Chapter 67: Placing oneself in death's ground and then living

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  Lin Heng accepted Cao's family challenge, which caused a sensation in Qili Gou.

  Two months later, Lin Heng was beaten by three second-grade masters. What's the difference between this and suicide? As soon as Cao Hongjuan left, Huo Tianzhao scolded Lin Heng harshly: "You're crazy! Do you know what this means? It means you're going to die! Everyone else is a second-grade master, but you, alone, can't even last ten moves against three of them. Lin Heng, you really don't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth."

  Huo Tianzhao was both anxious and angry, looking at Lin Huan who seemed completely unaffected, he really wanted to slap this kid a few times to wake him up.

  The several elders present also had a worried look on their faces. The two conditions put forward by Cao Hongjuan, Lin Heng should have refused, only refusal would have given him a chance to survive. Who knew that Lin Heng's brain was damaged and he actually agreed. At this time, even if they wanted to intercept, it was already too late.

  "Lin Hang, you're indeed too rash. The difference between the early and late stages of the second rank is not even on the same level. And relying on just two months' time, it's even more impossible for you to cultivate to the later stage of the second rank. Look at these old goods of mine, they've been cultivating for decades and are still only in the later stage of the first rank, unable to even step into the second rank, which shows how difficult the path of a warrior is. Although you have an extraordinary talent, without five or six years' worth of foundation, it's fundamentally impossible to advance to the later stage of the second rank..." The several elders spoke with bitter concern, their hearts aching for Lin Hang's "unwise" actions.

  "So, taking advantage of these two months, we will send Lin Hang away from Qingniu Town... and hide out for a few years..." one of the elders suggested.

  A moment of silence in the house, undoubtedly, this can keep Lin Heng's life. The Cao family's anger and revenge after being deceived are not mentioned for now. Lin Heng, in order to survive, has lost his credibility, how can he still be the head of the clan, how can he face others? And Qi Li Gou, it is a shame, even if Lin Heng makes Qi Li Gou strong again and prosperous, Qi Li Gou will never be able to hold its head up in front of people, forever being ridiculed.

  Accepting a decisive battle but fleeing at the critical moment is a serious breach of conduct that will be despised by others.

  Seeing no one responding inside the house, the elder also knew that he had lost consideration and stopped speaking.

  Lin Heng swept a glance at the few people in the house who were hanging their heads in grief, and said slowly: "The patriarch and several elders' love for Lin Heng is something that Lin Heng is grateful for. But since I accepted the challenge, there's no intention of backing down. Everyone please rest assured, Lin Heng isn't someone who is arrogant and doesn't know his own strength, I cherish my life extremely. Since I agreed to Cao family's challenge, naturally I have confidence in winning."

  "Win?" The corners of everyone's mouths showed a faint, bitter smile. In the early stages of the second product, they had to fight against three late-stage second products at the same time. Could they have won? They were just guessing that Lin Heng accepted the challenge because he didn't want to implicate Qili Gou, so he would rather die fighting and end this matter. As for Lin Heng's decision, they only felt warmth but couldn't muster up confidence.

  Lin Heng saw that they didn't believe him and stopped explaining. After all, such a thing was hard to believe unless it really happened.

  Lin Heng agreed because he understood that he had killed the Cao family's Tianwei, and thinking that he could wipe it out like chalk marks and get away with it was impossible. The two conditions put forward by Cao Hongjuan, the first one he would not agree to, at his current level of cultivation, facing a second-grade late-stage cultivator there was only one dead end. And the second one, looked even more uncertain. But for him, there was one advantage, he had two months of preparation time.

  But what everyone didn't know was that he possessed a fourth-grade inner elixir of "Yao Guan Lin Mang".

  That is to say, as long as he finds three other formulations within two months, entering the top three is not impossible.

  Once he entered the third rank, would he still be afraid of three trivial second-rankers in the later stages? The realm of the third rank was such that with a casual wave of his hand, he could kill three people. Therefore, the second option, which seemed to have almost no chance of winning, was actually the most advantageous choice for him.

  The tribal elder and several elders present were in low spirits, Lin Heng muttered to himself: "In two months' time, I don't believe my luck is so bad that I can't find those three materials! Cao family, you think it's easy for me, Lin Heng, to die?!"

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  Huo Tianzhuo was taken aback and stared at Lin Heng: "Do you plan to enter Mang Hu Shan for ascetic practice the day after tomorrow?"

  Lin Heng said slowly: "I am now at the beginning of Grade 2, and I am far from my opponent. So I have decided to use these two months to retreat into the mountains for bitter training, and make a desperate bid."

  Huo Tianzhuo sighed, "Do you know now that the distance between you and your opponent is too far? What were you doing earlier? Even if it's two years, not to mention two months, you won't be able to make up for the difference in strength! It's just a dead horse being treated as a live one, trying hard to improve your cultivation, entering the mountains to cultivate bitterly. This is also an expedient measure."

  "Head of the clan, have you heard of 'Shi Zhuo Bing Quan'?"

  Huo Tianzhao furrowed his brow, thinking for a moment before saying: "This is a special spring liquid, produced by the high-purity thousand-year-old stone bamboo absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth over many years, with the effect of removing certain impurities from the body. To find the Stone Bamboo Spring, one must first find the Thousand-Year-Old Stone Bamboo." After introducing this, Huo Tianzhao asked: "Why are you asking about this?"

  "A friend asked me to find it, but I don't know, so I'm asking you. I'm about to enter the Manghu Mountain, if I encounter it, I won't miss it." Lin Heng replied, and naturally couldn't ask about the remaining two kinds anymore.

  Huo Tianzhao didn't think deeply and said, "The eastern part of Manghu Mountain has thousands of kilometers of streams and cliffs. There may be some there. However, since you're cultivating so bitterly, don't divide your mind with these things, just focus on cultivation."

  Lin Heng secretly memorized the location and bid farewell to leave.

  Cai Lai heard Lin Hong's arrogant words, actually wanting to decide life and death with three Tianwei late-stage cultivators in two months. What a wonderful mood! This brainless person, just a mere 2nd-grade early-stage cultivator, dares to challenge three 2nd-grade late-stage cultivators? Haha, it's really laughable, like looking for trouble!

  Cao Jia's eldest son Cao Zhidao said, "This Lin Heng has a really big tone, a second-grade late-stage is enough to slap him into a meat pie, and he still dares to talk about one against three?"

  Nei Zongguan Bai Tian also shook his head, this Lin Kuang was really inexplicable, and such conditions could be agreed to. After a moment, he turned to think that Lin Kuang was the master of the house's valued seedling, with the master of the house's vision, the person who was favored should not be so unbearable?

  Moreover, Lin Dan created miracle after miracle, each time making it hard for people to believe their eyes.

  He couldn't help but exclaim, "Lin Feng's cultivation speed is abnormal. He can break through to the second rank just by washing with medicine. Who would have thought of that beforehand? And just now, he killed a late-stage second-rank cultivator with his early-stage second-rank strength. Who would have thought of that? In two months' time, won't there be new miracles happening?"

  "What a joke! Two months' time, from early second-grade to late second-grade? Not bad, this kid's cultivation speed was indeed not bad before, and his talent is exceptional. But when he broke through to the second grade earlier, it was because he absorbed a large amount of medicinal power! Can he still do that again now?"

  A warrior can only accept a medicine bath once in his lifetime, that's the rule of warriors. Lin Huan has already had a medicine bath once, so there's no way it will work again the second time. Moreover, even if it did, the Seven Mile Gully wouldn't be able to produce such a large amount of medicinal herbs again.

  Bai Tian was silent for a moment, he just had a faint intuition that since Lin Huan had not chosen the first one but instead chose the second one which was more dangerous and had less chance of survival, there must be a hidden trick.

  Lin Heng, you still have two months left, and then this little beast will be gone, consider yourself lucky! Once you're dead, I'll make sure to take care of your entire family, not a single one will be left! Cai Lai gritted his teeth, thinking viciously in his heart. According to the estimated time, the master of the house would need at least three months to return, and the battle is two months later, which means Lin Heng will be annihilated before the master returns!

  This also eliminated the hidden danger in his heart. If Lin Guang didn't die, once the master of the mansion came back and investigated, it would be himself who would suffer, not Lin Guang!

  "Lin Hong challenges three Cao family's strongest second-grade late-stage Tianwei?"

  Inside "Duobao Hall", the bearded merchant was shocked upon hearing this latest news.

  This is also too absurd, could it be that the news was misheard, but this is also impossible. His fingers lightly tapped on the table, he drank half a cup of tea, as if thinking through something, and smiled: "This kid is getting more and more interesting."

  Mr. Wan stood by, thinking to himself: What a ridiculous thing to say! He's obviously an idiot!

  But this old man said so, he didn't dare to express this idea openly.

  Unfortunately, this old man's eyesight is very sharp. Although that strand of hair was only slightly exposed and then quickly hidden again, it still caught his eye.

  "Do you also think Lin Heng is looking for his own death?"

  Mr. Twenty Thousand knew the gentleman's appearance and tone, knowing that he had always praised Lin Huan highly, and didn't want to make him unhappy. But speaking insincerely in front of him would be hard to conceal. Honestly, he said: "A second-rate initial stage against three second-rate later stages joining hands, I don't believe there will be any chance of survival."

  "How did you know that Lin would not make progress in two months?"

  "In two months, even if he enters the middle of the second grade, it's impossible! Even if we take a step back and say he does enter the middle of the second grade, it's still a dead end." Mr. Twenty Thousand replied with absolute certainty.

  "For ordinary people, it's naturally impossible. But for Lin Huan, it's not necessarily so!"

  Mr. Twenty Thousand saw this gentleman strongly defending Lin Huan, and he didn't say anything else, but thought to himself: "If Lin Huan can beat those three top-notch Tianwei, I'll eat the shit you pulled!"

  The little mustache merchant saw his disdain for himself and slowly said, "How about I make a bet with you? If you win, I'll let the top send you back to Jinyuan City. If you lose..."

  Mr. Twenty Thousand's eyes lit up, and without waiting for him to finish his second half sentence, he cut in: "How about a bet?"

  "If Lin Huan loses, then you win! If Lin Huan wins against those three joining hands, then I win."

  "Alright, it's settled then!" Mr. Liang said, seemingly afraid that he would change his mind, and immediately patted his chest in guarantee.

  The little bearded merchant smiled faintly and said: "You don't even listen. You lost, what price will you pay?"

  Mr. Liangwan finally came back to his senses: "Upon hearing such good news, I'm also too excited!" He then said: "Please speak."

  He said please in his mouth, but in his heart: whether you say it or not, it doesn't matter, can Lin Yang win?

  "If you lose, then help me open up the northwest wilderness for five years!"

  Mr. Wan hesitated for a moment, thinking that the northwest border was bitterly cold and sparsely populated, where would he stay for five years? But then he thought, Lin's winning rate is infinitely close to zero, what's there to be afraid of! He said loudly: "It's settled!"