Cultivation, I have a world of high martial arts

No one noticed what Li Zhen did.

All the foundation-building disciples present were focused on Lin Chen.

And sent an invitation to Lin Chen.

"Senior Brother Lin, will you go with us to suppress the bandits and bring peace to the territory of Yanlai?"

These people have all seen Lin Chen's performance in the sect competition.

Not only is he so brave in the late stage of Qi refining, but he is also perfect in foundation building... I am afraid it will be difficult to have an opponent in the late stage of foundation building, right?

Lin Chen also pondered for a moment after hearing this.

Although he was confident of suppressing the bandits on his own, after all, he had three tribulation cultivators. If he could go with these sect disciples, he could try the waters.

Let’s take a look at the level of those three-way tribulation cultivators first, and then it’s not too late to take action on our own...

Thinking of this, Lin Chen cupped his hands and said:

"That's very good, then I'll be grateful to all my brothers and sisters for taking care of me!"

Soon, a dozen foundation-building disciples discussed and each made preparations first.

An hour later, the disciples gathered in the square.

Lin Chen didn't have much to prepare. He first returned to Shanxiafang City, explained to Huang Xin, and advanced next month's Lingshi salary in advance.

When Lin Chen left, more than two hundred disciples looked at him eagerly, with admiration in their eyes.

Where can I find a boss who greets me when I need something and advances my salary in advance?

…

Returning to the disciple square, Lin Chen waited for a while before the foundation-building disciples arrived one after another.

I saw Junior Brother Nie walking towards me, saying hello to Lin Chen:

"Senior Brother Lin has really made great progress! It has only been so long... we have reached the middle stage of foundation building!"

As he spoke, there was a hint of envy in his tone.

Lin Chen smiled and said with some doubts:

"Brother Nie, why are you alone...and you don't see Brother Ping?"

Nie and Ping were the same disciples who had annihilated Jie Xiu together with Lin Chen more than a year ago. Li Zhenqian was also present at that time.

Later, the two people said that they were going back to prepare for the foundation construction, and they did not see each other for a year.

Junior Brother Nie sighed after hearing this, and said with sadness on his face:

"Brother Ping didn't have time to build the foundation, but he was later killed by Jie Xiu during a mission..."

"It's a pity that we two brothers swore to build the foundation together back then, but now I'm the only one left..."

Lin Chen fell silent after hearing this.

Nearly a quarter of the inner disciples of the Changchun Sect have died in the past year.

The death of Senior Brother Ping seems to be reasonable...

"My condolences to Brother Nie!"

Lin Chen patted his shoulder and comforted him.

Not long after, more than ten foundation-building monks took their weapons and headed north.

Lin Chen also took out the purple jade gourd, stepped on it, and followed the crowd slowly.

Information about this mission flashed through my mind:

The goal of their trip was Yudai City, two thousand miles north of Changchun Gate.

Yudai City is also an important city in Yanlai. There are nearly a million mortals in the city, and there are also some monks who live in the city.

And three hundred miles away from Yudai City, there is a mountain called Yudai Mountain.

Originally, the calamity cultivators on Yudai Mountain were nothing to worry about.

But with more than a year of fighting, the remnants of the Jie cultivators within thousands of miles around were gradually absorbed into the Jade Belt Mountain.

The reputation of this Jade Belt Village is getting bigger and bigger, with hundreds of Qi-refining calamity cultivators and seven or eight foundation-building calamity cultivators.

The leader of Yudai Village calls himself Yudai Scholar.

He is a sixth-level monk who is good at strategy and skills, and is also good at swordsmanship.

The goal of everyone this time is to completely destroy the Jade Belt Mountain Tribulation Cultivator.

…

All the way to the north, more than ten foundation-building monks were walking with their weapons.

In just a few hours, they traveled over mountains and ridges for more than two thousand miles.

Before evening, everyone arrived at Yudai City.

In order to avoid Jie Xiu's spies in Yudai City, everyone dressed up in disguise and entered the city one after another.

After that, they settled in the agreed inns in batches.

It was not until night that everyone met together.

"Everyone, the Jade Dai Mountain Tribulation Cultivator is no small matter. We still need to proceed with caution."

"How about we find the sect's informant tomorrow and carefully inquire about the first-hand situation, and then formulate an action plan?"

Li Fengping is a wise man, he said so.

After hearing this, everyone nodded one after another.

"Indeed, hundreds of large mountain strongholds built by Jie Xiu cannot be captured easily. We need to get first-hand information first..."

"Then at noon tomorrow, we will find the informant in Jade Belt City and get detailed information before making a decision!"

The group made a quick decision and returned to their respective inn rooms.

"Senior Brother Lin? When did you enter the middle stage of foundation building?"

After entering the room, Li Zhenqian, who had been holding back for a whole day, finally couldn't help but ask.

Lin Chen glanced at him lightly. Because the inn room was limited, he had to squeeze into the same room as Li Zhenqian.

"Uh, about a month ago, right? How..."

Lin Chen glanced at Li Zhenqian and said casually.

Li Zhenqian gritted his teeth when he heard this. He had only broken into the third floor of the foundation a few days ago.

This shows that the gap between the two is getting wider and wider!

Thinking of this, Li Zhenqian pointed at Lin Chen and said:

"Senior Brother Lin, you can go to sleep...I'll keep watch!"

Lin Chen shook his head and said:

"I usually don't sleep, so I just practice practice instead..."

With that said, Lin Chen found a corner and sat cross-legged, took out the spirit stone and practiced silently.

When Li Zhenqian saw this scene, he clenched his hands even more, with only one thought in his mind:

"Li Zhenqian, Li Zhenqian! There is a person who is more talented than you but works harder than you. You must surpass him!"

Thinking of this, Li Zhenqian simply stayed up and spent the whole night imitating Lin Chen in meditation.

A true scholar!

But unfortunately, his attention was on Lin Chen, and he didn't concentrate on practicing all night.

...

Early the next morning.

When Lin Chen finished practicing, he saw Li Zhenqian in another corner staring at him with two dark circles under his eyes.

"Uh, Junior Brother Li, are you practicing eye-related magic? Is it the Eye-Clearing Technique or the Purple Eye Thunder Method?"

Lin Chen asked curiously.

Li Zhenqian's face was a little ugly, and he only stammered: "Let's go, according to the plan, we have to find spies in the city..."

Lin Chen nodded slightly. They did take on this burden yesterday.

So the two left the inn and strolled in Yudai City.

There were many stalls and shops on both sides of the street, which was about ten feet wide.

Rouge, candied fruit and snacks, or restaurants, inns, jade pawnshops...

This Yudai City is a big economic city in the north. It is famous for the beautiful jade produced in the Yudai River outside the city, so the economy in the city is very developed.

Although not as big as the capital city Yanlai, it is also the second largest city in Yanlai.

Lin Chen strolled along the way, occasionally buying two pieces of mortal jade to enjoy his eyes.

After walking for a while, Li Zhenqian behind him suddenly sneered.

"Haha, are all the men in Yudai City probably dead? Why do they let women come out to set up stalls and sell goods?"

Lin Chen frowned and was about to speak, but suddenly found that it seemed to be true.

Along the way, most of the vendors were women, but there were few men who came out to set up stalls.

This is unreasonable. After all, in this ancient society, it is unreasonable to let your own women come out to show their faces.

"Well, Junior Brother Li is indeed a careful observer... This is indeed a bit unreasonable."

Lin Chen exclaimed.

Li Zhenqian behind him was stunned for a moment. He just complained and did not find the meaning behind it.

The two walked all the way to the entrance of a small alley and saw a blind man setting up a stall.

According to the information, this blind man is the sect's eyeliner in Yudai City.

Lin Chen took a closer look and felt that the blind man looked familiar.

So he asked tentatively: "A plate of pig head meat?"

"Two taels of Laobaigan!" The blind man blurted out, but was shocked for a moment.

Seeing that no one was paying attention, he packed up his stall and walked towards the alley behind him. Before leaving, he gestured to Lin Chen.

"Sure enough, isn't this man the insider in Guangyuan Town? How did he get transferred to Yudai City..."

Since he was an acquaintance, Lin Chen was relieved.

So he took Li Zhenqian for a few more rounds and turned into the deep alley.

After seeing Lin Chen, the fortune-teller took off his sunglasses, looked around and muttered:

"Good boy, why is it you? You have established your foundation in just one year?"

"Haha, I just built my foundation by luck... Why did you get transferred to Yudai City?" Lin Chen said with some doubts.

"Alas..." The fortune-teller began to complain.

It turned out that more than a year ago, since the war began, all towns needed spies, and Guangyuan Town was not far from Changchun Mountain, so the spies were transferred to the front line.

And the blind fortuneteller came to Yudai City for more than a year.

After learning the situation, Lin Chen nodded slightly and said:

"Daoyou, you should first tell me about the situation of the mountain stronghold?"

The blind fortuneteller said after hearing:

"The Yudai Mountain Stronghold is not an ordinary robbery force, especially the Yudai scholar is very cautious."

"He has many spies in Yudai City, just observing the coming and going cultivators... You were not discovered when you came, right?"

Lin Chen shook his head. They came in batches and should not be discovered.

The blind fortuneteller was relieved after hearing this, and then he talked about the information he had obtained.

"The Jade Belt Scholar, it seems that he is at the sixth level of foundation building... but it is still unknown whether he has hidden cultivation."

"In addition to him, there is a second-in-command in the middle stage of foundation building in the mountain village, and six foundation building cultivators..."

"This group of robbery cultivators are fierce and aggressive, good at magic, and I don't know where they got a batch of five thunder seeds, which are amazingly powerful and can threaten the cultivators of perfect Qi training... Be careful when you see them!"

"At the same time, there are many secret dens on the Jade Belt Mountain, and hundreds of robbery cultivators take turns to guard... Be careful if you want to enter the mountain! I heard that there is a secret passage in the mountain village that the Jade Belt Scholar used to escape..."

The fortune teller roughly told the intelligence in the mountain village.

Lin Chen frowned slightly after hearing this. It seems that this robbery cultivator is indeed a bit difficult.

There are sentinels on the mountain, and there are secret passages dug to escape at any time... This Jade Belt Scholar is indeed a cautious person.

But what Lin Chen cares more about is the five thunder seeds!

"This batch of five thunder seeds is very likely sold by me..."

Lin Chen thought silently.

Over the past year, he has sold more than a thousand Wu Lei Zi, most of which were purchased by independent cultivators.

The Jie Xiu forces will inevitably mix in and secretly purchase a batch.

But Lin Chen can't give up because Jie Xiu might buy his magic weapon instead of earning spirit stones.

After the fortune-teller told him all the information about Yudai Village, Lin Chen couldn't help but ask a question:

"Daoyou, I walked all the way here today, but I saw that most of the women in this city were selling goods on the street. Why are there so few men?"

After hearing this, the fortune-teller's face changed slightly, but he still whispered:

"Three strange things have happened in Yudai City over the past year..."

"The first strange thing is that a year ago, Zheng Gongzi, the lover of Liannan Lingling in the city, went home drunk and was found dead on the street the next day. Only his skin was left, but his bones and flesh were gone..."

"Since then, every three or five days, no matter day or night, there are always mortals in the city who are skinned and killed... Many immortal families in the city have investigated, but there is no result."

"Since then, only women in Yudai City go out to make a living, and men dare to stay at home and dare not go out easily."

Lin Chen frowned slightly after hearing this.

Dead in the street, only skin is left but no flesh and bones...this is too creepy!

The blind fortune teller continued:

"The second strange thing is that there are many ghost cries in the cemetery outside the city. Any mortal who passes by the cemetery will fall seriously ill."

"Even more bizarrely, most mortals in the city have said that they have received dreams from their ancestors in the past life, asking them to go to the cemetery to worship... But those who went back were lost and died within a few months..."

"The third strange thing is related to the second strange thing."

"Since the incident in the cemetery, the big families in the city have paid for many Qi-refining monks to come and check, but no results were obtained."

"Only the Wild Dog Gang in the south of the city sent out hundreds of black dogs to use black dog blood to exorcise the evil spirits, and finally suppressed the ghost on the grave..."

"This is a good thing, but a passerby who came in occasionally passed by the cemetery and saw the black dog transformed into a human form digging graves and gnawing bones, which was chilling..."

After hearing the words of the blind fortune teller, Lin Chen and Li Zhenqian frowned and looked at each other.

In troubled times, many evil spirits are born.

The strange things in Yudai City are really shocking...

"Lin... Senior Brother Lin, let's go report the situation of the mountain stronghold first. We haven't accepted the strange things in the city mission..."

Li Zhenqian shuddered and felt cold all over when he looked at the dark alleys around him.

Although he had cultivation to protect himself, he was only fifteen or sixteen years old after all, and it was the time to believe in ghosts and gods...

After hearing this, Lin Chen touched his chin and said to the blind fortune teller:

"Thank you for your advice, Taoist friend. After this matter is over, Taoist friend can also be transferred back to the rear..."

After hearing this, the blind fortune teller sighed and said, "I hope so!"

...

After returning to the inn, Lin Chen told all the information about Yudai Mountain Stronghold and mentioned the strange things in the city.

After hearing this, Li Fengping frowned slightly and said:

"In troubled times, the people can't live in peace!"

"But we are here to suppress bandits this time... Let's report the strange things in the city to the sect first and wait for a decision!"

The others nodded slightly after hearing this.

"Let's make a plan to attack the mountain first!"

A senior brother with a righteous look expressed his thoughts.

"There are many robbers in Yudai Mountain, which is very difficult to deal with. There are also sentinels inside and outside to explore. I'm afraid we will be ambushed before we even attack the mountain."

"Besides, there is a secret passage in the mountain. If we act rashly, I'm afraid we won't be able to annihilate the enemy leader!"

Lin Chen nodded slightly after hearing this. The person who spoke was named Wanxun, the only late-stage foundation-building cultivator among the crowd.

Wanxun glanced around and looked at Li Fengping.

"Brother Li, you are good at formations... In your opinion, before we attack the stronghold, can you set up a formation in advance to gain the upper hand?"

After hearing this, Li Fengping pondered and nodded:

"Theoretically, it is possible, but the area of ​​Yudai Mountain is too large, and it is difficult for me to set up a formation alone."

He looked up at Li Zhenqian, Ao Shixiang and other disciples who are good at formations, and added:

"However, if we can find out the specific coordinates of the robbery cultivator in advance, and then we, the foundation-building cultivators, can jointly set up the formation, it may be feasible!"

Lin Chen nodded after hearing this.

It is true that a strong attack is not the best strategy. If we can set up a formation in advance to gain the upper hand, we can save a lot of energy.

So Wanxun's strategy was unanimously recognized by everyone.

"In that case, let's act in batches next... Some cultivators will follow me to explore intelligence and the layout of the stronghold."

"How about having fellow Taoists who are good at formations prepare the details of the formation layout?"

Wanxun took out the demeanor of a senior brother and took the lead.

Li Fengping also nodded, came to Lin Chen and said:

"Junior Brother Lin, you are also good at formations, why don't you set up a formation with us?"

Lin Chen thought about it for a while and agreed.

So, in the next three days, the group was divided into two groups.

Led by Wan Xun, four foundation-building disciples explored the terrain of Yudai Mountain in advance, as well as the distribution of major sentinels and mountain strongholds, and drew a detailed map.

And Li Fengping led the remaining five people to prepare the formation layout.

…

Until the fourth day, the intelligence terrain was basically surveyed, and Li Fengping led a few people to Yudai Mountain together.

"Everyone, there are four strongholds on Yudai Mountain, each separated by several miles..."

"In your opinion, which formation is better?"

Li Fengping looked around and set his eyes on Lin Chen.

Lin Chen thought for a while and said: "I think the Earth Dragon Confined Elephant Formation that Senior Brother Ao is good at is the most suitable..."

The group looked at Ao Shixiang when they heard it.

He had demonstrated the power of the Earth Dragon Elephant Array in the previous sect competition.

On the Jade Belt Mountain with a strong earth vein, the power of the Earth Dragon Elephant Array can be further enhanced.

After hearing this, Ao Shixiang pondered for a moment and nodded:

"Yes, if you set up the Earth Dragon Elephant Array, you only need to set up five formations... to cover four strongholds, and finally link them together to introduce more earth vein power into the mountain village."

"By then, even a foundation-building cultivator will not be able to escape easily."

"However, the arrangement of the Earth Dragon Elephant Array will inevitably cause abnormal movement of the earth veins. If it is discovered by a robbery cultivator..."

After hearing this, Li Zhenqian on the side spoke.

He took out a set of formation flags from his storage bag and said:

"This formation is the aura-concealing formation passed down from my Li family's ancestors. It can best conceal the abnormal fluctuations caused by the formation."

"As long as this formation is arranged in advance, the Earth Dragon Trapped Elephant Formation will not be discovered!"

Ao Shixiang's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he sighed: "As expected of the Li family in Yanlai City, they really have a rich heritage!"

"Okay, now that I'm setting up the formation, I'll leave it to you. Just listen to my arrangements and help later!"

Everyone showed joy, as soon as the Earth Dragon Trapped Elephant Formation came out.

The calamity cultivators on Yudai Mountain were like being caught in a urn, with no possibility of escape.

After Li Zhenqian heard the praise, he looked at Lin Chen with a proud expression and felt light in his heart.

So, everyone followed the plan and first set up a covering formation.

After that, we worked together to set up the Earth Dragon Trapped Elephant Formation.

During this period, everyone had to hide their whereabouts to prevent being discovered by the mountain robbery cultivators.

Therefore, the formations were set up for a full night, and it was not until the early morning of the next day that the five earth dragon trapped elephant formations were arranged.

Li Fengping took a long breath to relieve his fatigue, and then looked up at the sky. There were still two hours before dawn.

So he said:

"Everyone, take a short rest..."

"Before dawn, we activate five formations at the same time. We will first pull out the sentries...and then attack the stronghold!"