Primordial Emperor
Chapter 1130: Setting up the Defensive Array, Water Bandits Attack

Chapter 1130: Chapter 1130: Setting up the Defensive Array, Water Bandits Attack

Although Lin Chen had a way to directly destroy the formation eye in front of him, given that a formation of this level was easy for Lin Chen to destroy,

doing so would offend the people of Tan Shui Village.

After all, who would want their hometown’s defensive array to be destroyed?

This was also why, that day, even though Lin Chen could easily break through Tan Shui Village’s formation, he chose to leave when they were unwilling to let him and his group into the village.

Lin Chen had his own principles in action; if they were enemies, he would strike without hesitation.

But towards those who were friendly to him, Lin Chen would not harm them.

The people of Tan Shui Village had welcomed him; if Lin Chen broke their formation without discussing it, just to get the Copper Mother Qi, it would indeed be unethical.

Soon, Lin Chen found Shi Lijian and explained his intention to obtain the Copper Mother Qi.

"So, Young Master Lin Chen, you mean you need to destroy the formation eye there to get what’s inside?"

Shi Lijian’s face turned very ugly upon hearing Lin Chen’s words.

His first instinct was naturally to refuse.

But now knowing Lin Chen’s identity, how could he dare to speak those words?

Lin Chen was speaking kindly to him at this moment. If he refused, wouldn’t he be ungrateful?

"Young Master Lin Chen, you also know the current situation of our Tan Shui Village. This formation is fundamental to protecting Tan Shui Village. If the formation eye is destroyed, it would leave a huge gap, leaving us defenseless. If the water bandits attack at this time, we..."

"I can’t let the villagers of Tan Shui Village fall into danger."

Shi Lijian looked at Lin Chen with a troubled expression.

"Name your conditions, let’s hear them."

Lin Chen also knew his proposal was excessive, but he still didn’t want to give up on obtaining the Copper Mother Qi. Moreover, Lin Chen thought that with his means, it would not take long to collect the Copper Mother Qi, at most an hour.

Lin Chen had checked through the Abyssal Eye and saw no sign of water bandits within ten thousand miles, so as long as Lin Chen collected the Copper Mother Qi and then rearranged the damaged formation eye, it would be fine.

"This... Young Master Lin Chen, we are truly in a difficult position. If you really want to take what’s inside, it must be of great value. How about... you return the treasures I previously exchanged for elixirs with you, then this matter can be feasible. What do you think?"

Shi Lijian said slowly as he looked at Lin Chen.

He knew he couldn’t offend Lin Chen, so he might as well take a gamble. As long as Lin Chen could hand over the previous treasures, he’d take the risk. At worst, if the formation was destroyed, they could spend some time repairing it.

However, Tan Shui Village’s ability to repair formations was really lacking. After all, this formation was originally set up by someone hired by the City Lord, which was costly as well.

So if Lin Chen wanted to destroy the formation eye to extract the Copper Mother Qi from the spring, they would suffer two losses.

Upon hearing Shi Lijian propose these conditions, Lin Chen was taken aback, quietly cursing the old fox.

It was a joke; once treasures entered Lin Chen’s possession, there was no reasoning to return them.

"Village Chief Shi, how about this: since you are concerned about Tan Shui Village’s safety, after I extract the Copper Mother Qi, as compensation, I will set up a new formation for your entire Tan Shui Village. After all, this current array is patched and mended, long having lost its initial defense effectiveness."

Lin Chen suggested to Shi Lijian.

If the other party truly cared about Tan Shui Village’s safety, they certainly wouldn’t refuse this condition.

"Young Master Lin Chen knows how to set up formations?"

Shi Lijian was instantly delighted upon hearing Lin Chen’s words, but then half believed and half doubted. After all, Lin Chen was too young, and even with a strong background and some knowledge of formations, how potent could his formations be?

He feared this was merely a ploy to obtain that so-called Copper Mother Qi.

But if Lin Chen truly only wanted the Copper Mother Qi, he would’ve taken it directly earlier, rather than coming to discuss.

So Shi Lijian, for a moment, didn’t know whether to trust Lin Chen’s words.

"I know a bit."

Lin Chen said modestly, in a mild manner.

"If that’s the case, then we will go by what Young Master Lin Chen suggested. But I have one condition: the defensive formation set up by Young Master Lin Chen must not be less effective than our current defensive array!"

Shi Lijian said lightly; he dared not offend Lin Chen, thus spoke this way.

"Naturally, Village Chief Shi, rest assured."

Lin Chen continued modestly. Lin Chen actually wanted to say that the defensive array in Tan Shui Village was trash, and even a formation he casually arranged would be several times stronger.

However, Shi Lijian had no idea that this transaction with Lin Chen saved the entire Tan Shui Village.

Lin Chen, thinking that he was temporarily residing here, didn’t randomly arrange a defensive formation but rather a pretty good one, thus taking more time.

Lin Chen first used an hour to collect all the Copper Mother Qi, then began arranging the formation.

Since the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron chose Shi Yu, Lin Chen wanted to protect her. After all, if something happened to her, it would be a double loss for Lin Chen.

Thus, Lin Chen spent several days setting up a defensive array.

During this time, the water bandits indeed attacked again.

Shi Lijian’s face turned pale instantly, and the people of Tan Shui Village were also worried.

Sure enough, even if those water bandits didn’t attack Tan Shui Village from the area where Lin Chen was extracting the Copper Mother Qi, their originally shabby formation was quickly breached.

Subsequently, the people of Tan Shui Village had no choice but to fight the water bandits.

They thought, as long as they repelled the water bandits and waited for Lin Chen’s new formation to be completed, they would be safe.

However, what Shi Lijian and others did not expect was that Su Yun, Su Lie, and others joined the battle, completely annihilating the water bandits.

During the encounter, a water bandit discovered Lin Chen arranging the formation and attempted to kill Lin Chen first. While Shi Lijian and others were worried, Lin Chen instantly killed the water bandit trying to assassinate him in just a few moves. This shocked everyone, and they looked at Lin Chen with changed expressions.

Who would have expected that Lin Chen, who appeared the weakest in strength, was actually the strongest among them.

Moreover, among the water bandits trying to assassinate Lin Chen, one was actually a strong fighter at the Peak of the Nirvana Realm, yet Lin Chen killed him with a single strike.

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