Chapter 232: with translation of chapter title

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The nature of the Accumulation Device is to do addition, not subtraction.

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The half‑month‑long siege by the demon tribe was surprisingly held back solely by the various forces of the Abyss Dao territory, which is clearly off.

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Let's produce: "The demon tribe's siege lasting half a month was actually held back merely by the various forces of the Abyss Dao territory—this is clearly not right."

Yan Buji stood on the city wall, the honeycomb shield and the soft water shield in front blocking the demon creatures' demonic arts from below; Spiritual Fire and Golden Wheel teamed up to slay demons, and with gravity weighing him down, he wasn't afraid of large‑scale demonic arts disrupting his footing, greatly boosting his efficiency.

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We need to keep Spiritual Fire as Spiritual Fire, Golden Dan not here. Golden Wheel not in glossary; translate as Golden Wheel.

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As always, the demon tribe initially paid no heed to the south side of the city, but now they send a wave of little demons to attack the city each day, seeming completely indifferent to casualties, throwing away their lives.

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"Senior Brother, your technique combination is superb—did you often duel with others before?" Yue Tong beside him asked curiously.

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"Dueling arts…" Yan Buji smiled, giving little reply.

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In his view, dueling arts is no different from the clash of martial artists in the mundane world.

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Martial artists' clashes stress keen eyes and quick hands; once you can see the opponent's pattern, having confidence in your heart naturally tells you how to respond.

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The so‑called technique is to insert the enemy's attack rhythm into one's own technique during a clash; this is called control.

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Although cultivators' dueling arts are harder to predict, Yan Buji himself is quite experienced, and his Three‑flower Pupil also can sense fluctuations of spiritual energy. Even if Yan Buji does not know demonic arts, the flow of spiritual energy is quite evident.

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In this chaotic battlefield, as long as one is not in the enemy's main force, the side attacking a city while the two armies face off is clearly at a disadvantage.

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However, since the demon tribe sends a wave of demon beasts each day to be fed, Yan Buji can also accumulate military merit; but the demon tribe has made no major move, which instead makes it hard to set one's mind at ease.

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"Wow, Junior Sister Lin is amazing, she's killed so many little demons again!"

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"Yes, Junior Sister Lin, after this great battle, with your cultivation you will surely be able to establish your foundation smoothly; then we'll have to call you senior."

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Lin Ruoyu smiled: "You seniors are joking; I will not forget your kindness, and I will surely repay you in the future."

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- So: ""In the future there's no need to repay.""

"Hahahaha!"

- So: ""Hahahaha.""

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- So: "Lin Ruoyu's face was full of smiles, yet a hint of killing intent flashed in her eyes."

Yan Buji took it all in, finding it strange: "Why would Lin Ruoyu use this method to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

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Surely, her Great River Sect isn't some minor school, and she's the beloved disciple of Elder Wei Zhong; it shouldn't be necessary for her to go out herself searching for a chance to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill, should it?

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It's understandable that the impoverished Clear Wind Observatory lacks these things; Yan Buji recalls that the Great River Sect possesses a seventh‑grade spiritual vein, and their sect is well supplied with spiritual stones.

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Besides, for the sect's long‑term plan, even if they can't produce them themselves, it shouldn't be a major issue for the sect's leadership to buy a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills for the disciples, should it?

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The odd thing is this: Lin Ruoyu's cultivation and talent are not lacking, so is the competition within the Great River Sect really this intense?

- So: "The strange point is this: given Lin Ruoyu's cultivation and talent, which are not bad, could the internal competition in the Great River Sect be so fierce?"

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- So: "Yet when we first saw Elder Wei Zhong's expression, it didn't look like he was treating Lin Ruoyu as an ordinary disciple; can an elder not even secure a quota for a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Given that Lin Ruoyu can obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill, she shouldn't have to exert herself so much, or rather, she shouldn't have to pay such a price to do so.

- So: "Since Lin Ruoyu has a way to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills, logically she shouldn't have to strain herself so much, or rather she shouldn't have to pay such a price to do so."

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- So: ""Interesting—either the Great River Sect itself has some problems, or look, she gets along fine with its cultivators…. That means her master has an issue." Yan Buji laughed."

Lin Ruoyu also has her own clever tricks; otherwise, she couldn't have left everyone from the Pine Lake Sect utterly confused in such a short time.

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But this isn't really Yan Buji's concern; he's already racked up almost six thousand military merits, enough to exchange for the two techniques he needs.

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When it was time for the shift, Yan Buji headed straight to the Mystic Abyss Dao's military merit exchange point in the city.

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"Speaking of which, it seems all the ordinary people in the city have vanished in an instant, and everyone says this is the doing of the Mystic Abyss Dao." Yan Buji glanced around at the chilly surroundings; aside from the shouts of killing from outside the city, the vast imperial capital had not a single mortal in sight.

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"Greetings, I wish to exchange my military merits for these two techniques."

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"Who are you?"

- So: ""Who are you?""

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"I am Yue Jin of the Clear Wind Observatory." Yan Buji said.

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- So: "The other party glanced at Yan Buji and said, "Please wait a moment.""

The man entered the room and shortly handed over two jade slips, saying, "These are the techniques you want to exchange for; after the exchange you'll have 130 military merits left—do you need to exchange anything else?"

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"No thanks… Fellow Daoist, how did you confirm my identity? Aren't you worried someone might impersonate me?" Yan Buji asked curiously.

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"Impersonate? We've caught plenty of people trying to muddy the waters lately—all of them overestimating themselves. To really pull off a disguise, unless a Golden Core cultivator shows up and uses disguise arts, you can't even think of stealing military merits." The Mystic Abyss Dao cultivator said proudly.

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"I see, the Mystic Abyss Dao's methods are indeed formidable."

- So: ""I see, the Profound Abyss Dao's methods are indeed formidable.""

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- So: ""That's only natural.""

"Oh, by the way, Fellow Daoist, have any mortal‑world Foundation Establishment Pills been exchanged lately?"

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"Seven have already been exchanged; if you want one, you'd better act fast. Even we in the Mystic Abyss Dao can't always simply obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill whenever we like." The cultivator warned.

- So: ""Seven have been exchanged already; if you also want one, you'd better hurry. Even we inside the Profound Abyss Dao aren't always able to simply obtain Foundation Establishment Pills." The cultivator warned."

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- So: ""Given your talent, fellow Daoist, you probably don't even need a Foundation Establishment Pill to easily achieve foundation establishment.""

"Hahaha."

- So: ""Hahaha.""

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- So: "Yan Buji praised the Profound Abyss Dao's might; the cultivator, feeling pleased, turned and left."

After receiving the techniques, Yan Buji didn't rush to study them; during this period, aside from guarding the city, he also secretly investigated this uncle‑master as part of a task given by Ming Xian.

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He had never heard of this uncle‑master's existence within the Clear Wind Observatory, but since the observatory master himself had arranged for him to come, his identity should be beyond doubt.

not present.

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- So: ""I just don't know what he wants from me.""

Yan Buji also had his own method of investigating this; he quickly went to a small alley and found Yue Tong waiting there.

- So: "Yan Buji also had his own way to investigate this matter; he soon arrived at a small alley and saw Yue Tong waiting there."

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- So: ""Junior Brother.""

"Senior Brother, I've got information on the matter you asked me to look into, but… as we agreed…" Yue Tong winked and made faces.

- So: ""Senior Brother, I've got news on the matter you asked me to look into, but… as we agreed…" Yue Tong winked and made faces."

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Yan Buji laughed and tossed out a packet of Spiritual Stone; Yue Tong hurriedly caught it, clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother!"

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- So: ""Cut the chatter—what has Senior Uncle Ming Xian been up to lately?""

"I don't know if you've noticed, Senior Brother, but within the Mystic Abyss Dao's imperial capital there are more than just orthodox forces; I've discovered that cultivators from the three evil sects are also present in this city!"

not present.

"Huh?"

- So: ""Huh?""

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- So: "Yan Buji looked at Yue Tong: "How can you guarantee what you're saying is true?""

Yue Tong smiled and said, "Senior Brother, you just went to the exchange and swapped for the Swallow‑Flame Technique and the Tide‑Born Manual, right?"

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Yan Buji's face instantly darkened, he nodded: "What a formidable concealment technique, Yue Tong, junior brother; I, the poor Daoist, have underestimated you."