Experts Like to Meet on High Ground

"Just by playing a monk, I can form a related module?" Lu Bai raised an eyebrow and rubbed his still-slightly-prickly bald head.

"That's probably why the prompt said the module would be easier to obtain. There's also the Special Extraction Point to consider."

Earlier, Lu Bai had found it hard to understand why someone with supernatural powers would attack him.

Now, it seemed the reason might be that the death compensation could be converted into Special Extraction Points.

"From what I felt earlier, something was missing from the way I form modules. Special Extraction Points can make up for it, which means they may be extremely valuable."

"The other party probably knew that, so they came to steal the compensation." Lu Bai had reached his conclusion.

He directly selected "No" in response to the panel's prompt.

The [Buddha] module might not be useful. With the value of Special Extraction Points still unknown, there was no need to waste one.

After changing clothes, Lu Bai didn't hurry to leave. Instead, he took his time wandering around Miaokong Temple.

In martial arts novels, there were two groups that were impossible to overlook: Taoist priests and monks.

Generally speaking, those two groups were the most likely to know martial arts.

Miaokong Temple wasn't very large, and it didn't have many people. Lu Bai soon found the temple's "scripture repository," which was actually just a small room full of scriptures.

To Lu Bai's disappointment, there were no so-called martial arts manuals inside, only fairly ordinary Buddhist texts.

Still, he hadn't come away empty-handed.

As Lu Bai read the scriptures, he could feel the formation of the [Buddha] module becoming easier. After finishing a book, he figured he might be able to extract it even without using a Special Extraction Point.

"So as long as I obtain the relevant elements, I can extract the corresponding modules?" Lu Bai explored how extraction worked.

But he didn't rush to keep reading and extract the module. Instead, he put down the scriptures and headed outside.

Before long, he had climbed over the wall and reached the street.

He pressed his palms together, called everyone he met a benefactor, and greeted them with "Amitabha."

Many devout men and women returned his greeting when they saw him.

During this process, Lu Bai also felt the [Buddha] module forming faster.

Of course, he received another prompt as well.

[Spend one Special Extraction Point to form the Elemental Module [Deception]. Form it?]

"As expected, every action forms a related module, and since the difficulty threshold is lower, forming one isn't that hard."

"But it isn't worth it."

Time was a cost too. For example, carefully reading a Buddhist scripture would take quite a while.

Although the panel didn't state it outright, Lu Bai could sense that his time in this dimension was limited.

"So I need to set my priorities and figure out what I really want."

"I want the ability to come back to life. I want supernatural powers."

"The first one is hard to say for now, but the latter—this world should have something like martial arts, right?"

"So I have to find things related to martial artists, acquire them, and put them into practice."

"And if I get the chance along the way, I should deal with the bandits who came after my death compensation."

Now that he had a goal, Lu Bai had a clear idea of what to do next.

In just a few strides, he reached the inn where the strange woman had stayed earlier and checked in.

A woman so out of place in this world was bound to be connected to all sorts of problems. If he wanted to understand the situation in this dimension, starting with her might be a good idea.

As for the money to pay for his room, he could just "borrow" some from a few kind people on the road.

Before the dimensional shift, Lu Bai had spent years drifting through the Martial Forest and Jianghu of his era. He was a martial arts practitioner with two and a half years of training under his belt.

He'd made his own way in the world, so he knew all sorts of underhanded tricks—and he could fight, too.

If he hadn't been unlucky enough to die when the dimension changed, he would undoubtedly have been among the people at the very top by now.

"But it's not too late. I'll make my way to the heart of this fascinating world."

Lu Bai sat by the window, watching the unfamiliar scenery outside and waiting for an opportunity.

Then Lu Bai asked the waiter for a bowl of plain noodles. When the waiter brought them over, a certain look in his eyes caused Lu Bai's expression to shift slightly.

After the waiter left, Lu Bai focused his thoughts on something, and a tiny golden cube, about the size of his thumb, appeared in his hand.

"[Buddha]: Elemental Module. A module with the 'Buddha' attribute." The panel also provided the relevant information.

After playing a monk all the way here, he had finally formed the module.

He opened his Skill Bar, and with a thought, placed the module inside.

After waiting a little, nothing happened.

"So a single module really isn't enough?" Lu Bai checked himself. Aside from his bearing becoming more monk-like, nothing else had changed.

Lu Bai wasn't disappointed. He could take it slow; besides, he didn't want to become a monk anyway.

Night deepened. The once-bustling streets gradually emptied, and the night wind turned a little more ominous, carrying a biting chill.

Lu Bai rested with his eyes closed, then heard a strange noise.

He rose quietly, controlled his breathing, and went to the open window, listening to the sounds on the roof.

"Do all these experts like to meet on high ground?" Lu Bai thought to himself.

On the rooftop, the woman from earlier stood with her silk clothes fluttering in the wind, apparently feeling none of the cold.

Facing her was a middle-aged man with a face full of scars.

"May I ask what brings Phoenix Flying Lady of the Holy Land here?" The middle-aged man asked, puzzled, as he inquired about her purpose.

"Flower Face, stop pretending. The Hundred Flower Grave dared to do it, so surely you're not afraid of us showing up at your doorstep?" Phoenix Flying Lady said with a charming laugh.

"Attack!" But her reply was a low command from the man called Flower Face.

The next moment, a crowd of black-clad men leaped out of the inn, hurling darts and other hidden weapons at Phoenix Flying Lady.

Faced with the attack, Phoenix Flying Lady merely laughed softly. She flicked her hand, and the gauzy fabric around her billowed, swirling rapidly as it wrapped around her.

The hidden weapons were knocked aside as soon as they touched the gauze, flying back toward Flower Face.

But Flower Face had already clenched his fists and held them before him in a strange stance. The instant the hidden weapons reached him, his hands began to move rapidly.

His fingers seemed forged from steel. The weapons flying at high speed couldn't get close before Flower Face slapped them away with his bare hands.

"You've brought Flower Fist to this level. You must have worked hard at it all these years," Phoenix Flying Lady said, lowering her ribbons. She paid no attention to the black-clad men closing in around her.

"After all, I've never forgotten the 'blessing' you bestowed on me." Flower Face touched the scars on his face, as if he were caressing the most precious thing in the world.

"If you want to reminisce, make the most of it now. Since I discovered your trail, you haven't had much time left," Phoenix Flying Lady said with disgust.

"Discovered us? You think we let those traces slip by accident?"

"You dogs of the Outer Realm Demons are living on borrowed time!"

Flower Face shouted as he lunged forward, swinging both hands with a whooshing sound. The black-clad men around them said nothing, drawing their weapons and coordinating as they surrounded Phoenix Flying Lady.

"A trap?" Phoenix Flying Lady raised an eyebrow. Her ribbon shot out. Though it was light as a wisp of cloth, it struck like a heavy hammer, smashing into a black-clad man who had come too close.

The man flew backward, slammed into the rooftop, and fell into a room below, his whole body aching.

Still, he forced himself to his feet, intending to climb back up and keep fighting the woman.

But at that moment, he saw a little monk staring at him in surprise.

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