Proactive Attack

A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

Over this century, Lin Yan had not only fully consolidated his cultivation at the Late Earth Immortal stage, but he was also steadily advancing toward the Heavenly Immortal Realm.

Mo Xuan expressed great astonishment at Lin Yan's cultivation progress. One had to know that Lin Yan was merely an ordinary creature in the Primordial Heaven and Earth. Although his origin was decent, compared to top-tier beings like them, he was lacking in every aspect by more than just a small margin.

However, over these past few hundred years, Lin Yan's cultivation had skyrocketed as if he were riding a rocket. It made even a divine beast like him, who prided himself on being a darling of the heavens, feel inferior.

A hundred years might be nothing more than the duration of a nap for Primordial Creatures. But in these few hundred years—the time it took for them to sleep a few times—Lin Yan had advanced from the early stage of the Earth Immortal realm to the late stage, and now, he even showed faint signs of breaking through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm. This was somewhat mind-boggling.

Who exactly was the true darling of the Primordial World? Mo Xuan suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

In truth, the rapid growth of Lin Yan's cultivation was partly due to his diligent practice, but the other part was thanks to the Primal Chaos Plate and the system.

Ever since he obtained the Primal Chaos Plate, spirit power was no longer a problem for Lin Yan. Compared to his past days of eating dirt to absorb spirit power, the Clear Spirit Space within the Primal Chaos Plate contained nearly infinite, pure spiritual qi. Furthermore, he hardly needed to expend any effort to refine it; it could be directly absorbed and transformed into mana.

Moreover, the fierce sha qi filled with destructive power within the Turbid Fiend Space of the Primal Chaos Plate could be used to temper his physical body. Added to that were the fierce beasts he kept inside, which he could occasionally release to help him hone various spells and divine abilities.

As for the system he often complained about, although it set task completion requirements to restrict his breakthroughs, every time he broke through his current realm, it would help him stabilize the new realm extremely quickly. Additionally, the rewards after completing tasks also helped him cultivate faster.

Thus, with the support of the Primal Chaos Plate and the system, it would have been difficult for Lin Yan's cultivation progress not to be fast.

During this time, in addition to his cultivation, Lin Yan would occasionally wander around the canyon to relax. He would check on the growth of the spiritual herbs and roots, investigate whether the flow of the earth vein's spiritual qi was smooth, occasionally teach his younger brothers how to cultivate, or spar with Mo Xuan to test out newly comprehended spells and divine abilities...

Of course, he hadn't spent all these years holed up in the canyon; sometimes he would step outside to take a look around. For someone who had already reached the Late Earth Immortal stage, a single Earth Evasion Technique could carry him a hundred miles away. Therefore, the small canyon could no longer satisfy his desire to stretch his legs.

Beyond the canyon, the region was vast, many thousands of times larger than the canyon itself. Although the external environment was far less quiet and peaceful than inside, ever since he and Mo Xuan had joined forces to clear out the surrounding sha qi and fierce beasts, the overall environment had greatly improved, and everything was developing in a positive direction.

However, in such a vast area, their cleanup work could not be entirely flawless. In some places, many harsh areas with dense sha qi still remained, and the surviving fierce beasts were still recklessly destroying the surrounding environment, hoping to expand their own living space.

Some fierce beasts even stumbled into the vicinity of the canyon, sensing through instinct that there was something there they detested. However, the canyon was completely enveloped by the Nine Palaces Earth Vein Great Array, and those mindless fierce beasts naturally could not find the entrance. Even if some accidentally bumped into the array's protective light barrier, their strength was insufficient to break it.

Furthermore, often before the fierce beasts could even get close to the array, a bored Mo Xuan would excitedly swarm out with his nine Earth Dragon subordinates. After a flurry of punches, the fierce beasts would be beaten to a pulp.

The current Earth Dragon Community was no longer a place where fierce beasts could run rampant as they pleased.

Lin Yan stepping out of the canyon wasn't just for a stroll; he was utilizing the system's Ecological Simulator function to continuously deduce the most reasonable transformation plan. He needed to make preparations in advance for the Earth Dragon Community's expansion plan.

On this day, Lin Yan gathered the main members of the community—Deer King White Horn, Sparrow Queen Zhi Pu, Bee Queen Jin Ji, Bamboo King Qingxin, the Earth Dragon subordinates Lin Er, Lin San, and Lin Si, as well as that honorary "Chief Guest Elder," the Seven-Colored Qilin Mo Xuan—at the Spirit Spring Pool in the center of the community.

Below the spirit spring, ever since Lin Yan placed a Kuishui Spiritual Crystal at the Eye of the Water Vein, the water spraying from the spring had been constantly emitting misty spiritual fog.

After everyone had arrived, Lin Yan got straight to the point:

"Everyone, our Earth Dragon Community may seem stable now, but it is actually as precarious as a pile of eggs. You should all be aware that outside our canyon, there are still many fierce beasts and fierce plants. And further away, there exist even more powerful fierce beasts."

"And our Earth Dragon Community is a thorn in the flesh for these fierce beasts. If we leave things as they are, in less than a thousand years, the sha qi will surely regenerate, and the fierce beasts will make a comeback. By then, our canyon will become an isolated island in a raging sea, and sooner or later, it will be submerged."

Mo Xuan said indifferently, "What is there to fear? If one comes, I'll beat one; if two come, I'll beat a pair! With this young master here, I guarantee you will all be safe and sound."

Lin Yan smiled and looked at Mo Xuan. "Xiao Mo, we naturally trust your strength. But one day, you will have to leave this place and return to Qilin Cliff. Therefore, relying solely on you to guard our home is not a long-term solution."

"Uh... who said I was going back? I never thought about going back..." Mo Xuan was taken aback, his voice trailing off. He knew very well that leaving was only a matter of time. As the Young Master of the Qilin Clan, wandering for a thousand or eight hundred years was fine, but if he stayed away too long, even if he didn't want to return, the clan would send people to drag him back.

"Leader, then what do you suggest we do?" the Jade Spirit Deer King, White Horn, asked with a worried expression. He absolutely did not want to return to those days of hiding and living in constant fear.

"Boss, I will cultivate diligently, increase my cultivation, and beat back any fierce beasts that dare to invade." Before Lin Yan could answer, Lin Er was the first to offer a solution.

"Boss, we can find a way to increase the power of the Nine Palaces Earth Vein Great Array, so we won't have to fear beast attacks," Lin San also suggested.

"We... we could dig tunnels underground, shaped like a labyrinth, so even if the beasts get in, they won't be able to find us," Lin Si added.

Lin Yan looked at the distressed Deer King and his younger brothers, who were all chiming in with ideas, and shook his head with a smile.

"There are always ways. However, while your suggestions are feasible, they are all methods of passive defense. They treat the symptoms but not the root cause; they are not long-term solutions."

"Do you mean we should take the initiative and wipe out the fierce beasts before they even attack? That's a good plan, I like it." Mo Xuan was the first to agree. He had been a bit bored lately and had long wanted to have a real fight with the fierce beasts.

"Exactly. We cannot sit and wait for death; we must take the initiative." Lin Yan first spoke to Mo Xuan with approval, then shifted his tone. "But that is not enough. We must not only kill these beasts in advance, but also clear away the baleful energy they rely on for survival. Then, we will transform the environment polluted by that energy into something like our valley. This will completely cut off the foundation of the fierce beasts. Without their means of survival, the beasts will either see their strength greatly diminished or be forced to leave this place."

"This is a good plan. If the environment outside becomes like the valley, there will be more places to have fun. To be honest, this valley is indeed a bit small; it's hard to even turn over." Although Mo Xuan had been having a great time over the years, the limited range of the valley still left him feeling a bit unsatisfied.

Seeing that everyone had no objections to the decision to venture out of the valley, Lin Yan brought out the Earth Dragon Community expansion plan he had been plotting for a long time.