Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 31: Confiscating Property and Exterminating the Entire Family
Lin Le washed his fist with clean water, then knocked on the well nine times. After a few breaths, a snake's head as thick as a water bucket emerged.

As soon as it came out, it saw the corpse in the yard and couldn't help but look at Lin Le in surprise: "You're pretty ruthless. You just made an agreement last night and slaughtered a whole family this morning."

"A bunch of scum, they don't deserve to die." Lin Le clapped his hands. "Do me a favor and help me search their house for valuables. I'll give you a bigger share later."

"You're quite the bossy guy." The giant snake rolled its eyes, but didn't refuse. "Give me a few breaths."

The giant snake blew a breath, and the breath seemed to have a mind of its own, gathering all the valuables together in the manner of a whirlwind sweeping away fallen leaves.

Lin Le's pupils constricted slightly as he watched, feeling a bit apprehensive. This kind of ability was not something an ordinary Qi Refining Realm cultivator could achieve. Even the young lady from the Song family back then was probably not as strong as this giant snake.

Fortunately, its nature is more like that of a mythical beast, so there's no need to worry about it being swallowed whole for now.

Lin Le couldn't help but glance at the giant snake. If it were more ferocious, it wouldn't have put in so much effort.

"Alright," the giant snake said.

Lin Le began selecting valuables, such as jade and other precious stones, only wanting silver. He gave all the medicinal herbs to the giant snake, since with the Great Food Technique, he no longer had much need for medicinal herbs, making them somewhat inefficient.

As for the pills, Lin Le found a bottle of Spirit Blood Pills with nine pills left, and gave the rest to the giant snake.

The giant snake accepted everything without hesitation and swallowed it all.

"I'll find you somewhere else later," Lin Le said.

"Alright." The giant snake immediately sank into the well.

Lin Le changed her clothes and appearance before leaving.

On the way, he swallowed the entire bottle of Spirit Blood Pills.

He circulated the Qi-gathering technique to digest the medicinal power.

News of the Jia family's massacre spread quickly, given the overwhelming stench of blood.

At the headquarters of the Tongxin Society, three men sat together.

The man sitting in the main seat was expressionless and cold: "Can anyone tell me, has our Tongxin Society offended any important figures recently?"

The other two men remained silent.

The man sitting in the main seat continued, "Two strongholds have been destroyed one after another, and this morning one of our hall masters was wiped out. Hall Master Zhao, Hall Master Lin, do you have any ideas?"

Both hall masters shook their heads, saying no.

"That's really strange. We don't steal or rob, yet someone dares to cause trouble for our Tongxin Society!" the man sneered. "Have everyone from the stronghold gather together, and we'll be together too. I want to see who dares to mess with the Tongxin Society!"

"Yes." The two hall masters had no objections; at this point, they were also somewhat afraid.

"Master, something terrible has happened!" A police officer suddenly rushed in, shouting, "Your house has been raided!"

"What!" Hall Master Lin sat up in shock, because it was his men who rushed in.

He grabbed the man's collar with the red stick: "Whose house was raided?"

Looking at the ferocious-looking Master Lin, Hong Gun swallowed hard and said, "Your family."

Upon receiving confirmation, Hall Master Lin immediately let out a startling roar: "Ah—"

Zhao, the hall master, was about to show a gloating expression, after all, he and Lin, the hall master, didn't get along very well, but then he thought for a moment and immediately cursed, "Damn it, this is bad!"

With that, he immediately ran out.

The homes of the two hall masters were raided, and it was clear that the remaining one would be no exception.

If he doesn't make it in time, his house will be ransacked too!

Master Lin and the president of the Tongxin Association also realized this and immediately chased after them.

However, they arrived too late. Master Zhao's house was in complete disarray, with everyone dead.

Three men stood in the middle of the corpse, their faces grim and terrifying.

It is certain that the other party truly intends to wipe out the entire Tongxin Society, sparing not even their wives, children, or offspring.

Just as the three were filled with murderous intent and anger, Lin Le sat in his old home, silently circulating the Qi-Gathering Technique.

The surging yang energy, mixed with blood energy, impacted the last two meridians, the Ren and Du meridians.

Under the relentless onslaught, these two meridians were quickly opened. The cycle of Qi circulation was complete!

The yang energy surges like a river, spontaneously rushing into the lower dantian, also known as the Qihai acupoint.

With what seemed like a soft popping sound, Lin Le felt his Qi Sea open up, and a surge of Yang energy flowed into his Dantian.

Once it overflows, one can open up the Yellow Court Secret Realm and become a cultivator.

However, that's just the most common way. Unlike the three-limit martial artists who have a 50% chance of becoming cultivators, the third step of Qi Induction guarantees becoming a cultivator, but doing so also cripples one's foundation.

One must cultivate qi into liquid before one can be considered to have a good foundation, just like a martial artist cultivates blood and qi into a furnace.

Lin Le opened his eyes and saw the large white snake looking at him with bright eyes: "You really do have a Yang spiritual root."

"What, are you going to eat me?" Lin Le said.

"No, no, no, that's too wasteful." The giant snake shook its head. "Don't you understand the concept of 'slow and steady wins the race'? Let's make a deal: you give me some yang energy every day, and I'll give you some yin energy in return."

"What use would I have for Yin energy?" Lin Le replied.

"Have you been getting aroused and unable to control yourself whenever you see a woman lately?" the giant snake asked.

Lin Le glanced at it: "Do you think I look like one? You should know how many women I killed today."

The giant snake was taken aback, and upon careful thought, it was indeed true: "That doesn't make sense either. Aren't males with Yang spiritual roots supposed to have very strong desires in that area? How come you don't feel anything? Have you been castrated?"

"You're the one who got castrated! I get my morning erections every day, okay?" Lin Le immediately retorted irritably.

The giant snake thought for a moment, then exclaimed in realization, "I understand! You've probably never experienced the pleasures of sex, not even masturbation!"

Lin Le was exasperated; he couldn't answer the question, nor could he not answer it.

He's not shameless enough to tell others that he's ever masturbated.

"Alright, what use is yin energy to me anyway?" Lin Le changed the subject.

"Hmm, you must have just opened your Qi Sea," the giant snake said. "Balancing Yin and Yang will make your Qi Transformation process several times easier."

"Alright then." Lin Le nodded. "How do we transfer it? Should I just transfer it directly into your body?"

“That will do,” the giant snake replied.

Lin Le placed his hand on the snake and channeled his yang energy into it.

"Hmm~"

As the yang energy flowed into its body, the giant snake immediately felt the yin energy that had recently accumulated within it being melted away, causing it to involuntarily let out a groan. This sensation was like taking a warm bath.

In the past, it would have been enough to bask in the sun to dissipate this yin energy, but unfortunately, in order to avoid that stinking dragon, it had to dwell in underground water veins to evade its pursuit.

As a result, it had to suffer from this cold and dampness day and night.

After Lin Le finished transmitting his yang energy, he said, "It's your turn."

"Here you go." The giant snake spat out a gray pill that flew to Lin Le's mouth.

Lin Le also opened his mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

However, before the yin energy could explode, it vanished without a trace.

"Alright, let's talk about martial arts." Lin Le clapped his hands and said, "Tell us as much as you can, but we don't need to talk about the common ones."

"What do you need so many martial arts techniques for?" the giant snake asked curiously. "Do you want to cultivate the Hundred Scriptures in the furnace to break through the limits of body refinement?"

The limit of body refinement? Lin Le's mind stirred slightly, but he nodded slightly: "Yes."

“Then you’re in for a tough time,” the giant snake said. “This will really test your comprehension. If your comprehension isn’t up to par, it will be a waste of time, effort, and your future.”

“You can say it. I know my own level of understanding,” Lin Le said.

"Understood." The giant snake nodded. "Then I'll begin."

"Let's begin." Lin Le started listening attentively.

(End of this chapter)