For the next two weeks, Ye Chen diligently cultivated the God Ling Method.
However, Ye Chen's cultivation speed was as slow as Snail.
Under normal circumstances, an ordinary person cultivating the God Ling Method can achieve the first level in about one day, the second level in two to three days, and the third level in five to seven days.
At most one month, they will be at least at the fourth or fifth level of cultivation.
Ye Chen cultivated for half a month, but only barely managed to reach the second level.
As for the reason, it was obviously Ling Yi's doing.
Ling Yi absorbed 90% of Ye Chen's cultivation achievements, so naturally Ye Chen's cultivation speed slowed down.
Only when the Protagonist's cultivation speed is relatively slow can he be forced to consider unorthodox methods.
For example, one could transmit the God Ling Method and then Plunder the opponent's cultivation for their own use.
What has Ling Yi been doing for the past two weeks?
Collecting Spirit Stone.
How should we collect it?
It's like swaggering into a shop and taking Spirit Stone stored there.
Then they swaggered away.
It's that simple.
The reason, of course, is Ling Yi's Ignore Rule while in a team.
Ignore Rule and only fails in front of the Protagonist and other transmigrators.
Alternatively, if Ling Yi makes contact with the Protagonist when the Protagonist is present, the contact will also fail.
Of course, if Ling Yi directly communicates or makes contact with the beings from the transmigrated world, Ignore Rule will also fail.
Besides, Ling Yi is practically nonexistent in the eyes of the original inhabitants of the transmigrated world.
This actually makes it easier for Ling Yi to cause trouble.
In the past two weeks, the Mist Mountain Range Market has been in complete chaos.
Ling Yi has visited almost every shop.
Those with Spirit Stone can take Spirit Stone; those Spirit Stone can take pills or magical artifacts.
Although the market keeper arranged for people to investigate the perpetrator, he didn't take it too seriously.
They merely sent two Golden Core Realm cultivators as a symbolic gesture to wander around the market, without conducting any serious investigation.
Until, overnight, the storeroom of the workshop owner was emptied out.
This enraged the shop owner.
The strongest Formation in the market was activated immediately. Starting three days ago, the market was only open to entry, not exit.
That noon, Ling Yi returned to the Protagonist's courtyard.
As soon as he entered, he saw Ye Chen staring at him expectantly.
"Why have you been out for so long today?" Ye Chen asked with a hint of complaint.
Ling Yi was out all day today.
At home, however, there was absolutely West City to eat.
Ye Chen has only cultivated the God Ling Method to the second level, and he hasn't yet achieved the abstaining from grains!
Three meals a day are essential, otherwise one would starve to death.
However, he himself could not and dared not leave the courtyard at will.
He could only rely on Ling Yi to bring him food.
Having not eaten for over a day, Ye Chen was starving.
Therefore, his tone became somewhat dissatisfied.
In addition, Ling Yi's portrayal of a servant during this period gave Ye Chen the illusion that Ling Yi would never betray him, which led Ye Chen to gradually adopt the posture of a master.
Ling Yi's face was grim as he said, "Today, I was almost discovered by the brothel owner's men."
"If I hadn't made some progress in cultivating the God Ling Method, I probably wouldn't be back today."
Seeing Ling Yi's expression, Ye Chen, who had just started to act arrogantly, immediately restrained his attitude.
He gave a gentle smile and said, "I'm glad you're alright. I was just overly worried about you, that's why I got flustered."
Ling Yi didn't respond to that at all.
Instead, he continued, "Based on the information I've gathered during this period, the person who plotted against your parents is none other than Ouyang Yin, the owner of this Mist Mountain Range."
"The specific reason is still unknown, but it's estimated that something happened in the secret realm back then."
Ye Chen said in a deep voice, "I knew it was him. Sooner or later, I will tear him to pieces."
"But what does that have to do with you coming home so late?"
Ling Yi said with a solemn expression, "Recently, a notorious thief has appeared in the market, and almost all the shops have been robbed clean."
"This includes the lord's residence."
"Therefore, Ouyang Yin Thunder and activated the market's strongest Formation. Now, the entire market is under a 'no entry allowed' policy."
"What about the auction?" Ye Chen asked.
"I'm not sure, but it should still be held as scheduled. After all, this auction is held once a year, which has become a tradition, and a large number of cultivators come to each auction."
"If the auction is suddenly canceled, even if Ouyang Yin has the cultivation of the Golden Core Peak stage, it will likely provoke public outrage, and it will be difficult to control the situation then."
"That makes sense." Ye Chen frowned and nodded.
Although he is now able to cultivate, his progress is slow.
The key point is that if he were the only one making slow progress, that would be one thing, but Chu Wu's cultivation speed is extremely fast. According to Chu Wu himself, he has already cultivated to the sixth level.
Ye Chen himself, however, remained at the second level of cultivation.
The system had only been around for a short time before it completely disappeared, which had already frustrated Ye Chen.
Now that he's finally able to cultivate, his cultivation speed as a master is slower than that of a mere follower, which makes him, as a transmigrator, feel incredibly ashamed.
The key issue is that the difference is just too huge!
This made Ye Chen wonder whether his talent was too poor, or Chu Wu's talent was too high.
If it's the latter, Ye Chen naturally has nothing to say.
But they will definitely be more wary of Chu Wu.
If it's the former, then he'll have to think of another way.
" Young Master, please calm down. We'll discuss everything after the auction. We'll act according to the circumstances then."
What could Ye Chen say? He could only nod.
However, the auction starts tomorrow and will last for three days.
"In other words, three days from now, after the auction ends, will be our best chance to leave the market."
"That's true, but leaving safely won't be easy." Ling Yi sighed, feigning concern.
"We'll just have to see how things go when the time comes," Ye Chen frowned.
This feeling of being out of control of one's fate is truly awful.
" Young Master, please eat first." Ling Yi placed a few dry steamed buns in front of Ye Chen.
This made Ye Chen feel even worse.
Just a few dry, hard steamed buns?
What kind of life is this?!
He's a time traveler, yet his life is so miserable!
Although you may feel resentful in your heart, you can't show too much dissatisfaction on your face.
He had sensed Ling Yi's attitude just now.
Ling Yi's deliberate change of topic and refusal to accept his apology already proved something.
Now, under no circumstances is it the time to break ties with Ling Yi.
After finishing two dry steamed buns, Ye Chen once again entered a meditative state.
His current predicament is due to his lack of strength.
Therefore, he must seize every opportunity to become stronger.
The stronger you become, the greater your chance of survival will be in three days.
"Not bad, not bad, he's a good tool, a promising young man." Sensing the situation on Ye Chen's side, Ling Yi nodded in satisfaction.
"There aren't enough support staff."
Despite saying that, Ling Yi was not in a hurry.
Take your time.
Ye Chen is not only his tool, but also his substitute.
It was specifically designed to fool that scapegoat for the great terror.
Therefore, there's no need to rush.
The next morning, Ling Yi told Ye Chen that he was going out to gather information, and then Liuliu out the door.
Today is the first day of the auction; I'm sure it will be very lively.
There should be quite a few good items at the auction, right?
Of course, there are probably quite a few wealthy people among them.
After the auction, will there be a traditional event: the Ga people's treasure hunt?
Ling Yi expressed her anticipation.