Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 41 - Advancing to the Qi Refining Realm
The bodies inside the Cai residence have not yet been recovered.

Lin Le arrived at the courtyard where Cai Chengxuan's body was located.

Seemingly sensing the presence of a living person, Cai Chengxuan's corpse moved strangely, as if trying to pounce on Lin Le.

'He really has become a ghost,' Lin Le thought to himself.

From Cai Xiuyong's conversation, it can be inferred that Cai Chengxuan was also deliberately cultivated in this way, in order to develop a special kind of vengeful ghost.

Therefore, Lin Le was certain that Cai Chengxuan, who died from extreme suffering, would most likely become a ghost.

However, the current situation looks more like a stalemate.

But it doesn't matter, as long as I can be saved.

Lin Le began chanting the mantra for salvation and rebirth.

Cai Chengxuan's body trembled as if struck by lightning, then remained still. Lin Le recited the mantra twice before gray mist emanated from Cai Chengxuan's body and was then inhaled by him.

Lin Le recited the Rebirth Mantra to Cai Xiuyong's corpse again, but there was no ashes, only three points of earthly merit.

After reciting the prayer to all the corpses, Lin Le's merit points reached 25.

'As expected of demonic cultivators, they only choose those with the potential to become ghosts.'

Lin Le looked at the condensed lotus seeds and thought to himself.

Lin Le casually found a place to sit down and began to internally examine the inner landscape of his supernatural powers.

The three drops originated from the nectar of the souls of Cai Xiuyong, who controlled the two ghosts, and Cai Chengxuan, which was then consumed.

Lin Le felt a throbbing sensation in his head and immediately entered a meditative state.

One breath into meditation, one breath to hear thunder, one breath to see thunder, and another breath to be engulfed in thunder and fire.

The pain, as if his flesh were being torn apart, came over him, but Lin Le silently endured it, and the swelling subsided at a rapid pace.

As the swelling subsided, the pain also became less and less severe.

A sense of harmony gradually arises in the soul.

When Lin Le woke up, it was already dawn.

He actually entered a meditative state for more than two hours, far exceeding the previous record.

'It seems the Soul Refining is nearing completion.'

Lin Le felt the agility of the mud ball, as if it could leap out at any moment.

'I just don't know if there's a limit to soul refining.'

Lin Le recalled the Thunderfire Soul Refining Diagram, but he did not see any mention of this aspect. After the Fourth Meditation, he directly entered into meditation and turned to internal observation.

'Why don't we ask Qingli?' Lin Le thought to himself, as he could tell that Qingli possessed a systematic inheritance.

Thinking this way, Lin Le asked the same question.

"The limit of soul refinement? There is no such thing." Qingli shook her head after hearing the question. "In the end, soul refinement is actually a genius taking the path of the future and cultivating it in the present."

"Whether it's body refinement or Qi cultivation, in the end you have to cultivate your soul. Soul refinement is just a step ahead and an acceleration of it."

"Therefore, most of the top experts cultivate both the Heavenly Gate, Yellow Court, or Spirit Platform."

"What about the third cultivation?" Lin Le asked curiously.

“That’s generally not possible, since everyone’s aptitude is different. A physique that emphasizes both the Yellow Court and the Spirit Platform is extremely rare.” Qingli glanced at Lin Le. “You’re not thinking of cultivating three things, are you? That requires a lot of resources.”

"Let's give it a try first." Lin Le said noncommittally, "When we run out of steam, we can just abandon one of them."

"As long as you have your own ideas," Qingli nodded. "Where are you going next?"

"First, I'll cultivate in seclusion for two or three days until I reach the Qi Refining Realm, and then I'll go and pick off all the wealthy men in town one by one," Lin Le said.

"Oh, don't forget to buy me some food." Qingli then opened her mouth, and a breath of energy flew out from Lin Le's body and landed in his mouth. "I've lifted the restrictions for you."

"Aren't you afraid I'll betray you?" Lin Le patted his chest and laughed.

"Hmph, at worst I'll just eat you when the time comes." The white snake raised its head and said arrogantly, "With your little skill, you probably won't escape my grasp."

"Yes, yes, Great Cultivator Qingli." Lin Le turned around. "I'll have someone send the food over. Remember to eat on time."

"I don't need you to remind me," Qingli muttered. "I'm not a child anymore. I'm old enough to be your great-aunt."

Two days later, at the inn
As Lin Le digested the newly produced Concentration Dew, a spark of spiritual energy suddenly emerged between his brows.

Lin Le's vision suddenly went completely black, or rather, it couldn't be said to have gone completely black; he could still see a patch of red. The red formed bones, flesh, muscles, and internal organs.

This is his body.

The thought crossed Lin Le's mind, but he had no reason to believe it.

He carefully observed his body, watching his organs function.

'When creating your own martial arts, you need to be able to internalize your inner energy at all times; that might save you hundreds of merit points,' Lin Le couldn't help but think.

When he created the Thirteen Revolutions of Fighting Heaven, the most troublesome thing was the coordination between his blood and internal organs. If he hadn't been fearless of death for a year, he probably would have died suddenly in less than half a year.

After observing for a while, Lin Le stopped observing and instead meditated for another half day.

After confirming that the treatment was complete, Lin Le began his breakthrough.

The first breakthrough was in the Lingtai Secret Realm.

Lingtai refers to the heart.

The inner dantian is called the Crimson Palace, and the Spirit Platform Secret Realm is hidden within it.

As soon as Lin Le had a thought, the Blood Pill, which was located in the Crimson Palace, exploded.

The blood energy surged and filled the crimson palace. Without even searching, they found the wandering secret realm and flocked into it.

If it were an ordinary person, they could only rely on that thin blood essence to search for it. If they were not careful, they would accidentally damage their heart, causing a great loss of vital energy or even sudden death.

Lin Le didn't check the result, but instead detonated the Qi Dan located in his Qi Sea again.

The Yellow Court and the Spirit Platform must be cultivated simultaneously from the beginning. Otherwise, once the secret realm is stable, it will absorb all the Qi in the body and convert it into True Qi. At that time, neither internal Qi nor blood Qi will be generated again.

A large amount of yang energy surged into the Yellow Court Secret Realm that had been found long ago.

This is also one of the benefits of cultivating the Qi Sea. You can gradually find the answer during daily practice. If one day doesn't work, try two days; if two days don't work, try three days. Eventually, you'll stumble upon the perfect opportunity.

This is also why most people in the Qi Induction Realm can advance to the Qi Refining Realm.

With the secret realm fixed in place, Lin Le's mind was also pulled into two separate small worlds.

One is a vast expanse of golden land, about ten feet in circumference, with five red pillars in the middle, each shaped like a bone and five feet high.

One is a crimson stone platform, about ten feet in circumference, with thirteen different patterns on its surface, such as dragons, phoenixes, and monkeys.
Both are still slowly expanding.

At this moment, Lin Le looked inward and mobilized his excess blood and energy to rush into the Niwan point between his eyebrows.

He could clearly see that glimmer of light moving about.

The blood energy rushed in, freezing the spiritual light.

This is also why many people in the Heavenly Gate practice dual cultivation, because refining the soul does not generate qi, and to open it up, one needs to rely on other qi.

With his spiritual light fixed, Lin Le saw a small world again.

The clouds drifted and filled an area of ​​about ten feet in radius, with flashes of lightning within them.

It is also slowly expanding.

The first to expand to its limit was the Lingtai Secret Realm, after all, Lin Le had accumulated the most profound knowledge in this area.

Then comes the Yellow Court Secret Realm.

Lin Le mobilized his remaining blood and yang energy and poured them into the Lingtai Secret Realm.

Finally, it was extended to its limit of ten zhang.

The three small worlds stabilized, and suddenly a point of spiritual light flew out from the middle of each, dancing within Lin Le's body.

Lin Le tried to control them, but found that he couldn't, and could only let them fly around.

In the end, one crashed into the golden light representing the Golden Light Divine Mantra, another crashed into the residual blood energy, and the last one actually flew into the inner realm of supernatural power.

It cruised around for a while before crashing directly into the Sun and Moon Essence.

do not!
Lin Le cried out inwardly, "That's my trump card! Otherwise, why would I be so reckless as to go looking for Cai Xiuyong and the mountain demon?"

It was only because the Sun and Moon Spirit Elixir could be released briefly that he was able to escape.

Unfortunately, that spark of light didn't listen to him at all and had already crashed into the elixir of the sun and moon.

(End of this chapter)