ATPnovel Chapter 028 The Innate Martial Artist Outside the Formation
Chapter 028 The Innate Martial Artist Outside the Formation
After searching for a while, Zhou Yunshen straightened up, his expression not looking too good.
He looked at the few exquisite ornaments on the ground and felt a headache coming on.
These items may be just ordinary ornaments, or they may contain magical artifacts.
The problem is, even if there are any magical artifacts among them, he wouldn't recognize them...
Besides these ornaments, the cultivator also had a bag of gold leaves and some loose silver coins, as well as a thread-bound manual.
The name on the cover of the manual was written in seal script, which Zhou Yunshen could barely recognize.
This manual should be called the "Red Fire Illuminating Mystery Scripture".
The name sounds very sophisticated; it must be a cultivation manual.
The fire crow technique used by the cultivator before he was killed likely originated from this book, "The Crimson Fire Illuminating Mystery Scripture".
Cultivation manuals—this was something Zhou Yunshen had always dreamed of.
When Zhou Yun Shen found the cultivation manual on the corpse, his heart began to race uncontrollably.
He stared at the book "Crimson Fire Illuminating the Mysterious Scripture" in his hand. Before long, a line of small characters appeared beside it: Crimson Fire Illuminating the Mysterious Scripture (Volume 1), Mysterious-level cultivation technique.
"It's just a Xuan-level cultivation technique, and only the first volume; there's no second volume yet." A hint of disappointment appeared on Zhou Yun Shen's face.
But soon, the look of disappointment on his face disappeared.
A Xuan-level cultivation technique is fine; having one is better than having none.
Even if I don't learn it myself, I should still be able to sell it for money.
Zhou Yunshen stuffed all the things into his arms and then looked up at the sky.
A hint of joy appeared on his face.
Because the pale white light curtain that enveloped this area was now showing obvious fluctuations.
It seems that gathering all the villagers together to break the formation is a viable idea.
With everyone's combined strength and enough time, we should be able to break through this predicament.
Just then, Zhou Yunshen vaguely sensed that someone was watching him.
He looked in the direction of his intuition, but all he saw was darkness.
Zhou Yunshen was somewhat surprised and uncertain. He gritted his teeth and ran in the direction his gaze was fixed on.
"Second Brother," Zhou Xiaoya's voice called out from behind him.
Zhou Yunshen didn't turn his head and said in a deep voice, "You stay here obediently, I'll be back in a bit."
Soon, he arrived in front of the pale white light screen.
He saw a thin, middle-aged man standing on the other side of the light screen.
The middle-aged man was dressed in a gray-black outfit, with an unsheathed longsword on his back and a snow-white fox in his hand.
The fox lay motionless with its head drooping, blood seeping from the corner of its mouth, presumably dead.
Through the pale white light barrier, the middle-aged man stared at Zhou Yun Shen, who was rushing over, with a sinister expression, and uttered a few words: "Did you kill the young master?"
Zhou Yunshen's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
Little Lord……
The young master mentioned by the middle-aged man is most likely the young cultivator he just killed.
Why did the Qin family arrive so quickly?
Zhou Yunshen forced a smile and asked, "May I ask who this young master you're referring to is?"
The middle-aged man said coldly, "It's the corpse you just moved."
Zhou Yunshen vehemently denied it, saying, "You've misunderstood. I didn't kill this person."
The middle-aged man said expressionlessly, "Regardless of whether you killed him or not, tonight, all of you will pay with your lives for the young master!"
Zhou Yunshen stopped talking and turned to leave.
His heart was sinking rapidly.
Judging from his attire, the person in front of me should be a martial artist.
When he looked in this direction, everything was pitch black, yet the other person was able to pinpoint his location precisely and see him moving the corpse. What does that mean?
This means that the other party's vision is far superior to one's own.
It could also mean that the opponent's strength far surpasses that of oneself!
He is already a fully-fledged Acquired Realm martial artist, so this middle-aged man is very likely a Congenital Realm martial artist!
Fortunately, the middle-aged man seemed to be blocked by the formation and was unable to come in and kill him.
If he could get in, this guy would have already stormed in...
As Zhou Yunshen walked briskly, he calmly analyzed the situation in his mind.
After all the commotion tonight, Zhou Yunshen discovered one of his strengths.
That is—the more critical the situation, the calmer he becomes. His mind doesn't go blank; on the contrary, it works faster than usual.
He had lived for over twenty years and this was the first time he had ever discovered such a merit.
The main reason is that his life on Earth had always been uneventful. He had rarely experienced serious exams, let alone life-or-death crises.
Zhou Yunshen walked quickly and soon arrived in front of Zhou Xiaoya.
"Second Brother..." Zhou Xiaoya called out.
Zhou Yunshen simply patted her shoulder and walked straight past her, heading towards the area where the villagers had gathered.
As Zhou Yunshen approached the area, he shouted, "Stop! Stop! Stop attacking!"
Upon hearing this, many villagers stopped what they were doing and looked at Zhou Yunshen with puzzled expressions.
"Erzhu, what's wrong?" Captain Chen frowned as he approached Zhou Yunshen.
Zhou Yunshen's expression was grave. He whispered to Captain Chen, "There are people outside the formation!"
Just four words were enough to change Captain Chen's expression.
Zhou Yunshen continued, "It should be someone from the Qin family in the county town. I estimate he is a Xiantian martial artist who is blocked outside the formation and cannot enter for the time being. He said that everyone here tonight will have to be buried with his young master."
Upon hearing this, Captain Chen's face turned grim. He shouted sternly at the villagers not far away, "Stop! Stop attacking the formation!"
Previously, they attacked the formation in an attempt to break free.
Right now, there is a Xiantian martial artist watching them intently from outside the formation. If they continue to attack the formation, the day it breaks will likely be their death day.
Captain Chen held considerable authority in the village, and after he spoke, no one attacked the pale white light barrier in front of them.
"Captain Chen, why aren't we attacking anymore?" a villager asked, puzzled.
Captain Chen didn't answer, but looked at Zhou Yunshen and asked in a low voice, "Erzhu, what do you think we should do?"
Zhou Yunshen asked, "Is there a big difference between a martial artist like me, who has reached the peak of the Acquired Realm, and a martial artist from the Innate Realm?"
Captain Chen gave a wry smile and said, "The gap is huge. Unless a martial artist at the peak of the Acquired Realm has exceptionally high combat merits, it is almost impossible for them to defeat a martial artist at the Innate Realm."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunshen also showed a wry smile.
His cultivation level of perfected cultivation was achieved quickly, and as for combat achievements, he knew none of them, whether it was knife techniques, sword techniques, spear techniques, or fist techniques.
He is currently fighting entirely thanks to the formidable power and reaction speed granted by his perfected acquired cultivation level.
Moreover, he is currently in a weakened state after the "Boiling Blood" state ended, making it difficult for him to even run, let alone fight.
Zhou Yunshen thought for a moment and said, "Doesn't our village worship a mountain god? Can we ask it to help deal with the enemies outside the formation?"
Captain Chen said with a wry smile, "We're trapped here. How can we ask the mountain god for help?"
Zhou Yunshen said, "Can't you rely on prayer and ask the mountain god for help?"
Captain Chen shook his head and said in a low voice, "To tell you the truth, the mountain god is not the kind of deity you think of. The mountain god is actually a fox demon, all white in color. It is said that it has cultivated in the mountains for hundreds of years and has gained sentience. It has some knowledge, but it is not yet at the level where you can communicate with it by praying."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunshen suddenly recalled the middle-aged man outside the formation who appeared to be a Xiantian martial artist, and the dead, snow-white fox he was carrying. A bitter smile appeared on his face as he said, "There's no need to rely on the mountain god anymore, because the mountain god is already dead."
Then he told him about the dead fox that the middle-aged man was holding.
Upon hearing this, Captain Chen remained speechless for a long time.
"Let me think about it, let me think about it carefully..." Zhou Yunshen said, his brows furrowed and his hands rubbing his temples.
He was racking his brains for a way to break the deadlock.
But no matter how much I think about it, it's a dead end.
In this game world, with the cards he has, his chances of surviving under the current circumstances are extremely slim.
"Wait... the game world, yes, this is the game world!"
"Besides the game world, there's the real world! I don't have many ways to break out of this predicament in the game world, but in the real world, there are quite a few players like me, many of whom are doing quite well, backed by sects or cultivation families. If these players were willing to help me, perhaps I could still have a glimmer of hope!"
Thinking of this, Zhou Yunshen's eyes lit up.
He had been caught in a mental trap, limiting his thoughts to the game world.
This isn't a single-player game; it's an online game!