Dawn.
A new day arrived, and Lin Ze immediately summoned the four Death Soldiers projected by the Bronze Mirror.
He had them begin cultivating.
Although he now had the Proxy Function, which allowed him to borrow his strength.
The Death Soldiers' own strength still needed to improve, so that the duration of the Proxy State could be extended.
For convenience, Lin Ze moved out of the inn and found a house with a courtyard to temporarily stay in Fire Wolf Town.
Otherwise, if strangers appeared from his room every day, the inn's manager would surely become suspicious.
The morning light was faint, filtering through the window and scattering into the room. Tiny specks of floating dust danced joyfully in the sunlight, giving it form.
A prism-shaped beam of sunlight, projected through the pale green Dou Qi, shone upon Lin Ze.
With Lin Ze's every inhale and exhale, the surrounding Wind Attribute Dou Qi was continuously absorbed by him.
After a night of cultivation, Lin Ze slowly opened his eyes.
He raised his hand, feeling the pale green Dou Qi within his palm, and a smile appeared on Lin Ze's face.
"One night of cultivation, and all the Dou Qi in my body has been converted into Wind Attribute Dou Qi, with a slight improvement as well."
Although the progress was not significant, Lin Ze was quite satisfied.
After all, this kind of perceptible improvement was a positive feedback, which could inspire one to constantly strive forward.
The most terrifying thing was cultivating for decades and remaining stagnant, that feeling could truly drive a person mad.
Lin Ze got up from the bed. The Wind Attribute Dou Qi within his body made him feel as if his body had become lighter and more agile.
He stretched a little, and his movements were much more agile and swift than yesterday.
Lin Ze glanced at A-Er and the others in the room, contemplating how to allocate the Death Soldiers.
Currently, there were three Death Soldiers in Qingshan Town, two in the Magical Beast Mountain Range near Fire Wolf Town, and five by his side.
Lin Ze thought for a moment and sent one to join the hunting squad in Fire Wolf Town, forming a three-person hunting squad.
A rudimentary team was barely formed, with two responsible for the main attack and one for support and reconnaissance.
As for the remaining people, they would stay by his side to protect him while diligently cultivating.
Speaking of which, the number of Death Soldiers had now reached ten.
According to the introduction of Resonance, he should have gained a one-thousandth cultivation speed buff now?
But this bonus, it felt useful, yet also useless.
Lin Ze even suspected that the "feeling useful" might just be psychological effect.
After all, a one-thousandth bonus was truly a bit too low.
It was hard to get an intuitive feeling from it.
To achieve a one percent cultivation speed bonus, based on the current daily death soldiers, would still take over twenty days.
"Forget it, at least I'm improving every day."
Lin Ze no longer dwelled on this minuscule improvement and began cultivating the Dou Techniques he obtained yesterday.
Forest Piercing Movement Technique, a Wind Attribute Yellow Tier High-Grade Dou Technique.
During the Dou Disciple stage, Lin Ze had also cultivated a Blade Dou Technique and a Fist Dou Technique.
Blade Dou Technique, Wind Splitting Blade, a Yellow Tier High-Grade Dou Technique.
Fist Dou Technique, Boom Fist, a Yellow Tier High-Grade Dou Technique.
Although none of them were Xuan Tier Dou Techniques, they were still top-tier among Yellow Tier Dou Techniques.
After all, Lin Ze's parents managed a mercenary group, which at its peak had dozens to hundreds of people.
Under such circumstances, the Dou Techniques Lin Ze practiced could be considered above average among ordinary people.
Lin Ze recalled the cultivation method for the Forest Piercing Dou Technique, which he had flipped through via A-Da. He set up some obstacles in the small courtyard and began to cultivate.
After cultivating Wind Attribute Dou Qi, his movements became much more agile.
If he had cultivated this during the Dou Disciple stage, it would have likely been much more difficult, and he might have suffered quite a bit.
Now, although Lin Ze narrowly avoided the obstacles every time, he ultimately didn't collide with any of them.
That Afternoon, Lin Ze stopped cultivating, covered in sweat.
He stripped his clothes down to his underpants, went to the water vat, and scooped up a large bucket of water, drenching himself from head to toe.
"Refreshing!"
Lin Ze said with some satisfaction.
After cultivating, rinsing off the sweat with cold water gave him a sense of exhilaration that made Lin Ze feel much more relaxed.
As long as he maintained a little bit of improvement every day, the day he would settle accounts with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group would draw ever closer!
Lin Ze wiped his face, his eyes gleaming.
"Counting the time, it should have been a day. The Death Soldiers who attempted the Proxy State yesterday should have all recovered."
Lin Ze wiped himself dry, returned to his room, and sat cross-legged to enter his cultivation state.
He cultivated until his Dou Qi was completely depleted before ending, and cultivating at this time would yield better results.
After spending some time recovering most of his Dou Qi, Lin Ze also began to try out a new usage for the Proxy Function he had envisioned.
Accelerating the cultivation of Dou Techniques!
The Proxy Function allowed Death Soldiers to briefly undertake the Mirror Master's Projection, acting as a proxy for the Mirror Master's power.
Since it was a projection, the power the Death Soldiers acted as a proxy for from Lin Ze would inevitably be Lin Ze's current power state.
Under these circumstances, Lin Ze could use the Proxy State to cultivate Dou Techniques!
Others might cultivate a Dou Technique by performing it over ten times, depleting their Dou Qi and requiring recovery.
But Lin Ze had ten proxy Death Soldiers. Even if the Proxy State duration for each Death Soldier wasn't long, compared to others, their cultivation speed would still be faster!
No sooner said than done!
As Lin Ze entered his cultivation state, he began to control A-Da, who was far away in Qingshan Town.
His Soul Perception was powerful, and he had gradually figured out how to multitask.
His main body maintained a shallow cultivation state, while his primary focus was on the Death Soldiers.
A-Da and the other two had undergone a significant upgrade. Their attire had changed.
Each of them was clad in leather armor, holding a Broad-Backed Saber, and equipped with various Tricky Tools useful for survival in the mountains.
Lin Ze did not have the habit of sitting on a treasure trove without using it. Since he had obtained the Gold Deposit Card, he intended to make good use of these funds.
Outfitting each Death Soldier with equipment would enable them to hunt magical beasts more effectively, thereby accelerating their own growth.
When Lin Ze took over A-Da's body, the three of them were staking out a wolf-like magical beast.
Its grayish-blue fur was somewhat disheveled, and its physique showed signs of old age.
Such a Lone Wolf might have been abandoned or driven out by the pack due to extreme old age.
And this was precisely the opportunity for the three of them.
This was the first time A-Da and the others were attempting to hunt a true magical beast.
Previously, they had only dealt with beasts while wandering the outer regions of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Lin Ze controlled A-Da's body and swung the Broad-Backed Saber in his hand, adapting to his current physical state.
There are two modes for controlling Death Soldiers.
One is complete control, where one can feel all the Death Soldier's senses, including touch, taste, and even pain, allowing for better combat.
The other is similar to controlling a game character. While control is still possible, one cannot feel the Death Soldier's senses.
Lin Ze calls this second mode semi-control, and it also has its advantages.
For example, when A-Da and the others recover energy by consuming flesh and blood, Lin Ze switches to semi-control if he is in the control state.
After all, the flesh and blood were not cooked, and the taste can be imagined.
Another situation is when a Death Soldier is captured, subjected to severe torture by others, or severely injured and in intense pain, one can also enter the semi-control state.
After adapting to his body, Lin Ze waved his hand, and the three of them slowly approached the Grey Wolf magical beast.
Hunting begins!
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