Cultivation Begins with Skill Points-Chapter 251: The Battle Begins

Zhong Lin hid in the distance, looking up at the battle of the Yunling Realm martial artists in the sky.

It wasn’t as grand as imagined, but within every punch and kick was the power of the soul. Without the ability to resist soul attacks, one could easily be slain.

"Human... die."

A water monkey saw Zhong Lin standing still and grinned hideously, swinging the wolf fang club in its hand straight towards Zhong Lin’s head.

"Get lost!"

Zhong Lin snorted coldly, striking out with a palm. Under the terrified gaze of the water monkey, its body was shattered, turning into a mass of flesh.

What are you, a Spirit Sea Realm sea clan member, doing here? I’m afraid of the Yunling Realm sea clan, what the hell are you?

Having realized the might of the Spirit Embryo Realm and Yunling Realm martial artists, Zhong Lin naturally wouldn’t confront them head-on, always intentionally or unintentionally skirting the edges of battles, never approaching closely.

As for the Spirit Sea Realm and below sea apes and sea beasts, they were simply no match for him.

To prevent attracting too much attention, Zhong Lin always "struggled" to "barely" slay them after a supposed hard battle.

This way, he neither exposed his strength nor failed to eliminate enemies and gather resources.

Whether they were sea clan members or these sea beasts, they were rare resources. Usually, one had to search for them in the water, but now they were on land, like spirit stones strewn around.

A familiar figure caught his eye from afar, causing Zhong Lin’s eyes to widen slightly. Without stopping his steps, he quickly approached.

Yu Jinglei leaped in the air, his long sword in hand transforming into countless phantom images, seemingly merging with the great sun in the sky.

"Slash!"

With Yu Jinglei’s cold snort, the sea beast resembling a sea snake was directly cut at the seven-inch point, its head severed cleanly.

Yu Jinglei landed from the air, his face slightly pale, yet his eyes brimming with delight.

This strike nearly exhausted the spiritual origin within him. There was no other choice, as he had only just broken through and the liquid spiritual origin in his dantian was still relatively scarce.

This sea snake already possessed the strength of the Spiritual Origin Realm, and with its tough skin and thick flesh, it being felled by his sword brought him immense joy.

"Snake bile is a good thing, plus the inner cores of these sea snakes. I can have Junior Brother Yin refine a furnace of elixirs when we return."

Thinking of this made Yu Jinglei even happier, stepping towards the sea snake’s corpse.

Just then, the severed sea snake head suddenly opened its eyes and, with a flick of its muscles against the ground, rose into the air, its massive bloody maw lunging at Yu Jinglei.

Yu Jinglei didn’t expect such a scene to occur. At that moment, his old strength had faded, and new strength had not yet risen. He could only instinctively use his long sword to block, his face full of horror.

Alas, even with only a head left, the sea snake was still tremendously powerful. The longsword was knocked aside in an instant, and the foul-smelling fangs were just inches from his face.

The sea snakes were all highly poisonous, evident from the fangs alone. For a moment, despair washed over Yu Jinglei’s face.

"It’s over."

Swish!

A golden sword Qi sliced through, breaking open the snake head right from the tip of its nose, soaking Yu Jinglei in a rain of thick blood.

"Sect Master, are you alright?"

Zhong Lin’s figure appeared, a smile on his face.

Only then did Yu Jinglei realize that his savior was none other than Zhong Lin.

"Zhong Lin?"

Yu Jinglei let out a long breath and ruthlessly stomped the halved snake head to pieces.

He was so close, just a little closer to dying on the spot.

Being overpowered in battle and killed would be one thing, but almost being bitten to death by a snake head that was already dead was something he couldn’t accept, something that would disgrace him if spread.

Having stomped the snake head to pieces, Yu Jinglei then expressed his gratitude with sincerity: "Zhong Lin, thank you."

Zhong Lin waved it off with a smile: "Sect Master, there’s no need for formality. How about my Master?"

"Junior Brother Yin is in seclusion, breaking through, and didn’t come."

"Is my Master breaking through to the Innate Realm?"

Hearing this news, Zhong Lin was also delighted. No matter what, the higher one’s cultivation, the more one could establish a foothold in the Luoxing Islands. Breaking through to the Innate Realm meant no longer being a low-level martial artist and gaining the power to protect oneself.

"Indeed, Luoxing Island is rich in primordial qi. Junior Brother Yin’s cultivation is advancing rapidly. If not for his recent focus on researching Fifth Grade elixir recipes, he would have broken through to the Innate Realm long ago, no need to wait until now."

Hearing this, Zhong Lin also smiled. His master was a true elixir enthusiast. To him, having enough cultivation was fine, and the purpose of improving cultivation was solely to better refine elixirs.

At the same time, Zhong Lin also felt a sense of relief. It was just as well that he hadn’t come. This kind of battlefield was not suitable for him.

"Human... die."

As they spoke, another water monkey approached with a weapon in hand, only to be blown apart by Zhong Lin’s punch before getting close.

Hiss!

Yu Jinglei watched the scene unfold with wide eyes, inhaling sharply. That sea ape had Spiritual Origin Realm cultivation but was blown apart in a single move.

And what about himself...

Thinking of this, Yu Jinglei couldn’t help but shiver, realizing the vast difference in strength between him and Zhong Lin.

"Sect Master, I have other matters to attend to. Take care while you’re here."

Zhong Lin shook his arm, sending the blood staining his fist flying, speaking softly.

"Zhong Lin, go about your work, don’t mind me."

"Mm!"

Zhong Lin nodded, then directly soared into the air, flying towards the direction of the Purple Cloud Sect. freēwēbnovel.com

Yu Jinglei watched Zhong Lin’s departing figure and murmured to himself: "Our Sword Cauldron Sect has truly produced a golden phoenix."

Shaking his head, Yu Jinglei quickly left the battlefield, swallowing an elixir to begin restoring his spiritual origin.

Meanwhile, Zhong Lin hurriedly arrived not just for rescue.

Sect Master Ouyang Daoyong was being held up by a Spirit Embryo Realm water monkey, while his numerous disciples formed a battle formation to slaughter sea beasts. Eventually, this attracted the attention of a powerful sea ape.

Ouyang Daoyong had eight disciples, seven of whom had cultivated to the Spirit Sea Realm. Thanks to the consistent cultivation technique they practiced, forming a battle formation, their power was greatly amplified. Slaying sea beasts and sea apes was as easy as chopping vegetables.

Such a high-profile display naturally attracted the attention of powerful members of the sea ape clan.

A Spirit Embryo Realm water monkey descended from the sky, its iron fist smashing the battle formation of eight apart, causing each of them to vomit blood, their faces filled with terror.

Wang Pu, enduring the pain across his body, stood up, watching as the sea ape clan expert approached leisurely, a long sword held before his chest, speaking without turning back: "I’ll hold him off, you all leave quickly."

The others, hearing these words, showed expressions of astonishment, understanding that Senior Brother was providing them a chance to escape. Given his cultivation, how could he possibly hold off this Spirit Embryo Realm sea ape?

Xu Youde climbed up from the ground, his expression resolute: "Senior Brother, you can’t hold him off alone, I’ll help you."

Wang Pu’s old face turned to glance at the chubby-faced seventh junior brother, seeing the determination on his face, he laughed heartily: "Stand behind me, I’m the senior brother. If anyone should die, it should be me first."