Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 22: Yellow Dog and Vicious Wolf
Under the blazing sun, Lin Le basked in the sunlight, sensing the yang energy generated within his body.

A moment later, he shook his head and sighed, "There has been some improvement, but not much."

Killing those two constables was just enough to regenerate a lotus root, so Lin Le naturally chose to use it immediately.

However, after digesting it, Lin Le did not feel that the efficiency of yang energy generation had increased much, it seemed to be less than one-tenth.

He estimated that one section of lotus root would not be enough for the two sections of spiritual root to grow another section.

Lin Le wasn't too surprised by this change. After all, it took two sections of lotus root to grow the second section of spiritual root, and the third section of spiritual root would require at least three sections of lotus root.

'Ideally, there would be three quarters; otherwise, the index would be a real headache,' Lin Le muttered to himself.

If it's an index, he would need to kill 20,480 people just in the last quarter to reach the required number.

Even a second-limit martial artist like Li Xingzhi, whose killing karma is worth 3 points, would still need to kill more than 6,800 people.

After glancing at the four lotus seeds inside the lotus flower, Lin Le stopped thinking about it and continued eastward.

As evening approached, Lin Le arrived at a village and sighed as he looked at the village where not a single wisp of smoke rose from the chimneys.

Floods are not actually that scary. In this world where there are gods and immortals, those powerful beings can control them in just three or four days.

What's truly terrifying is the calamity posed by demons.

When the earth's veins clash, the imperial energy protecting this land is disrupted, and the monsters lurking deep in the mountains will be eager to emerge and consume the human medicine.

The fewer people gather in a place, the thinner the imperial aura, the weaker its deterrent effect on demons, and the greater the probability of being afflicted by demonic disasters.

The place in front of us has most likely been hit by a disaster.

As Lin Le entered the village, he became increasingly certain that it had been struck by a demonic calamity.

The ruins were broken walls and windows, a scene of utter devastation.

Looking at the bloodstains splattered on the wall, Lin Le touched them; they were already dry, indicating that at least two or three days had passed since the incident.

Lin Le found a house and decided to stay there temporarily for the night.

Finding some firewood piled in the corner, Lin Lesheng lit a fire, set up a pot, and began practicing the Thunderfire Soul Refining Diagram.

In a distant grove of trees, dozens of wolves lived in a large pack.

Just as the ordinary wolves were happily gnawing on the two-legged sheep they had hunted a few days ago, a wolf nearly seven feet long slowly rose from a rock. Its gaze fell on the rising smoke, greed in its eyes, and it let out a low growl:
"Ouch!"

After a low growl, the wolves that were eating put down their food and looked at the wolf.

The alpha wolf didn't say anything, but simply jumped off the rock and walked towards a certain place. The other wolves quietly dispersed and followed behind the alpha wolf.

Just as Lin Le was quietly practicing the Thunderfire Soul Refining Diagram, he suddenly stopped, opened his eyes and looked in one direction, coldly saying, "Come out! Don't force me to take action."

No one responded.

Lin Le got up, and after a few breaths, he suddenly darted off to a certain place.

The hidden "person" was startled and immediately retreated in a panic.

But Lin Le was much faster than it, and with a hawk-claw grab, he immediately caught it.

Lin Le looked at the big yellow dog he was holding and sized it up: "A dog spirit that just gained intelligence?"

The big yellow dog in front of me looks similar to an ordinary big yellow dog, except that its fur is a bit bald, making it look like it has been injured and just recovered.

However, the intelligence in its eyes was something that ordinary dogs could not possess, so he guessed that this big yellow dog had just become intelligent.

This kind of thing is very common in disaster areas. Because of the suppression of imperial energy, it is several times, or even more than ten times, more difficult for livestock in human settlements to become intelligent than in the wild.

However, with the imperial aura weakened, some intelligent animals were able to immediately enter a state of enlightenment.

Although he had a dog spirit in his hand, Lin Le was in no hurry to kill it. Spirits are like people; there are good ones and bad ones.

"From this village?" Lin Le asked.

The big yellow dog could understand human speech and immediately nodded.

"Have you ever eaten people?" Lin Le asked again.

The big yellow dog immediately shook its head.

Lin Le put it down because he didn't sense any malice in its gaze.

If there had been even the slightest bit of malice, he would have strangled the big yellow dog instantly.
"Woof woof!" The big yellow dog whimpered, still shaken. It felt that if it answered even one wrong question, it would die.

"Where is your master?" Lin Le asked.

The big yellow dog was taken aback, assumed a pouncing stance, and then shook its head.

"Dead, eaten by other demons?" Lin Le said.

The big yellow dog nodded.

Lin Le pressed further, "What do the other fairies look like?"

The big yellow dog let out a howl.

Lin Le said, "Wolves?"

The big yellow dog nodded and howled a few more times.

"The wolf pack, I understand." Lin Le's eyes gleamed. "Can the most powerful ones speak?"

The big yellow dog nodded again.

"Are there any miraculous manifestations?" Lin Le asked again, "like blowing wind or setting fires."

The big yellow dog shook its head.

'The wolf pack led by the one who spoke is really troublesome.'

Lin Le licked his lips.

'But it's just a little troublesome.'

When a fairy reaches the stages of enlightenment and speech, her strength is linked to her physical form; the stronger her physical form, the stronger she becomes.

Like that talking wolf, if it weren't a naturally different species, if it were to fight one-on-one with the intelligent tiger it had eaten, the talking wolf would most likely be the one to die.

For example, this big yellow dog in front of us, although it has gained intelligence and is equivalent to a first-level martial artist, can still be easily killed by an ordinary person with good equipment.

So this wolf pack is similar to the one he faced when he confronted Zhao Lang and his gang.

Wolves are really destined to meet!
Lin Le chuckled softly, then looked down at the big yellow dog: "Do you want to avenge your master?"

"Woof!" the big yellow dog barked without hesitation.

“Then take me to find them tomorrow,” Lin Le said.

The big yellow dog suddenly started circling around Lin Le.

Lin Le seemed to understand something: "You mean to say that they are still around."

The big yellow dog nodded. It had come over to warn Lin Le to be on guard, but it hadn't expected Lin Le to be so strong, with a speed no less than that of the alpha wolf back then.

"Okay," Lin Le nodded. "Have you eaten?"

The big yellow dog nodded. Although the wolf pack had eaten all the meat in the village, they didn't bother to eat sweet potatoes, corn, or other grains.

It's a dog, so it'll do eat it.

"Okay then." Lin Le said and went back into the house to eat the cooked food.

The big yellow dog lay quietly to one side, watching with a hint of envy.

Although those sweet potatoes and corn are fine to eat raw, they can't compare to the sweetness and deliciousness of cooked ones.

Seeing its appearance, Lin Le ladled out a bowl for it: "Eat up, you won't lack this little bit."

The big yellow dog barked thank you, then lowered its head and started eating.

After finishing his meal, Lin Le glanced at his inner vision and discovered that the speckled dots on the third lotus leaf had disappeared, replaced by a drop of colorless liquid.

Concentrate your mind and the nectar is complete.

Lin Le chose to use it.

As the liquid dripped down, Lin Le immediately felt his mind clear, as if he had eaten mint.

As he entered and exited meditation, a hint of joy appeared in Lin Le's eyes. He could stay in the third dhyana for another three seconds. You should know that the last time he entered the third dhyana, he only stayed for three seconds.

(End of this chapter)