Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 20: Blood and Smoke

Using a dagger to cut open the tiger's neck, Lin Le disregarded the smell and began to drink large gulps of tiger blood.

He activated the Great Food Technique, quickly digesting the tiger's blood to replenish his strength and vitality.

Perhaps because this tiger had become a spirit, its blood was quite rich in energy, and Lin Le even let out a burp after drinking it.

Lin Le patted the tiger's head: "If I eat this tiger completely, I should be able to break through to the Blood Qi Thin Veil."

Although he used the Qi and Blood Elixir transformed from the ten-year-old blood ginseng to strengthen his bones and roots, a significant portion of it was actually absorbed by his blood and qi.

Now he circulates his qi and blood, and the thin gauze can cover his arms.

The value of this tiger spirit is more than equivalent to four or five blood ginseng roots.

Through introspection, three lotus seeds condensed on the lotus flower, and half a lotus root was also on the lotus whip.

Having regained some strength, Lin Le circulated his qi and blood, and with the support of his qi and blood, his arms unleashed tremendous force, dragging the tiger's carcass.

Baiya Village, the closest village to Lin Le, is where all the villagers are eagerly awaiting its arrival.

They all heard those thunderous roars of the tiger, which made them feel a glimmer of hope.

After waiting for a while, they finally saw a short figure dragging a huge tiger toward them.

Upon seeing the tiger with its flattened forehead, the villagers couldn't help but cheer, some even weeping with joy.

They wanted to welcome Lin Le.

Lin Le glanced at them coldly and roared, using his signature angry shout technique, "Get out!"

The villagers were stunned. Looking at Lin Le, who was holding a broken gun and exuding a fierce aura, they couldn't help but back away.

"Make way," Lin Le said coldly. "Otherwise, I wouldn't mind killing a few more."

Hearing Lin Le's menacing words, most people consciously made way for him.

Unexpectedly, an older woman, whether because she thought Lin Le was young or because of her inherently unruly nature, spoke up unhappily, saying, "What do you mean? We welcome you, and you're not even grateful!"

Whoosh! boom!
A headless corpse fell down, but Lin Le kicked a stone. With the help of his blood energy, the stone was fired like a large-caliber bullet, directly smashing the old woman's head.

The previously somewhat agitated scene suddenly fell silent, and those who had harbored ill intentions because of Lin Le's youthful appearance felt a chill run down their spines.

This is no kind-hearted young hero who's easy to manipulate; he's clearly a ruthless demon child who kills without hesitation!

Lin Le glanced indifferently at the villagers, dragged the tiger carcass into the village head's house, and then closed the door.

boom!
The door closed, and the villagers, who had been on edge, breathed a sigh of relief and began to murmur about how Lin Le could kill someone. Some even considered reporting it to the authorities.

Lin Le stood at the door listening, without the slightest surprise.

Humans are sometimes such strange creatures; they dare not resist the brutal rule of foreign races, yet they lose a sense of awe when facing their own kind, feeling that they can fight for something.

They completely forgot that this fellow tribesman also possessed the same, or even greater, violence as that alien tribe.

While it's possible that some of these villagers are kind-hearted, Lin Le felt there weren't many, because after being cleansed by the tiger spirit, those who dared to resist were probably all dead, and the rest were just ordinary people who prioritized their own safety.

Lin Leke hadn't forgotten that when he entered the village, no one warned him that there was a trap.

They all tacitly agreed that their safety would be exchanged for his life.

Lin Le understood why they did what they did; after all, no one wants to die. But that didn't mean he felt any goodwill towards them. The fact that he hadn't chosen to slaughter them was already a sign of his good morals; he desperately needed to accumulate some killing karma.

If someone really wants to die, then let them die, just like that old lady from earlier.

Skinning, fleshing, and deboning, Lin Le divided the tiger carcass into portions, then added them all to large pots or basins to simmer.

After it was cooked, Lin Le began to eat, practicing the Great Food Technique while eating, and using the condensed Qi and Blood Elixir to speed up the process.

A day later, Lin Le's stomach was swollen like that of a woman who was ten months pregnant, but he did not feel any discomfort.

"The snake belly has been completely and successfully modified." Lin Le patted his belly.

Looking at the tiger meat that was still more than half full, Lin Le touched his jaw, which ached from chewing, but continued eating.

A day later, the Eagle Claw Technique became much easier to master when paired with the Eagle Eagle Hand.

Another day later, the Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Knife technique, corresponding to the Fierce Tiger Back, was also more likely to succeed.

Lin Le circulated his qi and blood, and a blood mist rose around him, covering him in a thin veil.

"Indeed, each change to a superior type of bone structure strengthens the blood and qi from the root," Lin Le confirmed after gathering his blood and qi.

That tiger spirit weighed about 800 or 900 jin (400-450 kg). Even if the meat yield was 35%, it would still weigh 300 jin (150 kg). Moreover, the bones could be boiled into soup.

Including soups and side dishes, there are four or five hundred pounds of food to eat, and it's all high in energy.

Even with the Great Eating Technique, Lin Le could only digest 100 jin a day.

He had thought he would have to finish all the food to reach the complete Blood Qi Veil realm, but now it seemed the remaining food should be enough for him to break through to the Blood Qi Wolf Smoke realm.

Lin Le slapped his cheek hard and looked at the remaining food with a ruthless expression.

Carrying a large earthenware jar filled with food, Lin Le arrived outside the village, found a huge rock, smoothed it slightly, and began to crash into the rock face.

He wasn't harming himself; he was practicing the Thirteen Bodyguards' external martial arts.

Physical training is essentially a grueling, endurance-based skill that involves getting beaten up. It doesn't have much to do with comprehension; as long as you have good physical constitution, you can quickly get the hang of it.

Therefore, all the sons of wealthy families, regardless of their aptitude, would practice a martial arts technique. As long as they had enough and good healing medicine, most of them could achieve perfection around the age of twenty and were more likely to develop a superior aptitude, thus having a greater chance of becoming a cultivator.

However, choosing a martial art that is easier to develop one's physical constitution is not something that can be done randomly, since the same body part can only accommodate one type of physical constitution.

Just like Lin Le, he is more likely to have a wasp waist, so he can no longer have a big bear waist. After all, a waist that is both thick and thin is a paradox, and paradoxes cannot exist in reality.

boom! boom! boom!
Lin Le kept slamming against the stone wall, and his body quickly became bruised and battered from the powerful reaction force.

Feeling he'd had enough of the impacts, Lin Le ate while simultaneously using the Thirteen Protectors Horizontal Training method to circulate his blood and qi, adding Qi and Blood Elixir to help his body adapt to the Thirteen Protectors Horizontal Training technique more quickly.

After eating and drinking his fill, the bruises on Lin Le's body had faded, and he continued to ram against the stone wall.

The noise of Lin Le hitting the stone wall quickly attracted the attention of the villagers, but due to Lin Le's fierce presence, no one dared to go forward or accuse him of disturbing them.

This training lasted all day, and Lin Le absorbed the marrow from the last tiger bone. The blood energy transformed from the Great Food Technique also reached its peak.

Without Lin Le needing to concentrate, the barriers within the blood qi veil and blood qi smoke broke on their own.

Lin Le's whole body was glowing red, and his blood energy shot up three feet high like mist.

Blood and smoke rise, it's done!
(End of this chapter)