Chapter 42 Preparation

Lin Mu stood in the courtyard all night.

That night, he did not practice or train. He just looked up at the sky full of stars, his neck was sore and his eyes were dry, but he seemed not to notice.

It was not until dawn came and the starlight disappeared that Lin Mu came back to his senses.

Lin Mu forced a smile to himself.

There was still half a month before the big competition, and this half a month was enough time for Lin Mu to prepare.

The first thing, of course, was to stabilize his cultivation.

The later the realm, the more unstable it would be every time it was promoted. If you are not careful, you may regress to the original realm. It is easy to regress, but if you want to rise again, the difficulty is at least twice as much as the first promotion.

Lin Mu did not want such a blunder to happen.

Every daytime was used to practice in the Xuanyue Space to stabilize the realm.

Under Lin Mu's deliberate cultivation, the Moon-turning Pendant absorbs moonlight every night. Now the color has changed from the original light blue to dark blue. Lin Mu estimates that it will not take long for the Moon-turning Pendant to change again. Lin Mu is full of expectations for the changes in the Moon-turning Pendant. The spiritual field in the Moon-turning Space is already a third-grade spiritual field. If it changes again, it can be a fourth-grade spiritual field.

As far as Lin Mu knows, the highest grade of the medicinal field in the Warm Cloud Valley of Qianyu Sword Sect is only the fifth grade. Moreover, the fifth-grade spiritual field is only three acres.

The changes in the Moon-turning Pendant are not only reflected in the spiritual field.

The spiritual energy in the Moon-turning Space is also becoming more and more rich.

Lin Mu estimates that his current cultivation in the Moon-turning Space is almost comparable to the cultivation place of the inner disciples.

Qianyu Sword Sect is located in a blessed land with rich spiritual energy everywhere. But there are also differences in strength. For example, the West Peak where Lin Mu and other outer disciples live is the one with the thinnest spiritual energy. The caves where the inner disciples lived had even richer spiritual energy, far more than the West Peak. The peaks where the elders lived had the richest spiritual energy, and there were also great formations to bless them.

In addition to the rich spiritual energy, the residences of the inner disciples and elders also had underground spiritual veins.

The spiritual veins also contained rich spiritual energy, even more abundant than the spiritual energy floating in the heaven and earth. These spiritual veins were spread across the peaks and had many branches, but they were all divided up by the inner disciples according to their cultivation level.

Outer disciples like Lin Mu were not lucky enough to enjoy them.

The spiritual energy in the Xuanyue Pendant became even richer, which was a blessing for Lin Mu.

At least, in terms of resources, Lin Mu was not much worse than those inner disciples.

In addition to cultivation, Lin Mu spent all the remaining time practicing spells.

He practiced the Wind Controlling Technique diligently every day. With the deepening of the number of practice, Lin Mu could now perform the Wind Controlling Technique effortlessly. The effect of the Wind Controlling Technique also made Lin Mu very satisfied. With the blessing of the Wind Controlling Technique, Lin Mu's moving speed on the ground was at least twice as fast as before.

Being as light as a swallow is nothing more than this.

If he flew with the wind, he could also last for about an incense stick, but the speed would be a little slower than on the ground. After all, there is no place to borrow power in the air, and flying forward and changing direction are all done by activating the spiritual power in the body. During the competition, he naturally could not float in the air for a long time. First, the target is too conspicuous and easy to be hit. Second, it consumes a lot of spiritual power, and when fighting with others, he will suffer in terms of spiritual power. Lin Mu's cultivation is only the eighth level of Qi Refining. In terms of spiritual power, he is already at a disadvantage compared to those who are in the ninth and tenth levels of Qi Refining. If he still consumes a lot of spiritual power, it will be extremely disadvantageous to him.

As for defensive measures, Lin Mu can only do these.

Magical instruments and the like are indeed effective in defense, but they are still far away from him. Any low-grade magic instrument requires at least dozens of low-grade spirit stones. Of course, spirit stones are not a problem for Lin Mu now. The problem is that even a low-grade magic instrument needs to be sacrificed for a long time before it can be used. It will take two or three months to successfully sacrifice it.

This process is too time-consuming, and Lin Mu can only give up now. Moreover, the power of low-grade magic instruments is not too great, and it is comparable to Lin Mu's magic. Lin Mu does not want to spend several months of hard work to only sacrifice a low-grade magic instrument that will not last long.

What he wants to sacrifice most is a medium-grade magic instrument.

Medium-grade magic instruments are the magic instruments used by most foundation-building cultivators, and few people use them among Qi-refining cultivators. One is that they are too expensive, and those with a weak family cannot afford to buy medium-grade magic instruments; the other is that the time required for sacrifice is too long. For Qi-refining cultivators, it will take a year or two to successfully sacrifice a medium-grade magic instrument.

But once the sacrifice is successful, the power is huge. Some of the best mid-grade magic tools can also exert great power in the hands of Qi Refining cultivators, and it is not impossible to challenge Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Lin Mu's goal is to be in the top five and get a mid-grade magic tool.

In addition to the "Wind Control Technique", Lin Mu also often practices the "Star Refining Spirit Technique".

That move "Spiritual Stab", after Lin Mu's hard practice, can be sent and received at will.

These are not the most important. For Lin Mu, the most important thing is the "Basic Five Elements Technique".

This is the key to his victory!

"Red Fire Technique", "Gen Gold Technique", "Green Water Technique", "Thick Earth Technique", Lin Mu has practiced them all to be proficient.

There is nothing wrong with the five elements spiritual root, which is comprehensive. When facing the enemy, Lin Mu can adjust his strategy according to the opponent.

If the opponent has a fire spiritual root and learns fire magic, Lin Mu will use the "Green Water Art" to deal with it. If the opponent uses gold magic, Lin Mu will use the "Red Fire Art" to take over.

The five elements are mutually generated and restrained. Water restrains fire, fire restrains gold, gold restrains wood, wood restrains earth, and earth restrains water. Mutual generation and restraint, endless cycle.

Lin Mu has never missed a day of practicing "Basic Five Elements Magic".

The day before the big competition, Lin Mu was still practicing "Red Fire Art" in the courtyard. If someone saw Lin Mu practicing at this time, they would be shocked.

I saw the fireball flying up and down around Lin Mu, extremely flexible, and very different from low-level magic.

After the low-level magic is released, the cultivator can no longer control its direction. But what Lin Mu showed at this time has far exceeded the low-level magic, and is no different from the middle-level magic. But the power is too different from that of the middle-level magic, and it is only slightly better than the low-level magic.

This is the result of Lin Mu's practice these days.

Lin Mu decided to use this middle-level version of the low-level magic as a trump card and use it at the critical moment. I believe it will be unexpected and surprising.

Moreover, on this basis, Lin Mu also borrowed Ma Huayuan's "Fireball Technique" four consecutive shots. After some hard practice, Lin Mu can also do "Red Fire Art" three consecutive shots, and the power is not much less than Ma Huayuan's "Fireball Technique" four consecutive shots.

At the same time, among the three fireballs released, Lin Mu can also freely control the direction of two of them, which is hard to guard against.

To do this, Lin Mu is full of confidence. Even if his cultivation is slightly lower, he is not afraid of anyone in Qianyu Sword Gate.

In the afternoon, Lin Mu stopped practicing, washed up, and went to Qianyu Peak.

There were many people gathered in the square in front of Qianyu Hall, which was the registration place for the outer disciples' competition.

The outer disciples surrounding the inner disciple were mostly those who came to register. Some were at the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining, and some, Lin Mu couldn't tell the depth of their cultivation, thought they were masters at the ninth or tenth level of Qi Refining. Of course, there were also cultivators at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining nearby, who were all there to watch others register and join in the fun.

Lin Mu saw at a glance that the inner disciple sitting in the middle was an acquaintance of his, Qi Feng, a disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall.

Lin Mu parted the crowd, walked forward, and said to Qi Feng who was sitting at the table: "I want to sign up too."

Qi Feng looked up and saw that it was Lin Mu, and hurriedly smiled and said: "It turned out to be Junior Brother Lin Mu, what? Are you also interested in the middle-grade magic weapon?"

Lin Mu smiled slightly: "I just came to join in the fun, just to go up and take a look at the various masters in the sect."

Qi Feng smiled and said: "That's good, then I wish you good luck. Here, this is your waist card, the number is 666, this number is very auspicious. I hope everything goes well for you."

Lin Mu took it with a smile: "I hope so, thank you, senior brother."

"No problem. It's just a little effort." Qi Feng smiled, and then shouted to the person behind him: "Next one."

Lin Mu smiled and nodded to Qi Feng, holding the waist card and walked out of Qianyu Peak.

A quarrel came from the registration office behind him, and Lin Mu couldn't help but stop.

"This is unfair. Why did the man take away the number 666 and give me the number 664?" A simple voice shouted.

Qifeng had encountered such things many times before. Now he met such a young man again, and he was too lazy to explain.

"Because that man is more handsome than you!" Qifeng looked at the man's appearance and said calmly.

The man suddenly became extremely sad and angry, and said angrily: "You actually discriminate against my appearance!" Then he sighed pitifully: "But it's not my fault that I'm ugly."

"But it's your fault to come out and scare people!" Someone next to him immediately said.

A burst of laughter came from behind.

Hearing this, Lin Mu also smiled slightly, left Qianyu Peak, and walked towards Xifeng.