Chapter 203: Conjecture about Apertures

A few hours passed in a flash, and the sky had already brightened.

After Lin Zhangqing finished his cultivation, he began to recover the Small Five Elements Maze Formation. To be honest, having this array disk in hand was indeed much more convenient.

Lin Zhangqing liked it more and more. Subsequently, he summoned back the Purple Crystal Scorpions deployed on the periphery of the formation.

He took a look at Zhao Family Village; villagers had already started to get up and move around one after another. Lin Zhangqing didn't want the villagers to see him.

So he walked a few hundred meters further out, and after confirming that the villagers wouldn't see him, he steered the flying boat and set off in the direction of Baishan County.

Chu Yi and Chu Er had gone out early to fly a circle and returned; now they had been circling above Lin Zhangqing's head for a while.

With a thought from Lin Zhangqing, the two Golden Winged Birds came over. He fed each of them a Spirit Nurturing Pill and then officially set off.

Lin Zhangqing had already confirmed the direction through the map given by his grandfather, so he didn't need to find anyone to ask for directions, which was much more convenient.

This flight took another four days. Because he wasn't in a hurry, Lin Zhangqing didn't rush so urgently; otherwise, three days would have been about enough.

He successfully found Baishan County, but Lin Zhangqing didn't go in; instead, he flew a distance further forward before finding a hidden place to land.

Subsequently, with a wave of his hand, he released Lu Xinyi.

Having stayed in the space of the Spirit Beast Bracelet for so long, the concept of time had become blurred.

When he first came out, his whole person was in a numb state. Lu Xinyi was also stunned for a long time before he finally reacted.

Lin Zhangqing gave him some time to adapt and didn't urge him. Of course, it was mainly because Lin Zhangqing himself also needed to rest a little and recover the consumed spiritual energy.

After a long while, it was Lu Xinyi who spoke first: "Where are we now?"

"This is about ten miles southeast of Baishan County. How should we go next?" Lin Zhangqing asked indifferently.

Lu Xinyi sighed, was silent for a while, and then said: "Fly in the east-southeast direction!

In the past, if I flew with my own artifact, it would take about three hours to reach the small mountain village where I was born. That place is called Lu Family Settlement."

Lin Zhangqing nodded and looked at the sky. He estimated that even if they successfully found Lu Family Settlement, it should be around dusk.

He suddenly remembered that Lu Xinyi now had no cultivation at all and was just a mortal, so during this period, there should be a lot of trash in the space.

So he said: "When you go back later, clean up the space you lived in.

Don't leave dirty things inside. After I get the things in the cave abode, I will put you in Lu Family Settlement."

Hearing Lin Zhangqing's words, Lu Xinyi couldn't help but be overjoyed. Although he didn't know if it was true or false, it at least gave him a hope.

So he quickly agreed and promised to clean up the space when he went back.

Lin Zhangqing nodded and said nothing more. Subsequently, he sent him back to the original space in the Spirit Beast Bracelet.

After Lin Zhangqing recovered his spiritual energy, he steered his flying sword and flew in the direction Lu Xinyi mentioned.

More than three hours later, with the help of Chu Yi and the others, he finally found that small mountain village. It was located in a small mountain hollow and was really small, with only twenty or thirty households.

If it weren't for the help of Chu Yi and Chu Er, Lin Zhangqing didn't know how long it would have taken to successfully find it.

When Lin Zhangqing arrived, the village had already lit up lamps; it was just about the time for ordinary people to eat.

He landed in the woods on the periphery of the village, then covered himself with that light gauze magic treasure, specifically went in and circled the village, and scanned it with his divine sense.

He confirmed that the more than one hundred people in Lu Family Settlement were all ordinary people, and he didn't find any trace of cultivators.

Lin Zhangqing was relieved. Subsequently, he left the village and continued to fly a distance further, finding a hidden place suitable for camping. He set up and activated both the Maze Formation and the Spirit Gathering Formation, and released the Purple Crystal Scorpions. With a thought, they already knew where they should go.

Ever since the Purple Crystal Scorpions advanced to the late stage, their spirituality had become much stronger, and after so many times, the Purple Crystal Scorpions also had experience, which saved Lin Zhangqing a lot of trouble. This made him very happy.

Lin Zhangqing planned to wait until early tomorrow morning to enter the mountain; it was too late today and not suitable. Besides, he had to rely on Lu Xinyi to recognize the way, and now he was a mortal and couldn't see too far at night.

He took out some demon beast meat from the storage bag, cut it into strips, and then summoned Chu Yi and Chu Er down to start feeding them.

After getting along for these days, Chu Er already trusted Lin Zhangqing very much and could accept Lin Zhangqing grooming him. Of course, he now also enjoyed the grooming service provided by Lin Zhangqing.

After it was about done, he took them back into the Spirit Beast Bracelet and let them have a good rest; entering the mountain tomorrow would surely require them even more.

The conditions in the wild were simple. Lin Zhangqing made himself a pot of Green Jade Tea and tasted it slowly. Now, whenever it was time to drink tea, he would involuntarily think of Chen Ziya.

He didn't know what she was doing now, and whether her family had already returned to Tongshan Village.

After a while, the whole pot of spirit tea was finished. Lin Zhangqing tidied up and prepared to cultivate the Thunder True Scripture before resting.

During this period, even when traveling, Lin Zhangqing would insist on cultivating the Thunder True Scripture. Although he didn't dare to exhaust all his energy, and the cultivation effect was a bit worse, it could be considered effective.

He estimated that in about twenty days, he would be able to open up another Thunder Aperture, and Lin Zhangqing had a conjecture in his heart, but that would have to wait until after opening the twelfth aperture to test whether his guess was correct.

He put these aside first, then sat cross-legged and set his posture, and began to operate the Thunder True Scripture.

Nearly two hours later, Lin Zhangqing stopped his cultivation, reserved the last bit of energy, and then went outside the formation to clean his body before returning to the formation to rest.

The next morning, after Lin Zhangqing finished his cultivation, he recovered the two formations he had set up and summoned back all the Purple Crystal Scorpions.

After tidying up and scanning with his divine sense to ensure there were no omissions, he released Lu Xinyi.

This time when he came out, he reacted quickly, but he probably hadn't rested well, as his eyes were bloodshot. This time he also brought out a large bag of things, which should be the trash.

Lin Zhangqing let him go and throw it away himself. Although Lin Zhangqing didn't follow him, his divine sense had been following him. If he dared to play any tricks, the Purple Crystal Scorpions wouldn't mind waking him up.

Fortunately, he knew that he was now a mortal and couldn't escape from Lin Zhangqing's hands, so he came back quickly.

Lin Zhangqing didn't want to waste time and said directly: "We are now about three miles southeast of Lu Family Settlement. Next, you need to lead the way."

Lu Xinyi didn't act immediately but looked at Lin Zhangqing and said: "If you get the things in the cave abode, will you really let me go?"

Lin Zhangqing knew he had to reassure him now, so he said without hesitation: "You are now a useless person who cannot cultivate, and you haven't even seen my true face.

What do I have to be afraid of, and what do I have to break my word for? I said I would let you go in Lu Family Settlement, so I will definitely let you go in Lu Family Settlement.

Moreover, there are some gold and silver things in my storage bag, which I can give you together at that time, so that you will have no worries about food and clothing from now on.

But the premise of letting you go is that you must lead me to successfully find that cave abode; don't play tricks on me.

Of course, if you have any other ideas you shouldn't have, the one who suffers will definitely be you."

Hearing what Lin Zhangqing said, Lu Xinyi nodded: "My dantian is now abolished, and I can never cultivate again. Besides, as a robber cultivator, being able to survive after failing, I am already very satisfied.

So, I don't think about the past anymore; I just want to live the life of an ordinary mortal, find a woman, have a few children, and live peacefully for a lifetime."

Lin Zhangqing looked at him earnestly and said indifferently: "I hope it's really as you said!"

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