Chapter 363: Can I Borrow Your Body to Boost My Cultivation?
“Why are you guys even bothering to come find me?”
Bai Feng struggled to keep his cool and looked out of his cave at Lin Yan and Luo Chen.
“Well, the secret realm is about to open soon! So I wanted to ask if you could help us make a few formation discs,” Lin Yan grinned. Then he pulled a key out of his spatial pouch. “And by the way, I brought you something. White brother, are you interested in exploring the secret realm with us?”
“The key to that mysterious secret realm?”
Bai Feng’s face twitched with a flicker of surprise. So, Lin Yan and friends had already gotten their hands on the key. Then he suddenly realized—”What you’re saying is… you’ve got more than one key?”
“Exactly,” Lin Yan nodded happily. “This one key lets multiple people in, so Luo Chen and I each have one.”
“You’re really lucky, huh…”
Bai Feng couldn’t help but sneer. Most people haven’t even seen a key like that, and you guys just walk around with two? Talk about living the dream!
“Pretty impressive, huh? You don’t even know the half of it…”
Lin Yan burst out laughing and recounted how they got ambushed—well, Luo Chen did most of the talking—by some scattered cultivator after they accidentally exposed some rare herbs and spiritual artifacts. Turns out, they fought back hard, killed the scoundrel, and from his storage bag, snagged that elusive key.
Bai Feng clenched his fists as he listened. He could tell straight away—the scattered cultivator had to be a Child of Destiny. d*mn it, what are the odds? The guy handed himself right over, letting the system blast him with Luck Points, and now this? It’s infuriating!
Oh wait, he was already dead. Good for him.
Too bad I wasn’t there—I’d have pulverized his bones myself!
“So, Bai brother, want to join us in exploring the secret realm?”
After finishing his story, Lin Yan extended an invitation again. “Based on my experience, this secret realm might hold some good stuff—and maybe even some inheritance of the Immortals.”
“I’m actually kind of interested,” Bai Feng nodded. “And I’ll take that key. If you need any formation help, just tell me. The secret realm’s full of opportunities, but also dangers—we’d better prepare well.”
Lin Yan beamed when Bai Feng agreed. “Naturally! Oh, and about formations—I’m looking for a fire-attribute defensive one…”
After they sized up their needs for formation discs, they didn’t linger. Without wasting time, they left immediately.
They just stepped out of the secret realm when they headed straight to Bai Feng’s cave, still loaded with herbs, spiritual tools, and mysterious artifacts from the expedition. With the opening imminent, they had to swap what they didn’t need for what they did.
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On the way back, the old man inside Lin Yan’s ring couldn’t help but whisper in awe, “This Bai kid isn’t ordinary at all. His talent was mediocre, cultivation low, I thought he’d never make it big. Who knew he’d already reached the late Transformation God stage? Talk about a lucky encounter.”
The old man then looked pointedly at Lin Yan, cracking a grin. “Honestly, surpassing him might be tough for you.”
“Has Bai brother’s cultivation really gotten so high?”
Lin Yan was surprised. He’d been too caught up talking about the secret realm and formations to notice Bai Feng’s level. Still, he didn’t feel discouraged. Instead, he praised, “No wonder Bai brother is remarkable—I knew he wasn’t ordinary. I need to push myself to reach the late Transformation God too.”
Some people had said Bai Feng was arrogant, hiding inside the sect, not training outside. Guess they were just short-sighted. Bai Feng obviously had his own path.
“That’s the spirit,” the old man inside the ring nodded approvingly, stroking his long beard. “But don’t rush—building a solid foundation is key. Cultivating Virtual Refinement is a tough hurdle that trips many.”
“I’ll do my best,” Lin Yan chuckled, well aware that a petty boast doesn’t mean he’ll forget his roots. No reckless breakthroughs here.
Watching Lin Yan’s smile, Luo Chen felt a little bewildered. *He seems to be talking to himself again…*
But Luo Chen remembered something odd—Lin Yan wasn’t exactly introverted. So why the strange habit? His mind drifted to the puppet dolls in Lin Yan’s house. Did Lin Yan get hurt from love in the past? Is that why he talks to dolls now? Maybe he chats with them like friends.
On closer thought, Lin Yan wasn’t very interested in women overall. His closest connection was probably with the head of a puppet-making family, whose daughter was good at crafting beautiful dolls. Still, they just got along because the dolls were so exquisitely made.
He couldn’t just sit by and watch. Coincidentally, that doll-making girl also fancied Lin Yan, and her talent was impressive.
He definitely wouldn’t meddle overly—just try to help things along. Whether they end up together or not, that’s not his call. If needed, he might even go ask Bai Feng for ideas; Bai Feng’s creative, and maybe he’d help Lin Yan get somewhere.
Lin Yan, meanwhile, was still chatting happily with the old man inside his ring about cultivation and pill formulas.
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Back on track, Bai Feng placed the key on the table and said, “If you need anything—formations, talismans—just tell me.”
Tian Yan, nearby, extended her hand, fingered a few incantation symbols, and frowned. “This key is strange. I can’t figure anything out.”
“It probably has something to do with Immortals,” Bai Feng nodded, though he wasn’t sure which immortals created this secret realm.
Then, noticing Tian Yan staring at him, he turned and asked, “What’s wrong? Did you discover something?”
“No,” Tian Yan shook her head. “But I think this secret realm could be dangerous. The Divine Monarch’s people might go in too. I suggest we strengthen our cultivation before entering.”
“Good point, but it’s not easy to improve so quickly, is it?”
Even with his accelerated training buff, it would take time to reach the perfect Transformation God realm. Better prepare some life-saving tools beforehand.
“I think I can break through to the late Transformation God before we go in,” Tian Yan shook her head again. Then she looked serious, saying, “So I’d like to borrow your body to help me cultivate.”
Bai Feng: “Huh?”
*What the heck? Are you treating me like some kind of cultivation treasure?*
