Cultivation Avatar's Third Stage, 6 Hours

"Martial Artist Corps?"

Lin Baitian recalled that Elder Feng had once mentioned that Su Zhan had exchanged items with a group of Advanced Martial Artists in the free market... they must be the ones.

"Do they have any Martial Generals in their corps?"

"No Martial Generals, but there are Martial Masters," Su Zhan said. "They might not be able to deal with the big ones, but they can handle the smaller ones."

In reality, they didn't even have Martial Masters, just a bunch of Advanced Martial Artists...

"I appreciate your kind offer, but our opponent is the Meng Family. Even their Martial Artists and Martial Masters are the cream of the crop in Sky City, elites among elites... While I don't know the strength of the people in your Martial Artist Corps, it's best not to involve outsiders in the conflicts between major families; it's easy to get burned." Lin Baitian said.

"Let's give it a try."

Su Zhan said, "Give me the map of the Meng Family's strongholds, and I'll contact them. If it works out, it'll be my contribution to the Lin Family; if not, then so be it."

"Alright... but you have to promise not to go looking for trouble with the Meng Family yourself."

Lin Baitian hadn't forgotten his mission, which was to protect Su Zhan until he successfully entered the Four Great Academies... Before that, Su Zhan absolutely couldn't get into any trouble!

"Do I look like someone who's seeking death?" Su Zhan teased.

Afterward, Su Zhan obtained the map of the Meng Family's strongholds from Lin Baitian.

"There are quite a lot of C-class strongholds... even more than D-class ones!"

"All together, there must be at least a hundred of them, right?"

As Su Zhan glanced over it, the blue markers indicated C-class strongholds... and these blue dots occupied the most space on the entire map.

From outside Sky City.

It extended all the way to the area 300 kilometers away.

Directly forming a near-monopolistic line of strongholds!

Not only that, but the map clearly indicated the grade of each stronghold, the deployed defensive forces, and even the exact times for guard rotations were meticulously detailed.

It was evident that the Lin Family had thoroughly researched the Meng Family long ago, but had simply not made a move.

"As expected of a major family... the locations they occupy are all for fierce beasts that can fetch high market prices."

Su Zhan carefully examined a few strongholds. Whether it was the Golden Leaf Bear, the Soul Snatching Spider, or the Blue Bee Tiger... they were all among the most formidable of C-class fierce beasts.

And the remains of any of these C-class fierce beasts were worth at least 50 gold each!

"Our Lin Family's aren't bad either!"

Lin Baitian retorted defensively, "The routes occupied by their Meng Family aren't even that good. Our Lin Family has the best, and we occupy the best strongholds from C-class to B-class to A-class!"

"Otherwise, the Meng Family wouldn't have been so ruthless towards our Lin Family's strongholds!"

Speaking of this, Lin Baitian gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with anger.

"Alright, alright, leave these matters to the adults to handle. You just focus on developing yourself... Revenge is a dish best served cold, after all!" Su Zhan comforted him.

"That's right! Develop first, but it's not about me developing, it's about you!"

Lin Baitian stared at Su Zhan. "Once you graduate from the Four Great Academies, you'll be at least an Advanced Martial General. Without any Martial Marshals around, you'll be able to crush them completely!"

"Su Zhan, whether we can overthrow the Meng Family depends on you!"

"Okay, leave it to me!"

Su Zhan chuckled softly.

He had no interest in waiting until after he graduated from the Four Great Academies to deal with the Meng Family... Having this thing around made Su Zhan uneasy. He had to uproot the Meng Family before leaving Sky City for the Four Great Academies!

"I'm heading off!"

Su Zhan directly took the vehicle arranged by the Lin Family home.

As soon as it started.

Su Zhan immediately gave the order: "Allow!"

The next moment.

"Ding! Basic Qi and Blood Method has devoured 1 of your Golden Blood Pills. Cultivation speed increased by 40 times. Current cultivation multiplier: 322.19!"

"Ding! Nine Heavens Thunder Fire Saber has devoured 1 of your High-grade Spirit Weapons. Cultivation speed increased by 0.5 times. Current cultivation multiplier: 104.81x!"

"Ding! Gilded Jade Body has devoured 1 of your Golden Blood Pills. Cultivation speed increased by 10 times. Current cultivation multiplier: 173.67!"

"Ding! Bloodthirsty Rampage has devoured 1 of your Golden Blood Pills. Cultivation speed increased by 20 times. Current cultivation multiplier: 142.55!"

"Ding! Universe Wind Thunder Concealment has devoured 1 of your Golden Blood Pills. Cultivation speed increased by 8 times. Current cultivation multiplier: 13.3!"

"..."

The eager Cultivation Methods began to feast, ravenously devouring pills... even the newly added Universe Wind Thunder Concealment was no exception.

"Ding! As Basic Qi and Blood Method has reached 300x, [Cultivation Avatar - Third Stage] has been officially unlocked!"

"[Cultivation Avatar - Third Stage]: Avatar duration extended to 6 hours!"

Second stage: 3 hours.

Third stage: 6 hours!

If I keep improving like this... won't I be able to exist 24 hours a day?!

It's almost like there's no cooldown!

"I should let them accumulate enough multipliers and unlock their functions before upgrading their grade... Otherwise, the further along we go, the slower the multipliers will increase, which will hinder unlocking functions!"

Su Zhan pondered.

However, this also presented a significant problem.

If he kept holding back from upgrading, not to mention whether the cultivation methods could endure it... he himself wouldn't be able to hold back.

He couldn't possibly keep holding back until 1000x, 10000x, right?

How many treasures and how much time would that take?

Moreover, his current situation was special. Upgrading grades and increasing strength was the top priority!

There wasn't enough time!

"Now is not the time to hold back multipliers. Let's wait until we get to the Four Greats!"

Universe Wind Thunder Concealment: "Mmm~ It's quite good! This pill is delicious!"

Sanyu: "This is a Fourth-grade Pill, of course it's delicious! I tasted one last time, and I finally get to taste it again this time. I'm dying of cravings!"

Frenzy Blood: "At least you got to eat last time. I didn't get to share even a bite... I have to say, the higher the grade of the pill, the more delicious it is, and the benefits it provides are also exceptionally great!"

Nine Fire: "Boss, the High-grade Spirit Weapons and those metal ores are all gone... Can I eat the Top-grade Spirit Weapon?"

Su Zhan: "I still need to keep that for myself. Let's accumulate through hunting. Don't worry, you won't miss out!"

Blood Consumption: "That's right, Nine Fire, you're too impatient. What's Boss's current situation? He definitely needs a Top-grade Spirit Weapon for protection. Besides, Boss already gave you all the High-grade Spirit Weapons he had. Be content!"

Sanyu: "The effect has indeed decreased significantly after the grade upgrade. Before, eating one could increase acceleration by 50x in one go, but now it's only 10x."

Nine Fire: "At least you still have 10x. I don't even have the lowest 1x anymore, only 0.5!"

Frenzy Blood: "If the effect is too low, you can't eat it anymore. You need to accumulate and exchange for higher-grade items to eat, otherwise it'll all be wasted."

Universe Wind Thunder Concealment: "Mmm~~ Delicious, delicious, so delicious!"

Su Zhan: "Hurry up and eat. After you're done, report back to me and tell me how long it will take you to reach the next level!"

All Cultivation Methods: "Okay, Boss!"