Invincible Immortal Cultivator in the City
Chapter 450 - 449: Five Idiots

Chapter 450: Chapter 449: Five Idiots

Yes, the arrivals were Lin Hao, Ziyue, Poison Rose, and Mo Changfeng.

During these few days, Lin Hao only had time to refine and absorb the Primordial Stones. Thankfully, the Ancient Swallowing Heaven Technique became more powerful the further he practiced, absorbing almost all the uncountable Primordial Stones in the Void Ring.

But cultivation is difficult, as hard as reaching the heavens.

With so many Primordial Stones refined and absorbed, it was like a stone sinking into the sea. Lin Hao only managed to reach the peak of the Refining God Realm and couldn’t break through to the Returning to Void Realm!

His cultivation being inadequate, Lin Hao couldn’t be conspicuous and take the lead.

He knew very well, this hunting meet was set by Westerners who were determined to have his head. Disguising and changing his name, was the best strategy.

Now it seemed, Lin Hao’s move was quite successful; at least the five Huaxia men in front of him didn’t recognize him.

"Young brother, quite accommodating aren’t you? Seeing you’re youthful yet able to get a Western girl to strive hard, you’re promising, very promising."

"Looking at your unique bones, a divine aura bursts forth from the top of your head, surely you are a rare talent."

"Why not follow us five brothers later, guaranteeing you savory and spicy feasts!"

"You need to understand, this hunt isn’t simple, following us, not only can you slay enemies but also acquire treasures."

"The treasures in this dense forest are incomparable to those outside, any one of them could allow you to ascend to great heights, follow us, and you surely won’t suffer a loss!"

The five youths casually accepted the Primordial Stones Lin Hao handed over, and with a flick of their hands, stashed them all into their Storage Rings.

Receiving gifts softens the hands, and eating others’ food softens the mouth; at that moment, their attitude towards Lin Hao changed, all smiles and extraordinarily enthusiastic, as if they were old friends not seen for many years.

"We already have a team..."

Next to him, Mo Changfeng’s face darkened, highly displeased, but before he could finish his sentence, Lin Hao stopped him.

Lin Hao hadn’t been to this dense forest before and hadn’t received much information from Long Si; he needed to avoid drawing attention and infiltrate stealthily, having people as a cover was not bad.

These five people appeared to be five goofballs, not very smart, and thus, usable.

"In that case, let’s form a team then."

Saying that, Lin Hao took out ten more top-grade Primordial Stones, and stuffed them into the hands of the five men.

With the Primordial Stones in their possession, the five men immediately beamed with joy, each with righteous fervor, thumping their chests.

"Good!"

"Insightful!"

"Mu Yi, right, from now on, your safety is up to us, Dong Bubai!"

"Xi Qiubai!"

"Zhong Taobai!"

"Bei Wubai!"

"And Zhong Taobai! We’ll take full responsibility! As long as you’re with us, no one will bully you!"

What Eastern, Southern, Western, Northern, Central, these five really were five goofballs. Mo Changfeng rolled his eyes on the side but didn’t dare to defy Lin Hao’s intentions, and could only stare in vexation.

"Great, if that’s the case, we appreciate it. We four are new here, ignorant of everything, and have never entered the dense forest. We just want to contribute a bit for our Huaxia." Lin Hao was increasingly modest, looking truly like a novice.

Upon hearing this, the five were even more excited: "Great, no worries, it doesn’t matter if we know nothing, just follow us."

"Who among us here isn’t hoping to contribute their strength for our Huaxia?"

"These Westerners really push things too far; we can’t tolerate it!"

...

Brother Five, the jokester, was like five chatterboxes. Once he started talking, he couldn’t stop.

Soon, the team ahead had already started entering the dense forest, with cultivators from all sides splitting up clearly between east and west, rapidly advancing into the forest.

Since this hunt was an unprecedented gathering of East and West, naturally there were stakes involved; all treasure obtained in the forest could be distributed by participants themselves, and the person or team that found the exit would be bestowed the title of Earth Guardian, becoming a new force to maintain human order, with power jointly granted by the East and West and provided with the best resources for cultivation.

As to how much of these promises would be fulfilled, nobody cared.

But everyone knew that the forest was filled with treasures and dangers; taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone formed teams to share the risks.

"Stick with us, don’t get lost!"

"Watch out for those Westerners over there; after we enter, find a secluded spot and finish them off!"

"Ha, putting friendship first and hunting second, nonsense!"

In one day, tens of thousands of people had all entered the dense forest, and by nightfall, Lin Hao and his companions, following the five jesters, had also entered.

The moon climbed the treetops, and the cold crows cawed at night.

The chilly wind, accompanied by the strange chirping of unknown insects, enveloped the entire dense forest.

"This, this doesn’t seem like a good sign!"

The last batch to enter the forest were the Sky-breaking Experts from both Dragon Needle and the East Atlantic Company. Long Si personally led the team, while East Atlantic Company’s leading expert, John Hammonds, led their group. After Long Si looked up to the sky and heaved a sigh, both sides entered the forest with forced smiles, then went their separate ways.

The dense forest, also known as the Jungle Maze, once entered, was an unending vista of thickets.

In areas where the trees were sparse, passages allowed for travel; where the trees were dense, branches collided with each other, creating natural tree walls. It was said that within these tree walls were terrifying strange poisons. After the death of a Sky-breaking Expert, no one dared to climb the tree wall again.

Despite this, the boundless expanse of the Jungle Maze meant that over a hundred thousand people who entered soon scattered, disappearing without a trace.

After entering, Lin Hao was not in a rush to find the exit, instead just wandering around the forest with the five jesters without saying much, simply following wherever they went.

When the cold wind blew, and the five jesters finally stopped, it was already well into the night.

Looking around, the forest was dark and continuous.

The bizarrely shaped tree branches, like spectral ghosts under the moonlight, cast mottled shadows, and unknown birds chirped like crying infants.

"Dead vines, old trees, and crows at dusk, just no cottages with little streams," Dong Bubai suddenly stopped and sighed looking around.

"Big brother, it seems we’ve gotten lost," Xi Qiubai brought out an electronic map, comparing it back and forth several times while frowning deeply.

Then, Zhong Taobai immediately started cursing: "Damn it, every time we come here, we get lost within a day. Son of a bitch, that map seller definitely sold us a fake map. I better not run into him again!"

"Spit! Getting lost isn’t the big issue, the key is, where have those Western dogs gone? Seems like we’ve lost them!" Bei Wubai, menacing and fiddling with the green iron sword in his hand, had a look of bewildered determination.

Zhong Taobai, however, was all smiles and turned to Lin Hao, saying, "Young brother, don’t be scared. This situation won’t trouble us. Rest assured, with us here, we absolutely won’t let anything happen to you guys. Just be careful, don’t run around; there are real ghosts in this forest, I’m not lying to you."

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