed with a cold light. The tempering effect of the Cleansing Golden Wind was indeed remarkable.
Lin Jingchu observed for a while, then returned to his cave to continue training the queen ant. Although it wasn't very effective, it served as a form of entertainment during this monotonous training.
Several days later, the howling wind in the valley gradually weakened and eventually returned to its usual level.
The once-prosperous period of gold rush in the Jiazi year has come to an end.
Within the array's core, the two weapon prototypes had undergone a dramatic transformation. They had completely shed their original roughness and ugliness, now displaying a pure silver-white color.
Its surface is as smooth as a mirror, with a restrained luster, naturally exuding a unique aura that is both heavy and sharp.
But this is only the foundation. To become a true magic weapon, it needs to be further refined using alchemical fire and other rare spiritual materials after Lin Jingchu forms his core.
Lin Jingchu put away the two sets of Wind-Guiding Spirit Array and Wind-Slaying Array one by one, then summoned the Xuan Chi Heavy Sword. He had been away from home for too long; it was time to go back.
With a swift movement, he stepped onto his heavy sword and, following the golden wind blowing through the valley, transformed into a streak of light, instantly disappearing into the vast sky.