Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 101 Earth Dragon Qi
The moment the true qi was poured into the star chart, a terrified cry immediately rang out from inside the embroidered ball: "How is this possible? You actually solved it so quickly!"

Black energy surged forth, trying to emerge from the embroidered ball, but the Qiankun Ring shone with golden light, firmly suppressing the black energy.

After a few breaths, Lin Le gained control of the embroidered ball.

"Spare me! I have inherited many ancient legacies. Without me, you will not get any of them!" The giant serpent threatened as it sensed the impending life-or-death crisis.

Lin Le said expressionlessly, "Sorry, I don't believe you, you idiot!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Le used his control over the magical artifact to directly erase the giant snake's intelligence.

"You'll regret this!" After a scream, the giant snake fell silent, and the embroidery representing it on the hydrangea faded.

Lin Le activated his true qi, and the black and white snakes emerged from the embroidered ball.

Lin Le placed his hand on the giant snake and unleashed the power of rebirth and the power of slaughter to sweep across its entire body.

After confirming that the giant snake's intelligence had been completely erased, Lin Le retrieved the snake and looked at Guan Wenzhong: "Do you want this embroidered ball? This thing is badly damaged. The only usable one is the Yinshan snake, which is the giant snake from before."

"No." Guan Wenzhong refused. What kind of man would he be carrying an embroidered ball?

Moreover, despite the embroidered ball's high value, it's actually a piece of junk. It's an artifact used by True Immortals, so the materials must be of excellent quality, but he reckoned that without the help of a Golden Core cultivator, it might be impossible to extract any useful materials from it.

He didn't dare take this thing to a Golden Core cultivator, otherwise he'd be robbed and killed on the spot, which would be tragic.

Moreover, the Yinshan Serpent wasn't very strong, and it wouldn't be of much benefit to him, so he might as well get rid of it.

"Then it's mine." Lin Le tied the embroidered ball to her waist.

The two then cleaned up the cave and obtained thirty-six strands of turbid yellow energy, three pieces of eighth-grade spiritual material Xuanhuang stone, and one piece of seventh-grade spiritual material Xuanhuang jade.

"The turbid and impure energy belongs to me, and the rest is yours, how about that?" Lin Le said to Guan Wenzhong. He had taken the embroidered ball, so naturally he couldn't take too much of the other valuable items.

Guan Wenzhong readily nodded: "Okay."

After distributing the items, Lin Le asked, "How should we divide the Yin Ghost Sect's items?"

"What do you want?" Guan Wenzhong asked, squinting.

"I'm not one of your government officials. I'm only interested in killing," Lin Le said casually. "The credit goes to you, the lives to me, and whoever kills the most gets the most money. How about it?"

“That won’t do. I still need to capture them alive and bring them to the county town for trial.” Guan Wenzhong shook his head. The difference between the living and the dead is huge. How could he let Lin Le kill them all?

"Then let's discuss it another way." Lin Le chose to back down, as he really wasn't confident he could defeat Guan Wenzhong. "I'll convert all the ghosts they have, and I won't interfere."

“Yes, but I must watch you convert the ghost,” Guan Wenzhong nodded slightly.

"It's up to you," Lin Le waved his hand. "We'll meet here in three days."

“Okay,” Guan Wenzhong replied.

The two parted ways, but not long after, Lin Le returned to the place.

Looking at the stone platform in the center, Lin Le narrowed his eyes, then thrust his right hand, fingers together like a knife, into it.

He rummaged around and pulled out a blood crystal. Inside the blood crystal, a thin figure was hovering, like a dead thing that could only move.

Huai Zhe had previously mentioned hearing the roar of a dragon, and he had also heard the roar of the Yinshan Serpent, but they had nothing to do with dragons. Therefore, Lin Le suspected that something had not yet been discovered.

However, he naturally wouldn't tell Guan Wenzhong this. Instead, after confirming that Guan Wenzhong had gone to attend to matters concerning the Yin Ghost Gate, he returned to search on his own.

I was lucky; I found what I was looking for right away from the first point of suspicion.

Earth Dragon Qi! It's truly amazing that such a rare thing could appear in such a remote and impoverished place.

Lin Le examined the Earth Dragon Qi in his hand.

There are spiritual veins in the world, which are divided into nine grades. Among them, there is a special kind of spiritual vein called the Dragon Vein, which is essential for establishing a country.

If the dragon energy of the earth before us combines with the spiritual veins, it can transform into a dragon vein.

Although there is only one path before us, it is enough to establish a small country. Such a national treasure would likely be coveted even by a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

After carefully storing the blood crystal, Lin Le quickly left.

At the post station, Qingli looked at Lin Le who had just returned and asked, "What just happened?"

"We just stumbled upon that ancient tomb by accident." Lin Le said, then shook his head slightly. "Well, it should be considered ancient but not a tomb, at least there were no tombstones or coffins inside."

"What's in there?" Qingli asked curiously.

Lin Le patted the embroidered ball beside her: "This is a girl's toy."

"A girl's toy?" Qingli reached out and weighed it in her hand, a strange look appearing in her eyes. "The material must be at least grade seven, or even grade six or higher."

“Very likely, after all, her father is a true immortal.” Lin Le nodded.

"A true immortal?!" Qingli's mouth gaped open, looking utterly astonished. She hadn't expected that this tattered little thing could be connected to a true immortal.

"Let's not talk about this now, let's leave this county for the time being," Lin Le said.

"Why?" Qingli frowned. "You killed them all in just one morning?"

"No." Lin Le shook his head. "A group of people from the Demon Slayer Division came, most likely because of my matter. I'm not confident I can defeat the Foundation Establishment cultivator leading them, so the Yin Ghost Sect has temporarily let him handle it."

Upon hearing that another Foundation Establishment cultivator had arrived, Qingli's expression changed. Although her combat strength was not bad, she dared not reveal it and nodded, saying, "Alright, let's go."

Lin Le and Qing Li immediately left the post station.

Meanwhile, a skinny man approached Guan Wenzhong and asked, "Boss, aren't we arresting that guy?"

He was quite observant and happened to spot Lin Le's appearance.

"You know him?" Guan Wenzhong asked, looking at the thin man.

The skinny man nodded: "My brother and I met him once before."

"You have a grudge against him, Li Qi?" Guan Wenzhong asked the thin man.

“There’s no grudge between us. My brother and I just happened to meet briefly.” Li Qi shook his head.

He was one of the fat and thin brothers that Lin Le had met in Qinghu Town.

He and his brother originally planned to go to another prefecture, but the border towns of other prefectures wouldn't let them pass.

The two brothers knew the seriousness of the situation, and after discussing it again, they decided to go to the county town to make a living.

After making some inquiries, they joined the ranks of Guan Wenzhong, who was known for his benevolence and righteousness.

"It's good that there's no grudge." Guan Wenzhong patted Li Qi on the shoulder. "Just pretend you've never seen it, and I haven't either. Do those people up there really think I'm stupid? They don't want to do things for them, so I have to do my best to do them well? Bah, dream on."

"Yes, boss." Li Qi nodded.

"Hurry up and get on with your business. Oh, and collect all those soul banners and soul bottles; I'll dispose of them all together," Guan Wenzhong instructed.

"Yes." Li Qi left.

Guan Wenzhong stroked his beard. Li Qi recognized Lin Le, and so did he, but he had no intention of arresting Lin Le.

He realized that he had no chance at all in the county town, and that it would be better for him to go outside, where he would have a better chance.

Therefore, Lin Le must be kept as a target.

Moreover, Lin Le's actions were quite to his liking, and his cultivation progress was extremely rapid.

Who knows, he might become a Golden Core cultivator within a year or two and slaughter all the powerful clans in the county town. Wouldn't that give him more room to grow?

(End of this chapter)