Although he was in a meditative state, Lin Jin had already spread his psyche around the yard. If someone approached, he would be alerted immediately.
Just now, someone had approached.
'Could it be a villager? ' This was Lin Jin's first thought. At the same time, he glanced at the coffin and shook his head. If it was a villager, seeing this coffin might scare them away. It was better to hide it for now.
At this thought, Lin Jin immediately took out a needle. Imbued with his spirit energy, he cast Camouflage in the blink of an eye.
This was the key to Lin Jin's spellcasting. Spirit energy alone wasn't enough so he needed a magic tool. Those silver needles were the magic tools Lin Jin condensed.
Once Camouflage was cast, they couldn't be seen by the naked eye.
Just as Lin Jin finished casting Camouflage, he could hear footsteps outside clearly. Moments later, they stopped in front of the yard's door.
"Is this the place?"
"Yes, this is the place."
"Looks like we're the first ones here. If we act earlier and get lucky, we might just be able to find the Beastmaster Fourth Scroll."
"Alright, let's hurry up. I heard that the Beastmaster Fourth Scroll has a spirit of its own and will only reveal itself today. If we miss this chance, we'll have to wait another year."
As they spoke, a few people with various pet beasts pushed open the door and entered.
Although their conversation was hushed, it couldn't escape Lin Jin's ears.
"Beastmaster Fourth Scroll?"
Lin Jin pondered for a moment. Of course, he knew about the Beastmaster Scroll.
It was a well-known cultivation method for pet beasts to form a blood contract. Once one's blood contract realm reached the fifth realm, one could begin cultivating the Beastmaster Scroll.
The greatest use of this cultivation method was to fuse the pet beast and its master into one. In other words, the two could fuse into one. Lu Bin, for example, had never revealed his pet beast.
It wasn't that he deliberately hid it or that he didn't have a pet beast. He did. Lu Bin's pet beast was a cloud sea scorpion at the peak of Rank 3. It was invisible because Lu Bin cultivated the Beastmaster Scroll.
With this, Lu Bin could fuse with his cloud sea scorpion to improve his physique. He could also use his pet beast's supernatural abilities. This was one of the most common techniques used by modern cultivators.
Similarly, Minister Yu, whom Lin Jin had met before, used the Beastmaster Scroll to hide the coiling dragon on his body.
Of course, there were those who didn't use it, such as Ye Yuzhou. This expert had a blood contract on the eighth realm and a dead pet beast. Lin Jin had met him many times but he had never seen him use the Beastmaster Scroll.
This was a personal preference. Just because Ye Yuzhou didn't use it didn't mean that he wouldn't.
Currently, everyone knew that there were three volumes of the Beastmaster Scroll, each with different effects. The first volume was the easiest to cultivate, but after fusing with a pet beast, the user wouldn't be able to unleash much power, less than half. The second volume was much better. After fusing with a pet beast, the user could unleash more than seventy percent of the user's power.
Naturally, one scroll was easy to find, but three scrolls were hard to find.
The better it was, the more precious and rare it was.
As far as Lin Jin knew, there were only three volumes of the Beastmaster Scroll. However, he had just heard about the fourth volume.
Do you have the Beastmaster Fourth Scroll?
Lin Jin's curiosity was piqued.
With Camouflage, even if Lin Jin, Xiao Huo, White Ape, and the coffin were in this abandoned mansion, no one could see them. At least, these people who had just entered couldn't.
The strongest of their pet beasts was only Rank 3 while most of them were Rank 2. They didn't have any unique bloodlines so they couldn't see through Lin Jin's Camouflage. However, some of their scents were hard to conceal and this made these people's pet beasts restless.
"Quiet down!" I heard that back then, the Guo family escaped here with the Beastmaster Fourth Scroll and built a house here, planning to study it slowly. However, news of it leaked out and they got themselves killed. The entire family died in one night and ever since then, the surrounding farmers have been calling this place a haunted house. If you ask me, I don't think it's a big deal. After all, these people died a violent death and if their resentment turned into malevolence, their pet beasts would definitely feel uneasy so it's not a big deal. "
With that said, the others couldn't be bothered to care about their pet beasts.
Lin Jin was still wondering if they would be exposed because of their scent. But before he could worry, the other party had already come up with an excuse.
Great. Very powerful.
"Interesting!" Lin Jin had been listening attentively. Just by listening to their conversation, he managed to glean a story from their conversation. And this story was just as interesting.
White Ape had woken up too and was listening with great interest. Lin Jin shushed him, hinting for him to keep quiet.
Lin Jin counted. There were four people there. All of them had cold, menacing looks on their faces. Lin Jin could tell that they weren't good people just by looking at their faces. The four of them began looking around the house, searching for something.
"The Guo family must've been quite rich back then. To think they could build such a nice mansion in this run-down place."
"Who knows what they were thinking. I heard that the Beastmaster Fourth Scroll is magical. It only reveals its light at a certain time in the middle of the night. How about this? Let's wait here and wait for an opportunity."
"Alright!"
The four thieves nodded and sat down in front of them. They then took out some wine and meat and began eating.
During this period, most of the discussions were about the Guo family's past, the tragedy that happened back then, and some of the achievements of the four of them.
Listening to their discussion, Lin Jin was able to confirm his suspicions. These four were undoubtedly villains.
'According to them, the Beastmaster Fourth Scroll really does exist. And it's an extremely valuable cultivation technique. ' Lin Jin pondered, musing that this was a great opportunity. It would've been fine if he didn't come across it, but since he did, he might as well observe the situation. Who knows, he might even get something out of it.
After confirming that the Camouflage was working, Lin Jin regulated his breathing while he waited.
Less than half an hour later, footsteps could be heard again.
Not only did Lin Jin hear these footsteps, but the four villains did too.
"Someone's here."
"Be careful. We'll act according to the situation later."
The four men's eyes were glowing and they were on high alert.
Just then, someone shouted from outside, "The four of you inside, you're early."
The voice was coarse and menacing.
Following the voice, two people pushed the door open and entered.
One of them was tall while the other was short. The one who spoke was the taller man and behind him were two bears.
One of the bears was tall while the other was short. However, they both had thick skin and flesh. One of them had red eyes while the other had a blue glint. One look and anyone could tell that they weren't the friendly type.
"The North Ridge Duo!"
The expressions of the four villains in the yard changed.
It was obvious that these two newcomers weren't to be trifled with. At the very least, they were more infamous than they were.
"You Four Devils of Mount Kui have made quite a name for yourselves in the villainous world. But to be honest, if you insist on getting involved in this mess, it's still not enough. If you know what's good for you, leave."
One of the North Ridge Duo let out an eerie laugh as he issued a warning.
"That might not be the case!" The four people in the courtyard also had fierce expressions on their faces at that moment. "The two of you are seniors of the Corrupt Path. Logically speaking, we should be very respectful towards you. After all, the Mighty Beiling Duo is ranked in the top fifty of the Corrupt Path's Ranking of Elites, but the four of us aren't that bad either. Besides, we have to be particular about who comes first."
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