stjorthotic Chapter 65 The Last Day
Chapter 65 The Last Day
On the coast of the East China Sea, there is an isolated island.
The waves crashed against the dark rocks like a thousand horses, churning up white foam that looked like shattered jade.
There are only three days left until the mandatory return to normalcy after one year.
At the summit of the solitary peak, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.
A long black robe fluttered in the sea breeze, his dark hair was casually tied up, his eyes were slightly closed, and there was no earth-shattering fluctuation of magical power around him, not even a trace of the most basic true energy leaking out.
Returning to simplicity and authenticity, with inner radiance.
After more than half a year of tempering in blood and fire, Lin Yuan's state of mind has undergone a complete transformation, from an ordinary F-rank crow without even true qi to a supreme Dao body that can harmonize water and fire and step into the Dao Integration Realm.
He didn't have the arrogance of a nouveau riche, nor the cold-bloodedness of treating ordinary people like dirt.
The greatest truths are the simplest. In this vast and boundless primordial world, the more ostentatious you are, the faster you will die.
To survive in this calamity of gods is to lie low, keep a low profile, and proceed cautiously.
"call--"
Lin Yuan slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
This turbid breath transformed into a blue lotus, intertwined with water and fire, in mid-air, and then dissipated with the wind.
He slowly opened his eyes and tapped the constantly flickering system light screen at the edge of his retina.
[Ordinary People's Mutual Aid Association]
This small group, which once consisted of only four low-level cannon fodder members, now has five members in the upper right corner.
Just now, Lin Yuan also added Liu Hao, who was far away in Yuquan Mountain and had obtained the opportunity of the Fire Date, into this small group.
The atmosphere in the group was incredibly lively.
[Wang Pangzi (F-rank/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "Holy crap, welcome newbie! Since Brother Yuan brought you in, you're family from now on! I've got your back, Pangzi!"]
[Chen Ping (Level E/Outer Edge of Zhongnan Mountain): "Welcome, new brother! It's the last three days, everyone please hold on. My eyelids have been twitching these past two days, I have a feeling something's up outside."]
[Liu Hao (Level C/Woodcutter): "Hello everyone... I'm new here, please take care of me."]
Inside a stone cave somewhere in Yuquan Mountain.
As Liu Hao watched the messages flashing on the screen, both of his bald heads broke out in a cold sweat, and his four hands nervously rubbed together.
He had personally witnessed Lin Yuan's unparalleled ferocity in his three heads and six arms, transforming into a ten-zhang-tall golden crow, and beating Yang Jian, the personal disciple of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect!
[Wang Pangzi (Rank F/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "Brothers, I've been practicing day and night these past few days, and I've finally mastered the earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of earth-遁术 passed down by Jiang Ziya)! Now, if I burrow underground, even a Nascent Soul Realm Imperial Guard won't be able to touch a single piece of my clothing!"]
[Chen Ping (Level E/Outer Zhongnan Mountain): "Fatty's awesome! I'm not bad either. I spent a dozen drops of my heart and soul drawing three 'Swiftness Life-Saving Talismans.' Just stick them on your legs, and your speed will triple. Even if you encounter a powerful demon, you can still fight your way out!"]
[Zhao Ye (Rank E/Frequent Visitor to the Cellar): "Great! We brothers have finally made it through. Once we return to the main world in three days, we brothers absolutely have to get together!"]
[Wang Pangzi (Rank F/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "Absolutely! Let's meet up in Jiangnan Base City after we return! It's my treat, I'll take you guys to eat the most authentic ferocious beast barbecue!"]
At this point, Fatty Wang suddenly changed the subject.
[Wang Pangzi (F-rank/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "But speaking of which, the person we should thank the most is Brother Yuan!"]
Chen Ping (Rank E/Outer Edge of Zhongnan Mountain): "That's right! If it weren't for Brother Yuan providing us with all sorts of accurate intelligence and warnings of danger in the group over the past six months, we brothers would have become fertilizer in this secret realm long ago."
[Zhao Ye (Rank E/Frequent Visitor to the Cellar): "Although Brother Yuan is smart and has unparalleled intelligence, he is still... just a crow after all."]
[Wang Pangzi (Rank F/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "Yeah. Brother Yuan has helped us so much, but with his bird-like body, he doesn't even have hands. He must have had very few opportunities and rare treasures. When we get back this time, with the techniques we have and what we've gained, we can definitely exchange them for a lot of secret realm points and become experts in the main world!"]
[Wang Pangzi (Rank F/Waitress at Chaoge Inn): "Brothers, I, Fatty, swear an oath here today! When we return to the mortal world, we must 'protect' Brother Yuan properly! If anyone dares to lay a finger on our savior, I, Fatty, will be the first to use earth magic to twist their neck!"]
[Chen Ping/Zhao Ye: "Agreed, we brothers will take care of Yuan-ge's future!"]
Looking at these ordinary brothers in the group who were so determined to "protect" Lin Yuan.
Liu Hao, who was lurking and spying on the screen, had his face flushed red and his mouth twitching wildly.
Protect him?
Protecting a peerless old monster who can be on friendly terms with disciples of immortals?!
All of you combined wouldn't be enough to burn someone with a single sip of the sun's true fire!
But Liu Hao is a smart man.
He knew all too well Lin Yuan's extremely discreet and low-key personality, never flaunting his wealth.
Since Brother Yuan didn't flaunt his cultivation level in the group, if Liu Hao dared to say anything more to expose it, he would be courting death.
So, Liu Hao suppressed his inner rage and typed a smooth reply on the screen.
[Liu Hao (Level C/Woodcutter): "Brothers are right, Brother Yuan is like a second parent to us! When we get back to Jiangnan Base City, which barbecue stall has the fattest kidneys? I'll pay the bill, we'll drink until we drop!"]
Atop a solitary mountain.
Lin Yuan looked at the group of simple, ordinary people in the group, a smile flashing in his eyes.
The pursuit of immortality is not just about achieving longevity, but also about cultivating a profound sense of humanity.
He didn't explain anything, but simply smiled and replied with a "okay".
……
This is in stark contrast to the warm atmosphere within this small, grassroots group.
At this moment, the [server-wide main channel] had fallen into a morbid frenzy.
With only three days left until their return, the explorers who had miraculously survived seemed determined to unleash all the fear and repression they had accumulated over the past six months.
[Li Si (Rank D/Rogue Cultivator of the Yin Shang Dynasty): "Hahaha, I dug up a fragmented immortal technique called 'Mountain Moving Technique' on an ancient battlefield! When I get back to Earth, I can start my own sect!"]
[Zhang San (Rank E/Xiqi Blacksmith): "I found a piece of scrap metal imbued with divine energy. This material is definitely ten times harder than titanium alloy from Earth! When I get back, the military will surely buy it at a high price!"]
[Wang Wu (Rank E/Mountain Vagabond): "I'm so envious... I didn't get anything, just ate a few unknown wild fruits and became a little stronger."]
The entire server chat was filled with people showing off.
It was as if as long as they could get through these last three days, they could transform into overpowered heroes and dominate the main world.
However, that's not all.
On the public screen, the death toll was also rising.
"Buzz—"
[System Notification: Explorer 'Zhao Gang' (Rank C/Jizhou Captain) is offline.]
[System Notification: Explorer 'Sun Qiang' (Rank D/Pilgrimage to Zhongnan Mountain) is offline.]
[System Notification: Explorer 'Li Ming' (Rank E/Official Safe Zone) is offline.]