Summit Farmer
Chapter 998: Smooth Passage

Chapter 998: Chapter 998: Smooth Passage

A powerful divine sense approached Peter Brown, and he tried to appear as calm as possible, standing there. Of course, his immortal power had already solidified, and if it didn’t work out, he would immediately strike with one finger, determined to kill his opponent no matter what.

Fortunately, Kenji Langton’s divine sense only scanned Peter briefly and then swept over his ring before withdrawing.

One of the personnel from the Tribulation Association looked at Peter and said, "You may leave." Then, he marked something on Peter’s identity card, indicating that everything was checked.

Peter rejoiced secretly but maintained a calm demeanor as he departed.

After leaving, Peter still didn’t show any sign of unease and headed directly to the inn.

"Have you been checked yet?" the innkeeper asked Peter.

"Yes, everything is fine."

A smile spread across the innkeeper’s face.

Sitting cross-legged in his room, Peter looked at the traces of divine sense left inside his body by Kenji Langton with a smile on his lips. Kenji Langton had apparently not planned just to check and then leave everyone alone; he left a small thread of his divine sense inside each person. If someone were to cause trouble, he would be the first to know.

Fortunately, Peter had Damian’s Dao affinity enveloping that thread of divine sense inside his body. If it were anyone else, they would have no chance of noticing it, given Langton’s status as a Mahayana master.

The Tribulation Association really seemed quite powerful.

If Peter wanted to clear away this trace of divine sense, it wouldn’t be difficult. However, he decided against it and instead pretended to practice cultivation techniques while sitting there, appearing perfectly normal.

Leaving a thread of divine sense in so many people’s bodies, Peter didn’t believe that Kenji Langton would never withdraw it. If Kenji didn’t withdraw his divine sense, his own power would weaken. This was a step a Mahayana master wouldn’t take; besides absorbing immortal power, a Mahayana master would also try their best to strengthen their divine sense as much as possible.

A day passed like this, with Peter acting like an ordinary cultivator—sitting in meditation, going out for walks, and learning about the latest discoveries in the city from the innkeeper and his staff.

Peter didn’t know how many people had had issues, but for now, all he could do was try to live like a cultivator as much as possible.

Five days later, while Peter was meditating, he suddenly felt a pulling force. The thread of divine sense inside him was gone.

Success!

Finally, a smile appeared on Peter’s face. This meant that Kenji Langton now trusted him and wouldn’t see him as a suspicious person anymore.

With Kenji withdrawing his divine sense, Peter pondered his next move while sitting in his room. He had already completed his task beyond expectations and was ready to leave.

However, Peter still needed to figure out his next steps.

After thinking for a while, Peter felt that his own cultivation level was the key. So, what he needed to do now was to get the Sacred Herb.

Thinking about the Sacred Herb, Peter quickly checked inside his ring.

Although he had acquired these things, Peter hadn’t inspected them. He had hidden them inside his Elixir Sea without even daring to take them out, fearing that Kenji Langton would notice them. With that concern gone, Peter began to examine his loot.

Upon looking into the ring, Peter was quite startled. The contents inside were abundant to the point of being shocking. During the battle, he had hastily transferred the contents of the deceased cultivators’ rings into his own without having time to look. He now didn’t even know who these items belonged to, but they were piled up like mountains inside the ring.

Fortunately, Peter’s ring had enough space. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been room for so many items.

Materials were the first priority, as Peter had always valued them. He needed to refine the teleportation formation, collect faith and kindness energy in the stele, and prepare for refining spiritual treasures.

There were many materials, and after sorting them out, Peter became excited. With such a large supply, he could finally fill his gap in materials.

Was the Sacred Herb among the items?

As he thought about his alchemy work, Peter began to examine the Lingcao after sorting out the materials.

These people were indeed wealthy. Peter carefully sorted through their possessions one by one.

Suddenly, Peter’s eyes lit up as he discovered a Sacred Herb stored inside a jade box.

Found it!

At first glance, Peter noticed that although the Sacred Herb was not old enough, it could be planted because it had been stored well.

Without hesitation, Peter immediately planted the Sacred Herb in his ring and watered it with Concentrated Spirit Liquid.

Peter had a feeling that this Sacred Herb might have been obtained from William’s body. William had probably obtained it and casually put it in his ring, never expecting Peter would find it.

With this Sacred Herb, Peter believed that he could quickly reach the Golden Pillar Peak, then use the Jieying Dan to enter the Nascent Soul Stage. Thinking of this, Peter became more and more excited. Although he had the trump card of immortal power in the Cultivation World, after all, his own strength was still lacking. If he wasn’t careful, he could be killed in one blow.

Peter no longer focused on planting low-grade Lingcao on a large scale. He collected seeds from each strain and placed them inside his ring, planting only a few for emergencies. Rather than that, he began planting Lingcao required for the Nascent Soul Stage and beyond.

Since he now possessed Immortal techniques, Peter didn’t care much about the other cultivation techniques he had collected. He glanced at them briefly then put them aside.

When he checked his cultivation coins, he found that he hadn’t gained much this time, as most were bound to the identity cards of others.

However, there was a huge pile of Spirit Stones there.

But now, Peter didn’t really need the Spirit Stones either.

Should he gather some more immortal power before leaving?

Peter hesitated. The more immortal power he had, the better. With enough immortal power, Peter could form a layer of immortal power inside his body. With this layer of defense, even the punch of a Mahayana master might not break through his defenses, and at most, it would only send him flying.

After hesitating for a while, Peter decided to make another move before leaving. In any case, this was a Tribulation Star, where everyone came to cross their tribulations. Peter wouldn’t interfere with ordinary cultivators crossing their tribulations. Instead, he was looking for powerful masters who were crossing theirs.

Time passed day by day, and Peter waited here for his opportunity.