Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 243 - 166 Quietly Drugging Young Miss Lin_2

Chapter 243: Chapter 166 Quietly Drugging Young Miss Lin_2

And yet the cultivation technique she was using was formidable, but it was not complete, a sensation that made Jiang Feng find it all too familiar.

"Thinking carefully, this girl’s manipulation of the cultivation technique seems somewhat similar to my own initial experience."

"Half a year ago, I only glimpsed the incomplete manual of the cultivation technique in Wang Qi’s memories. It wasn’t perfect, but I tried to force my way through it out of curiosity, nearly blowing myself up."

"Her cultivation technique is also incomplete; it must be just a fragment or... wait a second!"

Looking at the young girl who took the initiative to clear the branches and thorns in front of him, a trace of trance flashed before his eyes, connecting to the girl’s exceptional memorization ability, a bold assumption emerged in his heart.

"Could it be that this girl has stolen her cultivation technique?"

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Even further, her current tragic life and her homeless state could very likely be a consequence of this very act, remembering how seriously Su Yi warned him when imparting the Purple Cloud Divine Technique.

"Cultivation techniques are the foundation of a sect. Anyone who leaves should retrieve them and must not divulge them, unless they join the sect. Otherwise, even wives and children should not be informed. Any leakage will result in punishment."

"Young Master Jiang, though you haven’t joined the sect, you are fated with the Peak Master and have been taught swordsmanship. The Peak Master has yet to take a disciple or teach others, so it seems she has regarded you as a disciple."

"The Purple Cloud Divine Technique we have is just the upper volume; naturally, there is also a lower volume. The complete manual is beyond my reach, only Inner Sect Disciples and Direct Disciples are qualified to study it..."

As countless past scenes flashed through his mind, and combining them with Lin Jiangxian’s mysterious cultivation technique, a flash of realization sparked in his eyes. But at this moment, the girl leading the way suddenly stopped.

"Brother Jiang, what’s wrong? You’ve been distracted since a while ago."

Regaining focus.

Looking at the petite girl before him, he just smiled slightly and steered the topic away.

"Thinking about how far ahead others are, how many tokens we’ve gotten in these past twenty-some days, how far we are from the Mountain Gate, can you figure out the number of people in this vicinity?"

Mentioning this, she immediately perked up. Nothing pleased her more than being able to play a significant role. Without hesitation, she blurted out.

"Counting ours, a total of ninety-five tokens. Among them, Brother Jiang has forty-eight, and I have forty-seven. Right now, we are ten miles straight away from the Mountain Gate, actually at least fifty miles of road ahead. Within an eight-mile radius around us, there are at least one hundred seventy-two people ahead, more than two hundred thirty-four following behind, eighty-nine to the left, and seventy-one to the right."

Speaking swiftly.

Listening intently and nodding secretly, he realized that taking Lin Jiangxian away was the smartest decision. Everyone who saw this little girl disdained her for her low cultivation realm, being a hindrance, and having a mediocre physique.

But Jiang Feng’s first thought upon seeing her was, how could someone with her cultivation realm have made it here?

He noticed Lin Jiangxian wore an outer coat over an inner vest, and even her long skirt was not the kind commonly seen here, like the Flowing Immortal Skirt or the Pomegranate Skirt, even though he had seen plenty of the Phoenix Tail Skirt.

However, this girl wore a multi-faceted skirt suited for striding, and with his knowledge, he did not dare to bet that it was attire from outside the Central Plains, but it was definitely far from the local area.

Having come to Purple Cloud Palace to participate in this assessment was proof enough of her capabilities.

Swoosh!

Whipping out the iron wire.

Serving both as a weapon and a mountain-climbing staff, this piece of iron wire suited Jiang Feng’s size and grip rather well. I don’t know if you all remember, but this somewhat deformed iron wire.

Was precisely what he first used to pierce through someone’s neck during his revenge in the rain half a year ago.

"So impressive, without using any Spiritual Energy."

No matter how many times she saw Jiang Feng take action, the girl always felt astonished. She noticed that each time Jiang Feng exerted force, it was from bottom to top.

His calves were the pivot, rooted into the ground like wooden stakes, then twisting his thighs, muscles bursting with formidable strength, subsequently driving his waist and ultimately his arms. Although her understanding of Martial Arts was not very deep.

The level demonstrated by Jiang Feng, just speaking of Martial Arts, was above that of the young master whom her family served. Thinking of this, those unwilling images flashed through her mind once again.

Her lips quivered. If she hadn’t had this exceptional memory, if she had kept to herself all that she saw, if she hadn’t told her parents about the cultivation technique, if she hadn’t been advised to go around...

"Continue following the mountain path, and we should encounter Foundation Establishment Peak experts. You just said we had one hundred seventy-two people before; at least half of them must be at the Foundation Establishment stage."

"These last two days, the frequency of our encounters has been increasing, and the levels of cultivation have been rising. Twenty days ago, we met mostly Qi Refinement cultivators, with teams usually led by Foundation Establishment cultivators. But now it’s different."

"Starting from three days ago, the people we ran into were already at the Mid Grade Foundation Establishment stage, even from afar we could see high-level practitioners at the top-grade Foundation Establishment stage."

"There are only eight days left until the end of the assessment, and this competition has entered its most intense phase. Now, everyone is frantically snatching up tokens, wandering around these outer regions."

"But until now, we have not yet encountered a Core Formation Stage expert. This indicates that, centered around the Mountain Gate and spreading out, in the core area, should all be Core Formation and Foundation Establishment Peak experts."