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Chapter 117: The Challenge of Advancement
Killing ten people was merely a blink of an eye for Lian Yun. Although he felt a twinge of reluctance in his heart, there was no trace of regret.
They deserved to die, and after eliminating the ten, Lian Yun also exterminated all their Ghost Slaves.
It wasn't that Lian Yun was cruel; rather, those Ghost Slaves had learned of his identity. Once they regained their freedom, they would revert to their Spirit forms. If they revealed Lian Yun's identity to other Spirits, it would lead to significant trouble for him.
Moreover, without hunting Spirits, Lian Yun still wanted to collect more Spirits to decompose the box transformed by the Yin-Yang Stage.
This could be considered a way to reserve some spiritual energy.
After hunting down all the Spirits, Lian Yun scavenged some spiritual liquid from the bodies of the ten people and even extracted the Nutrient Solution from the three Evil Spirits they had killed. It was truly a case of killing for treasure, taking advantage of the situation.
To be honest, Lian Yun's entry into the West District held little significance at this moment. Initially, he had entered the West District to rendezvous with Jiang Ao. Even if they didn’t meet, he could still hunt Evil Spirits and gather Spiritwood. However, the coordinates for Spiritwood in the West District had already been given to Huang Wenjie. As for Jiang Ao...
Truthfully, Lian Yun held a certain fondness for Jiang Ao, who was intelligent yet seemed to enjoy showing off. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone out of his way to guide Zhou Tong into considering the possibility of cooperation between the Eternal Emperor and the Peerless Demon Master.
His intention was to ensure that Zhou Tong would bring Jiang Ao out of Fengdu.
With nearly ten days passed, it was highly likely that Jiang Ao would no longer be in Fengdu. So what significance did Lian Yun's presence in the West District hold?
It was merely to fulfill Zhou Tong’s request and join a team composed of idle individuals.
The Southern District was no longer an option, and he had already acquainted himself with most people in the East District. Even if they didn’t know his true appearance, they recognized his figure and weapon.
The Northern District also posed little possibility since it belonged to human territory and was filled with spies from various families. Only in the West District could he find a team relatively free from special scrutiny.
As he stepped into the West District, Lian Yun adjusted his plans accordingly: he would kill any spirits or Evil Spirits he encountered. Regardless of day or night, he would act without hesitation, hunting down whatever crossed his path and gathering as much energy as possible.
As for those he encountered, Lian Yun wouldn’t actively seek trouble but wouldn’t avoid it either. If someone acted arrogantly, he would make them pay a price for their arrogance by taking some of their spiritual resources. However, he wouldn’t take too much—just enough to cause them some pain without crippling them completely.
For half a month, Lian Yun had gained some notoriety as a Lone Ranger in the West District. He had been observing the formation of various teams.
In the end, he joined a hundred-member team.
The leader was a young man named Wang Da, who was generous and fair-minded. Although the team consisted of about ten smaller groups, their roles were relatively clear, and the distribution of benefits was considered fair.
However, even so, there were still some shady dealings among certain individual members within the team.
Lian Yun joined this team as an ordinary member. Although Wang Da had considered offering him a higher position, Lian Yun declined.
He merely wanted to experience the ugliness and dirty dealings between people from a relatively close distance. It was simply to broaden his horizons; he did not wish to form any deep connections with the team members.
He understood that once he became emotionally involved, it would be hard to let go.
Thus, he maintained a very indifferent attitude.
He participated in the team's outings and completed his assigned tasks without fail, but he never took on more than what was required. As for resource allocation, he neither sought more nor allowed anyone to give him less.
In short, he was somewhat of a lone wolf.
Despite his cold demeanor, Lian Yun was exceptionally strong. Naturally, many women attempted to sneak into his room each night. However, every night, Lian Yun would not stay in his room; he would either be on the rooftop, observing the myriad of human emotions below him, or out hunting Spirits or Evil Spirits.
After following Wang Da's team for a week, Lian Yun's cultivation reached its peak at the A-rank level. Having gained an understanding of Wang Da's team, he decided to make a breakthrough into the sixth stage after reaching this peak.
The fifth stage was one thing; to break through to the sixth stage required him to expend all his spiritual energy over three full days. Therefore, on the day before his breakthrough, Lian Yun requested a leave from Wang Da. Although he still followed the team, he refrained from participating in any tasks and did not intervene regardless of what situations arose.
Initially, while Wang Da did not oppose this request, he felt somewhat dissatisfied. However, by afternoon, when Lian Yun returned to the team dragging three Evil Spirit corpses and distributed them evenly among everyone, Wang Da's dissatisfaction vanished completely.
Thus, during the next three days, although Lian Yun moved with Wang Da's team, he truly did not take action even once.
Although the presence of Lian Yun was growing weaker, not a single person in the entire team of over a hundred felt any sense of threat from Lian Yun.
There was an aura of danger surrounding him.
After three full hours, he finally managed to integrate his spiritual energy into his body, and then began to recover his realm.
After this sixth trial, Lian Yun realized that even the spiritual energy stored within the Box inside him was no longer sufficient to easily elevate his realm. In the past, he could raise his level directly in proportion to the amount of spiritual energy he possessed, but now not only had the ratio between spiritual energy and realm been halved, but the rate of improvement had also diminished.
It felt as if he could no longer absorb it directly; he could only digest it slowly.
Nearly a week passed, and after exhausting various resources, Lian Yun finally managed to restore his realm to B-Class. It seemed clear that reaching the ultimate limit of King of Kings within Fengdu in just three months was impossible.
After all, Ultimate Ascension to Kingship required undergoing a process of ten ascents and eight descents, which meant eight trials. Given that even the sixth trial took nearly a month, it was certain that the time required for the Seventh Level and the eighth trial would not be less than two months.
However, Lian Yun had already spent nearly two months in Fengdu, leaving only one month remaining. How could he possibly gather enough resources for the consumption needed after two trials?
Though Lian Yun felt somewhat helpless about this situation, he dared not push himself further. He had already taken numerous Spiritwoods in his quest for elevation, which could be considered overly ambitious. If he were to demand too much from himself again, it would only reflect a reckless desire for rapid success.
(End of Chapter)
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