Chapter 319: New Teammates

"What is the perfected Three Origins Method?"

"It is adding the effect of Divine Power on the basis of the original Three Origins Method. Divine Power not only strengthens the Martial Artist's body and Spirit Power, enhancing the Martial Artist's endurance limit, but can also strengthen the Spirit Power contained within the Beast Bloodline, causing it to revert to something close to the 'Founding Spiritual Power' of the beast, thereby making the Martial Artist's high-tier status possible."

"Don't listen to his nonsense!" the voice of the green-robed swordsman said, "The Three Origins Method not only has harsh requirements for beast Spirit Power, which are almost impossible to meet, but the Martial Artist's body and Spirit Soul also simply cannot withstand this transformation process!"

"The perfected Three Origins Method is possible!"

"Possible my ass! General Luo himself didn't dare use it!"

"Show some respect for the General!"

"He's been dead for over a thousand years, respect my ass! He turned me into this, and I can't even curse a couple of times?"

"The General did it for the sake of all Martial Artists under heaven!"

"Then why the hell did I have to sacrifice myself?"

"You volunteered!"

"I... I wasn't in my right mind at the time!"

"Stop arguing..."

Jiang Lai felt his head swelling; these two had been arguing non-stop in his head ever since he woke up, giving him such a headache.

Once his voice came out, it was quiet in his head for a moment.

Immediately, the cold voice of the heavy-armored soldier sounded again:

"It was also you who volunteered."

"Volunteered my ass, he's just a liar!"

"When has General Luo ever lied to you?"

"He forced me to enlist and told me that at most I'd fight for three years and then he'd let me go back, but it turns out I fought for thirty years, damn it..."

"Didn't he let you go back?"

"I... I don't remember..."

"Your mind is not clear."

"I don't even have a brain, damn it..."

"Then let me refresh your memory: back then you found General Luo and said you wanted to go back to marry your senior sister. General Luo agreed. You returned to the White Jade Sect, only to find that your senior sister had long since been married off to someone else by your master. In your anger, you took your Sword to go cause trouble for them, but you didn't expect that you were only a Five-stage Martial Artist, while they were a Fifth-tier Practitioner. They beat you to a pulp, and in your dejection, with nowhere else to go, you returned to the military camp..."

"Bullshit! I didn't have nowhere to go!"

"So?"

"Also bullshit!"

"Vulgar..."

"Screw your ancestors!"

"..."

Jiang Lai was already numb; he sat blankly for a long time before he reacted and changed the subject:

"Can you explain the Three Origins Method in detail?"

"Give it up, kid."

"Don't listen to him, I will tell you slowly..."

"Listen to me! Don't listen to him!"

"Shut up!"

"You shut up..."

Jiang Lai took a deep breath, simply closed his eyes, and ate two more Spirit Maiden Lantern Capsules; under the side effects, he fell straight asleep.

When he woke up again, it was finally quieter in his head, and the injuries on his body had mostly recovered.

"What kind of medicine is this? So miraculous?"

"If we had such good medicine back then, so many people wouldn't have died in the war!"

"If we had such good medicine back then, how much money would it sell for!"

"..."

"Kid, where are you going? Just hide here! With your bit of strength, if I were in my prime, I could kill you in under five breaths. If you keep going in, any random Seven-Tier Cultivator could kill you with a pinky finger! What? You think the Divine Power here is too thin?"

"I need to find the beast and my companions."

"Stupid!"

"..."

"Are you not afraid of death?"

"..."

"How long has this Forbidden Land been open?"

"Over a month."

"It's already been over a month, then you really shouldn't go further in. The longer it goes on, the crazier the dead in the Forbidden Land become. They are trapped here and can only find release by killing the living. If you want to find High-Tier Beast Bloodline, you can use other methods."

"We'll see."

Jiang Lai responded briefly.

The voice of the green-robed swordsman echoed in his ears again, talking about not listening to the advice of elders, and how the perfected Three Origins Method was about to be lost just as it appeared in the world, while the heavy-armored soldier seemed not to want to speak to the green-robed swordsman anymore and remained silent.

After the middle of the seventh month, the movements from deep within the Forbidden Land grew weaker day by day, which should correspond to a decrease in the intensity of the Bodhisattva's battle.

In contrast, the Resurrected Ones within the Forbidden Land seemed to be growing increasingly crazy and agitated.

Because Chen Shu had lost his allies and his Spirit Bead Bracelet was exhausted, he had already retreated outward a bit. Due to the Resurrected Ones becoming more active, even starting to work overtime through the night to search for outsiders, he had no choice but to retreat further outward.

"Ah..."

The air deep within the Forbidden Land is indeed sweeter.

To this day, Chen Shu's Sixth Stage cultivation progress has already exceeded 80%; as long as he does not die, he has hope of reaching the Sixth Stage Peak before leaving the Forbidden Land—because now he no longer dares to venture as deep as he did before, and according to the Vice Sect Master, once the battle of the Resurrected One Bodhisattva ends and the trials of the Forbidden Land are passed, during the process of that elder beginning to merge with the origin, the Divine Power will gradually become sparse.

Therefore, the efficiency of cultivation is gradually decreasing.

"What a pity, what a pity..."

Having grown accustomed to the Spirit Power in the depths, now that he has come out, it is exactly as Fellow Daoist Huang said: his whole body feels uncomfortable.

Chen Shu misses Fellow Daoist Huang a little.

He misses Fellow Daoist Huang's Spiritual Sense and perception, misses Fellow Daoist Huang's meat dishes, and misses Fellow Daoist Huang's heroic feat of sacrificing themself to lure away the Eighth Stage powerhouse for him.

As the survival difficulty of the Forbidden Land has risen sharply, the edges inside the Forbidden Land have also become dangerous; once discovered by a Resurrected One, even if it is just encountering some relatively strong Sixth Stage Resurrected Ones inside the Forbidden Land, as long as a battle breaks out between the two sides, it could attract all the surrounding Resurrected Ones.

And the commotion caused by Spirit Cultivators fighting is too great.

Chen Shu misses Fellow Daoist Huang more and more.

However, he did not miss them for long before an opportunity arrived—

While Chen Shu was maintaining his Spirit Power in Dark Silence and hiding in a burrow he had excavated to cultivate, he sensed movement not far away.

He quietly crept over to take a look, and there were two people fighting.

Both were outsiders.

One of them was even a group member—

Nüxia of the Moonlit Night.

He had seen the other one before; it was the Night Person youth he had seen when he first entered the Forbidden Land.

Both of their fighting styles were very similar: one held a Sword, the other was bare-handed, and both were very fast; when they fought, their bodies were like ghosts, making it impossible to see who was where or who was who, and at the same time, there was very little leakage of Spirit Power, with very little commotion.

Both of them had also entered the Sixth Stage.

For a moment, it was hard to tell who would win.

The two soon sensed his arrival, stopped fighting each other, and looked over vigilantly.

Only then did Chen Shu reveal himself: "What a coincidence, Brother Luo, fighting with this Night Person devil here; do you want me to help?"

"What a coincidence."

Nüxia of the Moonlit Night answered briefly.

The Night Person youth glanced at Nüxia of the Moonlit Night, then looked at the approaching Chen Shu, his gaze flickering for a few seconds, and without another word, he turned and left.

His figure was extremely agile, and without needing to fly, he disappeared into the dense forest in a few flashes.

Nüxia of the Moonlit Night watched his figure and let out a cold snort before turning to look at Chen Shu:

"Many thanks."

"You are too polite, Brother Luo," Chen Shu said. "Did you have a conflict with him, Brother Luo?"

"I snatched a Seventh-tier Beast Pill from him."

"So that's how it is." Chen Shu had used Beast Pills and knew how precious they were. "However, this place is becoming increasingly dangerous. Since you have already advanced to the Sixth Stage, Brother Luo, it is still not worth it to fight him here for a Seventh-tier Beast Pill."

"It's a misunderstanding."

"Hmm?"

"I mainly just find him an eyesore."

"You should have said so earlier; I also find him a bit of an eyesore."

"..." Nüxia of the Moonlit Night was silent for a moment, then changed the subject. "You entered on the first day, right?"

"That's right."

"I saw the Great Blazing Sun Art before; was that cast by you?"

"Most likely, though there are also deceased Spirit Sect Cultivators in here who might also know the Great Blazing Sun Art." After answering, Chen Shu asked again, "Have you been alone all this time? Did you not team up with anyone?"

"I have only encountered four people." The mask of Nüxia of the Moonlit Night emitted a faint glow. "One was Green Lamp Ancient Buddha, one was Zhang Suannai, another was this Night Person, and you are the fourth."

"Where did you meet those two?"

"I met Green Lamp Ancient Buddha at the edge; he used a supreme treasure of Xinzheng Temple to hide his figure and was hiding there to cultivate with focus. Zhang Suannai, on the other hand, went much deeper; losing to you gave her a great shock, and it is obvious that she wants to catch up to you quickly, and for that, she is willing to take risks."

"Did you not team up with Dharma Master Tongdeng?"

"Our cultivation methods are different."

"So, all this time, have you been challenging the Cultivators within the Forbidden Land?"

"Yes."

"That is truly dangerous!"

"What about you?"

"I met a tiger demon earlier and teamed up for a while, but we later got separated; I don't know if she is alive or dead now." Chen Shu paused. "It is getting more and more dangerous inside the Forbidden Land now, Brother Luo; how about you and I team up?"

"..."

Nüxia of the Moonlit Night was silent for a few seconds: "Have you reached the late Sixth Stage?"

"I have."

"Do you dare to challenge a Seventh Stage with me?"

"What?"

"I brought a treasure of the Royal Court that can temporarily isolate a region of heaven and earth; fighting inside will not be discovered by others," Nüxia of the Moonlit Night said. "If you dare to challenge a Seventh Stage with me, we can head deeper. As long as we win, you can stop and cultivate for the remaining time; as long as the isolation effect does not disappear, you will definitely not be disturbed."

"That seems very tempting..."

"How about it?"

"What if we lose?"

"We each run for our lives; life and death are up to fate."

"Emmm..."

"Pick the weak ones."

"Emmm..."

"I still have a life-saving Artifact from the Royal Court."

"Emmm..."

"If we encounter heavenly treasures or scattered Beast Pills guarded by a Resurrected One, we can also use this method to seize them."

"Emmm..."

"When I saw Zhang Suannai, she was wearing the Ruyi Armor passed down from the Sword Sect two thousand years ago, and her two Divine Swords had also been infused with Spirit Power by the Sword Master; at that time, she was holding her own against a Seven-Tier Cultivator, and I suspect that even now, she is cultivating in a place deeper than this."

"Stop, just stop..."

"You agree?"

"Yes."

Chen Shu could not help but sigh.

He had originally wanted to hide away and cultivate in peace, but now it seemed he was going to be carried by this Nüxia.

Sure enough, as expected, for the next few days, the Moonlit Night Nüxia kept taking Chen Shu all over the place to fight.

The two of them specifically targeted the weaker Seven-Tier Cultivators.

Now that Chen Shu was approaching the Sixth Stage Peak and had fused with Divine Power, combined with the Moonlit Night Nüxia who was extremely skilled in combat, they actually had a mix of wins and losses based solely on their own strength.

The Royal Court's supreme treasure could be activated once daily, lasting for about three hours each time; the two of them would usually decide the outcome within one hour. If they won, Chen Shu would gain four hours of stable cultivation time; if they lost, they would have to leave this place and hide to cultivate further, with the Moonlit Night Nüxia keeping watch for him, which wasn't bad either.

The two of them also found some heavenly treasures and picked up two Beast Pills.

During this period, they also encountered other people twice.

Once it was that Heavenly Human; at the time, the two were fleeing, and this Heavenly Human, who seemed difficult to communicate with, actually pointed them in a direction.

Once it was someone from Lan Ya; the fact that the Moonlit Night Nüxia didn't beat him up was thanks to Chen Shu's good mediation.

Chen Shu also realized that this Nüxia was truly capable of fighting.

Time gradually approached the end of July.

The battle of the Calamity-Responding Bodhisattva ended.

The heaven-destroying and earth-shattering commotion in the depths of the Forbidden Land ceased, and the Calamity-Responding Bodhisattva began to fuse with the origin; at the same time, the Divine Power within the Forbidden Land gradually became thin.

The Resurrected Ones became increasingly frantic, beginning a carpet-search for outsiders.

Chen Shu and the Moonlit Night Nüxia also had to retreat to the edge of the Forbidden Land. Relying on the Royal Court's supreme treasure, they could enter the Forbidden Land once a day; once the isolation time ended, they had to retreat quickly regardless of the situation to ensure they could leave the Forbidden Land immediately if they encountered danger, but so far, they had not gone out.

As for the others, it was unknown if they could still hold on.

Yujing, university has started.

Ning Qing has finished cultivating "No-Thought" and has moved on to "Re-Thought."

Longing is a sickness, but also a medicine.

Ning Qing felt that she had finally become normal again.

Although she missed that person every day and often dreamed of him, she was finally a complete version of herself; her longing for him filled the gap left by the time spent with him.

The only drawback was the anxiety brought by longing; she could not help but worry about Chen Shu's safety, could not help but think about what Chen Shu was doing now, and could not help but wonder if Chen Shu missed her as much as she missed him... but these drawbacks would not last long, because she already had a premonition that her "Re-Thought" would perhaps only need at most two or three more days of cultivation to reach perfection.