Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 130 Entering the Second City Pass
In the main residence of the Yan family, Yan Xuanming, the current head of the Yan family, heard the news that Yan Xuandong's entire family had died, and his face immediately turned terribly gloomy.

*Slap, slap!* He slammed his fist on the table and chairs, his voice filled with rage: "How dare you! You really have guts! Hurting my cousin wasn't enough, you actually dared to kill my entire family! Do you really think my Yan family has no one left to rely on?"

"Master, what should we do?" an old man asked from the side.

"What can we do!" Yan Xuanming stood up. "Since the Demon Slayer Division is full of useless trash, then we'll take matters into our own hands!"

"Someone, go to the Demon Slayer Division and get the files from me. Also, inform that guy surnamed Chi that he'd better keep his eyes closed when the Yan family takes action!"

"If he wants to open his eyes, he'd better catch the murderer first. Otherwise, with the county in such a state of chaos, I'll definitely report him to the higher authorities and have him dismissed from his post!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing the Yan family's notification, Chi Xinghan, the current Commandant of Anzhu County, also turned grim. This was no notification; it was clearly a warning.

He was warned that if Chi Xinghan did not resolve this matter, the Yan family would dare to replace the county magistrate with someone else.

Moreover, the Yan family wanted both him and the Chi family, not only demanding their help but also openly stating their intention to take drastic measures against him.

Thinking of this, Chi Xinghan's anger rose even higher. So what if someone died? It's like everyone has someone die sometimes!

We'll wipe out your Yan family sooner or later!

Chi Xinghan thought fiercely, then shouted, "Men, declare martial law in the whole city! Also, have Daoqi bring over Lin Le's file!"

"Yes!"

The only option now is to find Lin Le before the Yan family can.

In a small courtyard of the Demon Slayer Division, Lin Le leaned against Qing Li's lap, leisurely watching the falling snowflakes.

Li Qi walked in slowly: "Lord Lin, Boss Guan has some new information for you."

"Let me see." Lin Le waved his hand, and the note in Li Qi's hand flew automatically into Lin Le's hand.

Li Qi stared in shock at the flying note, knowing that he was now at least ten zhang away from Lin Le.

According to common sense, only cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage can project their power more than ten feet outwards.

However, considering Lin Le's achievements, Li Qi suddenly felt that this was not surprising. After all, Lin Le had killed Yan Xuandong, a great cultivator from the Three Cities Pass, so his spiritual sense should not be weaker than that of a cultivator from the Three Cities Pass.

Lin Le glanced at the information on the note, a cold smile appearing on his lips: "Their dog-eat-dog nature hasn't changed at all."

The letter stated that the Yan family was mobilized, ostensibly to arrest Lin Le, but secretly to strike at the Chi and Xia families.

Lin Le knew exactly what the Yan family was thinking. It was simply that Prefect Liu was eyeing them covetously, and the Yan and Wei families had a reason to attack the Chi and Xia families. In that case, the Chi and Xia families would have to swallow this bitter pill.

But with a formidable enemy at hand, the Yan family's desire to fight amongst themselves is incredibly foolish.

Or rather, it wasn't that they were stupid, but that they simply didn't consider Lin Le a major enemy.

"Summon that commander surnamed Chi and Old Guan here," Lin Le said.

"Yes." Chen Qi nodded and left.

"What are you planning to do?" Qingli asked, combing Lin Le's hair with her fingers.

Lin Le closed his eyes: "Of course, it's to add fuel to the fire."

He internally examined the three secret realms and found that they had all expanded to the limit of one hundred feet.

Yan Xuandong was, after all, the Demon Slayer Division's Commander. Although he didn't have much to gain, he was still much richer than the average Foundation Establishment cultivator. Even if he gave half of it to Qingli for cultivation, the remainder would be enough for him to break through to the second level.

Lin Le entered the Heavenly Pillar with his divine sense and walked step by step toward the majestic city gate.

The pressure he faced was nothing to him. Having achieved the perfection of Soul Refining and broken through to the next level, he could easily advance directly to the Nascent Soul stage with his current foundation.

Arriving at the city gate, Lin Le punched it.

Bang! The city gate was suddenly pushed open, and a burst of green water vapor rushed towards him, then spread into Lin Le's body.

With his physical limits unlocked, Lin Le's physical strength advanced towards the Three Symbols level. The second barrier was named "Skeleton," meaning the skeleton or bone structure. Opening this barrier granted cultivators the ability to regenerate limbs, and their healing abilities would also reach a new level.

At this stage, fatal wounds such as throat slitting, intestinal disembowelment, and kidney blows are no longer fatal, and even multiple stabs to the heart may not be fatal.

After successively blasting open the gates of the remaining two secret realms, Lin Le's physical strength increased even more rapidly, and his divine sense also began to grow.

Twenty zhang, twenty-five zhang, thirty zhang... up to thirty-six zhang.

The physical strength also rapidly increased to the level of the Four Symbols before stopping.

However, Lin Le did not feel the tension he usually felt when his physical strength reached its limit.

Once the Bone Gate is opened, the physical limit increases dramatically. Even with Lin Le's physical potential, he cannot naturally grow to his physical limit.

I need to find some body-refining techniques.

Lin Le looked at Guan Wenzhong who walked in. Coincidentally, the Demon Slayer Division, as a department directly under the royal family, still had some foundation.

Although it has been gradually encroached upon by local authorities, cultivation techniques and the like are not one-time resources, so borrowing them wouldn't be too much trouble.

Lin Le stood up, waved his hand and said, "Sit down, wait for that guy surnamed Chi."

Guan Wenzhong sat down and said bluntly, "You want to use the Chi family to deal with the Yan family?"

Guan Wenzhong immediately guessed what Lin Le was planning to do, after all, he had also considered this idea after hearing the news.

"Mm." Lin Le nodded.

“That guy from the Chi family is from Wucheng Pass. If he betrays us, we’ll be in big trouble,” Guan Wenzhong pointed out the most unstable aspect of the plan.

"It doesn't matter." Lin Le said calmly, "He won't make a move against me before I destroy the Yan family, but after I take over the Yan family, whether he lives or dies will depend on my mood."

"Are you that confident?" Guan Wenzhong asked rhetorically.

Lin Le glanced at him and said, "I'm at the second city gate."

Ercheng Pass?! Guan Wenzhong's breath hitched. He knew that Lin Le was far beyond the reach of ordinary geniuses, but he hadn't expected him to be so extraordinary.

It's only been less than three months, and he's already at the Foundation Establishment Stage 2.

With such speed, they are indeed not afraid of the powerful cultivators from the five city gates of the Chi family.

Guan Wenzhong was somewhat glad that he hadn't chosen to oppose Lin Le back then, otherwise he probably would have been a dead man long ago.

Soon, led by Chen Qi, Chi Daoqi entered the courtyard. As soon as he entered, he said, "Commander Guan, what brings you here..."

Swallowing the last word, Chi Daoqi stared in astonishment at the handsome young man with Guan Wenzhong.

He recognized who it was at a glance, after all, that face kept popping up in front of him.

"Lin Le!" Chi Daoqi uttered the two words.

"It's me." Lin Le nodded slightly. "Sit down and let's talk."

Chi Daoqi looked uncertain, but in the end he stepped forward and sat down next to Guan Wenzhong.

As soon as he sat down, he asked in a low voice, "Yan Xuandong is dead?"

Upon seeing Lin Le and Guan Wenzhong together, he knew that there was doubt about Yan Xuandong's serious injury, and that he was most likely dead.

Since Yan Xuandong, the third-ranked official, is dead, his fate as the second-ranked official entering this courtyard is probably beyond his control.

"He's dead." Guan Wenzhong nodded.

The guess was confirmed, and Chi Daoqi gasped.

(End of this chapter)