Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 94 - Another Success
In Qinghu Town, at the Cai residence, a young man looked at his house, now in ruins, with a gloomy expression.

His name was Cai Chengcai, the son whom Cai Xiuyong truly valued, and who was sent to the Yin Gui Men as a disciple in his early years.

He returned this time because the resources provided by Cai Xiuyong had been cut off, and he had no choice but to come and investigate the situation.

But what he didn't expect was that the situation was the worst he could have imagined; his entire family was wiped out.

Who could it be? One of those few who are planning to compete with him for the position of his true disciple?

Stepping into his home, Cai Chengcai looked around, made a hand seal, and the surrounding energy immediately flowed into his hands.

After careful examination, Cai Cheng frowned, because he couldn't detect even a trace of resentment.

But how could that be? Many people have clearly died here; it's impossible that there's no resentment at all.

Have you been converted by Buddhism?
Cai Chengcai thought of a possibility: he remembered that Buddhism was quite adept at this method of purifying resentment.

Thinking of this, Cai Chengcai's face darkened even more, because this way he wouldn't even be able to find his enemies. His whole family might have been wiped out by some Buddhist practitioner.

He turned and left, intending to ask someone else.

On the other side, the carriage moved slowly forward, the coachman intently watching the road ahead.

Inside the carriage, incense wafted through the air. A woman in palace attire, wrapped in a fox fur coat, rested on a young man's shoulder, while the young man quickly flipped through a book.

This is Lin Le and Qing Li.

After finishing the book, Lin Le stuffed it into another storage bag, and then reached into yet another storage bag.

However, they didn't find anything.

"Have you finished watching?" Lin Le couldn't help but rub his eyes.

Such intensive reading and note-taking puts a considerable strain on his mind.

After resting with his eyes closed for a while, Lin Le consumed one Human Lotus Seed.

Three years passed in a flash, and Lin Le began to deeply understand the books he had been reading during that time.

These days, the books he read mainly fall into three categories: most of them are cultivation classics and explanations of formations, while a small portion are on medicine and feng shui.

Coming to his senses, Lin Le began to have an epiphany. The inspiration he had long ago was nourished and quickly took shape.

After outlining a general framework, Lin Le spent another three years filling in the details and experimenting on himself.

Opening his eyes, Lin Le spread out his palms, and the true qi within his body circulated in a specific way. Then, a red flame ignited on Lin Le's palm.

"What are you doing?" Qingli opened her eyes, and for some reason, she felt a sense of fear from the flames in Lin Le's heart.

"I didn't do anything, just experimented with a technique," Lin Le said, clasping his hands together to extinguish the flames.

This is the auxiliary technique he created himself, the Three Realms Spirit Fire Technique.

The body's own flesh and blood form mountains, and meridians form rivers, forming an array; acupoints are secondary, and secret realms are primary, serving as the foundation of the array; based on the Three Talents Array, and using the array as the key, the true Qi of the Yellow Court, Spirit Platform, and Heavenly Gate secret realms are completely integrated together.

In past battles, Lin Le felt that his combat power was actually still restricted, that is, the true qi of the three secret realms did not interfere with each other, but they also did not combine with each other.

This also means that Lin Le primarily expends his true qi within the Lingtai Secret Realm in every battle.

To put it figuratively, Lin Le has three engines inside his body, but only one engine works at a time.

The function of the Three Realms Spirit Fire Technique is to activate these three engines together.

'Now you should focus on understanding the power dynamics.'

Lin Le thought to himself, but he did not immediately begin to comprehend it. His mental energy was being severely depleted, making it inconvenient for him to comprehend the power.

Lin Le rested with his eyes closed, nestled on the soft sleeping bag.

Seemingly sensing Lin Le's fatigue, Qing Li adjusted her position to allow Lin Le to rest more comfortably.

Seemingly sensing something, Qingli let out a breath.

Along the mountain road, a group of bandits in the dense forest watched the slowly approaching carriage. One of the bandits, his face covered in pockmarks, looked at his muscular leader, who resembled a bear, and asked, "Boss, what do you want?"

The bandit leader snorted coldly: "Of course we'll do it. It's been so long since the brothers have had a good meal. A horse is enough for us to have a big feast."

"Alright!" The pockmarked bandit immediately turned around, preparing to inform the other bandits.

Just then, a white wind blew by.

Before the bandits could react, they were horrified to see their bodies covered in frost, which sealed their mouths and noses.

Under the combined effects of chill and suffocation, the bandits succumbed to death in fear and despair.

As the coachman drove the carriage through the woods, he was startled to see the strangely shaped ice sculptures inside.

The coachman was horrified, but he forced himself to remain calm and drove the carriage away from the woods.

As dusk approached, the carriage finally drew near to the town.

The soldiers at the gate wanted to check, but the coachman pulled out a token, which was clearly a cultivator's pass.

Upon seeing this, the soldiers immediately retreated.

Upon arriving at the post station, the carriage driver said, "Gentlemen, we have arrived at Black Ridge County."

Lin Le led Qing Li off the carriage, then tossed a gold ingot to the coachman: "Thank you."

"You flatter me," the coachman said politely, then added, "If you two have nothing else to do, I'll be taking my leave."

"Let's go." Lin Le waved his hand.

The coachman immediately drove the carriage away.

After glancing at the inn next door, Lin Le and Qing Li went inside.

"Are you two guests looking for a room?" The innkeeper behind the counter looked surprised when he saw the two of them come in.

This was because Lin Le and Qing Li did not conceal their appearances, but instead revealed them openly and honestly.

The two were so good-looking that they could be described as a perfect couple, with appearances like immortals.

“Yes.” Lin Le nodded. “One of the best guest rooms. If that’s not enough, ask me for more.”

As he spoke, Lin Le placed a silver note on the table.

"Okay, okay." The shopkeeper glanced at the amount on the banknote and immediately smiled.

Soon, Lin Le and Qing Li were led to a large room. The waiter said, "If you two need anything, just call me."

"Okay." Lin Le waved his hand. "Go on out."

"Yes." The waiter immediately stepped back and closed the door.

After closing the door, Qingli immediately revealed her true form. Although her transformation technique had improved, it was still not effective for a full day.

Lin Le sat in the chair, took the gourd from his waist and poured two glasses of water. The aroma of fruit filled the air, and Lin Le had deliberately mixed in fruit juice and honey.

"This place is definitely not safe," Lin Le said, taking a sip of water. "We were spotted as soon as we walked in."

"It seems to have come from an illegitimate source." Qingli Snake Tongue curled up the teacup and poured it into his own. "I feel that the imperial aura in this county town is particularly thin, and the resentment and yin energy are very heavy."

"I wonder where they came from." Lin Le squinted.

Judging from the cryptic nature of Wei Zhenshan's travelogue, he knew that there was a hidden force here, and he guessed it was definitely not a good thing, otherwise there would be no need for them to hide themselves.

But it's fine even if it's not a good thing.

Lin Le toyed with his teacup; he still needed a lot of people to sacrifice their lives to fill the remaining two sections of his spiritual root.

(End of this chapter)