I Alone Am Enough!

This time, Qian Hai had selected three Gold Tier cultivation techniques for him.

They were the Army-Breaking Saber Technique, Blood Jade Body, and Wind-Riding Steps.

The Army-Breaking Saber Technique emphasized raw, ferocious power. Combined with saber intent, it was immensely powerful, making it ideal for both frontal assaults and desperate bursts of strength.

Blood Jade Body was a body-tempering technique. Once perfected, it could make one's blood like blood jade, greatly improving self-recovery and defense, enough to withstand even a blow from a Gold Tier expert.

Lastly, if Wind-Riding Steps was cultivated to perfection, although it would not allow flight, it could use the wind to keep the practitioner briefly airborne.

[Gold Tier cultivation technique "Army-Breaking Saber Technique" detected in the player's possession. Spend 20 attribute points to learn it directly?]

[Gold Tier cultivation technique "Blood Jade Body" detected in the player's possession. Spend 20 attribute points to learn it directly?]

[Gold Tier cultivation technique "Wind-Riding Steps" detected in the player's possession. Spend 20 attribute points to learn it directly?]

Compared with Silver Tier cultivation techniques, which required only 10 attribute points to learn, Gold Tier techniques cost considerably more.

But to Lin An, who had a hundred and thirty thousand attribute points, that was nothing.

"Learn them!"

Lin An chose to learn all of them, then began pouring in more attribute points.

[The player spent 50 attribute points. Army-Breaking Saber Technique advanced to proficiency.]

[The player spent 100 attribute points. Army-Breaking Saber Technique advanced to minor accomplishment.]

[The player spent 500 attribute points. Army-Breaking Saber Technique advanced to major accomplishment.]

[The player spent 1,000 attribute points. Army-Breaking Saber Technique advanced to perfection.]

Learning a Gold Tier cultivation technique and raising it to perfection cost 1,670 attribute points.

Fortunately, Lin An had plenty of attribute points and could afford it.

He then raised the other two Gold Tier cultivation techniques to perfection as well, spending a total of 5,010 attribute points on all three techniques.

[Player]: Lin An

[Title]: First Blood

[Realm]: Silver Ninth Grade

[Cultivation techniques]: Lin Clan Cultivation Technique (perfection)... Army-Breaking Saber Technique (perfection), Wind-Riding Steps (perfection), Blood Jade Body (perfection)

[Divine abilities]: Resentful Tiger's Eye, Spirit Devouring, Earth Vein Power

[Attribute points]: 128249

Looking at his panel, Lin An nodded in satisfaction.

It had already been four months since he transmigrated to this world.

In his previous life, after Shenglin City fell, he had struggled on in the game for another month before quitting.

He had spent only four months in the game in total, and back then, he had not even reached the Bronze Realm.

In this life, however, after four months, he was only a step away from the Gold Realm.

In all of Shenglin City, apart from the two Gold Realm experts, Qian Hai and Lin Xiao, he no longer had any opponents.

Once this Sin Beast siege is over, I can break through to the Gold Realm too.

It probably won't take my bargain dad much longer to perfect his cultivation technique and use the opportunity to break through to the Platinum Realm.

Then I'll see whether to have him deal with the Sin Beasts in Black Mountain or wait until I reach Platinum too before dealing with them.

Once all the Sin Beasts in Black Mountain are dealt with and Shenglin City is secure, it'll be time for me to head to the upper city.

Lin An planned his future path in his mind.

Shenglin City was only a beginner village. He could not stay here his entire life.

The main reason was that once he reached Platinum, Shenglin City's resources would no longer be enough to support the cultivation of two Platinum Realm experts.

If there were enough resources, he would not mind staying in Shenglin City to keep improving his strength.

I'll aim to break through to Platinum within half a year.

With some great opportunities, he might reach Platinum in less than half a year, but there probably were no such opportunities near Shenglin City.

After resting for a day, Lin An left the city lord's residence the following day and made his way atop the eastern city gate.

"What are you doing here?"

Lin Xiao, who was stationed here, frowned when he saw Lin An.

"Father, with my strength, I can take to the battlefield now," Lin An said with a smile.

Lin Xiao paused. Subconsciously, he felt that Lin An had only recently begun cultivating and was not yet suited to the battlefield.

Only now did he remember that Lin An was already at Silver Ninth Grade and counted as an expert in Shenglin City.

The main thing was that he cultivated too quickly. Only four months had passed since he first began cultivating.

"In that case, I won't stop you," Lin Xiao said with a nod.

He could take this opportunity to let his son display his might before the garrison, winning the soldiers' loyalty in preparation for his eventual takeover of Shenglin City.

Although Lin An had performed exceptionally well in the Spirit Realm, the garrison had not witnessed it themselves.

"Father, there's something else I need your approval for," Lin An said again.

"What is it?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Father, please allow me to strike the enemy first when the Sin Beasts attack the city," Lin An said.

Strike the enemy first?

Recalling what Lin An had done in the Spirit Realm, Lin Xiao's expression darkened. "You want to charge into the Sin Beast horde like you did before?"

"That's right."

"How many men do you plan to bring?"

"I alone am enough."

"No."

Lin Xiao shook his head and refused outright. He did not mind Lin An taking this opportunity to distinguish himself, winning the loyalty of the soldiers and the hearts of the people.

But he would never agree to let him charge into the Sin Beast horde alone.

This siege was different from the situation in the Spirit Realm. For more than a hundred thousand Sin Beasts to gather and attack the city, there had to be Gold Realm Sin Beasts hiding among them.

If Lin An did this, he would inevitably draw the attention of those Gold Realm Sin Beasts, and something could easily go wrong.

"Father, I know what you're thinking, but please agree to my request."

"There are two reasons I'm volunteering to leave the city alone. First, I've cultivated too quickly and need battle to temper myself so my foundation doesn't become unstable."

"Second, I also know there are Gold Realm Sin Beasts hiding among them. They must know how powerful you are, Father, and won't show themselves so easily. It would be better for me to act as bait and lure them out."

"Once the Gold Realm Sin Beasts are dealt with, this so-called Sin Beast siege will be nothing worth mentioning."

Lin An smiled as he said, "With you here, Father, there's no need to worry about my safety. Besides, although I'm only at Silver Ninth Grade, even if I can't defeat a Gold Realm Sin Beast, I can still hold it off for a little while, long enough for you to come to my rescue."

Of course, Lin An did not reveal the most important reason.

Unless something unexpected happened, the Sin Beast siege would trigger an event.

By killing Sin Beasts, he could earn event points and exchange them for treasures in the event shop.

However, Lin An could not be certain whether an event would appear. After all, he was currently the only player on the entire server.

Naturally, it would be best if an event appeared. If it did not, he could still kill more Sin Beasts and farm attribute points.

Either way, he would not lose out.

"Please grant me your permission, Father."

Lin An bowed as he spoke.

Watching Lin An behave this way, Lin Xiao's expression shifted several times before he finally sighed.

"You really do have the exact same temperament as your father. Once you've set your mind on something, you won't change it easily."

Lin Xiao said helplessly, "Since you've put it that way, I'll agree. But you must make thorough preparations."

"Thank you, Father."

Lin An nodded with a smile. He would certainly make preparations. After all, he was not running out there to get himself killed.