Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 186 - Borrowing the Book from the Petty Man Han Ming
Tianshu Peak, with its carved railings and painted beams built against the mountain, is like a phoenix tail feathers curving in the wind, while the Sutra Repository at the summit is like a phoenix sitting down with its wings folded, looking down proudly at the mountains.

Lin Le rode on auspicious clouds and landed on a platform halfway up the mountain. The seventy-two mountain peaks embroidered on his sleeves were eye-catching.

All the disciples still on the platform were watching this handsome young man.

"Tianqing True Disciple, could it be the true disciple who just joined the sect the month before last?" a male disciple asked his companion.

The companion nodded: "Yes."

"Having a natural spiritual body is really great!" the male disciple exclaimed enviously. "Directly promoted to a true disciple!"

A female disciple watched Lin Le walk by, her eyes occasionally glancing downwards. She couldn't help but swallow hard: "Crimson Sun Spiritual Body, gulp, I wonder how powerful he would be in dual cultivation?"

"Pah, you slut!" her female companion spat. "Shameless!"

"Hehehe, you won't say that once you experience the wonders of dual cultivation." The female disciple wasn't annoyed; instead, she said meaningfully.

Lin Le paid no attention to the discussions of the crowd and simply strode into the Sutra Repository.

At each staircase entrance, there is a counter with disciples waiting behind it to offer book recommendations, process borrowing procedures, and check access tokens.
Holding his identity jade token, Lin Le entered the eighth floor without any hindrance.

At this time, the person in charge of guarding this place was changed from a disciple to an elder.

Lin Le held up his identity jade token and said politely, "This disciple has come to receive the true disciple's benefits."

The elder of the Sutra Repository accepted the jade token and asked with a gentle smile, "Does Junior Nephew Lingzhu have a target?"

"Yes," Lin Le said directly, "Fractal Shadow, Tianshan Furnace Blood Battle Scripture."

As true disciples, you can receive a minor supernatural ability and the true scripture of any lineage for free.

The Xuantian Sect has collected a total of five minor supernatural abilities: Shrinking the Earth to an Inch, Seeing Soldiers in Grass and Trees, Splitting Shadows, Substituting One Plum for Another, and Calling a Name to Make One Fall from a Horse.

Lin Le knows how to use Shrinking Earth to an Inch; Seeing Grass and Trees as Soldiers is not as useful as the Embroidered Ball Dao Soldier; Substituting Plum for Peach is somewhat useful, but it is not as good as the Burning World Mystic Lotus Undying Wheel; Calling Name to Fall Off Horse requires knowing the other party's name first, which has great limitations, so Lin Le doesn't like it much.

Therefore, only the minor supernatural power of Fractal Image remains. It can separate another complete self. Although it has no combat ability, it is quite useful for dodging spells and distracting enemies because it is another "self".

Furthermore, it can be upgraded to a great supernatural power—the Great Incarnation Universal Divine Technique.

Then, Tianshan Peak is also one of the strongest Dao lineages of Xuantian Sect, specializing in the cultivation of the Spirit Platform Dao, and its physical body attainments are considered the strongest.

This is also the true scripture that the true disciples of Tianqing Peak have generally studied as supplementary practices throughout the generations. After all, although sword cultivators follow the Yellow Court path, their fighting style is similar to that of body cultivators, and a strong physical body is essential.

The elder of the Sutra Repository was not too surprised by Lin Le's choice. He nodded and said, "Wait a moment."

After saying that, he waved his hand, and two jade slips flew over and landed in his hand.

"Once it is examined, a restriction will be placed on the sea of ​​consciousness to prevent it from being leaked. I hope the true disciple of Lingzhu will not mind." The elder of the Scripture Pavilion handed the jade slip to Lin Le.

"Okay." Lin Le didn't mind at all; it was just a normal procedure.

After receiving the two jade slips, Lin Le read the information inside and then returned them to the elder of the Scripture Pavilion.

Then he added, "I wonder if my privileges have been upgraded?"

"Yes, would you like to borrow the Lingzhu True Instruction again?" The elder of the Scripture Pavilion nodded.

“Yes, I want to borrow the Heavenly Soul Mortal Scripture,” Lin Le said.

For a true disciple to borrow another manual on the method of leaving the body, they would have to contribute tens of thousands of merits.

However, Lin Le's privileges in the Sutra Repository had been upgraded, granting him the same rights as a Daoist, allowing him to borrow one Out-of-Body Method free of charge every sixty years.

“Okay.” The elder of the Scripture Pavilion couldn’t help but look at Lin Le with surprise, because Tianhun Peak belonged to the rare Tianmen sect, and its fundamental true scripture naturally belonged to the Tianmen sect.

Could this junior disciple be trying to cultivate all three paths simultaneously?
The elder of the Sutra Repository handed another jade slip to Lin Le.

After recording the information, Lin Le turned around and went to the seventh floor to examine the jade slips.

The elder in charge of guarding the library chose to pretend he hadn't seen it.

Because with Lin Le's current authority, he can indeed browse through a large number of Nascent Soul Realm techniques.

The true disciples who come here borrow one book and leave. Occasionally, a few come over to chat with Lin Le, but Lin Le politely brushes them off.

There are also a very small number of people who come with the sole intention of finding fault, like the one in front of us.

"Junior brother, with so many techniques, are you planning to sneak out of the sect?"

The moment he opened his mouth, he labeled Lin Le, clearly targeting him intentionally.

Lin Le looked up and glanced at the young man beside her: "Who are you?"

“Jian Zhuzi, you’re exactly three rounds older than Junior Brother Lingzhu,” the young man said with a smile, but his smile looked anything but malicious.

"Senior Brother Jianzhu, does that mean you also have such thoughts?" Lin Le replied coldly.

“Hey, you can’t say that. I’m not as diligent as you, junior brother.” The young man waved his hand. “Look at you, you’ve read five or six jade slips in an hour. No normal person reads like that.”

“You’re right, I’m not a normal person, I’m a genius.” Lin Le turned back to continue selecting jade slips. “What good would a piece of trash like you know about what a genius is thinking?”

The young man's face stiffened instantly, then he chuckled and said, "Oh, oh, oh, Junior Brother Lingzhu, you're so arrogant, saying that we true disciples are all trash."

"Boring platitudes, that's all you'll ever be." Lin Le sighed, picked up a jade slip and continued reading.

"So, Junior Brother admits it?" Jian Zhuzi asked. Lin Le didn't reply, but continued selecting jade slips.

"Hey, why aren't you saying anything, junior brother? Do you think your boastful words just now were too unbelievable?" Jian Zhuzi continued sarcastically.

Lin Le remained silent, treating him as if he were invisible.

This dismissive attitude ignited a spark of anger in Jian Zhuzi's heart: "I'm asking you a question, Junior Brother Lingzhu!"

Lin Le put down the jade slip and walked past him without even glancing at Jian Zhuzi.

As her inner fire began to ignite, Jian Zhuzi narrowed her eyes: "Junior Brother Lingzhu, I'm asking you a question."

Lin Le simply picked up a jade slip and continued examining it, completely ignoring the jade bead.

The best way to deal with a petty person like this is to keep talking to him until you get what he wants, leave him a hook, and then ignore him and drive him crazy.

Seeing that Lin Le still ignored him, a cold glint appeared in Jian Zhuzi's eyes.

Jian Zhuzi turned around: "Since that's the case, I have no choice but to spread the word about Junior Brother Lingzhu's remarks."

Lin Le still didn't respond.

After Jian Zhuzi reached the top of the stairs, he suddenly heard a sneer behind him.

The laughter was full of sarcasm.

*Thud!* This caused Jian Zhuzi to stomp heavily, the sound so loud that the inner disciples on the fifth floor couldn't help but look in her direction.

"What are you looking at?" Jian Zhuzi coldly glanced at everyone, her face full of murderous intent.

Many inner disciples immediately shrank back and fell silent.

As Jian Zhuzi walked out of the scripture pavilion, the murderous aura on her face suddenly vanished, replaced by a slight frown.

This disciple of the Azure Sky Sect was more stable in temperament than he had imagined.

He became famous at a young age and acted violently. One would expect him to be an arrogant and easily angered person, but the fact is that his mental stability is better than that of an average person.

It's a headache; setting a trap for someone like this is much harder than for anyone else.

Jian Zhuzi sighed. If it weren't for his master's orders, he wouldn't have bothered to antagonize this Lingzhuzi. Although he was a petty person, even petty people don't act without self-interest, you know.

He saw no benefit in offending Lingzhuzi, and what good would it do to win his master's favor? The position of head disciple was firmly in his hands, and had nothing to do with him.

Tsk, the more I think about it, the angrier I get. I'll drag my senior brother down with me later.

Jian Zhuzi flew away on auspicious clouds.

Inside the library, Lin Le continued reading attentively, seemingly unaffected.

He's just a Nascent Soul cultivator who's changed one level. If this weren't the Xuan Tian Sect, he would have smashed his head in the first place.

Why are you arguing with him?

Time passed little by little, and Lin Le welcomed another true disciple.

"Tianwu Peak, Hanmingzi greets Junior Brother Lingzhu." A tall and alluring woman came to Lin Le's side, speaking softly, like a gentle mist.

Lin Le glanced at her; her figure was alluring, and even the loose Taoist robe couldn't hide her voluptuous curves.

I wonder if all those with Yin Spirit Roots look like this?

The thought flashed through Lin Le's mind. Yin and Yang spiritual roots attract each other, and he could easily feel his body's impulse towards this woman.

"Greetings, Senior Sister Hanming," Lin Le said politely. "May I ask what business you have with me?"

Han Mingzi also sized up Lin Le. The Xuan Tian Sect was so large that it wasn't without people with Yang Spiritual Roots, but clearly none of them had the same appeal as the one in front of him.

She could hardly contain herself just by smelling the faint fragrance emanating from her body.

I really want to try it.

Han Mingzi licked his teeth with his tongue, thinking to himself, but smiled faintly and said, "Can't I come to you if there's nothing wrong, Junior Brother Lingzhu?"

"Hmm." Lin Le lowered her eyes and continued reading the jade slip. "I have something to do. If you don't have anything to do, Senior Sister, it's best not to come looking for me."

Unexpectedly, Han Mingzi's expression froze upon hearing this rebuff; she hadn't anticipated Lin Le's response.

To be honest, even someone as mature as her couldn't control herself when she saw Lin Le, let alone Lin Le, who was still a teenager.

Young people are known for their fiery tempers, so why would they reject a beautiful woman's advances?
"Junior brother, are you looking for some specific spell?" Han Mingzi continued, "I see you've been flipping through a lot of jade slips in an hour. If you need one, I can help you find it."

"No need, I'm just taking a look," Lin Le said calmly. "If I really need a specific spell, I can ask the elders. Surely Senior Sister knows more about the Scripture Pavilion than the elders?"

The elder of the Sutra Repository immediately looked up calmly, as if to say, "Don't worry about me."

"Is that so? Then I'll take my leave first. Come visit Tianwu Peak when you have time." Han Mingzi said gracefully, her slightly lowered cleavage making her white skin dazzling.

Lin Le's attention was still on the jade slip, and she said casually, "I will, Senior Sister."

Seeing Lin Le's complete indifference, Han Mingzi gritted her teeth inwardly; this was the first time she had suffered a setback in terms of charm.

(End of this chapter)