Indestructible Body Of Vajra Of The Village Leader
Chapter 36 - 038: Mysterious Expert

Chapter 36: 038: Mysterious Expert

Riding his horse briskly on the road, the clatter of hooves left a trail of distinct marks on the path.

Jiang Dali wore a bamboo hat and was dressed in green clothes, his burly figure carrying a long sword rolled in cloth. At first glance on horseback, he looked like a valiant swordsman with an imposing aura.

He had been immersed in comprehending the cultivation technique of the Iron Cloth Shirt for quite some time before he finally snapped out of it, feeling enlightened yet as if he hadn’t gained much, a feeling of having both gained and lost.

However, he quickly shook off this feeling, knowing that his martial skills were not yet perfected, which is why his insights seemed vague.

"Next time I have more Potential Points, I’ll directly upgrade the Iron Cloth Shirt to the sixth realm of distinction. Then, my understanding will naturally become clearer."

"Still, the Cultivation Points and Potential Points are not enough. Although the Players have provided me with at least a thousand points in the last few days, it still feels slow.

But now, there are more players joining the village.

After fattening up these new players, I’ll let them learn martial arts from me and give me their Cultivation and Potential Points so I can break through comfortably," thought Jiang Dali happily.

The initial batch of old players had been squeezed dry by him, leaving no more juice to extract; they needed more time before he could continue to exploit them.

But with the new players coming in, it was like a fresh batch of fertile leeks ready to be harvested.

Preliminary estimates showed that 42 new players would each complete a task, which involved delivering invitations, and earn 50 points in both Cultivation and Potential Points.

Then, they’ll transfer these points to him through learning martial arts.

In this way, he would directly gain 2100 points of Cultivation and Potential Points.

Such a number of points would almost bring him to the verge of breaking through the Outer Qi Realm.

And with over 2000 Potential Points, he could likely push the Iron Cloth Shirt to the seventh realm, reaching the Peak.

"Unfortunately, my current Cultivation limit is 300, and each increase of 1 point in Cultivation requires 10 Cultivation Points. That means I need 3000 points to advance.

The tasks I issue to the players can only provide a maximum of 50 points in Cultivation and Potential Points per day.

And to offer the maximum reward, the task’s difficulty and risk level must meet specific standards.

Otherwise, if I were to just issue a task rewarding players with tens of thousands of Cultivation and Potential Points, I could harvest them all at once and quickly become undefeatable. But that’s not possible," Jiang Dali thought regrettably yet dreamily as he whipped his horse to move faster.

Although he was now an NPC who could assign tasks to players,

the standards for the rewards he could offer were limited.

Tasks that were highly disproportionate in reward compared to the difficulty couldn’t be successfully issued.

Except for tasks rewarding physical items.

For example, if he took a liking to a player, he could deliberately issue a super easy task and then reward them generously with a large sum of money or a divine weapon.

Such gift-giving tasks could indeed be executed by him, whereas rewards involving intangible items like Cultivation Points, Potential Points, and reputation could not be freely distributed.

As he pondered these things, he could see at the end of the road ahead a bamboo forest rustling in the breeze.

After riding for half a day and covering more than sixty miles, he finally reached a small outpost of Qingyi Building nearby.

As he approached, he saw a simple yet elegant bamboo house nestled among the small hills of the bamboo forest, harmoniously blending with nature. A faint sound of string and wind music was emanating subtly from within the house.

Outside the bamboo forest, there were several figures lingering.

"Hmm? Three players?"

Jiang Dali was somewhat surprised, immediately identifying the three silhouettes lurking outside the bamboo forest as three Players, all with black nicknames, one of whom was called Lang Ji Hongchen and particularly caught his attention.

"Lang Ji Hongchen, the top Gold Medal Killer from Qingyi Building in the past life, unexpectedly appears here now? It seems he had already received the news from Qingyi Building and rushed here intending to join Qingyi Building."

Jiang Dali pondered, riding his horse to the edge of the forest and dismounted.

Lang Ji Hongchen and the other two Players also noticed the figure in green clothes and wearing a hat, Jiang Dali. Observing the three greenish-black question marks that briefly appeared above his head, they all showed a slight change in expression.

"This is a very strong NPC, and it seems he’s also an assassin from Qingyi Building," one of them whispered.

"No need to say that, we can all see. We’ve been guarding outside this bamboo forest for two days, unable to get in, nor has anyone come out. Now that we’ve encountered this one, should we approach him?" another asked.

Lang Ji Hongchen pondered, "Don’t rush, let’s see if he can get in and try to find the pattern first."

While the three discussed, Jiang Dali only glanced at the three Players and headed straight towards the bamboo forest.

Inside the bamboo forest, the previously gentle zither music suddenly changed, becoming mournful and lingering while also being filled with the fragrance of rouge. It was as if the Seven Emotions and Six Desires were flowing within it, making people feel lust burning through their veins when hearing this music.

However, Jiang Dali kept a steady pace, steadied his mind, ignoring this low-level musical attack and continued walking with firm steps toward the bamboo house on the small hill.

As he turned the corner and approached the path in front of the bamboo house, suddenly a streak of sword light, like a venomous snake, attacked from the left amidst the bamboo shadows.

Jiang Dali knew this sword strike was just a test; he could safely pass by showing the Iron Word Killer’s Token.

However, having encountered similar situations two times before, this time he was inclined to try. Without showing the token, his face momentarily turning green, he casually flicked his fingers.

There was a bang!

The sword light was repelled by a great force, emitting a metallic clang, and in an instant, the sword light abruptly shifted and transformed into a bright streak of light attacking from the side.

Jiang Dali huffed lightly, slightly turning his body, and struck out with an ancient-looking palm like lightning. Not yet arriving in physical form, but its energy did, striking precisely on the side of the sword, creating a resounding clang.

A lean figure grunted as he held the sword and retreated backward several steps behind a bamboo, his icy gaze monitoring Jiang Dali from under his hat.

"Your strength has increased rapidly!"

Jiang Dali offered half a smile, "It’s you who haven’t progressed at all."

He slowly pulled out an iron token, "This time, I come prepared to advance."

Inside the bamboo house, the zither music returned to normal, a faint female voice emanated from within the house, "Come in, Qingyi Building needs outstanding assassins who progress rapidly like you."

Jiang Dali turned around.

"An outstanding assassin will never expose his back to the enemy," said the assassin tightly watching from within the bamboo forest, his tone cold.

Jiang Dali paused in his steps toward the bamboo house, "Is your brain ripe? If not ripe, better let it mature more, otherwise there’s no chance."

The assassin’s eyes flared, gripping the sword handle tighter, but upon catching a glimpse of the large broad sword on Jiang Dali’s back as broad as a mountain ridge, his pupils shrank and he withdrew back into the bamboo forest.

"How impressive! Who is this expert? Even such a formidable mysterious bamboo forest swordsman is no match for him?"

Lang Ji Hongchen and the other two Players completely witnessed the battle within the bamboo forest, one of them gasping lightly.

Another said, "I think this mysterious expert is probably much stronger than the Black Wind Village Chief."

The course of the battle, although it ended in just three seconds, left a huge visual and mental impact on the three Players, revealing that the Martial World is truly a place where one mountain is taller than the next.

The mysterious swordsman, who could instantly defeat the three of them, couldn’t even match a single stroke against the even more mysterious expert who just appeared.

Lang Ji Hongchen’s eyes burned with fervor, "The Black Wind Village Chief is after all just a bandit leader, and Black Wind Village is just a common bandit force, nothing compared to Qingyi Building.

Qingyi Building truly is a place with clouds of experts, any random individual is a powerhouse. Now I want to join Qingyi Building more than ever."