Chapter 32 He can't come. Which damned bastard kidnapped my master...?
Originally, after entering Suzhou, they did not plan to take the empty road, fearing they would encounter Chang Kong. However, after yesterday's incident, Lin Jianyu felt that nothing was more important than finding Lin Jinshui as soon as possible, so they ultimately chose to take the empty road.
If she ever runs into Chang Kong, she can just cling to Lu Jiao's leg and beg him to let her go.
Chang Kong was very lucky; they flew in the sky for most of the day without encountering her.
But the cultivators from Gouqu Mountain weren't as lucky as her. They had just landed and were about to take a break and have something to eat when cultivators from Gouqu Mountain came to their door.
Most cultivators on Gouqu Mountain raise undead spirits, but not all cultivators do it like the ones Lin Jianyu and his group encountered yesterday, using the flesh and blood of other cultivators to raise undead spirits.
In fact, the vast majority of cultivators on Gouqu Mountain still use spiritual energy to nourish spiritual energy, because this is the skill passed down from their ancestors.
The undead nurtured by spirits are no weaker in combat than those nurtured by the flesh and blood of cultivators. However, it takes more time and effort, which is why some unscrupulous cultivators choose to take shortcuts.
These cultivators were also quite unlucky, because they chose to target Lin Jianyu and his group.
Lin Jianyu's group included not only cultivators but also pure-blooded sea creatures, who were highly sought after. Even though they spent most of their time flying in the sky, they couldn't escape being targeted.
However, not all cultivators would attack them, because their strength was undeniable.
The strength mentioned here does not refer to Xuan Zhan and the others, including Lu Jiao's strength, but rather to Qianli's strength.
Suzhou and Zhijiang are adjacent to each other. Most cultivators on Gouqu Mountain know of Qianli's existence and are aware of his strength. Few cultivators dare to attack him, and those who do are generally very strong.
The cultivators who came this time were all very strong, but their target was not Qianli, because once the Kunpeng Clan took flight, no matter how strong they were, they couldn't catch up. Their target was Lin Jianyu and the others who were with Qianli, with Lu Jiao being the most prominent among them.
The value of pure-blooded Mountain and Sea Clan members will always be higher than that of mixed-blood members, even if their cultivation level is lower than that of mixed-blood members.
Lu Jiao's cultivation level, even just from his appearance, is unfathomable. But fortune favors the bold, and this applies to cultivators of Wuxu Mountain as well as those of Gouqu Mountain.
They immediately used the undead to hold Qianli back, and then concentrated their firepower on Lu Jiao. They were very fast and coordinated perfectly, clearly having done this many times before.
Unfortunately, they encountered Lu Jiao, a terrifying Lu Jiao.
He barely had to lift a finger, and they were all pinned to death in various places by ice arrows.
In comparison, dealing with the undead from afar is actually a bit slower.
Lu Jiao absorbed the spiritual energy from those cultivators. He was still entangled with the undead, and finding their fighting too annoying, he helped them out.
His methods for dealing with the undead were swift and decisive, leaving no survivors.
Because only when a spirit is "dead" can its spiritual power be absorbed.
Lin Jianyu, who was "blind", waited until Yun Dan and the others said that the undead had been dealt with by Lu Jiao and Qianli before cleaning up the battlefield with Zhu Liu.
The cultivators of Gouqu Mountain are mostly dual cultivators of "sword and spirit," and apart from the undead, they all have a sword in their hands.
Lin Jianyu was picky, but she couldn't use her natal sword, and none of the ordinary swords suited her, so in the end she didn't get any benefits.
Fortunately, she still had Whale Fall and two Master Swords. Although she couldn't draw Whale Fall and had hardly ever used the Master Swords, they were still weapons.
Zhu Liu picked out another sword for himself. Like Lin Jianyu, he had no skills but wanted a bunch of weapons. Whether he could use them or not was not important; what mattered was that he had to have them.
The rest, except for the natal sword, were all packed up by Zhu Jin, who planned to send them back to Pengcheng later for Huo Chenyin to sell.
He heard from Huo Chenyin that the items he sent back earlier sold well and made a lot of money, which was all deposited into his account as their expenses while they were away.
He took some time to check at the bank and found that there was indeed a lot more money, but he wasn't sure if it came from selling the spoils they sent back or from Huo Chenyin.
They didn't investigate further, since Huo Chenyin's earnings were meant for them to spend anyway.
"What should we do with these people?" Lin Jianyu asked Lu Jiao after cleaning up the battlefield.
"Whatever." Lu Jiao focused on absorbing spiritual energy and ignored everything else.
"Is that even a question? Of course, kill him." Qianli's voice rang out almost simultaneously with his, and although he was very young, his words were incredibly cruel.
"Have you killed anyone?" Lin Jianyu asked him.
"Nonsense." The cultivators of Gouqu Mountain weren't afraid of him from the beginning. When he first arrived in Zhijiang, they would come to Zhijiang every few days to ambush and kill him.
After that, for a long time, it was either him or them who died. As more and more cultivators died at his hands, they began to fear him. Gradually, very few cultivators went to Zhijiang to seek their deaths.
"You've never killed anyone?" he asked Lin Jianyu.
Lin Jianyu has never actually killed anyone. She was taught from a young age that murder is illegal, and she would never kill anyone unless absolutely necessary.
The only thing that made her want to kill was those cultivators who wanted to kill them yesterday, but in the end she couldn't kill them with her own hands.
“Murder is illegal,” she said.
"Where did this person come from?" Qianli asked.
"Aren't they human?" Lin Jianyu retorted.
“Of course not,” Qianli said. “Now that spiritual energy is depleted, it is almost impossible for pure-blooded humans to cultivate. Even you are able to cultivate only because you have the bloodline of a pure-blooded sea race.”
“But for me, people are not just pure-blooded humans. Whether they are pure-blooded mountain and sea races, mixed-bloods, or half-demon, as long as they are in human form, I can’t help but see them as human,” Lin Jianyu said.
"Then you can abide by your laws." Qianli didn't force her to kill anyone. "Anyway, with your cultivation level, you'll only be the one killed."
Lin Jianyu: "..."
Why are you speaking such blunt truths?
"I have a backup plan, I won't be killed." She may be weak, but as long as Lu Jiao is there, she will always be on the winning side. Look at those cultivators whose cultivation level is far superior to hers, they are now being crushed by her.
“You can’t always have a backup plan,” Qianli said. “If you can’t learn to kill, you’ll only be killed.” The world of cultivators is very cruel.
"Shut your mouth." Lin Jianyu didn't want to hear these unlucky words. "Kill if you want, but don't kill here. I'm still a child and can't stand bloodshed."
Qianli didn't want to kill them; he had to. The undead in the hands of these cultivators were fed with the flesh and blood of other cultivators, or even the negative emotions of pure-blooded humans. Keeping them alive would only be a disaster.
Of course, most importantly, he never lets go of any enemy who wants to kill him, unless he can't win.
However, he did not kill in front of Lin Jianyu, not because she couldn't stand bloodshed, but because he didn't want to affect Yun Dan's mood for cooking and his appetite.
Lin Jianyu didn't know how those cultivators ultimately died, nor did she want to know. She only instinctively hugged Whale Fall tightly after seeing their natal swords disappear.
"When a cultivator dies, does their natal sword also disappear?" she asked Zhu Jin beside her.
Zhu Jin said, "Not necessarily, but most of them will disappear."
"Why did it disappear?" Lin Jianyu asked again.
"How so?" Zhu Jin thought for a moment before saying, "You can think of it as the natal weapon being dependent on them for existence. If they die, the natal weapon will hardly survive on its own."
"Your natal weapon is alive?" Lin Jianyu looked at the whale fall in his arms with a shocked expression.
“It depends on how you interpret it,” Zhu Jin said. “A natal weapon can move according to its master’s will and can also communicate with its master, but it is still an inanimate object in essence unless it gains sentience and has its own thoughts.”
"Does a whale fall have its own thoughts?" Lin Jianyu asked.
"I don't know," Zhu Jin said. "Try calling it and see if it answers!"
"Whale fall," Lin Jianyu exclaimed.
The whale fall did not affect them.
It seems that it has not developed spiritual intelligence.
They absolutely refuse to admit that it's their own problem.
After finishing her meal, Lin Jianyu continued to try to use the power of Lin Jinshui's bloodline within her body. After trying for two or three hours without success, she once again lay flat on Qianli's back.
"It's been a whole day, why hasn't my master summoned Whale Fall back yet?" she asked Yun Dan, turning to the side.
Looking at her relaxed posture, Yun Dan said speechlessly, "Maybe he wants to keep Whale Fall by your side to protect you."
Lin Jianyu, thinking about how she couldn't even draw her sword in a critical moment, said, "Laughable, it can't protect us at all. It's better to go back to my master's side, tell him our location, and let him come find us. It should be able to tell my master where we are, right?" She was referring to Lu Jiao with the last question, and she even rolled over for it.
Lu Jiao couldn't stand her lazy, listless demeanor and said coldly, "Sit properly."
Lin Jianyu obediently sat down, looked up at him, and waited for his answer.
“It’s very simple for him to find you,” he said. “Just through blood ties, no need for a sword to relay the message.”
"Then why doesn't he come to find me?" Lin Jianyu couldn't understand.
“Perhaps it’s not that he doesn’t want to come, but that he can’t come,” Lu Jiao said. “I can sense that his life force is very weak, like he’s dying.” That’s why he told her that he was about to die.
"Which damned bastard kidnapped my master? Don't let me catch him, or I'll tear him to pieces!" Lin Jianyu said angrily.
"You?" Zhu Liu wasn't looking down on her... well, Zhu Liu did look down on her. Anyone who could capture Lin Jinshui must be quite strong, while she was just a weakling.
"If I can't do it, there's still the big shot!" Lin Jianyu didn't expect to catch the other party on her own; she had always been relying on Lu Jiao.
"Suddenly, I feel like we're on our way to the Western Paradise to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures," Zhu Liu said. "Our master has been captured by a monster. The big boss is Sun Wukong, who is all-powerful. The second senior brother is Zhu Bajie, who is gluttonous and lazy. The fifth senior brother is Sha Wujing, who is honest and loyal. Our little ancestor is the White Dragon Horse, who can go to heaven and enter the sea."
"And what about us?" Lin Jianyu asked.
"We two are like the burdens carried by Sha Wujing, or in short, a nuisance. Tenth Brother is the demon-subduing staff used to carry us two burdens," Zhu Liu continued.
Lin Jianyu: "..."
It is well-reasoned and irrefutable.
"Well said, don't say it again."
For the next few days, they spent most of their time flying.
Lin Jianyu tried for several days but still couldn't learn how to use the power of Lin Jinshui's bloodline within him, and Lin Jinshui didn't summon Whale Fall back.
It's unclear whether, as Yun Dan said, he wanted to keep Whale Fall by her side to protect her, or whether his body was too weak to summon Whale Fall back.
Lu Jiao could not sense his direction. Chang Kong was lucky enough not to collide with them in the air. However, batches of cultivators from Gouqu Mountain came, but none of them returned.
There were so many spoils that Zhu Liu was overwhelmed with choices. Lin Jianyu also picked some, but couldn't find anything suitable. They were either too heavy or too heavy to carry.
After much deliberation, she still preferred the whale fall, even though she couldn't pull it out herself, but she could ask Lu Jiao to help her.
Lu Jiao is now confirmed to be a "tool," not only acting as her "radar" to detect Lin Jinshui's direction, but also as her backup to protect her personal safety. He also has to answer her questions and resolve her doubts from time to time, and even help her draw her sword. It's unbelievable.
Lin Jianyu felt guilty even if she secretly cursed him in her heart, but fortunately, she was heartless and could overcome it.
As wave after wave of cultivators from Gouqu Mountain died, their existence finally caught the attention of the sect leader of Gouqu Mountain.
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