Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 210 - The Precious Body Kills the Empress
Lin Le had just come to his senses from the teleportation when he suddenly became alert and immediately took a step back.

Clang!
A dark shadow flashed past, crashing to the ground with a clang.

Then Lin Le felt a strong gust of wind blowing.

Lin Le withstood it. Although this clone didn't have much combat power, it was still relative to his main body. At least with his physical strength alone, this clone could kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator without any problem.

'Human sacrifice?'

Lin Le looked at the axes that were slowly rising again, and then glanced at the skeletons below the platform. They were densely packed, piled up into a small mountain, and there were at least ten thousand of them.

He had realized that the teleportation array was most likely a sacrificial teleportation platform, and that it was one-way.

That's a pity.

Lin Le looked up at the axe and halberd, feeling a little envious. This thing was actually a treasure, although it was a low-grade treasure, it was enough to show the wealth and power of the tomb's owner.

'As expected of the daughter of an ancient immortal?'

Lin Le began to speculate about the identity of the tomb's occupant.

Lin Le jumped off the stone platform, glanced around, and his eyes widened slightly. "Precious Body!"
Before the pile of white bones, an eight-foot-tall skeleton stood out. Although it had become quite dull with the passage of time, strange patterns still faintly appeared on it.

Without a doubt, these are the remains left by Bao Ti.

There are many signs of a precious body, such as innate unusual fire, unusual eyes, unusual bones, etc. But the common sign is that there are Dao patterns appearing on the bones.

That's a sign for the main road.

Using a precious body for sacrifice is truly terrifying.

Lin Le was astonished. After all, in the Holy Land, such a person would be directly accepted as an inner disciple and would most likely become a personal disciple.

When Lin Le walked up to the precious skeleton, he tried to tap it, but it didn't break.

Looking at the fiery red patterns, Lin Le licked his teeth and tried to communicate with the Lotus Divine Power. Then, a look of joy appeared on his face.

you can!

Without hesitation, Lin Le placed his hand on it.

In the inner realm of the supernatural power, the lotus root with blood-stained patterns dissipated, while on Lin Le's clone's side, blood threads appeared in his palm and seeped into the bones.

Before long, Lin Le withdrew his hand, and the skeleton was completely pulverized.

As for Lin Le's main body, he felt his spiritual root extending throughout his entire body.

The amount of killing karma required to evolve the Treasure Body has also been reduced by about 200,000, while the amount of killing karma consumed is only 30,000.

Lin Le licked his teeth again. According to ancient records, when nobles were buried in ancient times, there were usually at least four sacrificial pits for burial.

And for a true fairy maiden to be buried, there must be at least forty of them, right?

But we need to get out of here first.

Lin Le glanced at the large pit; there was no entrance or exit in any direction.

But what about in the sky?
Lin Le looked up at the axe, pushed off with his foot, and landed on it.

The organization appeared to be perfectly sealed, but as time went by, it began to loosen.

Lin Le pushed it a few times, and a tiny gap, no bigger than a sesame seed, appeared.

It was small, but that didn't stop Lin Le.

In a flash, Lin Le transformed into a black beetle, about the size of a sesame seed.

As Lin Le squeezed through the gap, his field of vision suddenly felt much wider.

Spreading his wings, Lin Le flew swiftly.

While controlling his clone to fly, Lin Le's main body looked at the thirty Nascent Soul or Golden Core cultivators who had entered.

As soon as the thirty people entered, they saw Lin Le standing in front of the altar.

Sensing that their innate spiritual energy had been completely drained, everyone's expressions immediately darkened, and one of them shouted at Lin Le:
"Hand over your innate spiritual energy, and I'll spare your life!"

Lin Le glanced at him indifferently, and then the man saw a three-headed, six-armed god descend.

As the six punches landed, the man saw the sky collapse and the earth crack.

Bang! The man fell to the ground and died instantly.

The remaining twenty-nine people were immediately terrified.

It should be noted that the person who spoke was a Nascent Soul Stage 2 cultivator and the leader of the Nine Treasures Sect.

Just as everyone was filled with fear, Lin Le made another move.

One by one, the remaining nine disciples of the Nine Treasures Sect fell.

"Do you have any objections?" Lin Le asked, looking at the remaining twenty people, his voice revealing a cold indifference and an unquestionable tone.

It was as if he wouldn't hesitate to kill anyone who dared to say no.

But no one dared to say no, after all, the corpses of the ten members of the Nine Treasures Sect were right in front of them, proclaiming that Lin Le possessed strength far superior to theirs.

Seeing that they didn't reply, Lin Le said, "Then let's go. Do I need to invite you?"

Without hesitation, the twenty people all retreated after he finished speaking.

Outside, the Nascent Soul cultivators who were waiting for news frowned as they watched the twenty people leave in unison, especially the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Nine Treasures Sect.

Upon seeing that not a single member of the Nine Treasures Sect had emerged, he spoke up:

"Where are my sect's disciples?"

The twenty people looked at each other, and finally the two leaders stepped forward and recounted what had just happened.

The three Dao Lords are silent, yet their cultivation is so powerful, their actions so ruthless, and they were able to enter at the right age. Clearly, they are disciples from some major demonic sect.

"Zhang Zhuguo will not participate in this treasure hunt." Zhang Zhuguo's Daoist Master led his men away.

Regardless of whether that person is a disciple from a major demonic sect, they won't gain anything from this now.

The innate spiritual energy must have been refined by that thug; there's no way to extract it. Without innate spiritual energy, this ancient ruin offers no benefit. To have to fight a demonic cultivator with no bottom line is clearly a losing proposition.

Anyway, no one in his family has died, so why be so fixated on this?

The Daoist ruler of Wei Lu thought the same thing and left with his people.

The Dao Lord of the Nine Treasures Sect remained silent, a fierce look appearing in his eyes, and stood motionless outside the bronze gate.

If they don't tear this villain to pieces, how can their Nine Treasures Sect have the face to stand on this land!
Lin Le temporarily disregarded whether the Nascent Soul cultivators outside were present or not, and focused on identifying the mechanisms.

After finding a similar mechanism, Lin Le climbed down through a crack, glanced around, and then focused his attention on a striking skeleton.

Its body is covered with green stripes.

As it fell, Lin Le consumed the essence of the killing karma.

Two hundred thousand less acts of killing.

Lin Le continued his search, and as he became more familiar with the mechanisms, he found five more sacrificial pits.

Without exception, a precious body was always offered as the most important sacrifice.

'Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Yin, Yang—that's quite sophisticated.'

After absorbing the seventh treasure body, Lin Le couldn't help but think about it.

After carefully recalling the arrangement of the seven sacrificial pits, Lin Le explored the pattern and quickly made a discovery.

The Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon in the East?

Lin Le raised an eyebrow, becoming increasingly certain that this tomb contained the remains of that true immortal woman. After all, he was very familiar with this stuff; he and the Yin-Yang Twin Swords would occasionally study the star map inside the embroidered ball.

With a clue, things will be much easier.

Following the deduction, Lin Le quickly discovered the mystery of the mechanism and entered another pool of mechanisms through a small passage.

When he went down the first mechanism he found and saw the precious bone with fiery red Dao patterns, he knew he had succeeded.

Half a day later, after absorbing the remaining essence of the last precious bone, Lin Le let out a long breath, his eyes shining brightly.

Although there weren't as many sacrificial pits as he had imagined, the twenty-eight precious skeletons were still enough to satisfy him.

The amount of killing karma required to evolve into the Treasure Body is now only 4.32 million, and even after deducting the 840,000 killed karma consumed, he still has 1.86 million killed karma.

Slaughtering the Nine Treasures Sect should be enough.

Lin Le licked his lips. A Nascent Soul Demon Lord and his affiliated forces had brought him over a million in killing karma and over a million in merit.

The more prosperous Nine Treasures Sect was obviously no less impressive, after all, they had three Nascent Soul Dao Lords.

It's time to go check out the main tomb.

Lin Le crawled back into the mechanism through the gap.

Before long, Lin Le emerged from an oil hole.

Lin Le transformed back into human form, dipped his hand in the oil, and rubbed it. Even after countless millennia, though his spiritual essence had dissipated, it still retained a fragrance.

But Lin Le felt uneasy because he knew what kind of oil it was: human oil.

I know that humans in ancient times didn't pay much attention to civilization, but seeing it with my own eyes, I still have to marvel at the brutality of a guy who has slaughtered hundreds of thousands of lives.

Lin Le looked at the stone coffin in the center and the four fully armored warriors standing there.

Arctic and the four auxiliary cities?

Lin Le walked over slowly.

Lin Le glanced at the four fully armored warriors and a look of regret appeared in his eyes.

He had thought that the bodies buried with him were four Dao beings, but he was wrong.

They were just four puppets, and they had lost all their spirit and couldn't move at all.

That's right. Without the nourishment of spiritual energy, any spirituality will decay, unless one has already become a true immortal.

Lin Le looked at his palm; it was already somewhat transparent.

Since entering the tomb, he had felt some force constantly draining his spirituality.

This is why most of the items here are already decayed, and no measures to deal with tomb raiders have been taken.

Otherwise, Lin Le didn't think he could walk safely in this large tomb.

This power is divided into two streams: one is the tomb itself, and the other is the array attached to the tomb.

As for the other one.

Lin Le looked at the stone coffin, which should contain the person inside, or rather, the ghost.

Since it was both a large tomb and a seal, Lin Le could only think that the ancient people were afraid that this person, who had defied death and returned to life, would become a ghost emperor and wreak havoc on all sides.

If you're so afraid she'll become a ghost, why not just cremate her?

Was it because the tomb's owner was of a special status that they dared not cremate him?
Speaking of which, is that true immortal still in this world?

Filled with questions, Lin Le climbed onto the high platform and got a clear look at the stone coffin.

Because the stone coffin lid had disappeared for some unknown reason, Lin Le could clearly see the person inside.

She was an extremely tall woman, about eight feet tall. Lin Le wasn't too surprised by this, since the state of the skeletons in the sacrificial pit indicated that the ancient humans, nourished by innate spiritual energy, were all extremely tall, generally around seven or eight feet tall, with some even reaching ten feet.

Lin Le looked closer and saw that her face was extremely beautiful, like a finely carved piece of jade, delicate and exquisite.

Her skin was as smooth and radiant as fresh snow, without a single flaw; her eyes were long and alluring, with slightly upturned corners, yet also carrying a cool and aloof air.
Beneath her high, straight nose, her lips were full and sensual, like ripe cherries; her eyebrows were lightly drawn like distant ink strokes, with the ends slightly upturned, adding a touch of sharp, heroic spirit to her already cold and beautiful face.

Her long, ink-black hair was piled high, adorned with a gold dragon hairpin, and a pair of phoenix earrings dangled from her ears. She wore a magnificent gold and red dress, with delicate lace embroidered on the cuffs and hem, contrasting beautifully with her exposed snow-white skin.

This entire makeup look gave her a powerful aura, yet retained a touch of feminine grace.

Like an empress.

(End of this chapter)