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 Chapter 3099: Too Many People, Will Be Surrounded

It was very dangerous, with an extremely high casualty rate, but every time the Ancient Battle Secret Realm opened, countless people still fought to get in.

Even people from other races tried every means to obtain spots.

The reason was that there were too many treasures in the Ancient Battle Secret Realm, always yielding surprising gains.

And these gains often exceeded one's own realm.

For example, in the entry area below Dao Venerable realm, a Heavenly Venerable once obtained a fourth-level Dao Venerable treasure, becoming rich overnight.

There were also third-level Dao Venerables who obtained seventh-level Dao Venerable materials.

There were also some powerful secret technique legacies and so on. Such things happened too many times to count.

After hearing Jin Lan's account, Lin Moyu gained a deeper understanding of the Ancient Battle Secret Realm.

Lin Moyu said, "Thank you for telling me, Great Elder Jin Lan."

Jin Lan was in an excellent mood. Her old injury was healed, and she was extremely grateful to Lin Moyu. She quickly said, "Sir, you're too polite. You can just call me Jin Lan. No need to be so formal."

Lin Moyu said, "Then now I'll trouble Elder Jin... The second thing, help me change to another courtyard. This one can't be used anymore."

The entire courtyard had collapsed, almost becoming ruins.

Even the pavilion they were sitting in would have collapsed long ago if Lin Moyu wasn't maintaining it with his own power.

Jin Lan smiled embarrassedly, "I was too excited earlier and lost control for a moment. I'll change a courtyard for sir right away."

"Does sir have any other instructions? Please feel free to say."

Lin Moyu said, "Nothing for now. If I need anything, I'll find you again."

Jin Lan took out a golden token, "This is my token. Please keep it, sir. If you need anything, contact me directly through the token."

The token was inscribed with formations and had communication functions, but the distance was limited. Generally, it was useless beyond a hundred thousand li.

Beast races generally didn't rely on such tokens for communication, unlike humans.

Lin Moyu put away the token, "Then thank you, Friend Jin Lan."

Jin Lan had people arrange a new courtyard, more exquisite than the previous one.

Lin Moyu stayed in Purple Gold City for three days, a rare time of rest.

During these three days, Lin Moyu didn't go anywhere. He sat in the courtyard, enjoying the scenery while leisurely drinking tea.

The days looked leisurely, but Lin Moyu wasn't really idle. He was studying formations.

The Ten Thousand Volcanoes Great Formation gave him an inspiration. Formations didn't necessarily have to be perfect. Sometimes they could be imperfect.

Imperfect formations could sometimes accomplish some things.

For example, collecting resentment. The collected resentment could be supplied to the Buddhist Lich's Eternal Buddhist Nation, or to the Skeleton Hell, or even to refine some evil treasures.

This flaw of the Ten Thousand Volcanoes Great Formation could also be used in other formations.

The Formation Dao was equally vast and boundless, requiring years of comprehension to gain insights.

While researching formations, Lin Moyu also didn't forget to condense dao patterns.

Condensing dao patterns wasn't difficult for him. The process was very smooth, not even occupying much of his attention.

The only trouble was time. Although the condensation process wasn't laborious, the time required still couldn't be avoided.

This was the path set by the dao for all cultivators. It was the same for everyone. The more dao patterns, the more time needed.

It was precisely this that made many genius cultivators unable to endure the increasingly long time in the end, unable to bear those clearly less talented than themselves surpassing them in realm.

So this was also the dao's test of cultivators' dao hearts. To maintain the status of a genius, one must constantly seek opportunities and use them to compensate.

Just sitting at home cultivating, it was ultimately difficult to attain the dao.

Now in Lin Moyu's soul, there were fifty-four dao patterns shining brightly.

If placed in prehistoric times, the number of Lin Moyu's dao patterns would have already surpassed many ninth-level Dao Venerable powerhouses.

The astonishing number of dao patterns also gave Lin Moyu an unimaginably long time.

Currently, he needed two hundred years to condense one dao pattern. To condense another eighteen dao patterns to advance to fourth-level Dao Venerable would take him a full 3,600 years.

For others, 3,600 years to advance one realm might not be considered slow.

But for Lin Moyu, it was too slow.

From when he started cultivating until now, it had only been just over 3,000 years.

Moreover, condensing dao patterns would become slower and slower. Perhaps the next realm would take 5,000 years, then 10,000 years, 20,000 years...

Lin Moyu naturally didn't want to cultivate so slowly, so he needed to seek various opportunities to speed up his cultivation.

Three days later, Jin Lan came to the courtyard again.

This time when seeing Jin Lan, her spirit was completely different from before. Her face was also beaming with joy.

No longer troubled by injuries, no longer needing to take medicine in the future - for her, this was an enormous blessing.

And all this was thanks to Lin Moyu.

Jin Lan came before Lin Moyu, "Sir, Jin Lan has come to beg for tea again..."

Lin Moyu smiled, "Then sit down and drink."

Jin Lan said, "This time let me brew the tea. When I traveled in human lands years ago, I learned how to brew tea."

A top ninth-level Dao Venerable powerhouse brewing tea for oneself - if it were someone else, they would have been overwhelmed by the favor.

But Lin Moyu didn't feel anything. Not to mention Jin Lan, even if the Beast Emperor personally brewed tea for him, he would at most just say a few polite words.

Jin Lan's movements were slightly unfamiliar, after all she rarely did this.

While brewing tea, Jin Lan asked, "Sir, the Clan Leader sent a message earlier. The Ancient Battle Secret Realm will open tomorrow."

Lin Moyu made a sound of acknowledgment, "Then when do we set out?"

Jin Lan said, "Half a day later. No need to go too early. Going early just means waiting. There are too many people. Arriving too early will attract attention."

"The Clan Leader went over a few days ago to make some preparations."

Every time the Ancient Battle Secret Realm opened, there were ten thousand spots. The ten royal clans took half of them. The remaining half were distributed to other clans.

Some weak clans only got a few spots. Those clans were too weak, without even a single Dao Venerable in the clan.

They simply sold their spots directly, making some money out of thin air.

And the Lu Feng Trading Company would buy spots every year, offering fair prices.

After obtaining the spots, the Lu Feng Trading Company would resell them. The Lu Feng Trading Company's business covered the entire Origin Continent. They sold spots to various races.

So when the Ancient Battle Secret Realm opened, people from various races would come.

The beast races wouldn't interfere with this.

For the beast races, the Ancient Battle Secret Realm wasn't just a treasure hunting ground, but more of a training ground.

With the beast races' survival-of-the-fittest growth method, they didn't fear killing at all.

Once entering the secret realm, one's life and death were their own responsibility.

Lin Moyu said, "These past few days, has there been any news about the four battle blades?"

Jin Lan nodded slightly, "There has been, but because the Ancient Battle Secret Realm is about to open, the Clan Leader plans to deal with this matter after the Ancient Battle Secret Realm."

"As for the clues about the treasure box sir is looking for, unfortunately there's no news yet."

"But the Clan Leader said he would try his best to inquire. This time going to the Ancient Battle Secret Realm, clan leaders and elders from other royal clans will also come. The Clan Leader will ask then. If there's any news, he will definitely tell sir."

Lin Moyu smiled, "Clan Leader Jin Mie is thoughtful."

Jin Lan smiled, "You're too polite. Compared to what you've done, these things we do are nothing."