Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 87 - Storming the County Government Office

Watching Lin Le disappear, Xiang Lingchen's face was ashen.

Although he really wanted to have Liu Yonghuai killed, Xiang Lingchen didn't dare to do it.

Just as Lin Le said, what difference does it make if Liu Yonghuai dies? It only adds another layer to the blood feud between the two sides, and it does nothing to change the situation.

But the fact that Liu Yonghuai is still alive means that he still has a chance to control Lin Le.

Therefore, he would never dare to kill Liu Yonghuai before he had completely killed Lin Le.

On the contrary, he also had to ensure that Liu Yonghuai did not die.

Otherwise, having an enemy lurking in the shadows without any connection to worry about would be a real headache.

After Lin Le left, he returned to the inn he had stayed at before and booked a new room.

Lin Le took out the spirit stones and continued to absorb them one by one.

In the blink of an eye, it was afternoon. After another spirit stone turned to dust, Lin Le let out a long sigh of relief.

Sure enough, spending money to cultivate makes a difference; what used to take three or four days can now be caught up in half a day.

Lin Le looked inward at the clear mirror of his spiritual platform and gazed at the seventh spiritual platform that had already been built, and couldn't help but sigh.

A portion of the Primordial Spirit Essence, a portion of top-grade Yang energy, fell into the seventh level of the Spirit Platform.

The milky white color immediately spread throughout the seventh level of the spiritual platform.

Lin Le sensed the refining progress and estimated it would take about four or five more hours.

So Lin Le didn't sit idle and continued refining spirit stones.

Every bit of improvement in strength is beneficial now.

The spiritual energy surged into the Heavenly Gate Secret Realm, was quickly refined into true qi, and then condensed into jade to forge the third level of the building.

On the other side, Wei Zhenshan looked at Liu Yonghuai opposite him and said, "Registrar Liu, when did you find out that Lin Le was back?"

"About ten days ago," Liu Yonghuai replied straightforwardly.

"Why didn't you inform me?" Wei Zhenshan asked, his face full of heartache. "He is Chang'an's only heir. Do you think I would harm him?"

"Stop pretending, Magistrate Wei," Liu Yonghuai said coldly. "You know better than anyone how Brother Chang'an died. How could I possibly push my friend's son into a tiger's den?"

Wei Zhenshan's expression turned serious, and his speed was so fast that he could be called a master of face-changing:
"Then let me ask you, what's the story behind Lin Le's current strength? According to the investigation, just over a month ago, Lin Le was just an ordinary person who had never even practiced martial arts."

Liu Yonghuai shook his head: "I don't know."

Wei Zhenshan narrowed his eyes: "Are you really unaware, or are you pretending not to know?"

"I really don't know." Liu Yonghuai shook his head and said frankly, "Even if you asked a Foundation Establishment cultivator to use Soul Searching Technique on me, it would be the same."

After carefully observing Liu Yonghuai's expression, Wei Zhenshan nodded slightly: "I believe you. Then tell me, what kind of help have you provided to Lin Le?"

"The only thing that could be considered helpful was teaching him how to decipher the coded messages in the government office," Liu Yonghuai said.

A coded message? Wei Zhenshan's fists clenched involuntarily: "You're the one who sent false messages to Tiger Head Thief?!"

“It wasn’t me. I told you I only taught how to decipher ciphertexts,” Liu Yonghuai shook his head.

"Hmph, it's no different." Wei Zhenshan sneered. "Tell me, what other weaknesses does Lin Le have? That way you'll suffer less!"

“I don’t know.” Liu Yonghuai shook his head again. “I only know that he was afraid his father would beat him and his mother would cry, but those two weaknesses should be gone now.”

Since the Lin couple are gone, these two weaknesses naturally no longer exist.

Wei Zhenshan couldn't help but grind his teeth. Looking at it this way, Lin Le really didn't have any weaknesses.

After questioning Liu Yonghuai for a while, Wei Zhenshan walked out of the house and said, "It seems that Lin Le doesn't really trust Liu Yonghuai either, and hasn't told him anything."

Xiang Lingchen frowned, thought for a moment, and said:
"Let him fight with that old fox. In two or three days, we should send the blood offerings over and keep Liu Yonghuai inside. Judging from his arrogant personality, he will definitely fight with that old fox." "Then we can reap the benefits and get rid of two major threats!"

Wei Zhenshan thought for a moment and agreed with Xiang Lingchen's proposal: "Alright."

Under a bright moon and sparse stars, Lin Le looked at the completed third level of the Heavenly Gate, thought for a moment, and decided to refine it in accordance with the Five Elements.

Having a focus on the true Qi of the Fire element is sufficient; it is also more beneficial to follow the Five Elements through the Heavenly Gate and Yellow Court.

As the water element descended, a blue halo, like a tidal wave, continuously enveloped the third level of the Heavenly Gate.

Lin Le then gazed at the Spirit Platform Secret Realm. The seventh Spirit Platform, which was originally fiery red due to the influence of the true qi below, was now completely milky white.

On its eight corners, eight lifelike phoenixes with outstretched wings are depicted.

The Seven-Story Lingtai Pavilion is complete!
As the true qi flowed into his body, Lin Le's strength began to increase once again, but this time Lin Le felt extremely uncomfortable, and the increase was far less rapid than before.

It wasn't until dawn that Lin Le raised his strength to its current limit—79,600 jin.

"Is your body unable to handle such rapid improvement?" Lin Le wondered, feeling the strong yet somewhat weak body.

After all, his cultivation level had increased by two levels in just two or three days, and it wasn't a complete restart. It's probably normal that his body couldn't adapt to it for the time being.

'Looks like I'll have to wait a few more days. Let's focus on improving the cultivation levels of Huangting and Tianmen first.'

Lin Le muttered to himself, then turned and left the inn.

Although his cultivation level cannot be improved for the time being, it does not mean that he cannot use his full strength.

Now that our combat strength has reached a new level, it's only time to thoroughly settle some old grudges.

After a leisurely breakfast, Lin Le headed towards the county magistrate's office.

Upon arriving at the county magistrate's office, Lin Le dispelled the illusion spell that had been attached to him.

When the two gatekeepers saw someone suddenly appear, they were stunned. But when they saw Lin Le's face, they trembled and looked incredulous.

Lin Le's portrait had already been copied, and the two constables were still talking about it with great interest, wondering who Lin Le was and how he dared to kill his own family.

Unexpectedly, Lin Le appeared in front of them at this moment.

The two constables were terrified and tried to escape, but Lin Le was much faster than them.

Bang! Bang! Two headless corpses slowly fell to the ground.

The Hun Tian Ling floated back to Lin Le's side, without a trace of blood.

Lin Le continued walking deeper into the county magistrate's office, and everyone he encountered along the way died on sight.

"Someone's dead!" Suddenly, a cry of alarm rang out throughout the entire government office.

The officials who were still inside the yamen rushed out.

A group of ten fully equipped constables appeared right in front of Lin Le.

Lin Le glanced at them and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. If he remembered correctly, these ten people were the ones who escorted "Liu Yonghuai" yesterday.

"Formation!"

The lead constable's pupils contracted immediately upon seeing Lin Le, and then he shouted.

Lin Le didn't act immediately; he wanted to see what kind of thing was behind Xiang Lingchen's confidence.

Within a single breath, ten people took their positions and surrounded Lin Le. Then, their energy connected, and a pressure descended upon Lin Le.

Formation?
Lin Le seemed to be thinking about something, then reached out his hand.

boom!
One of the constables was blown into a bloody mist.

(End of this chapter)