Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 115 - Breaking Through Three Floors
The sun was about to set, and the vendors were packing up to leave.

Some vendors looked particularly happy, which meant they had made money that day.

The antique business is tough. Although it's said that you can go three years without business and then live off the profits for three years, that only applies to those with real connections and skills. These small vendors can only manage to go three days without business and then live off the profits for three days.

Lai Pizi was beaming with joy, after all, he had made three thousand taels of silver today from an amber bracelet that cost less than thirty taels to produce, enough for him to live on for three months.

I don't know which county's young master he is, he has some experience but not much.

When Lai Pizi thought of the handsome young man he had met at noon, a pang of jealousy rose in his heart. He wished he had that kind of good looks and wealth.

Unbeknownst to him, Lai Pizi walked into the alley and was then cornered.

Two fully armored soldiers in black and red armor blocked his way.

Lai Pizi's heart skipped a beat. He turned around and saw the noble young master standing behind him at noon.

"Sir, please ask whatever you wish. I will answer everything I know without reservation," the rogue said shamelessly as he knelt down.

It's not uncommon for someone in his line of work to be noticed by a big shot. After all, there are always those who fail to recognize talent and end up being targeted and interrogated by the big shot about their origins.

Lai Pizi knew that he would probably encounter the same situation today.

"Where did that amber bracelet come from?" Lin Le asked directly.

"I bought it wholesale from Huangmazi in the east of the city. He specializes in selling local products," Lai Pizi said.

"What is Huang Mazi's cultivation level?" Lin Le asked.

“A twelve-story building,” Lai Pizi said.

Lin Le said, "Take me to see him."

"Okay." Lai Pizi immediately stood up. "Come with me."

Lai Pizi led Lin Le through the city quickly, and soon they arrived at a slum.

After many twists and turns, Lai Pizi arrived at a door and knocked.

The door opened, and a man glanced at Lai Pizi: "Lai Pizi, didn't you just get a batch of goods ten days ago? What, are they all sold out?"

"A big customer is looking for us," Lai Pizi whispered, glancing at Lin Le behind him.

A big customer? The man's eyes narrowed. This was no good word; it probably meant big trouble.

The man looked at Lin Le: "Looking for suppliers?"

"Yes." Lin Le nodded slightly.

"I'm sorry, we collect goods from all around, so we can't remember what kind of goods you need," the man said.

"Think it over carefully." Lin Le tossed a spirit stone, which flew out and shot towards the man.

The man reached out to catch it, and as soon as he did, his expression changed, and he stomped backward several times before stopping.

The man looked at the spirit stone in his hand, knowing that it was both a tip and a warning.

"I'll go ask my old man," the man said.

"No need, I can do it myself." An old man came out of the room, glanced at Lai Pizi, and then said to Lin Le.
"His batch of goods was collected from Chunsun County. As for where it came from, I don't know. You can only ask the local bigwigs. I also got it from him."

"Thank you." Lin Le tossed out another spirit stone and turned to leave.

The rascal was also quietly preparing to slip away.

The old man glanced at him and said, "Did I tell you to leave, you scoundrel?"

"Master Huang, I had no choice!" Lai Pizi immediately said with a bitter face.

"Two spirit stones, and this matter is settled," the old man said.

"Two!" Lai Pizi shrieked.

"Those three," the old man said slowly.

"Two, two, just two!" Lai Pizi immediately reached out his hand.

Then, with a pained expression, he handed the old man two low-grade spirit stones. "Eh, why?"

On the other side, Lin Le and Qing Li reunited.

Qingli asked, "Did you find out?"

"I found out." Lin Le nodded.

He was naturally not satisfied with only upgrading the Yin-Yang Twin Swords to the peak of the low-grade level, so he set his sights on the origin of the bracelet.

"Where to next?" Qingli asked.

“Qingye County,” Lin Le said.

Originally, he returned to Qingye County intending to clear out the water demons along the river and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Now, he can conveniently visit Chunsun County as well.

"Oh." Qingli nodded and handed the embroidered ball to Lin Le. "Here you go. I'll teach you the method to get to the eighth leaf later."

"Thank you." Lin Le took the half-repaired embroidered ball.

This thing worked quite well for him, so he replaced all the unnecessary spiritual materials with embroidered balls that he could use.

However, this thing becomes increasingly difficult to repair as it progresses. Although it has enough resources to buy a complete high-grade magic weapon with twenty-seven restrictions, it is only enough to repair it to the level of a mid-grade magic weapon.

If it weren't for the fact that it was a treasure-level artifact with immense power, Lin Le would have felt like he had really suffered a huge loss.

On the carriage, Qingli whispered the solution to Lin Le in his ear.

Feeling the warm breath on his earlobe, Lin Le felt that he would have lost control and stood up if he hadn't had strong willpower.

'That vixen, she must be doing this on purpose!'

Lin Le glanced at the pretty face beside her and gritted her teeth inwardly.

After refining the hydrangea, Lin Le entered a meditative state, internally observing the three secret realms, and the pure energy was about to be refined.

As the last bit of white engulfed the pale yellow jade, the white and yellow instantly became linked.

Without Lin Le taking the initiative, the true qi rose from the bottom up, undergoing the reshaping of the five elements, the polishing of yin and yang, and the unification of heaven and earth, ultimately transforming into drops of jade liquid.

This is magic.

The jade liquid dripped onto the stone platform, solidified automatically, and formed bricks and stones to build the eleventh floor.

This will also be the most resource-intensive stage of the Qi Refining process.

Lin Le didn't care much about this, since the resources he had plundered from those wealthy gentry were enough for him to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Sitting in the carriage, Lin Le directly consumed a one-pattern authentic lotus seed.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye, and Lin Le began to hone his cultivation.

Once he regained consciousness, he reached into a bag full of spirit stones without hesitation.

One spirit stone after another shattered, and a massive amount of spiritual energy surged into Lin Le's body, where it was refined into magical power.

In less than fifteen minutes, the eleventh floor was complete!
Fifteen minutes later, the twelfth floor, done!

After completing the twelfth floor, Lin Le's absorption of spiritual energy finally returned to normal.

Looking inward, one sees three secret realms: in the Yellow Court Secret Realm, a towering building stands thirty-six feet tall; in the Spirit Platform Secret Realm, twelve strange beasts look up at the sky; and in the Heavenly Gate Secret Realm, the altar is solemn and majestic.

Lin Le clenched his fist. He felt a powerful force, enough to be called the power of the Primordial Manifestation, contained within his body, weighing 129,600 jin.

Hating that the sky has no handle and the earth has no ring, feeling this terrifying power, Lin Le felt that he understood the strongman's state of mind.

However, Lin Le still had some self-awareness. Although his strength was already superhuman, even with the blessing of magic, he probably couldn't lift a small mountain.

'However, even moving mountains and overturning seas, it will eventually be accomplished.'

Lin Le thought to himself, after all, he was only at the first realm, and hadn't even fully completed the first realm yet.

(End of this chapter)