Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 107 Purification of Spiritual Power
"After many members of the Zhou family died, things finally calmed down."

Zhang Yan stayed at home for several days until the injuries on his face had completely healed before finally going out.

He asked with a smug look on his face, "Who do you think did it?"

Without waiting for Chen Li's reply, he paced back and forth, analyzing to himself: "He shouldn't be from our Green River Village. I heard that this person attacked in the street and killed seven Zhou family cultivators in the blink of an eye, without even a hint of resistance."

Such strength is beyond the capabilities of us rogue cultivators. Many outside are saying it was done by a Foundation Establishment expert.

"Judging by their strength, it's not impossible!" Chen Li was pleased to hear outsiders make such a guess and laughed, "Who knows who the Zhou family offended? But this is a good thing for us. If it weren't for this person, we Green River Village people would have suffered countless injustices."

“Yes!” Zhang Yan recalled the slaps he had received, which still seemed to throb slightly. He sighed and said, “Alas, so-called cultivation of immortality, how many people can truly achieve anything? If one day I can die peacefully in my own bed without illness, I will be satisfied.”

The old man was clearly quite frightened by the Zhou family's interrogation some time ago.

Chen Li, seeing that he had been implicated by him, quickly offered a few words of comfort.

After seeing Zhang Yan off.

Chen Li went back to his room and started organizing his belongings.

When Zhao Lin and others got into trouble, most of the acquired magical artifacts had already been sold off, leaving only 5 mid-grade magical artifacts and 10 low-grade magical artifacts.

In addition to what we gained this time.

He had 205 mid-grade spirit stones left!
In addition, his two storage bags contained one top-grade flying sword, five high-grade magic weapons, fourteen mid-grade magic weapons, twelve low-grade magic weapons, one top-grade magic robe, one mid-grade magic robe, and four low-grade magic robes.

"Sigh, these robes and magical artifacts, except for the top-grade flying sword and the top-grade robe which should not be exposed to the light, should be sold to shops. Although this will result in a loss of a lot of spirit stones, it is safer and less troublesome."

learn from mistakes.

Chen Li thought it was better to keep a low profile; this wasn't Green River Inn.

If you offend some Foundation Establishment family again just for a few spirit stones, you won't be so lucky next time.

……

The next morning, Chen Li ran all over Luanluo City, distributing the remaining stock.

Fortunately, the prices of magical artifacts and robes in Luanluo City have recovered.

The shop's resale price was even higher than the original purchase price, so at least we didn't lose money and even made a small profit.

Low-grade magic artifacts were mostly sold for 1.1 mid-grade spirit stones, mid-grade magic artifacts for 2.1 spirit stones... The most expensive item sold was a mid-grade magic robe, which sold for 6 mid-grade spirit stones, and the average price of the 5 high-grade magic artifacts was 5.2 spirit stones.

Chen Li essentially had a clearance sale that lasted all morning.

A total of 86 mid-grade spirit stones were collected.

Then, he spent nearly fifteen mid-grade spirit stones to buy fifty exorcism talismans.

I still have 276 mid-grade spirit stones left in my savings.

Having extra of these talismans on hand can be lifesavers; you never know when you might need them.

Compared to life itself, the spirit stones consumed are a minor matter.

……

In the days that followed, Chen Li's life became completely peaceful.

A few days later.

He successfully advanced to the Grandmaster level in the Longevity Technique.

Compared to the previous advancements which only increased cultivation speed, this advancement seemed somewhat special, as if even the quality of spiritual energy had undergone subtle changes, resulting in purer spiritual energy.

At first, Chen Li didn't think much about it.

until the next day.

He only noticed something was wrong when he was practicing his spells.

The spiritual energy consumed by the spell has been reduced.

Previously, with his spiritual power level, he could only cast a protective spell six times, but this time he cast it seven times in one go, and still had a little spiritual power left. Moreover, this change was just beginning.

Just five days later, he was already able to cast a protective spell eight times.

Wait until half a month.

He can now cast nine spells in one go.

It gradually stabilized after that, and there was no more significant improvement.

Not counting the increase in spiritual power from cultivation during that period, the number of spells cast increased by almost 50%.

Not only magic, but even the power of magical artifacts has greatly increased.

Despite being at the eighth level of Qi Refining, his power in controlling magical artifacts is roughly equivalent to that of someone at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Thanks to this purification of spiritual energy, Chen Li's speed in mastering spells has greatly increased.

In just one month.

He then honed his Flash spell to the Master level.

He mastered self-defense techniques to the expert level.

Even the Wind Control Technique, which he had only recently learned, had been mastered to the proficiency level.

In particular, the expert-level protective spell, whose power is comparable to a first-tier, eighth-level spell, is almost as effective as the Golden Light Amulet and has begun to prove its practical value. Of course, its true great use will only be realized at the master level.

Back then, even a cultivator who had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage would probably have to put in a lot of effort to break through the defenses.

……

The spring rain was falling softly.

Chen Li sat by the door, holding a glass of water and taking a short rest, quietly watching the raindrops fall.

Since transmigrating to this world, his life has been extremely stable and regular. Every day, apart from eating and sleeping, he meditates, practices his inner energy, and studies various killing techniques. He spends most of his time on this, but fortunately, he enjoys it.

"It's so damp outside, don't you worry about getting splashed? Time to eat!" Zhou Hong said, scoldingly as she brought out the food.

"What's a little rain?" Chen Li drank the water in one gulp, stood up, and carried a chair to the table.

The rice was mid-grade spirit rice, the meat was second-tier demon beast meat, and there were only two vegetable dishes—considered ordinary ingredients. They still hadn't finished the two thousand-plus jin of second-tier demon beast meat.

If it weren't for the fact that this monster meat is the best way to replenish the body's vital energy and has a miraculous effect on body tempering.

He had long since lost his appetite.

Even the most delicious food will become tiresome if you eat it for half a year straight, without missing a single meal.

Fortunately, it's almost over; only a third remains.

If I grit my teeth and persevere for another three or four months, I'll finish it.

“Today I went out and saw the Zhou family patriarch from afar. I didn’t know it at first, I heard people around me talking about it,” Zhou Hong said.

Chen Li, who was gnawing on monster meat, paused upon hearing this and asked, "What was his expression like?"

"What other expression could he have? Expressionless, and a bit gloomy. This time, the Zhou family patriarch has really lost face!" When talking about the gossip about this Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Zhou family, Zhou Hong deliberately lowered his voice, which showed the awe that ordinary rogue cultivators had for Foundation Establishment experts.

"Losing face is better than losing your life!" Chen Li said.

Zhou Hong only knew that Chen Li was responsible for the first killing of the Zhou family cultivators, and like outsiders, she guessed that another Foundation Establishment cultivator was responsible for the second one. After all, the rumor was too shocking, and she didn't believe that her own man had such strength.

Chen Li stopped talking and ate his meal in silence.

Although the previous incidents have been glossed over, they remain a lingering concern.

It's like a ticking time bomb.

It's still unknown when it will flare up.

This feeling of having something weighing on your mind is so unbearable.

P.S.: My cold has gotten worse, and my nose is constantly running. Fortunately, I don't have a fever, so I can only update once more today.

(End of this chapter)