Chapter 3: I Admire You, Bird

  Unconsciously, Lin Fan had been in the other world for three whole days. However, during these three days, Lin Fan did not leave the house or even take a step outside. He also dismissed all four of his personal maidservants and locked himself indoors, with no one knowing what this young master of the Lin family was doing.

  In front of the fake mountain, Lin Fan, with his upper body exposed, was punching the stone pillar in front of him. For three days, he had been cultivating non-stop, all for the sake of breaking through to become a Martial Master as soon as possible.

  He didn't know if he was a martial arts prodigy or not, but in just three days, he had gone from being an ordinary person to a mid-level warrior, reaching a realm that Lin Fan might not have been able to reach in his entire lifetime.

  With the last punch thrown, Lin Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead and bent down to wash up in the pool by the fake mountain. Every noon, he would stop for a while to rest, eat some food, use the restroom, and then continue his cultivation.

  Sitting on a rock, stroking the black tower mark on his chest, Lin Fan was very clear that he was able to cross over only because he had secretly watched a beautiful woman bathing and got hit by his own black tower. If it weren't for the black tower, who knows, he might have already gone down to hell to see King Yanluo.

  From the black little tower, Lin Fan also learned a set of skills, Nine Turns of Life and Death Decision. As the skill said, Nine Turns of Life and Death Decision, one turn to ascend to heaven, one turn to be reborn without entering the Yellow Springs. He himself had experienced life and death once, but instead of entering the Yellow Springs, he was brought to this strange world.

  Apart from the Nine Revolutions of Life and Death, Lin Fan also learned a heaven-defying technique from the Black Tower, Wu Xing Dun. According to Wu Xing Dun, as long as one cultivates it successfully, they can escape anywhere within the Five Elements.

  After three days and nights of cultivation, Lin Fan had not fully mastered the Five Elements Escape Technique, but he had cultivated it to a certain extent. If he wanted to leave the Lin family, he could do so without being detected by anyone.

  Apart from obtaining the two great techniques, Lin Fan also obtained two great medicinal formulas: one was the Washing Marrow Pill and the other was the Spiritual Connection Pill. However, it must be known that Lin Fan's current cultivation had already reached the realm of a mid-level warrior. To continue advancing, he needed to open up his meridians. The three realms of warriors were: tempering the body, refining the bones, and opening up the meridians. The final step of opening up the meridians was the most difficult to achieve.

  But if the washing marrow pill can be refined, then the meridian will become light and easy to lift. As for the war masters who are one level higher than the war fighters, they are communicating with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, introducing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the dantian qihai within themselves to form the initial war energy. The war master can apply the war energy to the body surface to protect himself.

  If he could refine the Tongling Dan, advancing from a warrior to a war master would not be a problem. Lin Fan had never thought that inside the black tower, apart from the Heavenly Reversal Cultivation Method, there was also such a heavenly alchemy formula.

  However, to refine the two kinds of elixirs, he must have an alchemy furnace and herbs. Lin Fan didn't want anyone to know that he could refine elixirs, so in the afternoon, using the Five Elements Escape Technique he had just learned, he borrowed the Earth Element Escape to leave the Lin family instantly, but no one in the Lin family noticed his departure.

  Walking on the main street, Lin Fan felt amazed at all the unfamiliar things. After all, he was born on Earth, and this world was a completely alien environment, everything was different from what it was like on Earth.

  Just like the currencies used on Earth are RMB, US dollars and pounds, while the currency used in Dongxuan Continent is gold coins, silver coins and copper coins. One gold coin can be exchanged for ten silver coins, and one silver coin can be exchanged for ten copper coins.

  Arriving at an antique shop, Lin Fan directly purchased a golden ancient tripod, only one meter high and over 100 pounds in weight. After paying the money and providing his address to the store owner, Lin Fan went on to a medicinal herb shop, where he made a large purchase, buying all the herbs needed for refining two major elixirs. It's worth noting that although the Lin family is not what it used to be, they are still one of the six major families in Luoyang City, and as the young master of the Lin family, Lin Fan is quite wealthy.

  "Isn't this the young master of the Lin family? I heard that yesterday, the young master was beaten half to death by the tyrannical woman. I really didn't expect that today, seeing the young master again, he's still full of energy and spirit. Truly admirable!"

  Just as he walked out of the pharmacy, five young masters holding fans came towards him. Seeing the five people, Lin Fan's face suddenly turned cold, because the five people in front of him were none other than the ones who had joined forces to trick him into peeking at the tyrant's daughter taking a bath and got beaten until he fainted three days ago.

  They are the contemporary direct disciples of the five newly risen families in Luoshan City, namely Li, Meng, Jin, Fang and Huang. The Lin family has already begun to decline, and four days later, it will be a big comparison between families. As long as any one of these five families can defeat the Lin family, they will be able to replace them and become one of the new six major families.

  This time, the content of the family competition is that each family's direct disciples participate. As everyone knows, Lin's generation only has Lin Fan, and neither literature nor martial arts are accomplished, and it was already destined that Lin's family would give up their position as one of the six major families in the family competition.

  However, not all families were willing to let the Lin family off the hook. The five newly promoted families secretly discussed that as long as they could make the Lin family's sole descendant lose face in Luoshen City, then when the time came for the family competition, the Lin family would likely be too ashamed to stay in Luoshen City and would have no choice but to pack up and leave.

  "I admire you guys, just a few days ago we agreed to sneak a peek at the tyrant's daughter taking a bath together, but you all left on your own, really a bunch of cowards".

  It seems that he is still resentful of the five people in front of him for not peeking at the beautiful woman bathing with him, and expresses his anger. Although Lin Fan's face shows disdain, but in his heart, he is coldly laughing, you bunch of brain-dead idiots, just wait for Young Master to show you a good time.

  The five of them burst out laughing at the sight before them. The young man who had just spoken continued, "Today we won't go peep at the beauty taking a bath, instead let's make a bet. I've heard that Lin Da Shao's gambling skills are unparalleled, and we want to see it for ourselves."

  "This..."

  Before Lin Fan could even finish speaking, the five of them looked at him with a deep sense of disdain and said: "It seems that Young Master Lin is not daring, if you're not daring then just say so, we won't force you".

  "Who says I don't dare? Let's bet, but let me make one thing clear: if you want to bet with me, the stakes must be at least 100,000 gold coins. Otherwise, forget it." You bunch of brainless trash, just because you got lucky a few days ago doesn't mean I'm going to settle accounts with you so quickly. I've been busy refining my elixirs and haven't had time to deal with you yet. You're all just a bunch of good-for-nothings who were deprived of love as children and calcium as adults. Today, I'll be doing the world a favor by taking care of you.

  At the mention of 100,000 gold coins, the faces of the five people changed. 100,000 gold coins were not a small amount, equivalent to the annual income of the five major families. However, thinking about Lin Fan's foolish appearance, the cold smile in their hearts, and the silver being delivered to their doorstep, they would not let it go easily. Moreover, if Lin Fan lost 100,000 gold coins, it would be a devastating blow to the Lin family at this time.

  Half an hour later, in a secluded courtyard of the Jin family, five people sat face to face with Lin Fan, separated by a table. On the table were stacks of silver notes. At this moment, Lin Fan didn't have that many silver notes, but the five had a way out - as long as Lin Fan lost, they could just get him to write an IOU, and when the time came, his son would pay up instead.

  "Lin Shao, let's play a game of dice, one hundred gold coins per round, what do you say?"

  "My brother isn't a poor man, you few don't have to be frugal for me. I really don't know if your brains are flooded or stuffed with paste. 10,000 gold coins per round, play if you want, otherwise forget it. This young master doesn't have the leisure time to accompany you."

  Lin Fan's words made the three of them unbearable, but they were stopped by two others with a stern gaze. They knew very well that today was all about winning Lin Fan's 100,000 gold coins and then going to the Lin family to collect their debt.

  Li Jia's eldest young master, Li Bi Gu, the leader of the five, looked at the arrogant youth in front of him and sneered inwardly. He thought to himself: "Let you be proud now, tomorrow we'll see who will cry." But on his face, he wore a flattering smile and said: "Since Young Master Lin is so enthusiastic, how could we five possibly disappoint him? One million gold coins per round it is, then one million gold coins per round it shall be. Young Master Lin, please go first."

  He didn't even bother to look up, pushing the dice in front of him forward with a somewhat impatient tone: "You go first, so you won't say I'm bullying you later."

  He burst out laughing three times, and Li Bohu didn't pretend at all. He directly picked up the cylindrical tube and shook it, saying "roll the dice". The five of them were indeed skilled in this area. Nothing else could be said about them, but when it came to gambling, they were the most experienced.

  The first round was to see who was bigger, and Li Bi Valley, a high roller in the casino, couldn't possibly let himself lose. Six sixes, the largest number that can be rolled with dice, five people didn't believe that Lin Fan had any skills to roll a larger number than six sixes.

  After exercising his hand bones and twisting his waist, Lin Fan finally picked up the cylindrical object on the table. After three days of continuous practice, Lin Fan, who had now reached the level of a mid-level warrior, grasped the dice in his hand with complete confidence.

  Before crossing over, he was a thorough otaku, and what otakus fear the least are these messy things. Every day, he stayed at home doing nothing, from morning till night studying this and that, and Lin Fan didn't put in any less effort with regards to dice.

  Shaking up and down, left and right, front and back, round and square, shaking the heavens and earth, drying up the sea and cracking stones. Finally, when the five of them were about to curse, Lin Fan finally stopped, holding the dice in his hand. With a serious face, he said: "Let you five see what it means to be the Supreme Ruler".

  When the bamboo tube was opened, the five people saw the six dice under the bamboo tube, and their faces all changed. Because the six dice were all broken in half from the middle, that is to say, no matter what, the number of points Lin Fan threw out would be greater than the number of points Li Bi Valley threw out.

  "It's impossible, you're cheating!" One round was worth 10,000 gold coins, this was simply cutting flesh from their bodies. He waved his hand to stop his companion's anger. Even Li Beituo didn't think that Lin Jiajun, who had been missing for three days, would also make him look at himself in a new light. The first round was lost, but Li Beituo didn't show any anger, instead he smiled and said: "Continue, next round".