Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

The pharmacies in Lin'an were completely sold out; there was nothing left to buy.

He had no choice but to practice his internal energy cultivation method step by step.

In the past, medicine helped him progress rapidly, but now, relying solely on arduous practice, his progress is as slow as pulling silk.

He shook his head and smiled wryly, but he wasn't in a hurry... things will happen naturally, and you can't force it.

Soon after, the newly appointed magistrate's carriage entered the city.

Lin Quan bid farewell to Shen Changqing and rode alone out of the city back north.

Upon arriving in the capital, he reported to the Demon Suppression Division.

He was granted the title of Xuanjie Demon Exterminator and received sixteen merits.

One black coin, ten silver coins, one hundred gold coins... the accounts are clear and accurate to the last cent.

Eighteen

After the demon's essence blood appeared in the world, Lin Quan killed more than twenty Nether-level monsters and also killed a Wraith-level monster.

Upon being promoted to the Xuan-rank Demon Exorcist, he received a Spirit Nourishing Pill and a bottle of Meridian Opening Pill.

"The Meridian Opening Pill is fairly effective, but its effect on opening up the meridians is practically useless to me."

After swallowing the Meridian Opening Pill, the body only felt slightly warm, and the muscles and bones remained almost unchanged.

After the Nourishing Spirit Pill dissolved, the power of the soul increased by about 10%.

He scanned the martial arts manuals on the first three floors of the library and chose the "Dragon and Tiger Body Forging Technique".

He took a look at the new place; it was clean and tidy, just to his liking.

After quickly packing his belongings, Lin Quan left the Demon Suppression Division and focused on buying medicinal herbs that were of good quality and cost-effective.

Some ridiculously expensive medicines are actually less effective than cheaper ones.

Nineteen thousand taels of silver were reduced to just over fifteen thousand taels in the blink of an eye.

He carried two large sacks of medicinal herbs back to the courtyard and, without saying a word, started eating.

One plant after another, these precious medicinal herbs were stuffed into their mouths without even chewing.

The medicine surged through my body, tearing my internal organs apart.

He bit down on the towel, veins bulging on his forehead, his vision blurring from the pain, but he didn't utter a sound.

That nearly immortal body was rapidly healing its torn flesh, burned meridians, and ruptured fascia.

The medicinal power flows into the middle dantian, then disperses out in strands, seeping into the bone crevices, melting into the flesh and blood, drilling deep into the internal organs, wrapping around the meridians, tapping the acupoints, and finally even the skin glows faintly.

"We're both from another world, but my immortal body is no worse than Shen Changqing's."

After swallowing the last herb, he sat cross-legged and began practicing the "Dragon and Tiger Body Forging Technique".

This skill is far more profound than the Thirteen Protectors' Horizontal Training Skill.

He was already as strong as iron, and in just half a day, he had already mastered the skill.

"The Dragon-Tiger Body Forging Technique and the Dragon-Tiger Fist are almost identical in style... Could they have been written by the same person?"

"I've been in the Demon Suppression Division for almost two years now. Just how strong am I? Grandmaster? I'm miles ahead of everyone else."

"The Xuan-rank has five missions per year... I'll hand them in first."

He glanced at the task list and accepted twelve tasks in one go.

"It's on the way, and we're close by. Five days should be enough to make a loop."

Carrying the Demon-Slaying Blade, Lin Quan stepped out the door with steady steps, heading straight for the first spot.

"It's actually a Demon-level being?" He raised an eyebrow. "They dare to lie so easily about the intelligence from the Heavenly Observation Guard?"

A quick scan with his soul sense confirmed that the other party was indeed a malevolent monster of the Fiend level.

The "Fierce" level is comparable to a Grandmaster, but in reality, it is more difficult to deal with than most Grandmasters.

He slowly drew his sword, channeling pure Yang energy into the blade, causing a pale golden flame to rise from the edge.

The monster pounced as soon as it sensed the movement.

Lin Quan slashed with his sword, and the sword energy surged like a tide, enveloping the yang fire and crashing down.

"Sizzle..."

Yin energy ignites upon contact with fire, and amidst the hissing sound, layers of black mist peel away and evaporate.

In the blink of an eye, the monstrous creature had turned into a wisp of green smoke and vanished completely.

Lin Quan smiled slightly: "It's just a matter of one cut."

Inventorying the spoils: a stack of silver notes, five attack manuals, and casually slapping them out from a distance.

The fire exploded, and the entire house was engulfed in flames in an instant, leaving not a trace of ash.

Humans are eyeing demons, and demons are eyeing humans.

Gold, silver, and secret manuals are loved by people, and demons are just as eager to hide them.

He flipped through the five books on attack methods one by one, then casually tossed them aside.

He tried circulating his qi a few times, pondered for a long time, and shook his head... It was all just empty talk, not a single word was practical.

"A level of resentment? That's more like it."

They acted as if it were as easy as eating and drinking: taking action, collecting the body, and looting.

After resting overnight in the wild, we headed to the next location early the next morning.

From sunrise to moonrise, all seven jobs were completed.

If it weren't for the time spent on the journey, killing hundreds or even thousands of vengeful monsters a day wouldn't be difficult at all.

Even the Fiend level couldn't withstand his Yang Fire, and the Wraith level? It was just a matter of raising his hand.

I swallowed a filling pill to fill my stomach, but now my stomach is feeling uncomfortable again.

In the stillness of the night, a presence intruded into the edge of one's consciousness.

"A mid-level demon?" Lin Quan felt relieved.

"Humans..." the demon began to speak.

"The villain dies from talking too much." Before the words were even finished, a blade flashed.

"A storage ring?"

With a flick of his wrist, he sent a dark-patterned ancient ring into his palm.

"Around a thousand cubic meters... piled high with stuff. Anyone who can wear this kind of ring is definitely not a minor figure among demons."

Demons are divided into low, medium, and high ranks; low-rank demons are already stronger than grandmasters, and above the high ranks are great demons whose combat power is comparable to that of grandmasters.

He used his blood to bind the ring to his finger, and the ring slid into his finger, leaving no trace.

Take out a jade box and carefully seal the demon's blood essence inside.

With a thought, he turned and left, the yang fire sweeping across the spot, leaving no trace of his body.

As the shadows of the trees swept by, he leaped up on the branches with his toes, and his figure vanished without a trace.

I went through the contents of the ring: I kept the useful ones and discarded the useless ones.

He also took the several bottles of satiety pills he had on him and put them inside.

As the moon disappeared and the sun rose, he set off again.

Before Shenshi (3-5 PM), the twelfth task was completed.

We checked into a hotel in the city and set off at dawn.

Upon returning to the Demon Suppression Division to report, after a moment's thought, he handed over the promotion document for Earth-rank Demon Exorcist.

Even after killing a monstrous monster and eliminating a mid-level demon, their whereabouts still couldn't be hidden.

Fortunately, his foundation far surpasses that of a grandmaster, so as long as he doesn't act recklessly, his life is safe.

His physical body is ridiculously tough; even a grandmaster would die instantly if he were to face it head-on.

Lin Quan himself wasn't sure if his current physique had already reached the threshold of the Immortal Golden Body.

"It's always better to be cautious... The methods of an Immortal Golden Body level martial artist are not to be trifled with."

After being promoted to Earth-rank Demon Exorcist, I still had a little over three hundred merit points left.

Slaying a vengeful monster earns ten points; the Pure Spirit Jade Pendant also absorbed some residual energy, which can be converted into five points; eliminating a mid-level demon directly earns over two hundred points.

The treatment of Earth-rank individuals is much higher than that of Profound-rank individuals.

All the merits were spent, but in return, a batch of elixirs was obtained.

After returning to his residence and swallowing his pills, he turned around and went out, buying whatever he needed to buy.

I've accumulated a lot of valuable items in my storage ring, but I need to sell them all since I don't need them anymore.

A low-rank demon slayer only needs to complete three missions per year.

Lin Quan pondered for a moment and accepted five.

It was all dried within a week.

Elixirs are exchanged for merit points, and silver coins are used to purchase medicinal herbs.

He secluded himself in the courtyard, swallowing, tormenting, and refining the substances day after day.

In less than half a month, the medicinal herbs and pills were all sold out.

He poured in over three million taels of silver, and his cultivation level skyrocketed.

"His skin, flesh, muscles, and bones have all changed. When the Demon-Slaying Blade strikes, it doesn't even leave a white mark."

"From now on, without divine weapons, don't even think about cutting a slit in my skin."

He glanced down at the small notch on the blade and felt a chill run down his spine.

The Demon-Slaying Blade, obtained by exchanging fifty merit points, is already a rare find.

"At this rate, I'm afraid I might actually be able to go toe-to-toe with an Immortal Golden Body level expert."

Having released half of the tension he had been holding back for so long, Lin Quan decided to relax a bit.