The Geared Immortal

Chapter 669

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Unknown to Shin Jiao those casually crafted things he practiced upon, have already gained some attention from some people in the immortal world. Now a group of protectors are going to be hot on his trail. This is because of the things they have discovered in the Pheasant village.

Many protectors learned that the said 'alchemist' was able to gather many energy cores. If they could get their hands on those energy cores, then these protectors could gain much from this trip.

For them, those energy cores are very important as a source of universal energy. They could also be used to barter some goods from others. As protectors, although they are powerful, they knew how hard it is to get their hands on a few energy cores.

However, from the words of the villagers, that ordinary person who seems to know alchemy has actually obtained hundreds.

From that alone, they couldn't imagine how much they could gain if they found him.

"Commander Gi, we have already gotten his scent from the hounds, should we proceed to chase?" a young woman in silver armor said as she approached a tall and fit young man with short brown hair.

This young man surnamed Gi is their commander who has escorted those who were not accepted and will be escorting those who will be chosen by them as servants. Ian Gi, that is his name and he has been a protector in the immortal world for almost 150 years now. However, he still could not advance due to the stagnation of his strength.

He is trying to comprehend the Dao of the sword which complemented his already comprehended Dao of fire. But he seems to be in a bottleneck. He needed some energy core to be able to buy a tonic to make his mind clear so that he would be able to comprehend the technique in the clan's Learning Pagoda.

So right now he is interested in the young man who could gather such an amount of energy core in one night.

"Some of you will wait here, while we would try to chase after that guy. We must capture him alive and not let those things on him be wasted somewhere in the forest. If what these peasants say is true, then we might have found a new and capable servant." A small grin appears on Ian Gi's handsome face.

Although they are aware of the method used by the young man, they didn't know how to actually make that black thingy.

What truly baffled them is how that young man was able to produce such a thing. If an immortal peasant is used as a trap, then it would immediately end with just one strike from a beast. If they put their bait inside a cage, they knew that no material could hold those beast's strength.

Hence everyone is really curious about that black thing that the young immortal used. It is said by the eyewitnesses that those shadow beasts did not kill that village bully. But instead, they ate him alive while killing each other. It was a really devious plan, but it seems that in that action the bad karma was not triggered.

This was a great find, so the commander decided to search for the young fellow.

And so a part of the protectors waited in the village and a part of them chased after Shin Jiao.

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Meanwhile, the person these people are looking for is already a further distance away from the village. And right now, he is lying on a thick tree branch while watching a devastating battle a few hundreds of meters away from his location.

"Everyone should focus their energy on that giant turtle's head!" shouted one of the females in the group wearing golden armor and a silver helm.

On her hand is a longbow with three energy arrows which are already drawn.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The three arrows flew toward the giant turtle's head. However, the creature seems to have detected this energy arrow and suddenly dodges them.

The rest of the energy-based attacks are either dodge by the turtle or countered with its powerful tail covered in green light.

"So this thing's strength is that almost no physical attack could penetrate its body. It is actually afraid of those white energies. Hmm… If I'm not wrong, then those are universe energy projection. But… they feel and look different." Shin Jiao began analyzing the battle in front of him.

"Wait a minute… maybe those are Dao magic…"

Upon realizing this, Shin Jiao showed a glimmer in his eyes.

"But they are not effective against the turtle's shell… now that is interesting."

As the battle is raging and many trees and rocks have already fallen and scattered a huge clearing has already appear and Shin Jiao could clearly see everything.

From his view, he could now see everyone in that group. There are actually around 20 people in that hunting team.

Five of them are wearing golden armor and the rest are wearing silver-colored armor.

He was a bit confused at first but soon discover that those wearing golden armor are very strong. In fact, if he faces any of those five people, he didn't know if he could defeat any of them. Plus he could feel the danger of their energy projections. But for those in silver armor, Shin Jiao is confident that he could fight them one-on-one. This is because he is confident of his speed and agility.

Suddenly, the huge turtle stood up on its hind legs. With its cheeks suddenly bulging, Shin Jiao knew that it is going to do something dangerous.

And from where he stood, he suddenly saw a long tongue of flame coming from its mouth as it blew downwards.

The flame suddenly spreads around it making those people surrounding the giant turtle suddenly scrambling away in a sorry manner. Some of those in silver armor were not fast enough and was engulfed in its scorching hot flame and were burned alive then vanished as they turned into dust.

"Damn it!" Shin Jiao suddenly cried as he suddenly saw a burning rock flying in his direction.

Shin Jiao did not hesitate to stand up. However, who could have known that when he was about to stand, the strap of his woven backpack was caught on a small twig. When he noticed this it was already too late for him to dodge.

Bang!

The tree crumbles to the ground and the branch where Shin Jiao was stuck flew towards the battlefield. Upon noticing that he was in the air, Shin Jiao did not hesitate and immediately controlled his body. He used that branch like a snowboard as he balances himself on it.

He soon discovers himself flying towards the shell of that huge turtle.

Shin Jiao did not waste any time and with the crossbow in hand, he immediately set his sight on the beast's long neck.

The bolt flew towards the neck of the turtle and luckily it landed directly towards a part where a slight wound could be seen.

Upon impact, the tip of that bolt suddenly broke apart and the liquid inside the glass sphere spreads. And because it was a small would, the liquid was actually mixed with blood on the turtle's neck.

Shin Jiao did not stop and suddenly upon landing rolled on the ground and loaded another bolt on his crossbow. He then ran towards the beast's two legs and shot one bolt each.

Meanwhile, those who saw him have a dumbfounded look on their faces. They could not believe that such a person would try to attack the beast with a weird weapon that did not even hurt its target.

Suddenly some of them showed a scowl on their face. In fact, everyone suddenly stood aside and watch this comedy show happening in front of them.

They already discovered that the person is just a peasant. But the thing that is making them a little confused is how could a peasant be in this place? They all knew that this place is very dangerous even for those in gold armor. So how could a mere powerless peasant be in here?

However, their questions would have to wait.

The giant turtle on the other hand also stopped from its movement, it just watches Shin Jiao who is running around it and shooting those two little sticks on its leg which did not do anything to it. From its huge head, it suddenly showed a rare expression.

The giant turtle actually scowled in disdain while watching that small powerless ant beneath its feet.

After shooting those two arrows, Shin Jiao suddenly stopped and slowly raised his crossbow towards that beast's head. The giant turtle just looks at Shin Jiao then showed a huge and ugly grin on his huge face. It was like a mocking challenge.

Those people around also showed him a mocking grin and some even shook their heads at the futile attempt of this peasant immortal. They even think that this guy might be a hero in his world and is still dreaming of becoming a great hero in the immortal land. So they did not stop him and just watch the guy make a fool out of himself.

"This guy is funny, I like him." suddenly the tall man wearing golden armor with bluish short hair who seems to be the leader of the group said to the person beside him.

The young man with the same hair color but wore a silvery armor did not reply but watches the scene with his sharp eyes. He has a feeling that this peasant is not normal.

"Stop what you are doing and get away from this place. You will die miserably in here. Though you are an immortal your energy is limited." Suddenly a woman with red hair and in golden armor warned Shin Jiao.

A flash of concern could be seen in her eyes.

She didn't want a mere peasant trying to act hero be impending their mission to stop this beast which they have been hunting for many days now. They lost many of their personnel in their hunt because of the beast's strength. Hence she is a bit agitated at this moment.

However, she suddenly saw the young man turning his gaze towards her and showed her an assuring smile.

Then everybody saw the young immortal peasant squeezing the trigger and the bolt on the crossbow flew towards the neck of the turtle.

A sneer appears on the people's faces and even the turtle showed a scowl on its huge head.

However, when the turtle's eyes met Shin Jiao, it suddenly feels a cold chill run down its spine upon seeing the grinning face of the human.