Chapter 27

For now, there was no good solution. Servant disciples were not qualified to accept missions.

Unless an outer sect disciple needed help during a mission, only then could they leave and have a chance to hunt demon beasts.

"Even a grasshopper is still meat. I'll take it one step at a time."

In the end, Lin Xuan could only let out a helpless sigh.

Afterward, he completely slaughtered the remaining four pigs, gaining four years of cultivation time.

A large mass of blood qi was also stored on the first floor of the Soul Suppressing Pagoda. Although his progress would be slower afterward, there was no other way for now.

After Chen Ze arrived, Lin Xuan left directly and returned to the resting area.

Without wasting words, Lin Xuan began cultivating. He first absorbed that large mass of blood qi, spending a year to absorb it all and filling his body's qi and blood a little further.

But he was already at the late stage of body tempering, and the distance to the peak was simply too vast. The blood qi from five Wild Boars was, like those thirty-six years, merely a stone cast into the sea, unable to stir up much of a wave.

With four years of cultivation time remaining, Lin Xuan directly began cultivating the Mystic-Grade Low-Rank Movement Technique, Concealed Breath Stride.

After consuming two years, the Concealed Breath Stride he had previously studied intensively for eight years was finally considered fully initiated. Lin Xuan could now execute it with smooth ease.

Whether in explosive bursts of speed or short-distance maneuvers, he was already several times faster than before.

Of course, Concealed Breath Stride's greatest strength was not its speed or mobility, but its breath-concealing method. Though he had only entered the technique, Lin Xuan could now hide his aura until it was like that of an ordinary person.

"Two years remain. I'll reserve them for now. Though this is the Servant District of the outer sect, danger may not be absent. At the very least, they can offset the backlash from using Blood Rage."

Having made his decision, Lin Xuan's consciousness left the Soul Suppressing Pagoda space.

In the days that followed, Lin Xuan's life consisted of two points and one line every day: the Animal Husbandry Garden and the resting area.

He took the Blood Qi Pill from Niu Fang's storage ring, but given his aptitude, it was completely wasted on him and brought no visible improvement whatsoever.

During that time, Yu Bing came by once and told Lin Xuan that she and Liu Ruyan were leaving the holy land. The two parted with lingering reluctance.

Just like that, a week passed.

Every day Lin Xuan slaughtered pigs, he obtained five years of cultivation time and a mass of blood qi.

A week later, Lin Xuan's late-stage body tempering cultivation had finally advanced by a great stride, and Concealed Breath Stride had finally entered the proficient stage.

Ten years of cultivation time had also been set aside within the Soul Suppressing Pagoda.

Knock, knock, knock!

Lin Xuan had just finished cultivating when someone knocked on the door to his room in the resting area.

"Greetings, Deacon Lin!"

When Lin Xuan opened the door, a servant immediately bowed to him respectfully.

"Is something the matter?"

Lin Xuan frowned slightly. He found the servant before him unfamiliar and had no idea why he had suddenly come looking for him.

The man did not delay and immediately said, "Deacon Lin, the chief deacon sent this disciple to find you. Senior Sister Ling Yan of the outer sect is going to Yan Hui Mountain to carry out a mission and needs a servant of at least deacon rank to accompany her and handle some miscellaneous matters."

Lin Xuan's eyes lit up. Yan Hui Mountain lay fifty li west of the Divine Firmament Holy Land, and it was said that endless demon beasts lived within it.

Though Lin Xuan had yet to enter the outer sect, he had learned quite a bit about Yan Hui Mountain.

When outer sect disciples carried out missions, they generally brought one or two servants along to make it easier to gather precious materials from demon beasts. Those were all sources of Contribution Points.

"I understand. Go ahead first. I'll be there shortly."

With his thoughts settled, Lin Xuan spoke directly to the servant.

"Yes!"

The servant answered and departed.

Lin Xuan also shut his door, then quickly arrived at the square.

At that moment, dozens of disciples had already gathered in the square, all of them servants holding deacon positions.

Excitement showed on every one of their faces.

There was no other reason. At that moment, nearly everyone's gaze was fixed on a woman's face.