Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 93 - Three Paths and Eight Towers
In the Huangting Secret Realm, a 30-zhang-tall golden-red stone pillar stands tall, seemingly only a short distance from the dome.

However, Lin Le knew that there were still nineteen zhang to go; forty-nine zhang was the true height of this secret realm.

Lin Le returned to the outside world, glanced at the fox that was not yet finished being processed, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and once again entered the inner realm of his supernatural powers.

The twelve lotus seeds with one pattern shimmered quietly, but this was only one-tenth of the total.

This time, he earned a total of over 13,000 acts of human merit.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Le has been practicing the Hundred Methods of Cultivation, preparing for the creation of his own method.

After consuming three Humanity Lotus Seeds in succession, Lin Le practiced most of the collected spells to the level of beginner or minor mastery.

After consuming another Enlightenment Pill, Lin Le emptied his mind and, like a computer, dissected the underlying logic of the spells he had learned. He then consumed another One Thought Three Years Pill to summarize and organize the information.

After consuming one more, Lin Le began to refine the technique of the Thirteen Revolutions of Dou Tian.

Because of the previous foundation, this time it went very smoothly, and there was even a major breakthrough.

Lin Le opened his eyes, took a moment to catch his breath, then raised his gun and slashed down.

Sunset!

A three-legged golden crow appeared, and then fell.

boom!
A raging inferno exploded, engulfing an area of ​​tens of feet around the setting sun.

The flames subsided, leaving the earth a scorched wasteland.

Another thrust, piercing the sky!

A clap of thunder sounded, and Lin Le was already above the scorched earth.

He was surrounded by lightning bolts, which clearly indicated that his movement was not just a simple matter of rapid displacement.

Then Lin Le thrust his spear down, like a meteor falling to the ground, unstoppable.

Point out the stars!

boom!
The mud and rocks surged like waves, reaching a depth of ten feet.

Lin Le stood quietly in the pit, which was ten feet deep, and suddenly thrust his spear forward.

The thunder dragon roared, the fire tiger pounced, and a terrifying spear light condensed from true qi vanished in an instant.

Boom!

A violent explosion erupted from the distant mountainside, which then began to collapse.

Dragon and Tiger Fight is a new move, or rather a new spell, created by Lin Le by combining the power of lightning and the power of fire.

On the hill, Qingli opened her mouth slightly, revealing a look of astonishment. If she wasn't mistaken, this was already equivalent to the power of a Foundation Establishment spell.

Although he had only just stepped into the Foundation Establishment stage, it was still terrifying enough, considering that Lin Le was only at the seventh level and had already crossed five minor realms and one major realm.

Lin Le took out a bottle of True Essence Pills and swallowed them, refining the medicinal power into True Qi.

Although the power of the move he just used was extremely amazing, the consumption was also terrifying. With his abundant true qi, a single set of moves had drained more than half of the true qi in his spiritual platform secret realm.

Fortunately, this was just a full-power test.

Spells are like an amplifier, amplifying the power of true qi.

Moreover, there is a diminishing return effect when it is amplified; the greater the power, the more true qi is consumed, which is why there was such a terrifying consumption just now.

During normal use, the energy consumption won't be that high, and of course, the power won't be that strong either.

Back on the hill, Lin Le found a huge rock, then, with hands as hard as black iron, he plunged them into the rock and began to dig.

Soon, a stone jar was made.

Lin Le sat inside, poured out the spirit stones he had collected, and buried himself in them.

In the inner realm of supernatural power, ten earth lotus seeds suddenly merged into one, and then dissipated.

Three years passed in a flash. Lin Le circulated his Dao Guide, constantly honing his cultivation.

Outside, just as Qingli was wondering what Lin Le was up to, she felt an incredibly terrifying suction force erupt from Lin Le's body. The spirit stone turned to dust, and the spiritual energy contained within it surged wildly into Lin Le's body.

The moment Lin Le came to his senses, he did not hesitate and scattered the Primordial Spirit Essence into the three secret realms.

clap clap clap!
The jade stone, condensed from true qi, built a floor at an incredibly fast speed. The five elements qi fell down and were refined in just a few breaths. Then, the next floor was quickly built, and after that, the five elements qi was refined again at an even faster pace.

This process was repeated until, after a quarter of an hour, Lin Le let out a long sigh.

Within the three secret realms of Huangting, Lingtai, and Tianmen, there are towering pavilions, each twenty-four zhang high.

Within three years, Lin Le actually advanced all three paths to the eighth level of Qi Refining!

As if sensing something, Lin Le entered a meditative state and looked inward, whereupon he saw the three colors shining and responding to each other, forming a myriad of colors.

Inner vision of the fourth color, true color, complete!

'You can continue your practice of cultivating momentum.'

Lin Le nodded slightly to himself. With his Soul Refinement advancing to the next level, he should no longer have to worry about the danger of Dao Transformation.

Lin Le got up, climbed out of the stone vat, and with a surge of true qi, the powder on his body was shaken off.

Seeing that Lin Le was awake, Qing Li finally couldn't help but ask, "What did you just do?"

She had clearly seen that Lin Le had placed at least two thousand spirit stones beside him.

But now, not a single spirit stone is left.

The spiritual energy contained within was estimated by Qingli to be enough to overwhelm an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"I quickly improved my cultivation level." Lin Le clenched his fist, and a powerful force of 90,000 jin circulated within his body.

Moreover, because he cultivated to the eighth level of the Daoist temple in three years, the hidden positive benefits also reflected in reality.

He felt that his body no longer had the emptiness he had experienced before due to rapid advancement.

Simply put, his foundation has been strengthened once again.

"Could you share it?" Even with Qingli's good nature, she couldn't help but ask out of curiosity. However, knowing that her question was inappropriate, she quickly added, "If it's inconvenient, then forget it."

Should I share it? Lin Le tentatively tried to extract a one-patterned human lotus seed to the outside, but was rejected by his supernatural instincts.

After trying a few more times, Lin Le figured out the conditions he could offer to outsiders.

To give up a certain amount, you must pay an equal price; simply put, it's double the cost.

Secondly... Lin Le stroked his chin and said to Qing Li, "Giving it to you isn't out of the question, but the price might be quite high."

With a hint of surprise on her face, Qingli asked, "What's the price?"

"The price is that the more you enjoy, the more severe the backlash you will suffer after I die," Lin Le said. "You might even die."

Qingli immediately frowned, because this meant that her entire life's path would be tied to Lin Le.

To put it figuratively, it's like the relationship between a beast tamer and a beast tamer cultivator. If the beast dies, the beast tamer cultivator may suffer a backlash, but it won't be fatal; if the beast tamer cultivator dies, the beast will also suffer a backlash, or even die directly from the backlash.

"Let me think about it some more," Qingli finally declined.

Although she had a good impression of Lin Le, it wasn't good enough for her to gamble her entire life on him.

Unless, the two become Daoist partners.

Thinking of this possibility, Qingli couldn't help but glance at Lin Le again, looking at his pretty face and thinking about his potential.

It doesn't seem like it's a bad idea.

Lin Le wasn't too surprised when Qingli declined. After all, if it were him, he wouldn't put his own path on someone else's shoulders.

“Alright,” Lin Le said. “Is there anything else you need here? If not, let’s head to Heiling County.”

“Let’s go,” Qingli replied.

(End of this chapter)