[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-urban-peerless-expert":3,"chapter-urban-peerless-expert-urban-peerless-expert-chapter-2499":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Urban Peerless Expert",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1448505,1898,"Chapter 2499 - 2499 2519 Are You the Only Smart One","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-2499",2499,"\u003Cp>2499: Chapter 2519: Are You the Only Smart One?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2499: Chapter 2519: Are You the Only Smart One?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone’s surprise turned to delight, someone soon raised an objection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cultivating with the spiritual energy tides is indeed feasible, but it’s extremely dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cultivation requires a steady operation of energy, which must not fluctuate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy tides cause continuous and unstable harm, and if a surge comes suddenly during a critical moment of your cultivation, causing your heart and mind to tremble and your energy flow to deviate, that could lead to serious problems.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it were really possible to cultivate at will, would being exiled to the Kutuo Sea still be considered a punishment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t that turn it into a reward akin to the Wish Power Pool?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the hope that had just been ignited in everyone extinguished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, if one could use such dense spiritual energy tides for cultivation, and rapidly increase their strength, then how could coming here still be seen as a punishment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although taking risks to cultivate might be possible, who could actually handle such risks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One misstep could lead to complete loss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Lin Chen, who could bear the cutting sensation on the skin’s surface, had to acknowledge that the spiritual energy tides were entirely unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew if the next second might bring an intense spike of pain that would throw off his cultivation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone yelled out loudly, “Endure when you can, and only use a Magical Treasure or the like to protect yourself when you absolutely can’t bear the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utilize that time to recover quickly, and then go back to enduring the agony.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first step is not to search for Clam Pearls or to find the central island of the fair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is to get accustomed to the pain brought by the spiritual energy tides and to find our own way of enduring them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only when we can easily handle such levels of pain can we spare effort to search for the Clam Pearls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want to survive in the Kutuo Sea, the best method is to form a team, help each other out, take turns on watch, support Magical Treasures, and withstand the force of the tides.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, everyone’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, faced with the spiritual energy tides, everyone had panicked, struggling to persevere on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hadn’t they thought of joining forces?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s no wonder everyone acted this way; after all, on the Cultivation Path, isn’t everyone walking their own journey?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With human nature being what it is and having faced life-and-death matters often, it’s only natural to feel defensive towards others, subconsciously choosing to trust oneself rather than others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those willing to help each other and stick together for warmth, gather beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll take turns supporting the Magical Treasure to protect everyone, allowing each person a significant amount of rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll continue like this, finding the fair first before deciding what to do next.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since someone had taken the initiative to organize, many people gravitated towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there’s strength in numbers, and for the moment, everyone was a fellow disciple from the same sect, with no competitive relations between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen didn’t act tough either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one could avoid pain, who would choose to endure agony like being sliced by a knife?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The organizer was an old man who took out an umbrella and opened it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The umbrella immediately emitted a light like misty rain, dispersing the approaching spiritual energy tides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Each person takes a turn for one hour, then they can rest for three hours while the others are responsible for leading those who are resting along the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the old man’s arrangement, everyone was protected under the green light of the umbrella as they continued to move northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the first day had passed, the spiritual energy tides slowly receded, the sky brightened anew, and the sea was calm again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone felt as if they had been given a brief respite from another world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this how we’re to get through each day?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though frightened by the harsh environment here, everyone had found an effective strategy to seek refuge, and for a moment, they were full of confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we just stick together and take turns in supporting each other, couldn’t we safely get through this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone scoffed, dousing the discussion with a splash of cold water, “What about the Clam Pearls?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we just keep hiding, without enough Clam Pearls, we won’t be able to end our sentences!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who made the suggestion said defiantly, “Isn’t there an hour each day without the tides?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why don’t we just use that time to search for the Clam Pearls?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The reason Clam Pearls are so hard to find is that the clams live in very deep waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during tide-less periods, the sea still possesses strong tidal energies, and searching for clams at the sea bottom is extremely difficult and time-consuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if we work as a team, it’s hard to endure such a long time on the sea bottom,” someone reminded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rules set here are not meant to be easy, nor are they designed to ensure your safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, this wouldn’t be a place of exile, but a vacation holy land.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What we can think of, others can too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re not smarter than everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these tasks are difficult to accomplish, it means they truly are challenging…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suggester opened their mouth as if to argue, but found themselves unable to produce a rebuttal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, of the many disciples exiled here, were there not powerhouses?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I could think of a strategy, wouldn’t others have the same thoughts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it only I who is clever?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen stayed silent, thinking about the umbrella that had supported everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was vaguely certain that on that Marketplace Island, there must be a permanent shelter that could fend off the elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could block the force of the tides by taking turns with Magical Treasures at sea, surely they could achieve the same on a fixed island?\u003C\u002Fp>",1015,"2026-06-06T01:52:37.017Z",1,"novelbin.me","148a8e95d97bdd740becacbb92740089488ad59e30739f1e4bda53b5273a79e9","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-2500","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-2498",4071,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Furban-peerless-expert-cover.jpg"]