Four Methods
Dong Li ate her small bowl very clean, and then smiled as she asked for another bowl.
Before they had even finished their meal, villagers began to appear outside the landlord's courtyard.
The neighbor's yard was enclosed by a fence made of wooden branches, which was only up to an adult's chest in height, making it easy to see inside from the outside.
The villagers of East Village seemed quite used to this. Originally, these villagers wouldn't come in; they would just peek over the fence.
They would occasionally whisper to each other in what they thought was a low voice.
"Look, it's that young man!"
"He doesn't look very old. Is he really from out of town?"
"Of course, otherwise when have you ever seen this person in the valley?"
"What if he's a young man from West Village who rarely leaves his village? It's normal that I haven't seen him before; I don't go out often either."
"Do you suspect the village chief is lying to us?"
"No, don't talk nonsense. Why would I suspect the village chief?"
The village chief said he was from outside.
"Oh, so you really are from outside!"
"What do you guys think? Is it any better out there?"
They were whispering what they thought were private conversations, but Lin Xiao actually overheard them all.
Dong Que and Yingniang's family didn't find this awkward at all. Everyone in their village had lived together for generations, and even now, although they weren't exactly as close as family, they were like very close relatives, so they didn't feel uncomfortable or unhappy.
After they had almost finished eating, Dong Que asked Lin Xiao, "Brother Lin, do you have any ideas about how to get out? Could you tell me about it?"
This is also the topic that all the people of East Village care about most.
The villagers who had come to watch from outside the fence all pricked up their ears.
Lin Xiao thought for a moment, then said carefully, "I can think of four methods right now, and I plan to try them out one by one to see if they really work."
Upon hearing this, Dong Que and the surrounding villagers were all very surprised.
"Four methods?!" Dong Que was somewhat shocked.
This Great Wind Valley, which has trapped them for generations, and this young man has only been here for half a day, yet he's already come up with four ways to try it out?
"They're definitely outsiders; they have so many ideas!" many of the onlookers thought to themselves.
However, some people remain skeptical, wondering if the method this young man mentioned, which could be tested, might simply be one of the many methods they had tried and failed at in the past.
Clearly, after their initial surprise, many people realized the reason and gradually calmed down.
Yes, this young man claims to have four methods, but who knows if they've already tried them before?
Dong Que had naturally thought of this question as well, so he asked, "What are these four methods?"
As he spoke, he explained to Lin Xiao, "Our Great Wind Valley has been trying various methods to get out, but we've never succeeded. Tell me about it first, so we don't waste our time later. Sigh."
Just when there was hope, it turned out that this hope might be ineffective. The brief emotional rollercoaster made Dong Que sigh.
There was nothing inherently wrong with sharing these methods; it's just that Lin Xiao didn't want to reveal that he had too many trump cards up his sleeve.
But seeing that the cultivation and combat power of all the villagers in East Village were probably not even enough to defeat him with one hand, Lin Xiao felt that it was not impossible to engage with them.
After all, this Great Wind Valley seems to have been isolated from the outside world for a very, very long time, unaware even of the Spiritual Qi outside. Who knows what efforts and attempts they have made to leave the valley during this long period?
Early coordination and finding the right solutions can prevent wasted effort and increase efficiency.
Although Lin Xiao felt that he might not actually be in a hurry to go out.
He's fine for the time being.
But not being in a hurry to leave is one thing, being unable to leave is another.
It's best to confirm the way out as soon as possible for peace of mind.
So he said to Dong Que, "Of these four methods, the first is that I can create a teleportation array, so I can try to create one to send someone out. The second method is that I have a World Bamboo with the coordinates of a location in the outside World Bamboo on it, but this World Bamboo can only be used once a month, and it can only teleport one person at a time."
Lin Xiao spoke while observing everyone's expressions.
The method he described was actually modified to some extent; he didn't tell them his method completely without reservation. After all, although the people he met were all of low cultivation level, who could guarantee that there wasn't a high-level cultivator hiding in the valley? It's always better to keep something in reserve.
He continued, "The third method is rather far off. It's said that cultivating to the Spirit Transformation allows one to tear through the void. If there's really no other way, one can cultivate to the Spirit Transformation Realm in the valley and then try to tear through the void to get out... Although the Spirit Transformation Realm is too far away from us, I think this method is the most feasible, because I was caught in a void rift and that's how I ended up here."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions were somewhat complicated.
That's the Spirit Transformation Realm! It's not a question of how far away they are from it; none of them have ever reached that realm in all these years!
No, no, no, let alone the Spirit Transformation Realm, they're even struggling to reach the Golden Core Realm!
Perhaps their ancestors included people at the Spirit Transformation Realm, but that has long since become fossilized history and submerged in the long river of Great Wind Valley's history.
Why does this young man make advancing to the Spirit Transformation Realm sound so easy?
However, this also proved to Lin Xiao that there should be no Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators in the Great Wind Valley now, otherwise they would come to him, an outsider, asking for a way out. He could have just sent all the Spirit Transformation Realm out one by one.
"What about the fourth method?" Dong Que asked anxiously.
The two methods, which rely on props or teleportation arrays, were not unheard of in Great Wind Valley, but they had never succeeded for various reasons.
As for the third option, he simply assumed the young man from outside the valley was joking.
So he desperately wanted to know what the last resort was; it was his last hope.
"Well, this fourth method is actually my personal backup plan. I have an elder with a higher cultivation level. If I really can't get out, I plan to contact my elders to try to tear through the void and come pick me up," Lin Xiao said.
He had just seen the message Senior Liao had left for him in the Lock Ring. It was sent to him while he was unconscious, which meant that even though he was in the Great Wind Valley, he could still contact Senior Liao through the Lock Ring.
However, he himself had not yet reached the Spirit Transformation Realm, and had not previously tested the effects of tearing through the void with Senior Liao. He did not know whether the Spirit Transformation Realm could accurately locate itself in the void, or whether the spatial displacement was accurate.