Chapter 46
After escaping the threat of the sturgeon shark, Gu Fan and his four companions found a nearby house to rest.
Meng Lianying's mental strength urgently needed to be restored, so he went to the bedroom to sleep. Qing Teng stayed by his side, while Gu Fan and the other two studied the places they would pass through in the next few days on the tablet.
Leaving the city are mountains, forests, rivers and lakes. This area has them all, and every place is suitable for monsters to gather.
"Fanfan, what was that move you just made?"
Fenghuo asked expectantly.
Gu Fan's words extinguished the fire in his heart: "High-level defensive talisman, that one."
Fenghuo was a talkative man who loved gossip. Thinking of Gu Fan's status in the Cultivation Continent, he asked curiously, "Where did you get such a powerful defensive talisman?"
According to Gu Fan's previous description, she had a low level of cultivation in the sect and was not considered a wealthy person. It should have been difficult for her to obtain such a high-level defensive talisman.
Gu Fan really couldn't get it. The two best things she exchanged for contribution points were the green life-extending pill and the black beast-avoiding pill.
The Life-Sustaining Pill can revive a severely injured body, even if there's still a breath left. While seemingly powerful, it's only useful to low-level cultivators. A true master's duel would directly destroy a person's soul, leaving them no time to even take the pill. The same goes for the Beast-Repelling Pill. High-level cultivators have their own methods for concealing their presence, so they wouldn't need this kind of supplemental medicine.
Gu Fan stayed in the sect and did not go out, but she used all the contribution points she had accumulated to exchange for life-saving items. She also exchanged five defensive talismans that could withstand the attacks of low-level foundation-building cultivators.
The only Jindan stage defensive talisman that had been used was given to her by someone else.
At the age of twenty-one, Gu Fan's cultivation reached the third level of the Qi Refining Stage. At the time, she had never experienced training outside and had little understanding of the dangers of the outside world. Although she had heard of some things, without personal experience, even the most dangerous seemed a layer away. Therefore, Gu Fan was not too timid at the time. After being persuaded by a few senior brothers and sisters, she joined them in the training. That was the only training she ever participated in.
A group of seven people entered a sacred mountain, dug up some mid-level medicinal herbs, and worked together to kill several low-level monsters.
Logically speaking, this harvest should have made Gu Fan very satisfied, but his senior brothers and sisters were ambitious and wanted to find more good things, so Gu Fan had no choice but to follow them and go deeper.
As a result, they were ambushed by disciples from other sects. Five out of seven people died, and Gu Fan escaped only under the protection of Senior Brother Xiao.
Senior Brother Xiao has reached the seventh level of the Qi Refining Stage and is the one with the highest cultivation level among them.
The two found a cave to hide in. It was late at night and Senior Brother Xiao wanted to do something to Gu Fan.
As a disciple with useless spiritual roots, the only thing Gu Fan could show off was her appearance.
Although Gu Fan was afraid of death, she had her own backbone and struggled desperately.
The disparity in strength and stamina made her despair. Just when she was about to self-destruct her dantian, a chuckle suddenly came from outside the cave. The next moment, Senior Brother Xiao on her body stopped moving. He was killed silently.
At that time, Gu Fan actually had no extra energy to think about these things. She pushed Senior Brother Xiao away with difficulty, tremblingly covered her messy dress, and shrank into the corner of the cave with her legs hugged.
A figure staggered in, glanced at her, then sat cross-legged aside and closed his eyes to practice.
Gu Fan didn't dare to disturb him, nor did he want to leave without permission, so he was on guard against him in fear all night.
When the day breaks, the man is still practicing. When the night falls, he is still practicing.
On the third day, Gu Fan couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to leave quietly.
Who knew that he had set up a barrier outside, and at least with Gu Fan's cultivation level, he couldn't get out at all.
She had no choice but to continue being trapped in the cave, facing the corpse of Senior Brother Xiao and a man with unfathomable cultivation level.
A month later, the man finally finished his practice.
Seeing Gu Fan cowering on the side, the man smiled and said, "I saved your life and trapped you for so long, so we're even now."
Gu Fan thought that he didn't let her leave the barrier before because he was afraid that she would leak the news and let the outside world know that he was hiding in this cave.
She was indeed grateful for his life-saving grace, and as long as he had no intention of harming her, Gu Fan did not mind being imprisoned for a month.
The man flicked his robe and was about to leave.
At this moment, Gu Fan believed that the man would not harm her. However, she had already gone deep into Lingshan. There were monsters and monks with ulterior motives outside. If she relied on herself alone, there was no way she would be able to walk out alive.
Gu Fan begged the man to escort her out of the mountain. With his cultivation level being able to kill Senior Brother Xiao even when seriously injured, it would be easy for him to escort her out.
"Why should I give it to you? What reward can you give me?" The man did not refuse outright, but just looked at her with amusement.
What good things could Gu Fan have on him? She hesitated for a long time and was unable to say a word.
The man is about to leave.
Gu Fan held on to a glimmer of hope and followed him nervously, afraid that he would mind her boldness in following her and kill her, and also afraid that he would suddenly fly away on his sword and leave her behind.
It's death anyway, but at least there's a chance of survival if I follow him.
Fortunately, the man didn't mind her stalking.
He walked very fast, and Gu Fan often had to run to catch up with him. When she encountered monsters, she ran even faster.
He must be a very kind man. Although he seemed to ignore her, he actually helped her get rid of several monsters.
When she arrived at the exit of Lingshan, Gu Fan met a group of fellow disciples who were returning to the sect. She gratefully thanked the man and prepared to say goodbye.
"You are so timid. Do you dare to leave the sect in the future?" the man suddenly asked in a casual tone that didn't care whether she answered or not.
Gu Fan shook her head. She would rather die than go through this training.
The man smiled and threw her a defensive talisman: "I saved your life, it would be a shame to waste it. I'll give you a good thing, maybe it can save your life again."
Gu Fan excitedly accepted the defensive talisman and was about to thank him when the man flew away.
Being able to fly without the help of any magic weapon means one has at least reached the Golden Core stage of cultivation.
Later, when Gu Fan was a hundred years old, he never met another high-level cultivator who was so friendly and approachable.
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"According to the routine, this master seems to like you a little bit?"
Fenghuo listened with great interest. When Gu Fan finished her recollection, he guessed, with his own basis: "Fanfan, although you have poor qualifications, you are beautiful and have a likable personality."
Gu Fan: "What kind of personality do I have? My biggest personality is that I'm timid."
Fenghuo: "You don't understand this. Some people like people who are completely opposite to themselves. That master is extremely courageous, and he finds it strange to meet a timid person like you. Oh, and our Master Lu is a real-life example. He likes to exploit talents so much, but he still let you go at the critical moment."
Gu Fan said nothing.
Fenghuo continued to inquire about the expert: "You never saw him again?"
Gu Fan: "No."
Fenghuo: "Hey, it's all your fault for not going out. If you had gone out a few more times to experience it, you might have met him."
This is how TV dramas are played out. The male protagonist always appears when the female protagonist is in danger. Gu Fan lives in the sect all day long, and the male protagonist has no chance to appear.
Gu Fan thought to herself that she had only left the sect twice. The first time, she almost died at the hands of a fellow sect member. The second time, she almost died at the mouth of a monster. Although she did not die in the end, she was transported to Earth, a dangerous place full of monsters. If she had not had the chance to run away in those decades, she might not even have had the chance to travel to Earth and would have been swallowed by a monster long ago.
"Xinghe, what do you think about this?" Not getting Gu Fan's approval, Fenghuo turned and asked Xinghe.
Xinghe: "I'm just thankful that Fanfan has that defensive talisman, otherwise it would be difficult for us to cross the river alive today."
In their previous experiences, they had rarely encountered aquatic monsters, and on land, except for the beast tide, they had never encountered more than a dozen A-level monsters at once. Today's incident was a wake-up call for them, and they could no longer be careless on the rest of their journey.
"I'm going to sleep first. You two can take turns keeping watch."
In the battle with Sturgeon Shark, Fenghuo and Gu Fan consumed the least energy.
When assigning tasks, Xinghe never lets Gu Fan and Qing Teng off easily just because they are women.
Gu Fan didn't need this kind of slack, so she left Fenghuo to guard the place while she started practicing beside him.
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Two days later, another group of psychics appeared on the bank of a river that was more than 200 meters wide.
Lu Ya stood by the water, and He Qing took out a fat fish robot from the space and put it into the river.
The distribution of the underwater monsters was instantly transmitted to the tablet, and almost the next second, the fat fish robot was destroyed by the sturgeon shark's attack.
"Why are there so many sturgeon sharks?" He Qing asked with a frown. This river is a tributary of the Yangtze River and winds for hundreds of kilometers. Logically, the density of A-level monsters should not be so high.
Lu Ya: "Sturgeon sharks can detect blood vapor from several kilometers away. They must have ambushed us in advance."
Sheng Xi: "Captain Lu, please handle this."
Without him saying anything, Lu Ya had already taken action.
As the new fat fish robot entered the water, the moment the monster distribution image came over, a golden line had already sunk into the water, piercing through the vital points of more than a dozen sturgeon sharks like a stream of light.
For an S-class warrior, it is so easy to kill a small number of A-class monsters.
The twenty-five people behind Lu Ya were used to it, but Sheng Xi's eyes were filled with jealousy. If he had S-rank strength, he wouldn't have to serve the Sheng family for so long, nor would he have to rely on his half-brother for his future.
After more than a dozen sturgeon sharks died, Lu Ya took out their bodies and handed them over to everyone to deal with.
The low-level monsters in the water had already fled. Lu Ya flew to the surface of the water and saw at a glance a long, deep track left by a heavy object crashing into the buildings on the opposite bank.
Lu Ya asked He Qing to lead the team across the river. He flew over first, following the trajectory, and finally landed in front of a building.
It is still winter now, and the average daytime temperature in the Jiangnan area is around 7 or 8 degrees. The huge icicle has not yet completely melted. At the front end of the icicle is a green vine ball that can accommodate about five people, with a gap on one side.
Lu Ya lowered his head and saw a chaotic patch of footprints on the dusty road. Based on the differences in the footprints, it could be determined that there were five people with special abilities in total.
Lu Ya observed the ice cone again.
Between the ice cone and the green vine ball, there is a thick layer of ice and a sudden gap.
Lu Ya found some metal fragments.
Five people, possessing A-level abilities in the water, wood, and gold elements, could they be Gu Fan and the others?
Two minutes later, Lu Ya reunited with He Qing and others.
He Jing: "Did you find anything?"
Lu Ya: "Someone with special abilities has been active in this area recently, so please be vigilant."
Once they leave the base, both the psychics and monsters may bring deadly danger. Since he cannot confirm the identities of the five psychics, Lu Ya does not want to hide any possible enemy situations.
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