Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 185 Merits and Demerits, Rewards and Punishments, Mu Zhu Golden Elixir

Half a month later, Lin Le returned to the sect with Ling Muzhu.

Hongjing has been completely stabilized, but the aftermath of this matter is far-reaching, since the royal family is about to be replaced.

In order to avoid a chaotic war, the Xuantian Sect decided to hand over the Baihong Kingdom to two nearby small countries for annexation.

Naturally, some people were unwilling during this period, but faced with an absolute disparity in strength and a merciless executioner's blade, everyone was willing.

However, this has little to do with Lin Le. What happens to Bai Hongguo is not important. What is important is that these two weeks are enough for him to completely wipe out some powerful families.

The number of killings surged from 100,000 to 600,000, and Lin Le's sea of ​​consciousness gained another Soul-Slaying Yaksha. Along with it, the Dao soldiers in his embroidered ball also gained fame and were given the title "Blood Slaughter Army".

'But I'm still short nine million four hundred thousand.' Lin Le thought to himself as he walked along the mountain road.

Each Nascent Soul cultivator costs 10,000, so you'd need to kill 940. Even if you were a Deity Transformation cultivator, you'd still need 9.

If we calculate it a hundredfold, damn it, he'd have to kill a Dao Integration expert to advance to the Dao Body level.

Lin Le breathed a sigh of relief, stopped thinking about it, and focused his mind on the merit he had gained.

Humanitarian merits have skyrocketed from five figures to a seven-figure sum of one million.

After all, the powerful clans at the top grow by sucking the blood of the lower classes, and each family affects the lives of tens of thousands, or even tens of millions of people.

The merits accumulated from the underground practices have also increased, rising to 70,000.

After all, in such a large country, there are bound to be some ghosts and monsters, not to mention evil cultivators who raise ghosts.

Thanks to his efforts in equalizing land distribution, redressing wrongful convictions, executing corrupt officials, and defeating wicked and treacherous officials, and with the help of two clever generals, Li Qi and Bai Piao, he was able to achieve great success.

His title of "Great General of Might and Power" resounded throughout the country and spread abroad.

Upon arriving at the Xuan Tian Hall, Lin Le cupped his hands and said, "Disciple Lingzhu greets the Sect Leader and Vice Sect Leader."

"You've had a hard time purifying the White Sand Ghost Realm on this trip," Yunxiaozi said to Lin Le with a half-smile, looking away from the chessboard.

"It's all for the sect's benefit," Lin Le said respectfully.

"Hmph, he's caused quite a bit of trouble." Jiu Lingzi, sitting opposite Yun Xiaozi, snorted lightly, his tone filled with dissatisfaction.

Lin Le remained silent.

"Alright, the junior was just trying to protect himself." Yunxiaozi glanced at Jiulingzi and said irritably, then turned back to look at Lin Le. "You have indeed worked hard on the Baihong Kingdom matter. Don't worry, the sect will not mistreat those who have made contributions."

"Tell me, what reward do you want?"

Lin Le cupped his hands and said, "This disciple wishes to go to the Scripture Pavilion to read books. I hope the Sect Leader will upgrade my access to free reading to a higher level."

Yunxiaozi stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "Alright, but that's all I can agree to. Are you sure, Nephew Lingzhu?"

"OK." Lin Le nodded.

"Then I'll grant you that request." Yunxiaozi nodded.

Lin Le cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, Master!"

"Don't rush to thank me, I haven't even told you my punishment yet." Yunxiaozi changed the subject and said in a serious tone, "Disciple Lingzhu, you have disregarded the ancestral teachings and arbitrarily altered the selection of outstanding talents. Today, I punish you to personally copy the sect rules and regulations once. Do you admit your guilt?"

"This disciple confesses his sins," Lin Le said, bowing again.

Yunxiaozi hadn't finished speaking yet: "This time when you went down the mountain, you were killed indiscriminately. Although there were reasons for this, your actions were too ruthless and lacked the pure and upright heart of a Taoist. Today, I punish you by sending you down the mountain to practice medicine and save people for a year to cultivate your compassionate heart. Do you admit your guilt?"

Lin Le said calmly, "May I finish reading the book before going down the mountain?"

Looking at Lin Le's calm expression, Yun Xiaozi frowned slightly, then relaxed his grip: "I can grant you a three-month reprieve, but during this period, you must first finish copying the sect rules and regulations."

"Yes, disciple confesses his sins," Lin Le said, cupping his hands in greeting.

"Go," Yunxiaozi said, waving his sleeve.

"This disciple takes his leave." Lin Le withdrew from the Xuantian Hall.

Jiu Lingzi turned back to look at Yun Xiaozi: "It seems that this kid has a very deep bloodlust."

"Yes." Yunxiaozi rubbed the chess pieces between his fingers. "Slaughtering 100,000, even if it means confiscating their property and exterminating their clans, is still too bloodthirsty. But doing things in a compassionate way, such as distributing land and redressing grievances, how many disciples in the sect have such awareness?"

“Yes, if it were an ordinary disciple, he probably would have already put all that money from the people into his own pocket. Who would have thought that his actions were no different from those of the tyrants he had killed?” Jiu Lingzi sighed. “It’s just that he went through an extra layer of intermediaries.”

Yunxiaozi placed his piece: "Hopefully, after he goes down the mountain to practice medicine, his murderous nature will be somewhat restrained."

"I think it's difficult," Jiu Lingzi shook her head.

……

Not long after Lin Le returned to his cave dwelling after descending the mountain, a disciple dressed in a black Taoist robe arrived.

He handed over a storage bag: "The Spirit Pearl's true teachings contain the sect rules and regulations, as well as the corresponding paper, ink, brush, and inkstone. Please use the paper, ink, brush, and inkstone inside when you are copying them."

"I understand." Lin Le took the storage bag and nodded. "Is there anything else?"

"No, this disciple takes his leave." The disciple from the Enforcement Hall bowed and departed.

Ling Muzhu also came out of the guest room. This time she had changed into a more homely long dress. Her full breasts made the dress stand up high, which also made the dress hang loosely around her waist.

However, as Ling Muzhu tied the ribbon, the dress clung tightly to her waist, outlining a slender waist that could be grasped with a single hand.

Further down, her overly plump buttocks stretched the skirt taut, and the sides of her hips swayed with each step, creating several folds, while the back, due to the tightness, maintained a smooth curve.

She glanced at the departing disciples of the Enforcement Hall and asked with some concern, "Junior brother, what are the people from the Enforcement Hall doing here?"

"This is for punishment." Lin Le held up the storage bag in his hand.

"Is it serious?" Ling Muzhu asked worriedly.

Lin Le shook his head: "Copying the sect rules and regulations once and going down the mountain to save people for a year is not a serious punishment."

“This…” Ling Muzhu hesitated, her expression somewhat strange.

Seeing Ling Muzhu's expression, Lin Le raised an eyebrow: "What's your explanation?"

“Going down the mountain to save people for a year is nothing,” Ling Muzhu hesitated for a moment before saying, “but copying the sect rules is something you should be prepared for, junior brother. I’ve heard that this punishment is quite torturous.”

"But if it's just copying it once, it's not too much of a burden."

"Really?" Lin Le became interested, walked to the desk, and took out paper, ink, brushes, inkstones, and a large book from the storage bag.

Lin Le first opened the Book of Rules and Regulations and began to read it, while Ling Muzhu thoughtfully ground ink for Lin Le on the side.

After spreading out the paper, Lin Le took the brush from Ling Muzhu and was about to dip it in ink.

Strangely, no matter how the brush slid in the ink, no ink was absorbed.

Lin Le tried using his divine sense and magical power, but neither worked on its own. Only when both divine sense and magical power were used together could it be effective.

Moreover, if the ink is not steady enough, it will run and stain the paper, requiring every page to be rewritten. 'No wonder it's said to be torturous; it is indeed quite torturous for those with a weak foundation,' Lin Le muttered to himself.

Unfortunately, it wasn't too much of a torment for him.

Although he relied on supernatural powers, his strength had genuinely increased.

While in the Dragon and Phoenix Hall, he consumed 10,000 merits to temper his body, which also served to solidify his foundation.

The copying punishment wasn't difficult for him. The only troublesome thing was that the paper would absorb his divine sense and magic power, but its consumption rate was slower than Lin Le's recovery rate, so it wasn't a big deal.

Lin Le spent three days copying the entire tome.

During this time, Ling Muzhu saw that Lin Le was copying so smoothly, so she tried it out of curiosity and discovered the reason.

For the same reason, this was not difficult for her, given her solid foundation.

After organizing the papers into a booklet, Lin Le didn't rush to hand them in, knowing that he was moving too fast.

After asking Ling Muzhu, who had heard of the fastest speed, Lin Le decided to submit the document in four days.

Inside the quiet room, Ling Muzhu sat cross-legged, preparing to advance to the Golden Core stage.

As for the spiritual items needed, Lin Le had wiped out so many powerful figures, so naturally he wouldn't lack these three things from Ling Muzhu.

After sitting quietly for a while, Ling Muzhu's aura began to rise rapidly, just as Lin Le had expected, and her body began to emit a silver light.

Lin Le carefully observed the silver light and soon seemed to have an epiphany. After consuming ten thousand human merits, Lin Le entered a state of enlightenment.

In a silvery light, he saw the cassia tree, the moon palace, the jade phoenix, and his own moon disc.

He saw similarities and contradictions in his four great truths in the four things, and through this reverse reasoning or comparison, his four great truths began to advance by leaps and bounds.

While Ling Muzhu successfully broke through, Lin Le was still in a state of enlightenment.

Inevitably, Ling Muzhu also witnessed the manifestation of "Tao" in Lin Le and fell into a state of enlightenment.

However, before she entered into enlightenment, a moon disc appeared behind her, casting its gentle light upon her and him.

Lin Le entered a deeper state of enlightenment, and this time even the true meaning of his three secret realms began to fully display its Dao essence.

Humanitarian merits are being depleted one after another without our realizing it.

By the time Lin Le fully regained consciousness, 200,000 units of human merit had already been burned.

But such a huge expenditure was worthwhile, as the four great true meanings directly progressed from minor to major, all entering the realm of perfection.

However, this touch of the Great Dao is not enough. Just as three forces belonging to the same category are needed to move a single true meaning, only three true meanings belonging to the same category are qualified to move the superior Great Dao.

The path that Lin Le can most easily reach now is actually the Primordial Chaos Path, which he considers more difficult, because he has already comprehended the Primordial Chaos True Meaning, and with the Four Great True Meanings as nourishment, he should be able to perfect it soon.

After achieving perfection, he can directly leverage the Primordial True Meaning to access the Primordial Great Dao.

He picked up the Hundred Flowers Gourd from his waist and took a sip of water. The nourishing water inside turned into rainwater, which moistened Lin Le's almost depleted mental energy.

Looking at Ling Muzhu again, she had already collapsed to the ground and fallen into a deep sleep, showing how severely her mental energy had been depleted.

Lin Le took her pulse and, after confirming that she had successfully broken through and that it was just due to excessive mental exertion, breathed a sigh of relief. Then he held the Hundred Flower Gourd to her lips and slowly poured the Nourishing Spirit Water down her throat.

Not long after, Ling Muzhu woke up slowly in Lin Le's arms. She blinked her big, watery eyes. Her eyes had changed from the usual brownish-black to silver-blue, which did not make her look cold, but rather added a touch of gentleness.

She looked at Lin Le and asked, "Junior brother, how long have I been asleep?"

"I don't know how long you slept, but I do know that five days have passed since you broke through to the Golden Core stage." Lin Le helped Ling Muzhu up, as the Yin-Yang Twin Swords, acting as her protectors, had already told him how many days had passed.

"Oh." Ling Muzhu couldn't help but rub her eyes, her expression as innocent and charming as a little girl.

Lin Le also noticed the unusual appearance of Ling Muzhu's eyes and asked, "Senior Sister, your eyes have changed color. Have you mastered some kind of innate supernatural power?"

Ling Muzhu nodded: "Yes, it's called the Mysterious Eye, which can see through the true nature of things."

"Anything else?" Lin Le continued to ask, curious about what innate supernatural abilities Ling Muzhu could develop under the blessing of the Dao Body.

"The scent of laurel can relieve mental fatigue and stimulate physical vitality; the phoenix feather robe can protect against all evil and magic; the sound of the heavenly bell can attack the mind and spirit." Ling Muzhu was stunned for a moment after she finished speaking.

Because she actually possesses four innate supernatural powers, which is quite incredible.

Ling Muzhu subconsciously looked at Lin Le, thinking that Lin Le would give her an explanation.

Lin Le knew what Ling Muzhu wanted to ask, but instead of saying it aloud, he communicated with Ling Muzhu through divine sense.

Ling Muzhu's eyes widened suddenly, as if she had learned some news that surprised her.

"Perhaps it's because of the Spirit Jade." Lin Le used his divine sense to do two things at once, and lied as he spoke, "I was born with the Spirit Eyes because I absorbed the Spirit Jade."

“My senior sister’s situation is similar to mine. It’s normal for her to have innate supernatural powers like spiritual eyes.”

Although he didn't sense any spying, it's always better to be safe than sorry, and he obviously couldn't let Xu Lingzi know about the Dao Body.

Otherwise, who knows what he might do?

"Oh." Ling Muzhu's eyes were filled with doubt. She didn't understand why Lin Le was being so careful even in her own cave.

Lin Le stood up: "Senior Sister, you should go into seclusion to stabilize your cultivation first. I'll go hand in the copy and then go to the Scripture Pavilion to read some books. I estimate I'll be staying there for quite a while."

"Okay." Ling Muzhu nodded.

Lin Le turned and left the quiet room, while Ling Muzhu looked at her body in confusion. She was actually a Dao Body.
Stepping out of the cave, Lin Le transformed into a streak of light and arrived at the Hall of Enforcement, handing over his storage bag: "True Disciple of Tianqing, Lingzhuzi, have come to deliver your punishment."

The disciples of the Enforcement Hall opposite dared not be negligent. As a sword cultivator lineage, Tianqing Peak's disciples were mostly powerful, so many inner disciples held important positions in the Enforcement Hall.

Some law enforcement missions can be highly dangerous.

As the only true disciple of Tianqing Peak, Lin Le was already the senior disciple of Tianqing Peak when he became a disciple of Xulingzi, regardless of whether he or other disciples were willing or not.

Some inner disciples were naturally willing to serve him.

The disciples of the Enforcement Hall took out the bound books and activated their magic power. Then, a blue light shone on the books, without a trace of other colors.

The disciple from the Enforcement Hall carefully accepted the package and said, "Confirmed, Senior Brother Lingzhu."

"Hmm." Lin Le nodded indifferently, then turned and left.

Shortly after he left, the books he had copied ended up in the hands of an elder of law enforcement.

"The color is pure and bright; this true disciple of the Azure Sky Sword Manual has truly grasped its essence," the Enforcement Elder remarked, admiring the light emanating from the book.

This can be considered a way to assess the disciple's skill level.

After flipping through the pages again, the elder in charge of law enforcement suddenly became solemn. After turning to the bottom, he couldn't help but exhale, his tone full of surprise:

"In just three days, this True Disciple of the Azure Sky has become so accomplished. I'm afraid even Daoist Feixiao is no better than him."

(End of this chapter)