Lin Chen had deliberately revealed the large number of Spirit Stones on him at the Scripture Depository before. It had not been to show off.
It had been a test.
He wanted to turn the Green Mountain Sect into his base of operations, and he would never permit anyone within the sect to continue targeting him.
Hao Youcai had been captured, and Lin Chen suspected that there were still people from the Raksha Sect within the Green Mountain Sect.
At this point, he had surely already exposed himself to their eyes.
Since they remained hidden, Lin Chen would draw the snake from its hole.
After moving far away from the Post Station, Lin Chen took out his Token and sent a Spiritual Sense transmission to Qi Ruming.
"Third Senior Brother, I've reached Fire Mountain. The fish has taken the bait. You can act now."
This plan had also been conceived on the spur of the moment.
On the road here, he had used the Token to communicate the plan to his Third Senior Brother.
He would stay in the open and lure the enemy, while Qi Ruming and He Yiliang remained in the shadows to cast the net.
It had originally been nothing more than a casual guess. He had not expected someone to truly take the bait.
Lin Chen put away the Token and strode swiftly into the mountains.
Before long, he encountered his first Demon Beast.
"Blazing Flame Tiger!"
Lin Chen looked at the massive creature ahead, fully five meters long with flames burning on its claws, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Water overcomes fire. Drizzle Art!"
Lin Chen snapped his fingers, and the extraordinary Drizzle Art erupted instantly.
Within a hundred-meter radius, all the moisture in the air condensed in an instant.
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