Become a true immortal by emulating all demons.

Chapter 133 The Mud Pill is Tempered Three Times, and the Fool Comes Searching

When the sky and earth are clear, that crimson hue disappears.

The tremors on the Seven Star Ridge gradually stopped.

The demons seemed to have escaped from the body of the ferocious creature; they were all drenched in sweat and too terrified to move.

The dense energy of blood and qi from before seemed to be refining them all.

Even now, the group of demon generals were somewhat slow to realize what Duan Yue's words meant.

With every move, the world changes color.

This is the power that only a Golden Core cultivator can possess!

The young man stomped on the flying locusts, shattered the Haoyang Demon-Subduing Sword with a flick of his finger, and easily killed more than ten Core Formation cultivators with his blood and qi, but he did not attack them.

I will not bow to you... I will not bow to you!

As if waking from a deep dream, the Spirit Willow Demon General's beautiful face was filled with indescribable shock.

She knelt down with a thud, prostrating herself and saying, "The demons of Seven Star Mountain pay their respects to the Demon Lord!"

As the girl moved, the other demon generals also came to their senses, their faces filled with excitement as they knelt down and cried out, "We are but mortals, unaware of the Demon Lord's arrival. We have failed to greet you properly and beg your forgiveness!"

No need for formalities.

Lin Shu had already returned to the cliffside cave. He casually summoned his spiritual light and lifted the demons up before they kowtowed.

Back when he was still a demon general, the Cloud Dragon Demon Lord treated him with this courtesy.

If you don't want to be a groveler, then by extension, you shouldn't expect others to be so humble either.

This is exactly what is meant by teaching by example.

However, compared to the Cloud Dragon Demon Lord's calm and casual display of gentle demonic power, it was a different story.

With Lin Shu's meager spiritual power at the peak of Core Formation, she was not capable of helping the demons up from that distance; she could only do so by getting closer.

He carefully put away the three heads.

Not to mention that all three of them are at the peak of Core Formation, each worth six hundred taels of silver.

It is because of their existence.

Lin Shucai abandoned his original idea of ​​secretly making a little money through dishonest means and became so unrestrained and bold.

In total, they could summon five separate souls: one to wield the Ink Dragon Sword, one to keep an eye on the outside, and the other three to follow the martial arts academy instructors, fearing they might run away, which shows how important they were.

"Yu Mingxuan..."

Lin Shu pondered the name to herself.

Although I had already guessed that it was the Yu family's arrangement, after listening to the whispered conversations of these people along the way...

He couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

It's quite normal to discard someone after they've served their purpose; the way I interact with Yu Sheng is indeed not to the liking of the immortals.

But less than twenty days later, the Yu family could no longer contain their desires and decided to eliminate the "meritorious official" from all future troubles.

That's a bit too ruthless.

Fortunately, I'm not a good person myself.

With these heads in hand, things will be much easier from here on out.

"..."

The demons failed to kowtow and stood there dumbfounded.

Now that they finally have the opportunity to observe this Demon Lord properly, they are gradually gaining a new understanding.

The young man had a calm and gentle expression, handsome features, and an otherworldly air, like a celestial being descended to earth.

His eyes were clear, and he had no airs of superiority whatsoever.

However, recalling the cruel methods the other party had used when they attacked, the demons dared not underestimate them at all, but instead felt even more awe.

Unfortunately, the Demon General Duan Yue did not introduce himself.

Duan Yue himself was unknown and no one had ever heard of him. For a time, the demons could not guess the title of this demon lord.

But since the other party didn't reveal their intention, and given their flowing cloud sword robe, it was clear they had important business to attend to and needed to mingle in the mortal world.

They were all very well-behaved and didn't ask any further questions.

"Still no news from your demon lord?" Lin Shu put away her storage bag and looked up.

"The Azure Sea Demon Lord, she..."

Mentioning this matter, Ling Liu bit her lip: "Since Lord Demon Lord has come to Anren Prefecture, you must have heard about the Dragon Spine Ridge. Those three peerless ferocious demons have accomplished such great feats, but unfortunately, our abilities are too weak to withstand the impact."

"..."

Lin Shu coughed lightly.

He certainly knew the reason.

As Master Fan said, to repel external aggression, one must first secure internal stability.

The demons living around the Nine Mansions hadn't done anything, yet when they woke up, they were inexplicably being frantically hunted down by the immortals.

Although this matter had little to do with him, he could understand the grievances of these demons.

"Two disciples of the Chen family patriarch, along with the demon-slaying general Lei Shouren, launched a surprise attack on my family's demon lord without warning."

"Lei Shouren is a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, and the two Chen family leaders are early-stage Golden Core cultivators. Although they have all attained the third-stage Solidifying Spirit True Pill, their numbers are numerous. If my Demon Lord wants to escape, it will probably take more than a few days."

The demons looked uneasy and bewildered.

In truth, with their cultivation levels, they couldn't distinguish the difference between the Solidifying Spirit True Pill and their own Demon Lord's Dragon-Tiger Treasure Pill, just as they couldn't discern the depth of the Demon Lord before them.

They only have a superficial understanding, and they use that to comfort themselves.

"So what are you planning to do now?"

Lin Shu took the opportunity to gather this information.

To his surprise, the foundation of a half-life immortal was so different from that of an ordinary wandering immortal.

Even the disciple personally trained by the Chen family's rogue immortal was only a cultivator at the third level of the Solidifying Spirit True Pill stage. If he had the same cultivation level and aptitude in the Yu family, he would only be worthy of being eaten by his master to avoid disaster and undergo tribulation.

No wonder when I used the Karmic Fire Essence before, the prompt contemptuously referred to the so-called wandering immortals as wild demons.

"The Seven Star Formation has been leaked. This formation was set up by the Demon Lord, and we cannot change it. Therefore, we plan to move the demon people into the deep mountains to avoid the turmoil for the time being, and wait until my Demon Lord returns."

The demons' faces were filled with indignation. The betrayal of the Locust Demon General meant that this place could no longer be a place for them.

Fortunately, this young demon lord came to their rescue, giving them a brief respite.

"Okay, go ahead and get busy."

"Don't worry, I'll be staying here for a few days."

Lin Shu stepped into the cave.

Seeing his actions, gratitude quickly welled up in the eyes of the demons, who bowed to him again, saying, "Thank you for your help, Demon Lord!"

Although demons are much more united than immortal disciples, in such a tense situation, the other party did not even reveal his identity, yet he was able to solve the worries of a complete stranger demon lord without asking for anything in return. What an act of kindness this is.

However, given their status and position, even if the demons gave their all, they could hardly repay a demon lord.

We can only discuss the matter of reward when our elders return.

"..."

Lin Shu approached the cave and casually strolled around.

With a flick of his sleeve, he used his spiritual power to extract the blood plasma from the rotting flesh, saving it for later use.

He settled into the seat of honor.

Revealing his identity as a demon lord was to help Elder Xu better integrate into the demon community surrounding Anren Prefecture.

He warned all demons that this Broken Mountain Demon General was not a helpless wandering demon; he had a Golden Core cultivator backing him up.

However, the name "Moon Devourer" is omitted.

This was because they were worried that someone with ulterior motives would associate them with the Mountain God Mirror.

After all, in the eyes of the public, the Mountain God Mirror has been lost, and is either in the hands of the Great Shun Dynasty or in the hands of those three "peerless evil demons".

After experiencing the power of the Demon Lion Prison Suppressing Body for a while, Lin Shu did indeed have a faint idea of ​​challenging a proper Golden Core cultivator.

However, given his current strength, even if he were to face the weakest Golden Core cultivators who had attained the Solidifying Spirit True Pill, he would probably lose more often than he wins.

The simplicity and directness of the body tempering method are both its advantages and its disadvantages.

Aside from his vast blood and qi power and the Mountain God Mirror which he dared not use lightly, he couldn't even produce a proper Golden Core technique.

It's fine to bully low-level cultivators who have just reached the Core Formation stage, but what makes them think they can fight against high-level cultivators?

"We still need to practice more."

Lin Shu quickly adjusted her mindset, dispelling the arrogant feeling of dominating the world and being omnipotent that had been nagging at her.

There is still a long way to go before we can undertake a major overhaul.

With a slight thought, a blood-stained, ferocious black sword was driven back by his divided soul, and the demon-slaying captain responsible for guarding the mountain had already perished under the sword's edge.

Evil silver quickly surfaced.

Fei Huang, Lu Chengyu, and the three cultivators called Senior Brother Liu were all at the peak of the Core Formation stage. They were priced at six hundred, totaling three thousand taels of silver.

The remaining six lieutenants numbered over 1,800.

There were also five captains at the early stage of Core Formation, which cost nearly eight hundred taels of silver. Add to that the dozens of mountain-guarding captains, and the total came to one thousand one hundred taels.

"exaggerate."

Lin Shu was stunned for a moment. She didn't know until she did the math... five thousand nine hundred taels of silver?

Aside from lacking the Karmic Fire Essence, Zhao Zhiyue is only worth this price!

He shook his head and began to count the good deeds again.

The eight demon generals varied in strength, ranging from the early to the late stages of Core Formation, and each cost only 1,200 taels.

The two hundred demon soldiers were all at the Foundation Establishment stage, totaling eight hundred taels.

On the contrary, the group of demons gave Lin Shu a big surprise.

Previously, when Elder Xu said that they all cultivated spiritual techniques, Lin Shu didn't take it too seriously. Even if they were all like border laborers, worth five or six coins, there were still seventy or eighty thousand of them.

Even at the highest estimate, it would be 500,000 coins, equivalent to 500 taels of silver.

But now it seems that the Azure Sea Demon Lord not only set up a grand formation, but also trained these refugees as demon soldiers.

What they practiced was not some rudimentary spiritual technique, but a real cultivation method!

Lin Shu glanced at it briefly.

The highest-paid person even brought twenty coins, which is the price for a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining!

Of course, not all of them are that high; most are around ten coins.

But little by little, they accumulated into a total of 1,200 taels of silver.

"Three thousand two hundred taels, I wonder what level it will push my cultivation to."

"..."

Lin Shu adjusted her breathing, transforming all the silver into white light, and poured it into the illusory image of the Azure Phoenix that had saved her from calamity.

Between the mountains and seas, in this celestial abode, heaven and earth seem to turn upside down.

Beneath that "Starry Sky" phenomenon, countless crimson veins undulated and surged, as if blood were surging.

The raging red sea flowed into the immortal palace, and began to wash over that mud ball once again.

When the thousand taels of silver were completely used up.

Another obscure Dao pattern appeared on the Niwan point, signifying the attainment of the second stage.

"continue."

Lin Shu felt the surge of energy within her body and did not stop pouring it in.

Another thousand taels were lost.

The moment the third Dao pattern appeared, the entire mud ball seemed to be reborn, its surface becoming smooth and flawless, and it burst forth with spiritual energy!

"Ha!"

Lin Shu felt that as long as she moved her mind slightly, she could shake off all the impurities on the surface of the mud ball, draw out the spiritual energy within, and sweep it throughout her body. From then on, her spirituality would be stable and she would transcend the mundane world.

That was an impulse ingrained in the cultivator's instincts.

His eyes struggled, and he was somewhat unable to resist the temptation.

The Guardian Spirit Root once again came into play, forcefully suppressing the restlessness in Lin Shu's heart.

"Stop!"

He gently bit the tip of his tongue.

The Golden Elixir represents the path to enlightenment ahead.

Having built a flawless foundation for his own cultivation and formed his core with rich Dao essence, how could he be willing to take the most mediocre path of "food"?

If danger arises, one can attain the Golden Elixir at any time; why rush it?

The remaining thousand or so silver coins quickly transformed into Dao essence to cleanse the Niwan point, but failed to allow new Dao patterns to appear on its surface.

Obviously, the price immediately increased when it came to the level of the Six-Turn Dragon-Tiger Treasure Pill.

Judging by its unshakeable appearance, it has risen quite a bit...

Lin Shu wasn't too disappointed and opened her eyes with satisfaction.

Without the Heart Fire, he cannot obtain the Dragon Tiger Elixir, so there is no difference between the third and fourth tempering for now.

Let alone four temperings, even if one goes through eight temperings, when it comes to a life-or-death situation, what one will still prove is the Three-Turn Solidifying True Pill.

In any case, this adds another trump card to their arsenal.

"Evil Silver should continue with body tempering."

Lin Shu pondered for a few moments. Five thousand nine hundred taels of silver was neither enough for the little wolf to break through to the Golden Core stage, nor might it be enough to deduce the Golden Core cultivation technique.

Although the body tempering method is simple and crude and easy to be countered, it is currently the best way for me to fight enemies.

The next moment, thousands of taels of silver turned into black light and disappeared into the jade-boned golden lion statue.

[Golden Core Ninth Grade. Demon Lion Prison Suppressing Body: Beginner Level]

Such a large quantity of evil silver is unlikely to affect the grade, but it is rapidly increasing proficiency.

Lin Shu felt the power of qi and blood within her body growing stronger and stronger, continuously breaking through the barriers, making her blood-jade-like bones even more translucent and clear.

Minor achievement... Major achievement...

[Ninth Grade Golden Core. Demon Lion Prison-Suppressing Body: Perfected]

Several notifications sounded in succession.

As Lin Shu looked at the gradually blurring words on the prompt, she could clearly sense that she was only half a step away from entering the eighth rank.

Unfortunately, all the money had already been spent.

"It leaves people stuck in an awkward position."

He raised an eyebrow, still feeling unsatisfied. Although his strength had increased dramatically again, he was still itching to try something new.

If only I could get my hands on some more black money.

The Yu family is the same; they only sent three cultivators at the peak of the Core Formation stage to kill a demon lord. How stingy!

Even if we send one more, that would be enough.

With a sigh, Lin Shu closed her eyes again, carefully familiarizing herself with her increasingly powerful physique.

For a Golden Core cultivator, several days pass in the blink of an eye.

When he opened his eyes again, he was awakened by Old Xu.

"My lord, they have all withdrawn. I'm sure the Azure Sea Demon Lord will be grateful to you after learning of this."

"If she had no worries about the future, she might choose to go to Dragonspine."

Old Xu's face lit up with joy. Now, whether it's the Cloud Dragon Demon Lord or the Lord's Moon Devouring Demon Banner, they both urgently need help to solidify their positions.

Although the incident at Seven Star Mountain cannot change the overall situation, it is at least a good start.

"When you visit, be careful and cautious. In any case, your life is the most important thing," Lin Shu reminded him.

Although he could resolve most of the troubles by stepping forward to support Elder Xu as the Demon Lord, who knew if some fool might suddenly appear?

"This humble general understands."

A warm feeling welled up in Old Xu's heart.

Although he had previously misunderstood the Demon Lord as just a junior, there was one thing he was right about.

The old man was filled with emotion, let out a long sigh, and bowed to take his leave.

Lin Shu watched Xu Lao walk away, then slowly got up and left the cave.

He was preparing to use his Wind Riding Technique to return to Anren Prefecture when his eyelids suddenly twitched slightly.

"no……"

The demon lord, who had been rampaging through the land just a few days ago, was now completely taken aback.

The array core of Seven Star Mountain has been removed.

At the foot of the mountain, a disheveled figure was running clumsily through the forest.

The man's clothes were torn to shreds, clearly ripped by thorns.

He carried a blood-stained burlap sack taller than himself and jogged to the entrance of the cave.

"Hehe! The idiot has found Master Lin!"

The man wiped the sweat from his forehead, a simple, honest smile on his face.

"..."

Lin Shu stared blankly in the direction of Anren Prefecture, then turned her gaze back, her voice a little hoarse: "How did you get here? How did you know I was here?"

"I run very fast!"

The fool grinned, showing his big teeth, and said, "The fool remembers your scent."

He relied solely on his own two legs to run all the way from Anren Prefecture to Wuyang County, then ventured into the deep mountains, ignoring the dangers and thorns, and chased after them all the way to Qixing Mountain.

What are you doing here?

Lin Shu usually shocks others, and rarely experiences being shocked by others.

The main problem is that he can't understand this person at all.

If you call him a fool, he doesn't even know how to use the Lightness Technique. He's already made himself look like this just by trying to get somewhere.

If you say he's weak, this person was able to track him down by the nose and follow him all the way here.

The Tribulation-Repelling Spiritual Root concealed its aura, but it didn't hide its scent... Wait, what kind of immortal technique even considers something like "scent"?!

"The cripple should make the fool serve Master Lin well."

The man stared at the young man's face, and the young man's slightly strange expression made him take two steps back timidly.

Like a child who had done something wrong, he put away his smile and explained in a low voice, "The fool didn't see Master Lin when he woke up, so he followed me here."

"call!"

Lin Shu remained silent for a long time, then rubbed her temples vigorously.

This strange feeling made him feel uneasy all over, and he had no idea how to deal with it.

Someone actually managed to track me down from a thousand miles away.

This is absolutely a huge hidden danger.

But the other party really didn't do anything bad to him, and on the surface, they even seemed to have good intentions... In addition, the fool had previously given him some pointers on body tempering techniques, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

You can't just slap someone to death, can you?

Lin Shu admitted that her moral bottom line was not high, but there were still some things she couldn't bring herself to do.

"Your neck was cut by thorns."

He looked up at the wound on the man's Adam's apple.

"This one?"

The fool paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "This wasn't from being cut by thorns; he was trying to hit me."

He pointed to the long strip of cloth wrapped around his back.

"The fool came looking for Master Lin and met him in the mountains. He kept asking me some strange questions. When the fool ignored him, he tried to hit him."

"He can fly, so the idiot can't escape and they started fighting him."

The man explained earnestly, took off his tattered clothes, and casually threw the burlap-wrapped item on the ground.

Lin Shu then noticed that the other person's clothes were torn by thorns, but after taking off his clothes, his body, covered with old scars, was covered with horrifying wounds everywhere!

It felt as if I had been slowly tortured by a thousand swords, or as if spider silk had seeped into my clothes and tightly bound my flesh.

There was no blood seepage, so it wasn't visible through the clothes.

"Someone told the idiot that you can't fight back inside the academy, but this is outside the academy, hahaha!"

The man laughed again: "Besides, you said that if a fool gets beaten up, he can go to Master Lin, so a fool isn't afraid of him!"

"I did say that, but that's not what I meant..."

Lin Shu sighed softly, flicked her finger to unleash her spiritual power, and tore the tattered sack to shreds.

He still held some influence within the academy, but that might not be the case outside.

"etc."

When Lin Shu saw the person on the ground, her breath suddenly stopped for a moment.

A middle-aged man, barely breathing, lay on the ground, dressed in a magnificent black robe embroidered with spider web patterns in gold thread.

A beautifully crafted carving knife pendant hangs from his waist, and a domineering black spider is also perched on the handle.

During the time Lin Shu had been in Anren Prefecture, although he hadn't left the courtyard, he had been reading books and newspapers, and was no longer a clueless naive young man.

Both the clothes and the carving knife pendant clearly identify this person.

Chen Family Mountain!

"broken."

The middle-aged man's eyelids twitched, as if he were showing signs of waking up.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Shu suddenly lunged forward, her long boots crushing the man's head.

With a muffled cracking sound, red and white substances splattered all over the ground.

[Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts, those who repair bridges and roads leave no remains, those who kill a spirit are rewarded with five thousand taels of silver, plus one coin of Karmic Fire Essence.]

Lin Shu's eyelids twitched slightly upon seeing the notification.

When he looked again at the man's miserable appearance covered in sword wounds, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

Now we don't have to worry about what to do with this idiot anymore.

I don't have the ability to handle this...

Despite being severely injured and in a state of madness, the opponent genuinely fought and killed a Golden Core cultivator!

"Haha, Master Lin is amazing."

The fool chuckled and put his clothes back on.

In his naive understanding, Master Lin said that he could tell the other party after he was beaten, and now that he has told them, the other party is helping him get revenge without hesitation.

This proves that the previous agreement was true.

He said seriously, "Even if Master Lin gets beaten up, he should tell the idiot."

I'll try my best.

Lin Shu smiled helplessly, rolled up the man's corpse, and put it into her storage bag.

He had probably already guessed that the Chen family disciple, who was at the Golden Core stage, had inexplicably appeared in the deep mountains because he was chasing the Azure Sea Demon Lord and had run into the idiot.

Let alone others, even Lin Shu himself would be curious to see such a strange figure running around haphazardly in the Demon Mountain.

However, this disciple was too arrogant and resorted to violence at the slightest disagreement, only to find himself facing a tough opponent.

Judging from the man's injuries, although serious, they were clearly not fatal.

The only chance the Chen family could win was the wound on the man's Adam's apple, but unfortunately, they couldn't cut it completely in.

Even taking into account the factor of "carelessness".

The fool's strength should also surpass that of this sect leader disciple; he is a genuine Golden Core expert.

"Go back quickly, and don't tell anyone you've seen me."

Lin Shu glanced over with a complicated expression. She had inexplicably picked up five thousand taels of silver. What was going on?

You should know that the fool initially harbored considerable hostility towards him.

It's all because of Lao Yang that the two of them ended up in this kind of relationship.

Life is unpredictable, truly wondrous.

"Alright! That idiot went back."

The man nodded as if he understood, then turned and ran down the mountain.

Then he slipped and rolled like a barrel to the foot of the mountain. He got up, dusted himself off, and ran away as if nothing had happened.

"Ugh."

Lin Shuli stood there in contemplation for a long time.

Instead of being overjoyed at finding the money, he frowned.

He couldn't believe that a Golden Core cultivator with such formidable strength had been hiding in the academy sweeping floors for decades, completely out of his mind. There must be some earth-shattering trouble he was in.

Knowing himself as he did, he knew that now that he had received benefits from the other party, he would inevitably be drawn into the matter in the future.

But soon, Lin Shu's brows relaxed again.

If we're talking about trouble, I've already decided to provoke that Young Master Qi, so I don't have the right to complain about others.

The saying goes, "Many debts are nothing to worry about; why bother yourself with unnecessary troubles?"

Let's adjust our breathing first.

He turned around and went back to his cave to sit down, pouring all five thousand taels of silver into the jade-boned golden lion statue.

The already loose barrier was easily broken through at this moment.

[Golden Core Grade 8. Demon Lion Prison-Suppressing Body: Perfected]

The immense black light transformed into vital energy, merging into Lin Shu's body.

His immortal techniques not only broke through the eighth rank, but even reached the threshold of the seventh rank.

"No, why is it still stuck in this limbo?"

Lin Shu clenched her fist, feeling both annoyed and amused.

But people should still know how to be content.

It was just a piece of scumbag money that was picked up for free.

The gains from this trip have far exceeded his expectations.

His eighth-grade body tempering technique was perfected, and he even had a lot of excess power. As long as he didn't encounter those exceptionally talented monsters, it would be enough for him to firmly establish himself in the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

Moreover, as long as one has the qualifications to fight against Golden Core cultivators, the efficiency of making money will definitely take a qualitative leap!

He stood up, not even bothering to familiarize himself with his body.

Time is running out, it's time to go back.