Blazing Sun Saber Technique Levels Up Quickly

Ancient Tomb Valley covered a considerable area. Aside from the small plain at the entrance, the valley itself contained a vast expanse of land.

Gu Chenghu had no intention of staying with Old Fourth Gu. Once the wager was over, he led Lin Yi deeper into Ancient Tomb Valley.

"Qingshan, I originally planned to lure out the Corpse Fiends, cripple them, and let you finish them off. But after seeing your performance just now, dealing with Corpse Fiends is already easy for you, so..."

Lin Yi naturally knew what Gu Chenghu wanted to say, but he hurriedly said, "Captain, I used the Blazing Sun Saber Technique twice in a row to kill that Corpse Fiend just now. My Qi-Blood is completely depleted. If I were the one killing them, we probably wouldn't even be able to kill many Corpse Fiends in a day."

"You brought me here to level up, Captain. We should prioritize efficiency, so I think we should stick to your original plan."

Gu Chenghu nodded. That made sense, so he said no more.

Along the way, they did not find any Corpse Fiends. Even living animals were scarce.

The two continued onward, carefully exploring their surroundings.

At that moment, Lin Yi saw a small squirrel foraging ahead suddenly get snatched by a claw jutting out of the soil. Then, a Corpse Fiend crawled out of the ground, tore into it, and swallowed it alive.

Lin Yi understood. No wonder the valley was lush with vegetation but had so few animals. The Corpse Fiends were the apex predators here.

Gu Chenghu said, "This place was once occupied by Ghost Spirits, so even the nearby Monsters rarely come here. Over time, this became the territory of the Corpse Fiends."

"Dealing with Corpse Fiends is easy for me, but if more than five show up later, run without looking back. Got it?"

"Got it, Captain."

"Good."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Chenghu gripped Dragon's Roar Saber and shot forward like an afterimage.

The Corpse Fiend that had just swallowed the squirrel had not even had time to chew before a single slash severed it at the waist. Its two halves fell to the ground and writhed frantically.

"It should still have a breath left. Go ahead."

Lin Yi did not hesitate. He immediately stepped forward with his saber and hacked down several times.

He could kill a living Corpse Fiend, let alone one that had been cut into two pieces.

A few breaths later, Lin Yi successfully killed the Corpse Fiend and gained another 25 Experience Points.

However, the item dropped by the Corpse Fiend was still corpse oil.

"Captain, is this corpse oil valuable? How much Blood Food can it be exchanged for?"

After thinking it over, Lin Yi asked the question. If they kept farming Corpse Fiends in the valley, he would likely obtain quite a lot of corpse oil.

Gu Chenghu said, "Corpse oil is one of the raw materials used to make Spirit Fire Candles. We'll need plenty of Spirit Fire Candles when we head to Tianshui City. Keep this corpse oil for now. It'll be very useful later."

"Alright, then I'll hold onto all of it for now."

Lin Yi nodded and continued following Gu Chenghu in search of Corpse Fiends.

According to Gu Chenghu, they were still only on the outskirts of Ancient Tomb Valley. Most of the Corpse Fiends they encountered were solitary and only Level 5.

However, the Corpse Fiends in the valley's Core Zone traveled in groups, and their levels varied. Level 10 Corpse Fiends might even appear. Such Corpse Fiends could be called Corpse Monster Kings. In life, they had possessed the strength of Militia Captains, with high intelligence and spirituality. Even Gu Chenghu might not be able to handle one.

Considering the danger, Gu Chenghu did not intend to bring Lin Yi deep into the Core Zone. He only planned to hunt Corpse Fiends on the outskirts.

Time passed. Two hours later, Gu Chenghu had led Lin Yi to twelve Level 5 Corpse Fiends one after another, leaving each with a final breath for Lin Yi to kill.

The twelve Corpse Fiends dropped twelve pieces of white-quality corpse oil. Other than that, nothing else dropped—no Corpse Monster Manual and none of the so-called external martial arts.

Only then did Lin Yi realize that although Corpse Fiends had a chance to drop external martial arts, the probability was extremely low.

The Extreme Speed Steps that Old Fourth Gu had produced earlier was probably genuinely precious. Lin Yi remembered Wang Zilong saying that they had farmed for more than three days before getting that external martial art. It seemed he had been telling the truth.

Although the Drops from killing Corpse Fiends one after another had not surprised Lin Yi, the twelve Corpse Fiends had still contributed 300 Experience Points.

Lin Yi now had enough Experience Points to reach Level 4, but he was in no hurry. At low levels, gained Experience Points came with a slight bonus. He wanted to accumulate enough Experience Points first, then level up and allocate his points.

He had logged in early today, and there was not much left of his six hours of online time.

After killing another two Corpse Fiends, Lin Yi discovered that his Blazing Sun Saber Technique had reached Level 4, so he suggested returning to the village.

Gu Chenghu was somewhat tired as well. After picking some edible wild fruit in the valley, he brought Lin Yi back.

By the time Lin Yi logged off, it was already past one in the afternoon. He looked outside the window. The sky was still gloomy and covered in dark clouds, though the heavy rain had stopped.

After getting something to eat, Lin Yi went to the Fitness Center to work out.

An hour or two later, Lin Yi went to the archery range and shot for a while.

Although he had now abandoned the bow for the saber, Lin Yi still liked archery very much. If he had not drawn the Purple Blade Master Talent today, he probably would have continued practicing archery.

Still, he needed to prepare some means of long-range attack. Lin Yi had no intention of giving up archery practice; it was simply more efficient for him to practice the saber right now.

Unlike Starfall Archery, the Blazing Sun Saber Technique placed great emphasis on the so-called saber intent. As long as he gained insight into the saber technique, he could gain Proficiency.

Half a day of saber practice might be enough to raise the Blazing Sun Saber Technique by a level.

After leaving the archery range, Lin Yi bought a wooden toy saber at the mall, then returned to his dormitory to practice.

A toy saber was still a saber. Although it felt very light in his hand, after practicing for a while, Lin Yi entered Apocalypse World and checked his Data Panel. He found that the Proficiency of his Blazing Sun Saber Technique had been steadily increasing.

At this rate, he would likely need only a few days to comprehend the Blazing Sun Saber Technique to its maximum Level 10.

It had to be said, Purple Talents were fucking incredible. They had turned him from an ordinary person into an unparalleled saber genius.

If he ever drew a Gold or Red Talent above Purple, it would probably be even more incredible.

Only now did Lin Yi realize just how important the Gold Activation Code Liu Hong had left behind was.

If it were exposed that he had entered Heavenly Revelation using a Gold Activation Code, then not only the Officials, but all kinds of civilian and private forces would be watching him hungrily.

After all, once a person died, their Activation Code would drop.

He still needed to increase his strength as quickly as possible to deal with possible crises in the future.

The next day, Lin Yi logged into Apocalypse World early.

He checked the Attribute Panel and saw that the Blazing Sun Saber Technique was already close to Level 5.

Blazing Sun Saber Technique - LV4 (1320/1400): Infuse at least 10 points of Qi-Blood into a saber to increase saber intent damage by 32%. Doubling the infused Qi-Blood doubles the damage.

Lin Yi estimated that he would definitely be able to raise the Blazing Sun Saber Technique to Level 5 today. If he worked harder in reality after logging off, perhaps raising it to Level 6 was not out of the question either.

Moreover, he had ordered a Longquan Metal Blade online yesterday. It would probably arrive today.

Practicing saber techniques with a real saber should make his Proficiency rise faster, right?

Today was the Duty Day for the Second Militia Team. Gu Chenghu could not take Lin Yi out to kill Corpse Fiends, so they could only search for lone Monsters near the city wall.

Unfortunately, not a single Monster appeared before Lin Yi's online time ran out.

Lin Yi really wanted to know how to increase his time in Apocalypse World. Six hours a day was simply too short.

However, neither the foreign forums he followed nor the players in Ancient Pool Village knew how to increase one's online duration.

Still, there were rumors on foreign forums claiming that after reaching Professional level, one's stay in Apocalypse World would no longer be restricted.

Of course, Lin Yi was not sure whether the news was true or false. Those forums were filled with obviously fake information about Apocalypse World.

Ultimately, the people on the forums were a mixed bag from every country, making the place incredibly chaotic.

As the day's duty was about to end, Gu Chenghu found Lin Yi and said, "I won't need to stand duty for the next week or so. Prepare more supplies in your backpack. We'll head to Ancient Tomb Valley later, and we won't be coming back for a week."

Lin Yi was surprised. "We won't be coming back? Captain, don't tell me you're doing this specifically for me..."

Gu Chenghu said, "It has something to do with you, but not much. The main reason is that the village is dissatisfied with how Militia Fifth Team is being trained and plans to have me go over and observe. When the time comes, Old Fourth Gu and I will take shifts training the members of Militia Fifth Team."

"So that's how it is."

Lin Yi understood, though he felt that Gu Chenghu must have tattled today. Otherwise, there was no need for the village to send Gu Chenghu over, considering the village had limited Level 10 combat power.

After checking his remaining online time, Lin Yi found that he had only a little over twenty minutes left before reaching six hours. Not daring to delay, he hurriedly bought a batch of food and water, stuffed them into his backpack, and followed Gu Chenghu toward Ancient Tomb Valley.

By the time they reached the plain outside Ancient Tomb Valley, the Descenders of Fifth Squad were nowhere to be seen. Only Old Fourth Gu and the squad members remained, setting up camp.

When night fell, the Wilderness would become extremely dangerous. Not only did they need to defend against Monsters that emerged at night, they also had to stay alert for wandering Ghost Spirits.

Old Fourth Gu first had people dig a trench and set traps and alarm bells. Then he had them scatter the juice of Sun Trees to ward off Ghost Spirits.

When Old Fourth Gu looked up and saw Gu Chenghu and Lin Yi carrying packs, he could not help frowning. "What are you two doing here?"

"The Village Chief was worried you might not be able to handle everything by yourself, so he sent me to help you and share some of the pressure..."

Before Gu Chenghu could finish, Lin Yi saw Old Fourth Gu's expression change as he cursed, "Bullshit, Gu Chenghu! You fucking tattled again! Damn it, a dog can't stop eating shit. You've been like this since we were kids..."

Gu Chenghu dug at his ear, utterly unconcerned. "Stop cursing. I was actually too lazy to come. I mainly brought Qingshan here to level up. As for the Descenders of Militia Fifth Team, give them to me if you want. If you don't, forget it."

As if recalling something, Gu Chenghu added, "Oh, right. I brought the Divine Water you kept at home. It's mine now anyway."

Seeing how shameless Gu Chenghu was, Old Fourth Gu no longer had the strength to curse. He snorted coldly. "I don't have anywhere for you to stay."

"No need to trouble yourself. I brought a tent."

Considering safety, Gu Chenghu did not go too far. He set up his tent near Old Fourth Gu's camp.

Before logging off, Lin Yi was somewhat worried and asked, "Captain, will you be alright staying here alone tonight?"

Gu Chenghu said, "Don't worry. I've spent nights in the Wilderness before. Even if we truly encounter danger, Old Fourth Gu and the others are here. Nothing will happen."