Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 23 Merit of the Underground Path
The campfire burned slowly until the bright moon was high in the sky.

Lin Le suddenly opened his eyes and grasped the long sword beside him, which belonged to Li Xingzhi.

The tiger bone spear was just a simple spear he made by fixing it with tree sap and other materials; it was already quite good that it could fight Li Xingzhi.

When facing a pack of wolves, it's better to have a sturdier weapon.

As soon as Lin Le woke up, the big yellow dog that had been dozing next to him suddenly stood up and growled.

Lin Le took a running start and jumped onto the roof. Looking around, he saw forty or fifty pairs of eerie green eyes staring at him.

Lin Le wasn't nervous; instead, he was thinking about a question: could ordinary wolves be punished for killing?
In his daily cooking, he has killed chickens and fish, but he has never committed any killing.

Killing that tiger did earn me two points of karmic debt.

Therefore, it can only be confirmed that only demons who have attained enlightenment or higher have the karma of killing.

Let's try it out.

Lin Le glanced at the tall wolf standing outside the door, sneered, and then leaped out with a burst of speed.

The leap covered ten meters, landing right next to a wolf.

Then Lin Le raised his sword and slashed, and the wolf's head immediately fell to the ground.

The merit is increased by one, but the karma of killing is not.

It can be confirmed that only sentient beings commit the act of killing.

Lin Le glanced around and charged toward a larger wolf.

"Awoo!" The alpha wolf howled, and all the wolves charged toward Lin Le.

Lin Le remained indifferent and slashed upwards with his knife.

puff!

A wolf that had recently pounced was instantly cut in two.

Like a tiger among sheep, the surrounding wolves had no chance against Lin Le. Even the intelligent wolves were killed instantly by Lin Le's cleavage.

To Lin Le's surprise, however, the intelligent wolf only provided a little bit of killing karma.

Is there a hidden condition?

Lin Le looked at the alpha wolf and suddenly accelerated towards it.

The alpha wolf ran away without looking back.

It has gained intelligence, not stupidity. Even the wild wolves in the pack, second only to it, are no match for Lin Le, let alone it.

It's worth noting that it took it quite a bit of effort to deal with the unruly wolves back then.

Just then, a yellow figure suddenly darted out and crashed directly into the alpha wolf.

The alpha wolf that is running will inevitably stop to regain its balance and avoid falling.

Upon recognizing its attacker, the alpha wolf roared angrily, "Awooo!"

Out of consideration for Kaizhi, it had spared the life of this big yellow dog.

It originally wanted to restore the big yellow dog's wild nature before taking it into the pack, since wolves and dogs are inseparable.

Who would have thought that this big yellow dog would find a new human master!

The alpha wolf charged straight at the big yellow dog, wanting to kill this creature that couldn't shake its habit of eating excrement.

But Lin Le had already arrived at that moment.

A white ape splits the sun!

Using a knife instead of a gun, Lin Le slashed down, a bloody light emanating from his body.

A crimson blade flashed, slashing down on the alpha wolf's waist.

"Awooo!" With a mournful cry, the alpha wolf was knocked away and landed on the ground with its intestines spilling out.

Seeing Lin Le charging towards them, the alpha wolf quickly exclaimed, "Human, I'm willing to be your dog!"

Its response was a merciless stab from Lin Le.

The wolf's head fell to the ground, and thirteen points of merit and three points of killing karma entered the inner vision.

'Three points of killing karma...it seems the demons during their awakening period undergo a hidden transformation.'

Lin Le pondered that both the Open Speech and Second-Limit Martial Artists have three points of killing karma, which means that they are the same in terms of life level. However, the Enlightenment has one or two points of distinction, which means that the Enlightenment may be more than just the Enlightenment.

Lin Le shook his head slightly and didn't think about it anymore. After all, he wasn't a demon, so he should leave such questions to the wise.

With a burst of energy from his legs, Lin Le chased after the wolf pack that had scattered due to the death of their alpha wolf. Although killing ordinary wolves did not incur any karmic retribution, it did bring merit.

There's nowhere to grow lotus seeds now, but that doesn't mean there won't be in the future; naturally, the more the better.

During this time, Lin Le also had the big yellow dog act as a hunting dog to chase after the remaining wolves.

Finally, they chased them to a blood-soaked forest filled with broken bones.

Looking at the broken bones on the ground, Lin Le quickly identified them as human bones.

They must all be people from the village.

The big yellow dog seemed to smell something, came to a group of bones, and let out a mournful whimper.

Lin Le glanced at it and knew that the skeleton must belong to its owner.

Without offering any words of comfort, Lin Le began collecting the remains.

Because they were too fragmented, Lin Le had no choice but to collect them all and pile them together.

Lin Le found a few more pieces of cloth, wrapped up its owner's broken bones in front of the big yellow dog, and placed them in front of it.

"Find a place you think is good and bury him," Lin Le said softly. "May he rest in peace."

"Woof." The big yellow dog nodded, picked up the cloth bag, and left.

Lin Le also went back to the village, found a cart, and brought all the remains back.

He piled up firewood, lit a fire, and the flames engulfed the group of corpses. Lin Le also used the firelight to dig a large pit next to them.

By dawn, after the pit was dug, Lin Le glanced at the still-burning fire and extinguished it with soil.

He burned the bones only to remove the smell of blood and prevent some demon from digging them up and eating them after he left.

So just cook it until it's almost done.

After pushing all the remains into the large pit, Lin Le found a stone slab, coated the blade with blood, and split the slab into a rectangle, placing it in front of the pit.

He carved "Tomb of all villagers of Qiaomu Village" with a knife.

Lin Le then stomped off the wolf heads with a knife and piled them in front of the tombstone.

"This can be considered a burial item; you should like it," Lin Le said softly, looking at the tombstone.

"By the Supreme Lord's decree, may your lonely soul, all ghosts and demons, and all beings of the four kinds of life be saved by this decree, and may you be reborn quickly! May you be reborn quickly!"

After reciting the mantra for salvation and rebirth from his previous life, Lin Le suddenly froze, realizing that his yang energy had decreased.

Upon further introspection, he saw that another lotus seed had sprouted beside the ten lotus seeds on the lotus.

But unlike the other golden lotus seeds, this lotus seed was yellowish-brown.

Earthly Merit
Suddenly, Lin Le received a message in his mind that merit is also divided into three types: Heavenly Way, Earthly Way, and Human Way.

Humanity, like Lin Le's usual killing of evildoers, involves rewarding the good and punishing the bad, which can promote the flourishing of humanity.

The earth, just like Lin Le at this moment, promotes natural circulation and regulates the earth's energy.

The Way of Heaven promotes the improvement of rules and the strengthening of the world.

After understanding the information, Lin Le looked at the tombstone in front of him, a strange look appearing in his eyes. So, if he hadn't been buried and the Rebirth Mantra hadn't been recited, ghosts would have appeared here.

Ghosts are the souls of the dead. Ghosts should go to the underworld to be reincarnated. If they remain in the mortal world with resentment and anger, they are considered monsters, disrupting the balance of Yin and Yang, and should be saved.

Today, Lin Le'an buried all the villagers of Qiaomu Village and killed the wolf to appease their resentment, eliminating the potential danger of confusion between Yin and Yang. Only then did he achieve these ten merits.

Lin Le looked at the big yellow dog beside him: "Is the burial complete?"

The big yellow dog nodded.

Lin Le said, "If you want to stay here, let me find you a better family to live with."

"Woof." The big yellow dog barked at the tombstone, indicating that it wanted to stay there.

"Then remember to take good care of yourself," Lin Le said, patting its head.

"Woof woof." The big yellow dog nodded.

(End of this chapter)