Chapter 1505: Using Wood as a Sword

Chapter 1505: Chapter 1505: Using Wood as a Sword

Last night while lying in bed thinking, Master Yu Yang had already told Lin Tian about the various uses of the Chaos Eye from the bull.

As long as it’s used properly, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to reach the Late Stage Golden Elixir in a short time.

Now, with just one sentence, it was gone, and even if Yu Yang wanted to stop it, he couldn’t.

Actually, Xu Beishan knew that this expedition was a life-or-death situation. If you asked him how much chance of success he had? He would just lower his head and not say a word.

Yes, not even a ten percent chance. But he was still willing to try, hoping for a miracle.

Humans are such optimistic creatures. Even without a ten percent chance, Xu Beishan had already laid out his cards at the beginning. And he haggled fiercely, don’t look down on just three eyeballs—they’re worth as much as the rest of the bull’s body.

At this moment, Xu Beishan only wanted to give a thumbs up to Lin Tian and praise him: Loyal!

Truly loyal beyond words. You must know that back then, Xu Nanhai intended to take Mei Ruyan’s charm bones and vital blood. To repay kindness with enmity in this way, it seems... the word "loyal" might not even be appropriate anymore.

"Alright, you don’t need to be part of the decoy. Let this old man go." Xu Shoujiang said in a steady voice.

Xu Beishan smiled and shook his head, saying, "Old ancestor, don’t argue with us, we’ll all go."

After giving Xu Beishan a deep look, this time Xu Shoujiang eventually said nothing.

Xu Shaohui sighed once again, having nothing to say about these three lunatics.

Lin Tian looked at Xu Shoujiang and asked, "Senior, do you have any solution to deal with that bull? If we fight head-on, I think we have no chance of winning at all."

Xu Shoujiang took another sip from his teacup and, after putting it down slowly, said, "Yesterday, Xianrong said that vertical eye is the weak point of the bull, and that should be correct. That bull’s entire body has been rolled in the mud in the stream for years, making it impervious to water and fire, and sword and blade. Moreover, its skin is as hard as armor. Only those three eyes are exposed, with no defense at all. And that vertical eye is immensely powerful, and the bull rarely uses it. Probably because it would harm its essence."

"We tried to use the maze formation that day, but its vertical eye can see through to the essence, so our Xu Family’s proudest formation was useless. As for other methods, this old man still needs to think carefully."

Lin Tian pondered for a few seconds and asked, "Senior, do you think that focusing on speed could give us a chance to win?"

Before Xu Shoujiang could speak, Xu Beishan hurriedly said, "Yes! Absolutely yes! You know, although that bull is fierce, it’s really too cumbersome. If we couldn’t surpass it in speed, we should’ve already been dead by now. It harbors a big grudge against us."

"As long as there’s a weak spot, it’s fine. There will be three of us on that day, acting individually. With our speed, it surely won’t catch up, and we’ll have many opportunities to counterattack. Once we succeed, it must die!" Lin Tian said joyfully, as if he could already see the bull’s corpse.

But to his disappointment, Xu Shoujiang shook his head and said, "That eye is indeed its weak point, but ordinary weapons definitely won’t harm it. Otherwise, why wouldn’t we use cannons and guns instead for convenience?"

Xu Shoujiang was right, even if that Chaos Eye was its weak spot, it wouldn’t be so easy to damage. To be sure, using ordinary weapons is out of the question. Opportunities are few, given the bull’s intelligence, it definitely won’t let them ambush it a third time.

"The Thousand Cyan Threads will definitely work," Lin Tian said.

"Our Xu Family only has one set of the Thousand Cyan Threads, but which one of us three should use it?"

"I also have the Wang Family’s Thousand Jin Rock. Though it’s heavy, it’s no weaker than the Thousand Cyan Threads."

Xu Beishan said, self-deprecatingly, "Forget it, I’ll just play the support role and be the cannon fodder, it’s fine."

At this moment, Xu Shaohui, who had remained silent, spoke up, "Why are you all so fixated on weapons? Everything in the world has natural counterbalances, perhaps something else might work even better."

Xu Beishan was anxious, raising his voice, "Big brother, stop keeping us in suspense, say it all at once."

Lin Tian and Xu Shoujiang also looked at him, curious about what medicine he was selling in his gourd.

Xu Shaohui pointed a finger outside the window and with a smile said, "What do you all think about that Bodhi Plum in the courtyard?"

The three simultaneously turned their heads to look at the Bodhi Plum in the courtyard.

Xu Shaohui’s voice continued, "The Bodhi Plum is our Xu Family’s treasure tree. It can neutralize our Xu Family’s Charm Technique, a natural counterbalance. And that bull has a vertical eye, now in chaos, likely it hasn’t fully awakened. Once its eye fully opens, its power won’t be weaker than our Xu Family’s Charm Technique. By then, the Bodhi Plum might very well be its nemesis."

"Since that’s the case, why not cut a branch to use as a weapon? Once it strikes, its power will definitely surpass the Thousand Cyan Threads and the Thousand Jin Rock." Xu Shaohui said with a slight smirk.

Xu Beishan’s heart pounded wildly. He looked uncertainly at Xu Shoujiang and asked, "Old ancestor, what do you think? Big brother’s words shouldn’t be false."

Xu Shoujiang also nodded gently, "I think it’s worth a try."

At this point, Yu Yang’s voice also resonated in Lin Tian’s mind. "Brilliant! Using a branch as a sword, haha, this Xu Shaohui is quite interesting, why did I not think of it earlier?"

"Master, do you also think this is feasible?"

"Of course it’s feasible! Xu Shaohui’s analysis is spot on, everything in the world has natural balances. That bull dares not come to the Xu Family Stream, apart from the Xu Family’s Clan Protection Array, probably because the Bodhi Plum emits a sense of danger to it. Later, give a branch to that shivering girl, it will certainly ease things a bit. Add some to the medicine as well."

Xu Shoujiang’s firm voice brought a smile to Lin Tian’s face. It’s decided!

Xu Shoujiang further said, "To be sure, let’s bring the Thousand Cyan Threads, the Thousand Jin Rock, and a branch of the Bodhi Plum along on that day. I don’t believe that bull can magically turn into a spirit!"

The four at the table agreed on the date, setting it for the day after tomorrow. It was getting late, and Xu Beishan was so eager that he almost went out immediately to fight the bull.

Now that they had the idea of using a branch as a sword, the four of them stopped drinking tea and gathered in the courtyard, standing under the Bodhi Plum tree, looking up at the petals that had all fallen from the Bodhi Plum. Just like an ordinary plum tree, it doesn’t grow leaves, and after the flowering season, only bare branches remain.

This tree is very large, after all, it’s several hundred years old, and with the Xu Family’s generations of meticulous care, it would be hard for it not to grow well.

This tree is the treasure of everyone in the Xu Family Stream, though... only a few know about it. Now, the four decided to cut a quarter off those bare branches first.