Chapter 624: Chapter 225: Witch Cultivators

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"Those people look quite unfamiliar. Do you know them?"

Lin Zheyu pointed to a few strangers talking with General Wei Yun and inquired.

What he was more curious about was the identity of the young man; although the man masked it well, his teasing and hostility flickered briefly, but Lin Zheyu was certain he hadn’t sensed it wrong.

Li Yin and Guo Yu shook their heads, indicating they didn’t know.

There were five in the group, two women and three men. Except for the leading man, they all looked very young, around twenty years old.

"They are from the Observatory."

Zheng Mountain suddenly said.

Seeing the others look over, he explained, "My mother’s third aunt’s cousin’s nephew joined the Observatory by chance, so I know some people from there."

"But they don’t know me."

Zheng Mountain shrugged, smiling as he spoke.

The Observatory is a very mysterious organization, possessing many terrifying powerhouses, and Lin Zheyu didn’t know much about it.

What he could access was only ordinary people like him.

"Are you saying they are... Cultivators?"

Guo Yu asked in a lowered voice, astonished.

They are Cultivators, after all; who wouldn’t envy them?

Rumor has it that Cultivators can move mountains and fill seas, control stars and destroy them, achieve eternal life—such terrifying powers are unmatched by martial artists.

"I’m not sure about the others, but the leading one should be."

"My distant cousin, after joining the Observatory, could only visit home every few years. When I heard about it, I joined the excitement."

"Once, my distant cousin returned with the leading one, and my cousin called him senior brother."

Zheng Mountain nodded as he spoke.

Zheng Mountain felt that his distant cousin had incredible luck.

Sickly and frail from a young age, he grew up with medicine.

At ten years old, he suddenly got a serious illness, weaker by the day, almost dying young.

His mother couldn’t bear losing the son she’d raised with such effort, so she took him to seek every renowned doctor, but all were helpless.

In the end, they could only seek divine help, bringing in a shaman to drive away evil spirits.

Who knew that after the shaman came, his cousin miraculously recovered and was discovered to have extraordinary potential, and people from the Observatory came to take him.

Hearing this, Zheng Mountain was intensely envious of this cousin.

Thanks to this cousin, the Zheng Family quickly rose from a small house to a top family in Wuling City under his influence.

When one person attains Tao, even their poultry ascends to the heavens.

"So this is what Cultivators are!"

"They look so young, seemingly not even twenty."

"No wonder I couldn’t sense any strong aura from them, yet General Wei and Mr. Lei are so respectful to him."

Guo Yu said with a realization.

"Now that even Cultivators have appeared, does this mean the situation is becoming increasingly dire?" Li Yin asked, frowning.

"Hadn’t we already prepared?"

"When the demonic puppets were acting strange, I felt that something was going to happen. It’s already good that it’s been delayed so long."

Zheng Mountain said indifferently.

Anyway, if the sky collapses, the tall ones will hold it up; he’s just a small Bone Marrow Refining Realm, hiding behind.

"Cultivators, huh?"

"Could that young man also be a Cultivator?"

"When did I offend such a powerful group of Cultivators?"

Listening to the conversation, Lin Zheyu felt a little heavy-hearted.

He didn’t know when he might have offended that young man; he didn’t even know the young man’s name.

He wanted to urge his senses to probe the strength of those strangers, but was worried about being discovered by the leading man, so he stopped.

"Besides the leading one, have you seen the others?" Lin Zheyu asked.

"No."

"Don’t know them."

"No idea."

All three shook their heads.

Unable to find out the young man’s identity, Lin Zheyu could only give up.

But what reassured him was that the young man acted very discreetly, disappearing in a flash.

This indicated that even if the other party held ill intentions toward him, they wouldn’t dare to deal with him openly, due to some concerns.

"If things go awry, find a chance to break through to Transforming Force immediately."

"At the Bone Marrow Refining Realm, I can have strength comparable to a Grandmaster."

"As long as I advance to Transforming Force, I’ll have the confidence to face even an Innate Powerhouse."

Lin Zheyu quietly clenched his fist.

Upon learning about the existence of Cultivators, he began inquiring and collecting related information.

Based on what Lin Zheyu heard and his own judgment, he formed a vague guess about the Cultivators’ prowess.

Martial Artists at the Bone Marrow Refining Realm, though strong, were still within the human scope.

In Martial Dao, the Qi Blood Realm lays the foundation, the Bone Marrow Refining Realm reshapes bones, and entering Transforming Force begins rapid power progress.

Transforming Force Martial Artists have a heaven-and-earth difference from those in the Bone Marrow Refining Realm.

Even gathering a thread of true force is not something ordinary Bone Marrow Refining Realm Martial Artists can match.

Only the top of the Hidden Dragon List, the peak genius of the young generation throughout Great Wei, has a slight chance to approach the weakest Transforming Force Martial Artist with their Bone Marrow Refining Realm body.

That shows the might of Transforming Force Martial Artists.

Once at Transforming Force, ordinary soup, elixirs, and daily food cannot satisfy the energy needs for condensing true force.

Martial Artists need to use higher-level energy like Spiritual Liquid to continue enhancing strength.

And what is Spiritual Liquid? It’s pure energy refined from Spirit Stones, further processed, purified, and refined.