Sensing the giant rat's frenzied attack, Lin Xiaofei frowned, then flashed forward, taking a step to appear directly inside the spatial bead, dodging the giant rat's attack.
The giant rat missed its target and collapsed onto the ground.
Without much thought, Lin Xiaofei leaped out of the spatial bead and landed beside the giant rat, already forming a spell in his hand.
Earthen wall technique!
In an instant, a thick, solid, earthen-yellow mud wall crashed down, slamming directly onto the giant rat's body and pinning it under the earthen wall spell.
"That won't work."
Lin Xiaofei realized that this method was not effective in harming the giant rat. He could only temporarily pin the giant rat to the ground. With a thought, the silver sword in his hand flashed and quickly flew down.
puff!
He stabbed directly into the back of the giant rat's neck, and then, with a perfect Flowing Palm strike, he slapped the back of the Silver Light Sword's hilt, causing the Silver Light Sword to pierce into it.
The giant rat suddenly flipped over, ripping off the mud wall that was pressing down on it. Blood splattered everywhere, and the rat swayed before falling to the ground again. It crawled around on the ground for a few moments, struggled, and then went still.
Lin Xiaofei's tense expression immediately relaxed, and he took a deep breath.
"I was almost hurt by this rat-beast."
Lin Xiaofei sighed, shook his head, and muttered to himself, "
This giant rat is no ordinary creature; it's estimated to possess the strength of a late-stage Rank 1 expert. Coupled with its tough hide, it's truly a formidable opponent.
His smoke spell had a strong corrosive effect, capable of corrupting even ordinary longswords, but it only softened the giant rat's flesh and did not cause any fatal damage.
Fortunately, his current strength is not much worse than that of a mid-level martial artist, and he easily dodged the giant rat's attacks several times.
Furthermore, he was also a cultivator, and his magical skills were quite good.
Lin Xiaofei snapped out of his daze, glanced at the dead giant rat, raised his hand and cast two more smoke spells, gradually decaying the giant rat's corpse until it was completely turned into a pool of blood.
"Huh? What's that?"
Suddenly, Lin Xiaofei's eyes flashed as he saw a round bead about the size of an egg in the bloody water where the giant rat's corpse had decomposed.
Lin Xiaofei released his spiritual power and immediately sensed that the bead contained a rich spiritual energy.
"Could this be a demon core?"
"It shouldn't be. If that giant rat were a demon, I wouldn't stand a chance against it at all, which is very strange."
Lin Xiaofei walked over, quickly picked it up, and looked at it again and again.
This bead contains a chilling aura, and he estimates that it can be refined into something special.
Of course, if this stuff were given to strange beasts like those from Yin and Han, it would probably be a great tonic, and could even quickly improve their bodies, making them stronger.
Lin Xiaofei knew this bead must be a good thing, but he didn't know how to use it. After thinking for a moment, he threw it directly into the spatial bead and came to the edge of the mountain valley again.
With a quick glance, Lin Xiaofei saw a patch of purple grass and was overjoyed. He quickly plucked some and planted them directly inside his spatial bead.
Half an hour later, Lin Xiaofei arrived at the deepest part of the mountain valley and transplanted all the purple grass here into the space bead. At the same time, he discovered a small cave entrance.
Standing at the entrance of the cave, he felt a chilling aura rushing towards him. His physical body was strong and his blood energy was abundant, but the cold aura made him feel slightly uncomfortable.
Without hesitation, Lin Xiaofei, holding his longsword, slowly stepped into the cave. The cave was not large, only about seven meters deep.
Lin Xiaofei scanned the cave from all angles and found human footprints on the ground. There were also two white Taoist robes hanging on the cave wall.
Lin Xiaofei glanced at the white Taoist robe, and an image of someone wearing it appeared in his mind. Startled, Lin Xiaofei whispered, "..."
These two Taoist robes look so much like the ones Zhang Shuanghai wears. Could it be that the purple violet grass and rat-like creatures growing here are his?
Before long, Lin Xiaofei emerged from the ravine. It was already very late, and he had no intention of continuing to search for wild herbs. He quickly headed towards the city gate.
With the city gates tightly shut, Lin Xiaofei thought for a moment, then scaled the city wall, jumped into the town, and quickly returned to his room.
"Tomorrow is the final round of the martial arts competition, and I must win first place."
Lin Xiaofei lay in bed, lost in thought, and slowly drifted off to sleep with a touch of excitement in his heart.
The next day, after practicing martial arts in the training ground for a while, Lin Xiaofei went to the sect's canteen for a meal. He had just sat down and was eating when suddenly an inner disciple approached him, sat down next to him, smiled, and whispered:
"Senior Brother Lin Xiaofei, do you still recognize me?"
"Are you Senior Brother Wang Jie?"
After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiaofei asked.
The person in front of him was one of Steward Liu's bodyguards. He had spoken with Steward Liu once before.
"I need to talk to you about something."
Nodding, Wang Jie leaned closer and whispered, "
Steward Liu requests your presence.
A hint of doubt flashed through Lin Xiaofei's mind, but he nodded and said, "
Okay, let's go now.
Back then, he met Steward Liu with a letter from his senior brother Wang Shan. Steward Liu asked him to do something important for him in order to help him become an inner disciple. So he agreed.
However, Lin Xiaofei knew in his heart that the other party only wanted to use him, and that the other party must have summoned him this time to ask him to do something.
Lin Xiaofei thought to himself that today was the last round of his martial arts competition, and if Liu Shao asked him to do something today, he would probably refuse.
As they walked, Wang Jie smiled and chatted with Lin Xiaofei, trying to build a closer relationship with him. However, he had never met Lin Xiaofei before, so he only exchanged a few polite words.
Soon, Wang Jie led Lin Xiaofei to the gate of Steward Liu's mansion.
To his surprise, Steward Liu personally greeted him at the door with a smile and invited him directly into the mansion.
"Haha, Brother Lin, it's been a long time! Don't stand, please sit down."
Liu Shao Neng laughed and quickly gestured for Lin Xiao Fei to sit down.
Meanwhile, several maids hurriedly served tea, desserts, and pastries, placing them on the guest table nearby.
"Thank you for the tea, Steward Liu. I prefer to speak frankly. May I ask what you want me to do this time?"
Lin Xiaofei disliked formalities, so he asked directly.
"Brother Lin is really straightforward. Since you like to speak your mind, then I won't beat around the bush either."
"You promised to do something for me, is that still true?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Shao waved to the maids beside him, signaling them to leave, before speaking.
“Yes, I remember when Steward Liu helped me out.”
Lin Xiaofei nodded. The other party offered him direct promotion to inner disciple and promised that he could collect a bottle of pills from the Pill Pavilion every month. However, after entering the inner sect, he had never collected any pills.
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