Chapter 70: Invitation to the Hunt (Third Update!)

  Due to Yuelin's possible true madness and fear of losing control, Yue Yu ultimately did not choose to stay and watch that interesting scene. As soon as he informed the two martial artists of the news, he quickly slipped back home at the first opportunity.

  Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, he also roughly inquired about the specific situation afterwards from several message-conscious servants and maids at home.

  It is said that after being rescued, Yue Lin was like a madman, crazily avenging himself on the main perpetrators. Including those two little guys, they were almost at their last breath when they were carried away for medical treatment. Then Yue Lin rushed around the entire square like a lunatic, searching for something. After finding nothing, he charged towards the north of the city with his sword. Fortunately, Yue Yunwen heard the news and hurried over to stop him.

  "Master! Could it be that you're involved in this matter?"

  Ran Li returned home in the evening and looked at Yue Yu with a suspicious gaze.

  It's no wonder he would be suspicious, among that group of people, although there were a few guys whose strength reached the level of 8th or 9th grade warriors, but with Yue Lin's cultivation of high-level martial skills and mental methods, even if he was ambushed, it would be enough to withstand for a period of time, and not get beaten up like that.

  What a coincidence, it just happened under the wooden platform of Lin Zhuo's group. Among the parties involved, there were also Zhang Hui Ling's two foolish sons inside. And the direction where Yue Lin finally rushed to was also the area where their family lived - this made Ruan Li unable to help but associate.

  And he also knew well that this young master had a vicious character, after all, there were many previous convictions.

  Yue Yu heard the words and smiled but didn't answer, thinking about Yue Yunwen's expression when he saw his son at that time, it must have been quite wonderful. However, this time, I really did something a bit too much, and also somewhat unkind. It seems that one day, I will find an opportunity to make up for his cousin.

  In the following days, Yue Yu just stayed at home doing nothing. With so many people in the clan secretly 'observing' him, he couldn't continue to study medicine either. As for martial arts, his attention was now focused on the clan's hidden library. At this time, wasting time creating his own techniques had a poor cost-benefit ratio.

  As for his internal energy cultivation, although he practiced every day, the effect of Pei Yuan Pill on him had become negligible at this level. After several consecutive days, the increase in true energy within his meridians was almost imperceptible.

  Finally, it was the transformation of the true yuan in his body. In this regard, he had made some efforts and spent about half a day practicing swordsmanship. However, the amount of true energy in his body was limited after all, and considering the physical functions, two to three hours a day was already the limit.

  It was at night, when the world was quiet, that Yue Yu had another thing to attend to - ever since the assassination at the City Master's mansion, he would hold the Golden Crow Sword in his hands and wipe it clean for a while before going to sleep every day.

  On the surface, it seems that he is doing maintenance on the Golden Crow Sword. In reality, his true purpose is to try and change the appearance of this sword by improving its physical structure, and then increase its strength as a bonus.

  Yue Yu also had no choice but to do so, the characteristics of this tenth-grade heterodox soldier were too eye-catching, and since that day on, all unexplained tenth-grade weapons in the city have been listed as targets for joint pursuit by Yuejia City and Dan Yun City.

  It would be best to give it up at this time. But Yue Yu couldn't bear to part with the tenth-grade hetero-weapon he had bought with almost all his property, and was about to bury it. In the end, he had no choice but to find another way.

  But like this using his own analytical ability to change the atomic crystal structure of metal, for Yue Yu it was still the first time.

  In his previous life, there were all sorts of precise metal forging machines and craftsmanship. Basically, all the weapons had their strength and toughness at their best before they left the factory, so he didn't need to modify anything.

  Moreover, he didn't have the ability at that time. The dense structure of metal made it extremely difficult for Yue Yu's true energy to penetrate. In his previous life, even before his death, the intensity of his true energy was only equivalent to the fifth layer of internal energy in this world. Not to mention modifying the metal structure of a weapon, even if it were just a metal object larger than a coin, it would take at least several days to complete an analysis.

  And even in this world, he was only a few days ago, after forcibly raising his cultivation to the level of a primary martial artist, barely qualified to make an attempt.

  Actually, he can't do much now, except for using a metal called Black Iron in this world to coat the surface of the Golden Crow Sword with a layer of black outer membrane to conceal its overly gorgeous appearance. It's just removing some impurities from inside and then filling some metal atoms into the gaps inside the sword to slightly increase its strength. It's more like repairing than modifying.

  But even such a simple structural optimization is still worth looking forward to, after all, the materials used in this Golden Crow Sword are some extremely precious metals collected by Yue Youning over decades. It's just that due to improper forging, its rank couldn't truly reach the boundary of level 11 and become a treasured sword.

  What Yue Yu is most looking forward to now is whether this repair can make it truly break through in terms of strength and sharpness. However, this process will inevitably be a long-term project. Yue Yu estimated that he could complete it within two months, which would already be quite good.

  In the following days, as expected, Ruan Li and Lin Zhuo both advanced rapidly in the Grand Comparison, with a strong possibility of meeting each other.

  There is also Yue Bingqian, but the three-stage internal energy actually allowed her to participate in the Grand Competition with a special permit from the clan. These few days have been a smooth ride for her, and what's even more strange is that every time she comes back, she's always in high spirits. It's said that several elders within the clan hold her in high regard, and over these few days, they've also given her many pointers on martial techniques.

  Yue Yu was secretly surprised for a while, and Yue Bingqian had not been eliminated until now, which is quite strange. The requirements of the Grand Competition are that only warriors above level five can participate. However, some exceptionally talented young men over fourteen years old will also be allowed to participate and will form their own group.

  Yue Yu found it strange that Yue Bingqian had such a high innate talent, despite not having the opportunity to analyze it in detail before. According to the clan's previous attitude, it shouldn't be that strong, right? So why would the elder suddenly place so much importance on her?

  It seems she really has exceptional talent, it's just that no one discovered it before?

  And just on the fourth day's dawn, when the contest had entered its middle stage, a clan steward finally found the door.

  "Want me to go on a hunting trip?"

  Yue Yu's expression at this moment was as strange as it could get. Even though he had only been in this world for a little over a year, and this summer wasn't the hunting season, he still knew that much.

  The grain output of the Yue family castle is not high, and those food gaps must be filled by hunting the surrounding demons. Therefore, every year, the clan will organize a large-scale hunt called Spring Hunt and Autumn Hunt in the spring and autumn seasons respectively.

  The spring hunt is smaller in scale, mainly hunting carnivorous beasts to increase the survival rate of weak and small demons. The autumn hunt is a siege of various beasts that have experienced an entire summer and autumn, almost fully grown fat.

  As for those hunters who are active outside, the main hunting objects are only those third-level or higher monsters outside the valley. They mainly make a living by selling materials such as fur, skin and bones, and the meat is just an extra.

  At this moment, it was already early summer, and the Spring Hunt was less than a month away. The location mentioned by the clan's steward was also a safe area where only some low-ranking demon beasts existed.

  Yue Yu really couldn't understand, where were they going at this time and what could they hunt?

  However, curiosity got the better of him and he decided to go take a look. If nothing unexpected happened, this so-called hunting trip was probably just an excuse for that tribal leader to have a showdown with him. And whether it was the tribe's attitude towards him or the handling of the city lord's mansion event a few days ago, it was likely that there would be a clear answer this time.