Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 51 - The Guiding Sound of the Dao
Back in the courtyard, Lin Le only occasionally went out to browse restaurants and order some special dishes; otherwise, he stayed in the courtyard to digest his haul.

The lotus flowers swayed, and there were thirteen lotus seeds in the lotus platform, twelve of which were golden and one was earthy yellow. Among the twelve golden lotus seeds, six of them were decorated with auspicious cloud patterns.

With the consumption of local lotus seeds, Lin Le spent a year practicing the Golden Light Mantra.

Facing the rising sun, the golden light in the Yellow Court Secret Realm grew even stronger, the patterns on the Qiankun Ring regenerated, and the Five Minor Forbidden Zones were activated.

One lotus seed consumed, three years in a single thought, Lin Le's cultivation path begins.

After consuming three one-patterned Human Lotus Seeds in succession, Lin Le finally reached the perfection of his Dao Guidance cultivation.

After regaining his composure, Lin Le circulated his Daoist energy, transforming the true Qi within his body.

The true qi was milky white, but it gradually changed color. The qi in the spiritual platform turned blood red, the qi in the heavenly gate turned dark blue, and the qi in the yellow court turned golden yellow.

As the color of the True Qi changed, the buildings that had been completed in the three secret realms all changed to their respective True Qi colors.

Dao Yin is generally recognized by outsiders as an ordinary yet difficult method to practice. Its recovery speed, cultivation speed, and circulation speed are all average.

The only highlight is that after reaching perfection, the true qi becomes purer and more perfectly suited to the secret realm, making the foundation even more robust.

It is for this reason that the seemingly ordinary Daoist breathing technique has become widely known.

As for the Great Perfection, Qingli did not mention it when he transmitted the teachings.

However, Lin Le wanted to give it a try, as he felt that Dao Yin and Tuan Qi Jue were both advanced techniques for the late stages of cultivation.

After a short period of meditation and rest, Lin Le consumed another Human Lotus Seed and began to comprehend the Dao.

A mysterious feeling came over him. Lin Le looked inward at his body and saw three colors: red, yellow, and blue. These three colors combined to form various other colors, allowing him to see his own body clearly.

As the true qi circulated within his body, Lin Le heard the sounds emanating from the qi circulating through his meridians and flesh, like the sounds of bells and chimes, or the sounds of stringed instruments.

Ten breaths passed, but Lin Le was still not satisfied and consumed another one-patterned Human Lotus Seed.

Ten more breaths passed, and Lin Le consumed another Human Lotus Seed. This time, he finally memorized the entire voice.

Gradually, sounds emanated from Lin Le's body, like flowing water, towering mountains, vast oceans, and the sounds of all things.

'The Dao's Guidance? It should be called the Dao's Sound.'

After regaining his senses, Lin Le sighed inwardly.

When true qi circulates, it can flow like a gentle stream, endlessly, or it can surge forth like a mighty river.

The recovery speed, cultivation speed, and operation speed are completely different from before.

If we were to categorize them by grade, what was previously considered low-grade would now be considered top-grade.

Sitting cross-legged in meditation, Lin Le looked inward at himself. Although there was no lotus seed blessing, red and yellow still remained in his vision.

That yellow color represents his current true qi.

'His inner vision has reached the second level; it seems that enlightenment truly aids in the cultivation of the soul.'

Lin Le thought to himself, after entering meditation comes introspection, which is divided into four colors: essence, qi, spirit and truth.

After consuming all his merits, Lin Le began to focus on digesting the resources. Drops of Qi and Blood Elixir fell and turned into blood-colored jade stones that piled up in the Spirit Platform Secret Realm.

Two days later, with the last piece of jade falling, the second stone platform was completely completed.

'After achieving the Great Perfection of the Dao Guiding Technique, things have indeed become much faster.'

Lin Le sighed inwardly, then focused his inner vision on his divine power. With a thought, the Primordial Spirit Essence on the second lotus leaf suddenly split into seven parts, and the fire element within began to fall. A ball of flame suddenly appeared in the Spirit Platform Secret Realm and fell into the second stone platform.

Flames exploded, spreading like wildfire, quickly covering the entire stone platform.

The stone platform burned continuously like a candle, with flames seeping down from top to bottom.

As it burned in the flames, the originally blood-red jade became even more vibrant, turning into a deep crimson.

Watching the flames burn, Lin Le estimated the speed; it would take another day before he could truly complete the second floor.

Opening his eyes, Lin Le grasped the teapot in front of him and circulated his true qi. In just a few breaths, billowing hot steam billowed from the spout.

After heating up the tea, Lin Le poured himself a cup, but poured the rest into his gourd.

A red tongue rolled across her lips, pouring the tea into her own mouth. Qingli turned to look at Lin Le: "Second-level?"

"Mm." Lin Le nodded, tilted his head back, and took a sip of tea from the gourd.

"That's really fast." Qingli exclaimed in amazement. "Your digestive ability is probably comparable to that of a young Taotie."

"We could have a contest sometime," Lin Le said. He was also curious whether the Lotus Divine Power or the Taotie's refining ability was stronger.

"You're really getting cocky now that I'm calling you fat," Qingli rolled her eyes.

Lin Le fiddled with the gourd, then suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Qing Li, can you sense the imperial aura gathering?"

The imperial aura is mainly used to suppress the demon race, but it has little restriction on the human race, unless an official uses his official seal to suppress them.

"No," Qingli shook her head, "and it's estimated that it won't be possible to get them together for another year or two."

Lin Le paused, looking at Qing Li: "Why?"

"Because a large tomb was discovered near Dongbo Lake, it seems to be the tomb of a Golden Core cultivator. The tomb's formation is built according to the earth's veins, making its defense extremely strong," Qingli explained. "Therefore, without weakening the earth's veins, it would probably take a Nascent Soul cultivator to break it. But if a Nascent Soul cultivator comes, those big shots won't gain much."

"So, the entire Yizhou region will no longer gather imperial aura?" Lin Le asked calmly.

“No, you’re human, so you should know that some superficial things still need to be done. So it’s probably only Anzhu County that won’t gather here,” Qingli said.

"Only Anzhu County, huh!" Lin Le chuckled, his voice laced with sarcasm. He raised his gourd and took another sip of water.

Even though the Spirit-Nourishing Tea made him clear-headed, it couldn't extinguish the ever-growing flame in his heart.

Setting down the gourd, Lin Le said, "So, Dongbo Shuijun deliberately caused the flood?"

"That should be it." Qingli nodded, then leaned closer to Lin Le's ear, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"Yes." Lin Le drew circles on the mouth of the gourd with his finger, his emotions fluctuating.

Although the deaths of his parents were due to a conflict between the Xiang family and the county magistrate, the great flood of Dongbo Lake was also an undeniable factor.

"Then keep up the good work in your cultivation," Qingli said. "At your current pace, you'll become a True Person in less than ten or twenty years. With your combat power from cultivating three paths simultaneously, killing that old mudfish shouldn't be too difficult."

"Hmm." Lin Le nodded, but his eyes were cold at this moment.

Twenty years is too long. He will kill Dongbo Shuijun in three to five years, and the forces involved in this great disaster will also be destroyed!
Picking up the gun, Lin Le said to Qing Li, "Take this to the east of the city for me."

"Okay." Qingli knew that Lin Le was in a bad mood, so she didn't try to persuade him further and simply took Lin Le away.

Thank you to [Saint Aixi] for the 1500 points reward.
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