Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 68: Everyone’s Numb! Arriving at Yinghe Prefecture!_1
The four individuals who returned to the temple each harbored their own thoughts.
The scholar had always been very frightened of Fan Wu, and now his reverence was even greater. The way he looked at Fan Wu was as if he were gazing upon a living deity.
Not daring to look directly,
Yet filled with immense admiration.
Chen Xiaoxiao was even more afraid to make eye contact with Fan Wu, for she remembered that she had previously called Daoist Priest Fan a "Demons and Devils"!
She only worried... would Daoist Priest Fan hold this matter to heart?
When she would go to sleep tonight...
Would she be like those ghosts just now, having her head crushed by Daoist Priest Fan?
Hiss!!
Chen Xiaoxiao shuddered.
Her face was deathly pale!
Chen Zhuan, on the other hand, had a very complex expression. He knew that as a disciple of the Heavenly Master, Fan Wu’s abilities must be considerable.
But he hadn’t anticipated that Fan Wu’s abilities... were far more than considerable, weren’t they?
They were incredibly high!
The Half-Red Clothed Fierce Ghost that he himself found very formidable was like a dead dog in front of Fan Wu.
What did this signify?
It meant that the gap between him and Fan Wu was probably the size of several towering mountains!
Furthermore...
The power that Daoist Priest Fan had displayed was merely the tip of the iceberg.
That was even more terrifying!
Among the four, the one with the most tranquil mind was probably Fan Wu himself.
He was in a good mood.
Because he had accumulated enough Free Attribute Points, his Free Attribute Points balance was sufficient to increase his "Power" attribute to 50 and to upgrade his Star Lodging Sword Technique to lv2.
All he needed to do was to think about it, add a point for himself, and then upgrade his skill...
And he would obtain an epic upgrade! It would be a qualitative leap!
But he was not in a hurry.
[Name: Fan Wu]
[Life: 94＋]
[Power: 40＋]
[Skills: Star Lodging Sword Technique lv1 (0/10), Ghost-Killing Path lv1 (0/50)]
[Free Attribute Points: 20.5] 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
The balance of Free Attribute Points displayed in his personal panel was the reason for his lack of urgency.
If he used 10 Free Attribute Points to add to his "Power" attribute, and another 10 Free Attribute Points to upgrade the Star Lodging Sword Technique skill, wouldn’t he end up with only 0.5 Attribute Points?
With so few Attribute Points in hand, Fan Wu felt it was not quite right.
At the very least, he should always have a minimum of 5 Free Attribute Points, shouldn’t he?
That way, even if he encountered any special circumstances,
He could use Attribute Points to deal with the crisis.
Moreover, unexpectedly adding points in the middle of a battle with a sinister being could catch the opponent off guard,
And leave the sinister being utterly confused!
...
One night.
Passed.
Inside the temple, no strange events occurred, and Fan Wu slept very soundly that night.
As for whether the other three slept soundly?
That was not his concern.
"Taoist Priest, are you heading to Yinghe Prefecture?" Chen Zhuan woke up and looked at Fan Wu, trying to ask.
His way of addressing Fan Wu had changed.
From "you".
Changed to "you" with respect.
Even though he was much older than Fan Wu.
"Hmm." Fan Wu had nothing to hide; after all, Chen Zhuan and his daughter were not from the imperial secretariat. Besides, they were also going to Yinghe Prefecture to attend the birthday of the City Lord God.
"That’s perfect!" exclaimed Chen Zhuan joyfully: "Daoist Priest Fan, we can travel together on this journey."
To follow such a powerful individual, not to mention anything else...
At the very least, one’s sense of security would be completely assured!
Thus.
When Fan Wu led the Old Blue Ox away, both Chen Zhuan and his daughter, Chen Xiaoxiao, as well as the weak scholar who seemed to be incapable of trussing a chicken, all scurried to keep up with his pace.
But after walking for a while...
Chen Zhuan and the others started to feel that something was not quite right.
The sun above their heads grew increasingly scorching, and they were sweating profusely, their exposed skin turning red from the heat.
However, Daoist Priest Fan in front seemed not to be greatly affected.
If it were simply a matter of the weather being a bit hot, enduring it would be acceptable.
But the exhaustion was truly unbearable!
They had been walking for more than two hours without taking a single break!
The scholar was so tired that his body had become limp, and his lips had started to turn white, relying solely on a kind of will to carry him and move his numb feet.
He wanted Daoist Priest Fan to stop for a moment.
He really wanted to rest.
But the combination of respect and fear he felt for Daoist Priest Fan made it impossible for him to utter a single word of the many he had in his belly.
The scholar was numb all over.
Even Chen Zhuan and Chen Xiaoxiao, the two cultivators, felt extremely fatigued.
Chen Zhuan had no idea how Daoist Priest Fan had cultivated such a formidable physique; it was truly exaggerated!
Moreover.
Chen Zhuan could also see that Daoist Priest Fan’s legs were considerably longer than any of theirs.
Fan Wu took two steps, Chen Zhuan had to take three or four!
It was even more exaggerated for his daughter, who had to take five or six steps!
Just as everyone was walking in a daze, Fan Wu, who was in the lead, suddenly stopped, causing Chen Xiaoxiao, the little girl, to nearly bump into him without noticing.
Fortunately, Chen Zhuan reacted promptly, pulling his daughter back just in time to prevent her head from hitting Daoist Priest Fan’s rear.
That was not a place you would want to hit!
As soon as Chen Zhuan looked up to see why Daoist Priest Fan had suddenly stopped, he saw a tall and imposing city wall in the distance ahead, along with three gates, one large and two small.
Above the largest gate hung three big characters.
However, from here,
one could only see three characters the size of sesame seeds, and Chen Zhuan had to squint his eyes to discern them, only to discover that those characters were—Yinghe Prefecture!!
Yinghe Prefecture already?
At that moment, Chen Zhuan felt a surge of tears welling up in his eyes.
He had never been so exhausted in his life.
Even when he had battled fierce ghosts, he had never felt as physically and mentally tired as he did now.
He glanced at his daughter, Chen Xiaoxiao, and saw that she was in a dazed and confused state.
He then looked back at the scholar, whose shoes had worn through, the soles of his feet stained with blood.
The scholar’s condition was even more pitiable than his daughter’s.
Chen Zhuan suspected that if he were to walk for another half hour, he might just drop dead on the spot!
"Scholar, are you okay?" Chen Zhuan patted the scholar’s shoulder and asked with a frown.
"Still... still okay..." The scholar flashed a smile more piteous than crying.
The bitterness and discomfort in his heart were known only to him.
Daoist Priest Fan did not pay any attention to the three people behind him who were exhausted to the point of collapse; after all, it wasn’t him who had asked these three people to follow.
He led the Old Blue Ox toward the city of Yinghe Prefecture.
The city of Yinghe Prefecture was huge.
The city walls of Yinghe Prefecture were over four zhang high, a stark contrast to the low walls of Bai He County.
This is what you call a city wall! The one in Bai He County? Mere fencing!
There were plenty of people outside the city.
Looking around,
there was a sea of people.
There were street vendors calling out their wares on the roadside, as well as some individuals in luxurious attire, riding tall horses and rushing through haphazardly.
But... the majority were the poorly clothed, impoverished folk, along with beggars squatting outside the city asking for alms.
"Quite lively." Facing this scene, Daoist Priest Fan made such a remark.
"Taoist Priest, you don’t know. The city of Yinghe Prefecture has a population of nearly one million people. What’s outside here is considered quiet. Inside is where the true bustle lies, the real liveliness," Chen Zhuan explained from behind.
"Make way! Make way! All you commoners quickly move aside, or face the threat of swords! You there in front! Make way!!!"
But at that moment,
a stern shout,
came from behind.
...
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