Chapter 11 : Chapter 11
Chapter 11 - King Kong Stronghold
“I do not care who you are. As long as you come to the King Kong Stronghold, you must follow the rules of the King Kong Stronghold. If you dare spout nonsense again, I will rip out your tongue!”
The man with the longsword shouted angrily, glaring fiercely at Lin Zhi.
After speaking, the two men locked the iron door and swaggered away.
“Holy hell! Holy hell! Holy hell?”
“He actually has Spiritual Power!”
Lin Zhi was utterly shocked. Every hair on his body stood on end.
He had only just begun to gain a shallow understanding of cultivation. Lin Hua had told him that there were no cultivators on Blue Star.
Yet here, the very first two people he encountered both possessed Spiritual Power. Clearly, they had achieved some level of cultivation.
“Did I transmigrate? Is this no longer Blue Star?”
Struggling to his feet, Lin Zhi tightly gripped the window frame with both hands and peered out through the narrow slit.
Bright moonlight spread across the land like a silver veil. Several hundred meters ahead, lights blazed brilliantly, resembling a magnificent castle. Its scale was quite grand.
He pondered silently. Where exactly was this place? It looked like some kind of mountain stronghold, but its shape was strangely peculiar. And those two men just now were clearly cultivators…
Just as he was racking his brain, a faint sound suddenly interrupted his thoughts.
“Wu… wu-wu…”
Lin Zhi’s heart leaped with joy.
“Sister Hua, you’re awake?”
The melodious sound came from the Heaven-Gazing Profound Bird resting in Lin Zhi’s arms.
Lin Zhi hurriedly lifted Lin Hua from his chest and held her in his palm, leaning closer to examine the little bird carefully.
The bird looked exactly the same as when Lin Zhi first saw her—pure white all over, like a blooming snow lotus.
However, this time Lin Zhi noticed something new.
Beneath the snow-white feathers near the tail, faint traces of rainbow-colored plumage were hidden. The colors were simple yet mesmerizing.
When Lin Hua woke up again, the first thing she saw was Lin Zhi’s ecstatic expression.
She rolled her bright black gemstone-like eyes and stared fixedly at Lin Zhi.
Previously, when her soul had been inside Lin Zhi’s body, she had never carefully observed her own appearance.
Now, looking at the young man before her—sharp brows, bright eyes, and a gaze full of warmth as he looked at her—memories of everything that had happened surfaced in her mind.
For some reason, Lin Hua felt a little shy.
“Wu…”
Lin Hua chirped softly.
Lin Zhi looked puzzled and asked with a strange expression, “Sister Hua, why did you turn back into your original form? Can you not even speak anymore?”
Lin Zhi still did not know that Lin Hua had already given him her most precious Inner Core.
Although the Jade Plaque had saved his life at the critical moment, Lin Hua had lost her qualification to cultivate because of it.
In other words, Lin Hua was now no different from the ordinary birds on Blue Star.
If one insisted on pointing out a difference, it was that Lin Hua was far more beautiful than any of them.
Whether in bird form or in the appearance of a young girl, Sister Hua’s looks were absolutely stunning!
Hearing Lin Zhi’s question, Lin Hua chirped anxiously several times. Lin Zhi could clearly see the lingering fear on her bird-like face.
As for what she was actually saying, Lin Zhi had no idea. Bird language was far too difficult to understand.
Seeing that Lin Zhi did not react at all, Lin Hua became even more anxious. She spun around in Lin Zhi’s palm, unable to think of a better solution.
Suddenly, Lin Hua seemed to remember something.
She climbed along Lin Zhi’s arm to his shoulder, then jumped down and landed steadily at his waist.
Next, her sharp claws hooked gently into Lin Zhi’s tattered clothes like tiny agile hooks as she slowly climbed upward.
Lin Zhi watched curiously, holding his hands behind her to prevent her from falling while keeping his eyes fixed on her movements.
Finally, after much effort, Lin Hua reached Lin Zhi’s chest.
Using her soft, cotton-like beak, she gently pecked twice.
Lin Zhi’s gaze was instantly drawn to the spot she pecked.
A faint light was emanating from his chest, flickering faintly as if it were beating together with his heart.
Carefully sensing the strange change, Lin Zhi suddenly felt a flash of spiritual light inside his chest.
Images appeared in his mind like scenes from a movie.
Memories surged in like a raging tide.
It was the perspective of the Jade Plaque—showing everything that had happened after Lin Zhi fainted during the battle.
When he saw how Lin Hua had risked her life, desperately trying to save him while nearly dying herself, Lin Zhi’s gaze toward her became even gentler.
“Sister Hua, thank you for everything you have done for me. From now on, no matter if it is a mountain of blades or a sea of flames, I will protect you.”
Lin Zhi was deeply moved.
“Just stay by my side. I will do everything I can to help you regain your human form.”
Sensing Lin Hua’s sadness, Lin Zhi gently stroked the bird’s silky feathers. His voice was soft, yet filled with unwavering determination.
Feeling the warmth from Lin Zhi’s palm, Lin Hua suddenly felt dizzy.
For a moment, she was at a complete loss. Her face flushed red like the evening clouds.
“This shameless fellow… how dare he touch me so intimately?”
Yet…
It actually felt very comfortable.
Lin Hua suddenly did not want to struggle anymore.
Of course, Lin Zhi had no idea what Lin Hua was thinking.
He did not even realize his own actions.
In his mind, it was no different from petting cats and dogs back on Blue Star.
After carefully placing Lin Hua back into his arms, Lin Zhi once again focused completely on cultivating the basic Cultivation Technique in his mind.
He greedily absorbed the rich Qi in the surroundings, feeling refreshed and comfortable throughout his body.
Even his heavily injured body began to recover gradually.
Lin Zhi completely immersed himself in the wondrous world of cultivation, forgetting both food and sleep.
A faint milky-white glow wrapped around his body like a veil, a clear sign that the surrounding Qi had become extremely dense.
Lin Zhi’s expression was as steady as a mountain, and his breathing was calm like the tolling of a bell.
Yet inside his body, everything was in chaos.
Spiritual Power surged wildly through him.
Some merged into his blood, while others fused with his muscles and bones.
The Qi from the outside world continued to pour endlessly into his body.
Just as the Qi within Lin Zhi’s body reached complete saturation—
A powerful aura erupted.
His body instantly became like a bottomless black hole, devouring all the surrounding Qi.
“Haa…”
Lin Zhi exhaled deeply, as though expelling all the impurities from his body.
The disturbance just now seemed to mean that he had successfully broken through.
Lin Zhi did not know what realm he had reached.
However, he felt incredibly light, and his five senses had greatly improved.
He slowly opened his eyes.
A sharp glint flashed briefly within them.
Carefully holding Lin Hua, he stood up, a bright smile appearing on his face.
Noisy footsteps approached from afar.
The iron door was violently pushed open again.
The same knife-wielding man from earlier stood at the doorway with a vicious expression and shouted loudly.
“Come out! Follow us! The Boss wants to see you!”
Lin Zhi frowned slightly but said nothing.
He had awakened in this stone chamber without knowing anything about the situation.
Since that was the case, he decided to follow them first and see what was going on.
Following the knife-wielding man, Lin Zhi stepped out of the stone chamber.
Ahead of him stretched a long corridor.
Several scattered figures were also walking forward in the passage.
After walking for a long time, they finally reached the end of the corridor and passed through a broken old gate.
Only then did they step outside.
A burst of blinding light struck his eyes.
Lin Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked forward.
His expression froze.
In the square ahead, countless figures crowded together.
Several fierce-looking men guarded the surroundings, seemingly preventing those people from escaping.
After a quick glance, Lin Zhi noticed that these thugs were all strong and muscular.
Spiritual Power fluctuated around their bodies, clearly revealing their identities as cultivators.
As for the people in the middle, they were a mixed crowd.
There were elderly men with white hair, haggard women, and even small children.
Seeing this scene, Lin Zhi could not help but fall into a daze.
“What are you standing around for? Move!”
The knife-wielding man behind him roared impatiently.