Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 145 - Comprehending the True Meaning
That night, the city of Kuzhu was thrown into chaos.

When the sun rose, the disciples of Xuanling Temple compiled the information and reported it to Hong Lingzi.

"General Weiling, ha, what a resounding title!" Hong Lingzi looked at the message and couldn't help but sneer.

Yes, General Weiling. After the people of the county saw that Lin Le had killed the county governor and the county commandant, they felt that the title of General Weiling alone was not enough to show Lin Le's prestige, so they spontaneously added the word "great".

General Weiling!
Hong Lingzi felt a pang of jealousy. He had lived for so many years but hadn't even earned a title. The title he was most often given was Master Hong Ling, and that was only because of the Xuanling Temple.

However, after reading the information, Hong Lingzi sighed: "He was a real man, what a pity."

Smash the rich, distribute land, redress injustices—these are some of the things Hong Lingzi never did in his entire life, but Lin Le did countless times during his rise to power.

But he shouldn't have killed Huo Yunzi. If he hadn't killed him, there would still be room for reconciliation.

But the truth is that Huo Yunzi is dead, while his master Chi Lingzi is still alive. His senior brother is not someone to be trifled with; his combat strength ranks among the top three in Xuanling Temple.

“Let’s go to Bailian County!” Hong Lingzi said.

Guan Wenzhong and others had already burned Lin Le's files, so only a few people knew about Lin Le's background.

Hong Lingzi was quite meticulous. From the various reports, he discovered that the first place to be in trouble was Bailian County, which meant that Bailian County must have something special about it.

On the other side, Lin Le sat leisurely in the carriage, looking at the book in his hand. There was another stack of books next to him, which were the collections of Huo Yunzi and Zhou Wensu.

Seemingly sensing that dawn was breaking, Lin Le gradually used his earthly merits to begin cultivating the Golden Light Divine Mantra.

After expending 2,430 points of merit, Lin Le's mind and spirit immediately sank into a state of lethargy.

But he still mustered his strength and summoned the Universe Ring. In his eyes, another line appeared on the Universe Ring.

The four stripes are distinct yet harmoniously unified.

The fourth characteristic of the Qiankun Circle is called Indestructible. As the name suggests, it is a purely defensive characteristic that can block all kinds of attacks.

After confirming that the Qiankun Ring had absorbed enough positive energy, Lin Le fell to the side and plunged into a fragrant aura.

Looking at Lin Le lying on her thigh, Qing Li breathed a sigh of relief, blocking out the noise for Lin Le, and then continued to cultivate with the spirit stones. She also had to hurry up and avoid being left too far behind by Lin Le.

Lin Le woke up around noon, turned around and looked at the "mountain" above him, asking, "How long have I been asleep?"

A voice came from behind the mountain peak: "He slept for about three hours."

"Less than expected." Lin Le stood up, stretched, and scanned the area with his divine sense. "I'll stay here for a bit while I refine my magic weapon."

"it is good."

The carriage stopped, and Lin Le carried Qing Li to a hilltop.

With a slight stomp of his foot, the Dou Tian Jin (a powerful force) penetrated the ground, tearing a black bear surrounded by bones in two. Lin Le then exhaled lightly, and the Yin Yang Twin Swords flew out.

It began to differentiate, eventually forming a large array covering an area of ​​ten miles.

The magic power began to be consumed, and the great formation began to draw on the power of the stars in the sky.

This refining process lasted for a full day and night, draining Lin Le of a total of 490 mid-grade spirit stones.

The Yin-Yang Twin Swords have also been successfully upgraded to top-grade magical artifacts, gaining two new attributes: God-Slaying and Primordial Chaos.

Slay the Gods, the sword severs the mind; Hunyuan, the two swords unite to amplify power.

"In the end, you still save some money." Lin Le said with a sigh, looking at the Hun Tian Ling next to him.

Compared to the Fire-Tipped Spear which requires eating people, the Universe Ring which requires merit, and the Yin-Yang Twin Swords which require spirit stones, the Hun Tian Ling is extremely simple; all it takes is for his physical strength to continuously improve.

One investment, two returns. The Hun Tian Ling looked up, then pointed with one end to the Yin-Yang twin swords in the sky, indicating when it would become a perfect, top-grade magical artifact.

"It'll be soon, it'll be soon, in just two or three days," Lin Le said, stroking the Hun Tian Ling to reassure her.

Opening the fifth city gate wouldn't take him long. By then, driven by his cultivation level, his physical strength should have reached the limit of the Foundation Establishment Realm—the power of the Ten Symbols.

Then Lin Le looked at the dragon and snake coiled beside her; it seemed she had reached a crucial moment.

Lin Le casually waved his hand, and the Star Array enveloped the dragon and snake. He still needed to break through, and he wasn't sure what kind of commotion it would cause.

Lin Le introspectively observed his inner vision and found that his killing karma and merits were still increasing, indicating that Guan Wenzhong and the others were still active.

There are approximately 60,000 acts of killing, while human merit is about 130,000 and earthly merit is nearly 10,000.

Seeing such a rich harvest, Lin Le's expression was complicated, and he couldn't help but sigh. This disaster had harmed hundreds of thousands of people, but it had made him who he was.

If it weren't for the state's selfish actions that plunged Anzhu County into disaster, he might not have gained even half the harvest he would have from slaughtering the county's gentry.

With a flick of his soul string, Lin Le severed this distracting thought, his eyes hardening, and a two-patterned human lotus seed evaporated.

His mind sank into the heavens and earth, only to be suddenly pulled into the secret realm, where he stared at the dragon on the towering pillar.

Lin Le saw fire in its eyes—an inexhaustible fire, a blazing, scorching fire, a sacred and solemn fire.

Lin Le's mind began to merge with the fire.

Outside, Lin Le's body began to radiate high temperatures, melting the surrounding snow.

When the enlightenment period ended, Lin Le breathed a sigh of relief. He finally understood why it was said that those whose lives were connected to the spirit would inevitably ascend to the heavens.

That's because every Spirit-level physique contains a Dao intent. With this Dao intent, those Spirit-level geniuses can quickly comprehend the power and intent and perfect them, thus breaking through the barrier from Golden Core to Nascent Soul.

In other words, those geniuses at the Spirit level will inevitably become Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

Flames ignited in Lin Le's palm, changing from orange-red to crimson and then to golden-red; each change represented a shift in momentum.

The first time was like the momentum of a kindling fire, the second time like the momentum of a raging fire, and the third time like the momentum of a raging inferno.

Apart from the momentum of the torch, the other two momentum have been fully developed.

Wow, that was fast!

Lin Le couldn't help but sigh. In the past, if a thousand people had invested their merits, these two forces would have mostly achieved minor success, but now they have already achieved major success.

Lin Le added another two-patterned human lotus seed, and then pushed the three fire elemental forces to perfection.

Without hesitation, Lin Le took another pill, intending to combine the three forces to pry open the door to the true meaning of the Crimson Sun.

Unexpectedly, the results were worse than Lin Le had anticipated.

This sudden realization was just the beginning.

Lin Le frowned. He hadn't expected that combining the three forces would be such a slow and painstaking process, which was a bit of a waste of the lotus seeds he had collected.

However, after glancing at the remaining 100,000 or so merits, Lin Le didn't care anymore; he had plenty of merits, though.

Humanitarian merit, please take care of it!
Nine years later, Lin Le had thoroughly mastered the three techniques, but he was stuck due to his environment.

The realm of intent is ultimately something only those at the Golden Core stage can access, but the two-patterned Human Lotus Seed only corresponds to the Foundation Establishment stage, preventing Lin Le from ever taking that final step, as if he had stopped at the last inch.

(End of this chapter)