Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 19 Lin Le Fights the Tiger
Lin Le cooked the meat and rice over a wood fire.

After the rice was cooked, Lin Le ate it heartily, and the Qi and Blood Elixir fell from the lotus leaf.

The vast amount of vital energy transformed Lin Le's stomach and intestines along with his blood and qi.

As Lin Le continued to eat, his belly began to swell, eventually becoming as fat as a woman who was six or seven months pregnant.

"Burp!" Lin Le let out a burp, and he had already eaten all the food on the stove that was enough for his family of four to eat for a week.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Lin Le quickened his digestion until the sun began to set, at which point his stomach returned to normal.

Patting his belly, Lin Le estimated that he had basically developed his "snake belly".

Looking inward through his inner vision, he saw a drop of precious qi and blood liquid forming again on the lotus leaf.

Lin Le used it again, this time he practiced Eagle Claw Kung Fu, and his weapon was already the White Ape Spear, while the Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Saber had some overlapping roles.

He is about to face a monster, so it's more important to make up for his weaknesses.

Moreover, strong finger strength is also beneficial for using a gun.

This practice session lasted for an hour.

'Indeed, the snake's belly has greatly benefited my martial arts training.'

Lin Le finished his practice and looked at his fingers, which had become longer and more slender, and couldn't help but sigh.

In the past, the Qi and Blood Elixir he accumulated in a day would only be enough for him to practice Tongbei Fist twice, but now it takes him fifty times to digest it.

Even though Eagle Claw Kung Fu is less advanced than Tongbei Kung Fu, his increased appetite by more than ten times is undeniable.

Lin Le picked up a piece of gravel, squeezed it hard, and the stone cracked into several pieces.

After throwing down the pebbles, Lin Le looked in the direction of the woods that the farmer had pointed out.

According to the farmer, the tiger was probably a tiger that had just begun to become a spirit, possessing some intelligence, equivalent to a martial arts master with a thin layer of blood and qi.

Before beasts become demons and enter the Qi Refining Realm, there is another realm called the Mortal Transformation Realm.

It is further divided into four minor realms: Enlightenment, which is the initial possession of wisdom; Speech, which is the refining of the transverse bone and the ability to speak human language; and Meridian Opening, which is the initial exploration of the power of the bloodline. When one reaches this minor realm, even wild beasts will enter the Qi Refining Realm and become demons.

The fourth minor realm of enlightenment involves a physical form that resembles that of one's bloodline ancestor. This is similar to the fourth limit of the Body Refinement Realm, and only exceptional talents can advance to this stage.

Therefore, when the farmer said that the tiger couldn't speak, Lin Le could confirm that the tiger that had become a spirit was equivalent to a thin veil of blood and qi.

Furthermore, if it were even stronger, it would choose to eat people every meal, instead of once every seven days.

Ultimately, it fears that the villagers, in a desperate struggle for survival, might injure it.

If it were a martial artist of the same caliber as a wolf, its fur would be something that ordinary people could not harm with weapons.

"Even wild beasts that have become sentient are still wild beasts; they are still afraid of getting hurt."

Lin Le inexplicably recalled the words that the refined man had taught him.

Just as Lin Le was looking at the grove of trees, a pair of eerie green eyes in the grove were also watching his location with greedy eyes.

The rich scent of blood, which could be smelled even from thousands of meters away, made it drool.

It lingered in the woods, eventually choosing to remain still, because it wanted its chosen traitor to test it.

It's not a big deal if the traitor isn't tied up; at worst, he'll go and kill someone. But it's much better if he is tied up, saving him from taking any risks.

It also knew that with that strong blood aura present, the prey's strength must be considerable, so it would avoid injury if possible, just like how it chose two people to guard a large group of food for it.

Lin Le sat in the bedroom and began refining his soul until dawn.

After reaching the second dhyana, entering samadhi is similar to light sleep, occasionally replacing sleep, and does not cause him to lack energy.

Lin Le cooked over a fire and then ate a large meal, finishing all the food in the house.

Then, the Great Eating Technique was used to aid digestion.

After the refining process was nearly complete, Lin Le took the spear and went outside.

As soon as he stepped outside, he noticed some eyes on him, but Lin Le didn't care and walked towards the woods.

Behind him, seeing Lin Le walk towards the grove, the villagers couldn't help but gape, their eyes filled with surprise, disdain, and hope. Upon reaching the grove, before Lin Le could even give a challenge, a large, colorful insect slowly emerged from the trees, its length exceeding ten feet without its tail.

As soon as it came out, it stared intently at Lin Le, as if he were a precious treasure.

Last night, it was far away and only had a vague feeling about it, but now that it was right in front of it, it realized how delicious the blood food in front of it was.

Eat it and you'll definitely undergo a major transformation!
The thought arose in the mind of the giant, spotted insect for no apparent reason.

With a single thought, greed arose, and the colorful worm no longer hesitated; it was determined to eat Lin Le today, even if it would be injured.

The colorful worm gently pressed its two front paws on the ground, then leaped down from mid-air.

Lin Le calmly watched the tiger pounce.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Le saw the tiger pounce and quickly dodged behind the spotted tiger.

It's hardest for a tiger to see people from behind, so it put its front paws on the ground, twisted its waist, and tried to flip Lin Le over with its hind paws.

Lin Le nimbly dodged again.

Seeing that it couldn't overturn him, the tiger roared angrily, its voice like a thunderclap, shaking the entire forest.

Then, the tiger raised its iron-like tail and swept it sharply, but Lin Le once again nimbly dodged it.

It turns out that tigers only have three attack moves: pounce, swat, and scissor. If all three moves miss, their momentum is already halved.

Seeing that it couldn't cut Lin Le, the tiger roared again and pounced once more.

Seeing the tiger pounce again, Lin Le swung his spear with both hands, channeled all his energy, and slashed down from mid-air.

This move was a killing blow: White Ape Splitting the Sun!

boom!
Lin Le's timing was perfect; the entire shot hit the giant, mottled insect squarely on the forehead.

*Crack!* With a single blow, Lin Le's spear broke.

Ultimately, it's made of wood, and although it's made of high-quality wood, it's still just ordinary wood.

This tiger has become a spirit; it's an exaggeration to say its bones are harder than refined iron, but they're no less hard than coarse iron.

Given Lin Le's extraordinary strength, it was not surprising that the gun barrel broke upon impact with the gun.

The tiger roared and pounced again in a frenzy.

Lin Le quickly jumped back ten steps.

Although the breakage of the spear shaft was somewhat unexpected, the damage it caused was extraordinary; the section of the spearhead, crafted from fine iron, was now embedded in the tiger's forehead.

But the tiger's pounce landed right in front of Lin Le.

Lin Le was not about to let this opportunity slip by. He tossed aside the broken gun barrel, grabbed the tiger's head with both hands, flipped over and straddled its neck, forcefully pressing its head down.

The tiger struggled desperately, but the gunshot had left it somewhat dazed and unable to muster any strength.

Lin Le used all his strength to hold the tiger down, refusing to let go for a moment, and then kicked the gun blade on the tiger's head.

The spearhead was kicked away, but it also widened the wound on the tiger's head.
The tiger, in pain, roared loudly, and its paws dug a hole in the ground.

Lin Le used both arms to press the tiger's mouth directly into the pit it had dug.

The two sides reached a stalemate, but how much more energy did they expend?
Lin Le glanced at the inner vision of his divine power, and the freshly refined Qi and Blood Elixir immediately flowed into his body, restoring his blood and strength.

In the end, the tiger was subdued by Lin Le and had no strength left.

Lin Le pressed down on the tiger's head with his left hand, and took the opportunity to pull out his right hand, raising his iron-like fist and using all his strength to strike the tiger's head wound.

After being punched fifty or seventy times, the tiger's skull was shattered, and blood gushed from its eyes, mouth, nose, and ears.

After confirming that both the killing karma and the merit had been credited to him, Lin Le finally released the tiger, let out a long breath, and felt his body become somewhat limp.

There will be another chapter this afternoon.

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