Dual Transmigration: Starting from being captured and brought to the Hehuan Sect!

"Holy crap! The Star-Absorbing Technique?"

Lin Mo's eyes widened in surprise!

Isn't this some kind of evil technique from Linghu Chong's world?

He remembered watching a TV series when he was a child, where Ren Woxing practiced this thing to the point of going mad and eventually died from it.

Thinking of this, he began to carefully study the Star Absorbing Technique to see if it was the same as the one in martial arts novels.

As he delved deeper, Lin Mo discovered that this Star Absorbing Technique was different from those in martial arts novels; it didn't have any backlash or similar features.

Internal energy can be absorbed at will, the only limitation being one's own ability to digest and withstand it.

Inhaling excessive amounts can cause damage to the meridians and dantian (lower abdomen) in mild cases, and even lead to death by bodily explosion in severe cases.

At the same time, because it is an incomplete version, this technique cannot be used in battle; it can only be used after the opponent is completely dead.

"I've struck gold. With this evil technique, I have another way to improve my cultivation."

Lin Mo put the cowhide into his spatial storage and then opened the two cloth bags.

The man in black robes was clearly much wealthier. In addition to silver notes and loose silver, his money bag contained five gleaming gold ingots, and he also found an extra Great Rejuvenation Pill in his medicine bag.

At the same time, he finally figured out one thing: the dark red pill in the bag of the law enforcement disciple who was initially guarding the cave was the Golden Spear Pill.

"Let's see how much internal energy we can absorb first."

Lin Mo sat down cross-legged, placed his palm on the black-robed man's abdomen, and tentatively activated the Star Absorbing Technique.

A surge of scalding heat rose up and flowed into the meridians through the palm, filling the lower abdomen almost instantly, as if a pot of boiling water had been poured in.

He immediately stopped practicing, closed his eyes, concentrated, and began refining.

An hour later, Lin Mo opened his eyes and found that the internal energy he had just absorbed had been completely refined.

He looked inward at his dantian and saw that the wisp of qi he had been sensing had quietly grown from the thickness of a chopstick to the thickness of a pen, flowing steadily and powerfully through his meridians.

"One more breath and I should be able to break through to the lowest level."

Without any hesitation, he placed his palm on the black-robed man's abdomen again and activated the Star Absorbing Technique once more.

Hehuan Sect, Internal Affairs Hall.

Hongling leaned against the soft couch covered with snow fox fur, her fingertips holding a shard of glass she had picked up from the alchemy room, slowly turning it in the sunlight filtering through the window.

The fragments were thin and transparent, with sharp edges, and the refracted light spots danced between her charming eyebrows and eyes.

She had been looking at it repeatedly for almost half an hour, but still couldn't figure out what it was.

It resembles crystal but is not crystal; it is as thin as tree bark yet exceptionally hard; and no record of it can be found in any of the sect's classic texts.

"Master, I have completed the inspection."

A disciple from the Internal Affairs Hall stood with his head bowed at the foot of the steps, his forehead still damp with fine sweat that he hadn't had time to wipe away.

"explain."

Hongling placed the fragments on the small rosewood table beside her and gently tapped the tabletop with her fingertips.

"In this theft of the alchemy room, a total of 610 pills of various kinds were lost, along with a complete medicine shelf. In addition, the whereabouts of Zhao He, the inner disciple who guarded the alchemy room, are unknown."

There were no signs of a struggle at the scene, only a finger-sized hole in a windowpane. Furthermore, the shards of glass on the ground were identical to those found in the cave previously, suggesting they were the work of the same person.

The disciple paused.

"As for Zhao He, the disciple on duty, he was an inner disciple with a cultivation level of the seventh stage of the third-rate sect. He had a house and belongings within the sect. If he were to steal from the guard, he would not have run away without even packing his valuables. I tend to believe that he has met with misfortune."

"It was done by the same person..."

Hong Ling squinted.

"Is it possible that there's some tough one among those arrested?"

"It shouldn't be." The disciple opened the booklet in his hand. "I checked the number of corpses in the cave one by one. One hundred, which matches the number of people captured perfectly, not one more and not one less. All the newly recruited disciples have also been checked, and there are no omissions."

Hongling fell silent. She stood up and paced a few steps in the hall, her long, trailing dress leaving a silent arc on the blue bricks.

If this person is not an insider, how can they move freely in and out of the heart of the Hehuan Sect, and even use a poison that she has never seen before? Just who is this person?

"Replace the empty shelves in the alchemy room."

She finally stopped and turned around. The doubt in her eyes had vanished, replaced by a cold glint.

"Put several jars on the table. Some of the jars contained poisoned pills."

Don't use ordinary poisons; use the odorless and tasteless ones, so that even if you test them afterward, you won't be able to detect them. If it's a disciple of our sect coming to collect the pills normally, give them the clean ones on the left; if that thief dares to come again…”

She paused, her red lips curving slightly upward, but her smile was devoid of any warmth. "The pills he stole will take his life on my behalf."

"Understood."

"Also, triple the manpower in the alchemy room, dividing them into three shifts. Each shift must be led by at least one third-rate inner disciple. As for the scripture pavilion, forget about it; with the Grand Elder overseeing things, they shouldn't be able to cause any trouble."

"Yes, I will take care of it right away."

The disciple turned and left, his footsteps quickly disappearing at the end of the corridor.

Hongling picked up the shard of glass again and examined it closely in the candlelight.

The candlelight shone through the thin sheet, casting a faint shadow on her palm.

She stared thoughtfully at the shadow, muttering to herself:

"No matter who you are... next time you come, you should leave something behind."

The disciple who received the order had just come out of the Inner Affairs Hall and hadn't even turned the corner of the corridor when a person eagerly approached him from a corner, bowing and smiling broadly.

The disciple tilted his head, signaling him to follow. The two of them turned into a secluded corner behind the artificial hill, one after the other.

"I have already reported the matter of the pills to the hall master."

The disciple who received the order lowered his voice, raised his thumb and little finger, and made a "six" gesture.

The man's eyes darted around, he silently calculated for a moment, and then tentatively spoke:

"Senior Brother Xie, it's... three hundred and ten, right?"

To balance the accounts, he overstated the number of grains by more than a hundred, saying it was three hundred and ten.

He couldn't figure out what it meant when the other person showed a six.

The disciple who received the order smirked: "I reported six hundred and ten to the hall master."

The man stood there stunned, his mouth agape, before he finally managed to process the number.

Six hundred and ten.

He considered himself quite daring, and usually stole a few every now and then, but he had only managed to steal a little over a hundred in all this time.

I never expected that this person would double the amount as soon as they opened their mouth.

With 610, after deducting the portion he embezzled, the remaining hole was completely covered, and he could even give a portion to everyone above him, so everyone would keep quiet.

"Understood." He didn't say anything more, took a heavy cloth bag from his sleeve, presented it with both hands, and his smile was even more attentive than before.

"The rest will be sent to the room by the steward later."

The disciple who received the order took the cloth bag, casually weighed it in his hand, put it in his pocket, and waved his hand expressionlessly.

The man felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He took two steps back, turned around, and quickly disappeared into the shadows of the corridor.

The disciple, who had received the order, stood alone behind the artificial hill for a moment, then touched the hard pills in the cloth bag with his fingertips, and a smile appeared on his lips.

In the main world, after Lin Mo absorbed all the black-robed man's internal energy, his strength also reached the peak of the first level of the unranked!

He jumped out of bed and stretched his limbs.

The new life force within him surged and raged within his bones like a tethered beast.

He clenched his fist, clearly feeling that he was a completely different person from yesterday.

"So this is what a martial artist is? Interesting."

Lin Mo put the corpse and spoils back into his spatial storage, and then took out a Small Rejuvenation Pill.

He stared at the dark brown pill in his palm for a few seconds, then gritted his teeth and popped it into his mouth.

The pill tasted slightly bitter upon first sip, followed by a strong herbal flavor that spread across the tongue.

He frowned, swallowed it, and immediately closed his eyes to circulate his internal energy.

Soon, a warm sensation slowly rose in his lower abdomen, like a cluster of burning charcoal, and the speed at which his internal energy flowed through his meridians suddenly increased several times.

Half an hour later, Lin Mo opened his eyes. The effects of the medicine had completely worn off, and his cultivation level had reached the early stage of the second level of the unranked class!

"One Lesser Rejuvenation Pill is roughly equivalent to the energy cultivation of one person, but it's still somewhat inferior to the Star Absorbing Technique!"

He took out another one and put it in his mouth, then continued meditating.

To his surprise, it took him ten Lesser Rejuvenation Pills to barely push his cultivation to the late stage of the second level of the unranked class.

"Taking too many pills can actually lead to drug resistance!"

Lin Mo frowned.

He originally estimated that ten pills would be enough to push his cultivation to the third stage, but he didn't expect it to only be the late stage of the second stage!

"Never mind, I have plenty of pills anyway."

Lin Mo got out of bed and did not continue cultivating.

Rent is due today, and I also need to pay off my Huabei and installment payments soon, so I must cash out my gold as soon as possible.

I pulled out a clean coat, put it on, pushed open the door, and headed towards the pedestrian street.

The pedestrian street was lined with gold shops. He picked a small one and went inside.

"Boss, do you buy gold?"

"receive."

A middle-aged man sat behind the counter, wearing brown sunglasses on his nose, looking somewhat like a Hong Kong businessman from an old Hong Kong movie.

Lin Mo put his hand into his pocket, and under the cover of the pocket, took out a gold ingot from his spatial storage and placed it on the counter.

The gold ingot landed on the glass table with a dull thud.

The man leaned forward, took it, and examined it closely between his fingers for a moment before speaking:

"Is your gold not pure enough?"

"It should be. It's an old item passed down from our ancestors, and it's been sitting in our house for many years."

Upon hearing the words "ancestral," the man paused slightly, then glanced down at the gold ingot in his hand.

"Are you sure it's a family heirloom?"

"Yeah, it's been sitting in my house for years anyway."

The man didn't ask any more questions, took out his phone, took a picture of Yuanbao, and stood up, saying:

"Please have a seat. I'll ask our boss if he'll accept it." With that, he walked aside to make a phone call.

"Okay." Lin Mo sat down on the stool next to him, his gaze casually sweeping around the store.

Not long after, the man returned from the phone and said to Lin Mo:

"Our boss happens to be nearby and will be right there. Please wait a moment."

Lin Mo nodded, got up, and began to stroll leisurely around the store.

The glass display case held a variety of gold ornaments, which gleamed warmly under the spotlights. He glanced at them casually.

A few minutes later, the sound of crisp high heels came from outside the door, and then the door was pushed open from the outside, and two beautiful women walked in.

The one walking in front was wearing a high-end office lady uniform, with wavy short hair that contrasted with her fair skin. Her features were so delicate they looked like they had been painted, and her figure was slender yet full-bodied.

The woman behind her was wearing a black suit, black stockings, and stiletto heels. Her short, neat hair fell to her sides, and she exuded a capable air about her.