Chapter 60: Tattoo (Seeking Recommendations! Seeking Collections!)

  Xia Lin's hand hovered above it, feeling a chill.

  It's like in the sweltering summer, touching a cool spring, that kind of refreshing feeling that makes Xia Lin feel very comfortable subconsciously.

  Looking closely, the purple patterned area was clearly different from its surroundings, seemingly merged as one yet slightly protruding. Xia Lin's mind stirred and he directly activated his spiritual power, pressing it onto this spot.

  "Bang!"

  As the incantation was inputted, a purple pattern on the light flashed slightly, and a piece of purple stuff actually fell from the manual.

  Summer picked it up and took a closer look, only to discover that the purple pattern was actually a metal sheet made of an unknown material, with a circle of flower patterns forming a mysterious purple texture, exuding an air of mystery. And at this moment, the golden manual, after losing the purple pattern, finally revealed the text covered on its back.

  After finishing reading it, Xia Lin suddenly realized.

  The purple pattern is called a totem. The five-colored stars correspond to the five-colored totems. This purple totem corresponds to the purple star of mental power. What's enhanced is the intensity of mental power. By using mental power to carve the patterns on the totem onto the corresponding star in the sea of consciousness, one can enhance their powers. If you carve the pattern above onto the star of mental power, your mental power will be enhanced! As for how much it will be enhanced, as long as you input your mental power into the totem, the totem on top will reveal the amount of power that will increase after cultivating it.

  Other colored emblems are used in a similar way. As for the black emblem of the birth star, it is a legendary rare item, extremely precious, and few people have seen it before.

  "So that's how it is." Xia Lin said thoughtfully, and then told Lü'er, "Lü'er, input your nianli into this purple patterned seal."

  "En." Green nodded, stretched out her small hand, and pressed on the purple pattern. A purple light emerged, and a line of small words floated out: "Basic Nen Pattern, Enhanced Effectiveness, 9th Stage."

  Nine seals, what a powerful mental seal!

  Xia Lin was slightly surprised to see this, and after completing the cultivation of this pattern, wouldn't Lü'er directly reach the seventh rank of the first stage? Only one step away from the second stage! A basic manual, a basic Nianli pattern, can provide such a strong Nianli effect?

  With a hint of doubt, Xia Lin also inputted his mental power into the Basic Mental Power Pattern, and soon, another line of small characters appeared, "Basic Mental Power Pattern, Enhanced Effectiveness, Three Stages."

  Summer arrives: "......"

  Lu'er: *silence*

  It's really infuriating, Xia Lin couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh at the comparison, "See that, Lü'er? They say you're a genius and yet you don't believe it. With the same cultivation, what you've achieved is far more than I have."

  "Oh, young master don't be sad, then I'll become stronger in the future and can protect you." Lu'er said, raising her small fist.

  Xia Lin smiled slightly and didn't feel too sad.

  Let's not mention that Lü'er is his person, just for a moment, Xia Lin has already gotten what he wanted, and even had a strategy to enhance his strength.

  He didn't plan to major in Nen himself.

  For him, the emergence of Linghun can be considered a powerful martial skill, he cannot give up, but this does not mean that he has to cultivate the worst innate Ling power. Among the five major star gods, apart from Ling power, there are four others. He wants to choose his own strongest one, which is the Power Star God! With the amplification of the cultivator's own strength, if added with the amplification of the Power Star God, when Xia Lin uses Linghun, how strong will his actual strength be? Even he himself is looking forward to it!

  "I'll go out for a bit, have these things cleaned up by a maid. From now on, you don't need to do these things anymore, focus on your cultivation and try to protect me as soon as possible, okay?" Xia Lin said to Lu'er.

  "Alright, got it." Lü'er replied.

  Summer got up and prepared to go out, leaving a sentence: "By the way, move your things over, naturally you have to be the village head's wife, and accompany me to sleep at night."

  Lu'er's small face turned red and she quickly covered her face with a quilt, no longer speaking.

  Xia Lin burst out laughing and pushed open the door to walk out, the mountain stronghold trial had just ended, he had just taken over as the leader of the stronghold, there were too many things to do now.

  Heifengzhai, Main Hall.

  The master of Heifeng Village and everyone above him were all seated, sitting in the spacious hall. Xia Lin sat on the throne at the top of the main hall, with a dignified and extraordinary demeanor emanating from him. However, the atmosphere in the main hall was extremely solemn, even tense, with worry etched on everyone's face.

  "Has that news been confirmed?"

  "Ah, yes! I've already confirmed it, and it's absolutely correct!"

  Summer approached, her pupils constricted slightly as she stood up and said: "Bai Luo Huang Quan, half a year. According to what was previously said, that is to say, five months later the Jiang family will make their move, right?"

  "Yes." Xia Ling nodded.

  "Five months..." Xia Lin murmured, then asked: "What is the strength of the Jiang family?"

  "This time, the one who answered was San Dangjia, who had been sitting beside him. 'The Jiang family is the number one family in Linjiang City, with a huge influence that almost covers the entire city. There is no so-called second or third family in Linjiang City, and all other families are struggling to survive under the Jiang family's rule, without even having the space to resist. As for their strength, the Jiang family has countless Qi Xuan realm cultivators, dozens of Condensed Sea realm cultivators, and even rumored to have a Return to Origin realm expert, although this has never been confirmed.'"

  When San Dangjia finished speaking, the entire main hall of Heifeng Village was silent, with not a single sound to be heard, and even Xia Lin was stunned. Return to Yuanjing? What a joke.

  The Black Wind Village has only five people in the Condensed Sea Realm, including his father. As for the Vortex Realm, there are only a few dozen from the various halls. This is not even worth fighting about! To put it bluntly, if the Jiang family were to send over a few strong experts in the Condensed Sea Realm, they could wipe out the Black Wind Village in just a few minutes.

  "Jiang family... Heifeng stronghold..." Xia Lin pondered for a moment before suddenly asking: "How many strongholds are there near Linjiang City?"

  "There are five of them: Di Sha Gang, Hu Wang Zhai, Yin Yang Shan, Chi Yan Zhai, and our own Hei Feng Zhai. These are the five mountain strongholds in Lin Jiang City at present. Since they are located in different directions around Lin Jiang City, there have never been any major territorial disputes. As for strength, our Hei Feng Zhai is definitely the strongest, but the other strongholds are not weak either, and should be considered second only to us." said San Dang Jia.

  "En." Xia Lin nodded and looked at everyone, "There are two ways to deal with the Jiang family."

  "Really?"

  Everyone in Heifeng Village was shocked, staring at him in surprise. It was clearly a desperate situation, yet he had come up with two possible solutions? This young man was overconfident, but as the new leader of the village with his formidable strength, could he really bring about a different outcome?

  Their reaction was met with indifference by Xia Lin, who calmly said: "Within one to five months, a Return to Origin realm expert will be born in Hei Feng Gang. As such, the Jiang family will inevitably harbor apprehensions and not dare to make a move."

  Everyone was shocked by the words, can Yuanyu realm be broken through so easily? How many people have been stuck here for a lifetime, and even the Great Elder himself has been stuck on the top of Ninghai Peak for decades without making any progress.

  "Of course, this will be left to our elders, but because the difficulty of breaking through the Return to Origin Realm is too high and the instability is too great, it's not our priority. Our main goal should be placed on the second one." Xia Lin said here, paused for a moment, and then slowly said: "Unify all the mountain strongholds in Linjiang City!"

  Everyone's eyelids jumped, and a ridiculous idea came up. This new leader doesn't seem too reliable either. One moment he was impacting the Return to Origin Realm, and the next he was unifying all the strongholds in Linjiang City, making them listen with trepidation. However, soon someone began to ponder, although it sounded grand, but hadn't thought about how to do it? Moreover, wasn't Black Wind Stronghold recently joined by a powerful expert from Condensed Sea Peak? When facing other strongholds, they would have an absolute advantage.

  One person, two people, gradually, everyone fell into deep thought, apparently also discovering that this was an opportunity!

  Xia Ling thought for a moment, and had to admit that with Hei Feng Zhai's current strength, if adjusted properly, there was indeed such an opportunity. However, his eyebrows quickly furrowed as he asked: "Even if the mountain stronghold is unified, can it still withstand the Jiang family?"

  Everyone was stunned by the words, yes, the Jiang family's strength is so powerful. Can a few mountain strongholds unite to resist the Jiang family? Even if they are united, can't they still be crushed by the Jiang family? Thinking of this, everyone felt somewhat disheartened.

  Xia Lin smiled faintly: "Why must you oppose the Jiang family?"

  "Huh?" Xia Ling was taken aback, "Aren't we supposed to be opposing the Jiang family?"

  "No, you're wrong, it's not confrontation, but a standoff!"

  Summer feels a bit dizzy: "What's the difference between confrontation and confrontation?"

  Xia Lin smiled and said: "Think about it, why can our five mountain strongholds coexist peacefully without any disputes?"

  "Because of different positions." San Dangjia said without hesitation.

  "Not bad." Xia Lin nodded, "We are located in five directions of Linjiang City. Once the battle starts, the consumption is too great, and there is no actual benefit. However, no matter which stronghold, the distance to Linjiang City is the same! If... if we unify all strongholds, then... if the Jiang family wants to attack one of them, then..."

  "The other four will strike and attack the Jiang family's lair!" Xia Ling exclaimed excitedly.

  "Not bad! That's our goal, we may not be strong enough, but we win with numbers! How many people do the five villages have in total? We may not be able to defeat the Jiang family, but we can make them dare not to take action! Once they dare to take drastic measures, there is only one outcome——"

  At this point, Xia Lin paused for a moment, his eyes flashing with a fierce glint, and coldly spat out four words: "Jade! Stone! Both! Burn!"