The Geared Immortal

Chapter 673

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Several weeks have passed since Shin Jiao has started researching about the new stuff on his hand, the armor, the blade, and the scale. He already gained enough information about the scale and has grasped the energy conversion in this world.

However, he still did not know how to absorb the universe's energy and the method to strengthen his body. Plus, he discovers that the food he is eating is making his body feel energized and stronger. In fact, combining the fruits, herbs, and edible things in the forest has different effects on his body.

Some can give him enhance speed, enhance strength, and enhance vitality. These are just a few things he discovered in eating.

Besides those, he learned about the armor and the 5 new materials he got. However, he still did not know what they are. He just named them according to the properties he discovers within those materials.

The black ore which can be considered as the strongest material he has ever seen, then there was another black ore but with a greenish luster which contains boundless universe energy which he called black heavenly ore, he also discovers another lump of material with a strong divine feeling inside it which Shin Jiao called as the sacred stone, then another lump with Dao properties which he called the Dao essence stone, and the last which made Shin Jiao a bit confused. This is because the last material is only sand which was left after he extracted those other four materials.

But he knew that the sand is not that simple, he could feel some mysterious world aura in every grain of it. And because of that, he called it world sand.

He was able to extract the same material from the sword.

Shin Jiao was also able to comprehend the defensive natural array of runes within the scale of that turtle. He now discovered that the array is able to absorb the chaotic energy that would hit its surface and convert it into an energy that can boost the turtle.

From this information alone, Shin Jiao could somewhat get an idea on how to strengthen his internal power and physique externally.

As he tweaks his gears he has already apply the same array on them.

With too much to learn and too much to do, Shin Jiao did not have any free time to linger on his many thoughts about the people he left and his goal to save the soul of Susan Tang.

But of course, he would recall her when he would rest for a while and carefully caress the crystal pendant hanging on his neck.

"Tomorrow I need to go out again…" he muttered as he looks at the stuff inside the tree hollow which he has already widened a bit.

He then caresses Gubu's ring and carefully looks at it. In fact, he actually somewhat has an idea of how Gubu was able to create a world inside the ring.

It is said that in the cultivation land, only heavenly nascent realm cultivator has a chance to create their own worlds inside their dantian.

And since the world inside Gubu's ring is somewhat lifeless and dull, he knew that it might below to a dead cultivator and Gubu somehow was able to extract that world and encase it inside the ring. But of course, that is only his theory. Another theory would be that this ring does not belong to Gubu originally.

Shin Jiao's mind was a bit out when he accidentally cut himself on one of the tools he has on the ground.

Suddenly, Shin Jiao's mind came back to reality and saw that something is wrong with the blood flowing out of his hand.

This is because his blood is not golden in color just like the other immortals he has seen, but a darker hue of orange. He didn't why that is, but he has a bad feeling about it.

"I should not enter any town for the time being…" he muttered as he tries wiping the blood.

However, as soon as he lifted his finger, a drop of blood suddenly fell and touches the ring. When that happened, Shin Jiao saw the changes in the ring.

As if being peeled, the ring's outer-layer suddenly broke off from its surface, and a translucent white ring was left. Shin Jiao was a bit taken aback. It's as if the ring suddenly turned into a transparent crystal glass.

"Is this its true form? This is…" Shin Jiao did not finish his words as his mind was suddenly brought inside the world in the ring.

However what he saw inside thoroughly dumbfounded him. Everything inside the ring is almost gone. It was as if they all turned into sands. The people, the herbs, the plants, the ores, the stones, the weapons, the gold, the spirit stones, demon cores, and everything... everything was turned into specks of sand. And out of those sands, he could see some things, like the handgun and rifles made partly of black ore, and also the katana.

He then saw the huge pile of black ores which was used to trap the shadow being in Gaeus Ro. Except for those, nothing was left.

This made Shin Jiao's heart feel a bit depressed.

He has worked hard to create the things inside his ring, those were his handy work and when they vanished just like that, it somewhat hurt his feelings and attachment towards them.

However, he could not do anything as they were all gone.

Shin Jiao decided to stop looking and try to concentrate he wanted to see if he could take out his black katana blade.

As he concentrated, it took him a while before a black katana suddenly materialized on his hand.

"Yes, it worked." He muttered.

Then shifted his gaze to the pile of things in front of him and then thought of storing them in his ring. It took him a while again before he was able to store one. Then he concentrated again and then stores another. By the time he finished storing them inside his ring, he is already sweating profusely. He suddenly feels his body really heavy as he limply leans on the wall.

"Damn… what's happening?" he thought then he suddenly reached out for the bag of food on the side.

He slowly took out and ate a guava-like fruit. After swallowing, Shin Jiao could clearly feel the warmth from his stomach and that warm feeling invigorated him a little. He did not stop and eat the rest of his food for the day.

After seeing that he has none left, Shin Jiao carefully checked his body.

He now feels a bit strong.

"So, I guess taking out and putting in items in my ring would cause energy from my body to be expended." He muttered.

But he could not think deeper on this as he could not check his internal body even with the use of his psychokinesis. It was like something is protecting his own body from him.

"I should test other people if I can probe their body." He thought as he carefully checks the time.

"Hmm… I still have four hours before sunset. I can still gather some food." he thought as he took his black katana and don in his black turtle scale armor.

After going out, Shin Jiao once again went deeper into the forest.

However, he didn't walk that long when he suddenly feels a bad premonition. Then suddenly, he dodges to the side.

A silver spear suddenly passes by him as he suddenly saw every in slow motion. Then he saw a figure of a young man wearing golden armor rushing towards him.

"I will catch you, you evil creature!" the young man shouted as he dashed towards the direction of Shin Jiao.

Shin Jiao did not hesitate and suddenly jump to the side and somersaulted towards a tree. He didn't know how strong this young man in golden armor is, but he still needs to be careful of his opponent's power.

And because of his vigilance, Shin Jiao saw three ice spikes suddenly flying towards him from behind the young man.

With every wave of the young man's hands, multiple ice spears would dart towards the dodging figure of Shin Jiao. And because he could not hit Shin Jiao the young man's expression suddenly turned agitated.

"You have offended the clans. It is time for you to suffer pain more than death itself…"

Clans again, why would the clan punish a simple peasant like himself? Why would they hunt him? He didn't know how he offended these people. Is it because he punished a silver armored protector? Is that it? Because he wanted to punish that person, the clan would take revenge on such a trifling matter.

This was too illogical.

However, it is happening in front of him.

Suddenly within the 50-meter range of his psychokinesis, Shin Jiao felt a few figures suddenly rushing towards him in all directions.

When he noticed this, his mind immediately went to work while dodging. He saw a path of escape.

But before he could run a voice enter his mind.

"Stop!"

Coupled with this voice, the young man attacking Shin Jiao stopped. Then more than 20 figures appear around him.

"You should surrender yourself… you know that you cannot escape." The tall-looking young man wearing a white gown that made him look like a deity said.

"You have offended the clans, so you must be punished for your crimes." A beautiful slender woman wearing the same white gown added.

"Punish? You will punish me for defending myself against the greed of those three protectors?" Shin Jiao calmly replied.

"Shut up! How dare you argue with the clan lords of Vitol town!" shouted a man in gold armor.

Suddenly a tall young man wearing golden armor step forward.

"This guy… he is the one who helped us defeat the Chaos beast last time."

When that young man steps forward, everyone turned silent.

"No matter what the reason is, you have made one of the silver armor protectors suffer in the forest for many days. And you've destroyed his armor. This alone should cause you to be tormented for eternity." The tall young man in white said with a serious expression on his handsome face.

Everyone was silent at this time, and Shin Jiao just looks at the faces of everyone around him.

"I already remembered your faces… those who will attack me. I promise you... I will make you face the same torment I gave to that greedy bastard… This is my word." Shin Jiao said as he unsheathes the black katana.

If it's a fight they want, then he would not surrender that easily.