I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Lin Yi washed his sword in the river water. This time, he didn't even bother to collect his spoils before quickly launching it into the river.

There was also fighting on the ship's deck. This Giant-Handed True Man was quite cunning. He used a trick to lure people away from the ship, letting the Black-Scaled Python stir up trouble underwater to lure them into a fight. Then he came to snatch them away.

He had a flower on each shoulder, clearly indicating his status as a second-grade Qi cultivator. Just looking at those two flowers was enough to make anyone lose their will to fight.

With first-rank officials unlikely to act easily, second-rank officials can practically do whatever they want.

He Dong looked at the old man with the greatsword with considerable apprehension.

She boasted to Lin Yi that there were only a dozen or so people in the world who could kill her and only about a hundred who could defeat her. This wasn't too much of an exaggeration, but she was indeed no match for a second-rank opponent.

Lin Yi acted impulsively and went underwater to fight. If the old man comes back, He Dong can escape with Xiao Cao and Wang Jinxuan, but she might not be able to take care of Lin Yi underwater.

"I never expected that Lin Yi, who is known for his chivalry, would associate with demons and ghosts. If I hadn't seen this with my discerning eye today, I wouldn't have believed it either."

He Dong had already unleashed the Ghost Domain, so Jubing Zhenren naturally knew He Dong's identity.

He is a righteous person, and naturally he follows a procedure in doing things, which is to always stand on the moral high ground.

If you really can't hold your ground, then kill all the people in the know, and you'll naturally be able to hold your ground.

Just like now, he clearly came for the Demon King's daughter and the treasure map, but being solely driven by profit doesn't fit the image of a righteous person. So, he said these words to show that he was here to slay demons and eliminate evil, and to act on behalf of Heaven. As for incidentally gaining the Demon King's daughter and the treasure map, he considered it a reward for his chivalrous deeds.

Heaven shows no favoritism, but it always favors the virtuous!

He Dong didn't waste words with him. She used her Ghost Domain to trap him for a moment, then hurriedly went into the water to call Lin Yi to run away together.

But Master Jubing, being a second-grade Qi cultivator, was quite formidable among second-grade cultivators. He wasn't so easily trapped. He swung his greatsword fiercely and shouted, "Breaking Qi!"

This sword strike instantly shattered He Dong's ghostly domain, bringing him back to reality from the illusion.

The black aura surrounding He Dong was also surging. Since her ghost domain had been forcibly broken, she would also be injured.

This minor injury was nothing serious. He Dong made a quick decision and used his Ghost Domain to pull Xiao Cao and Wang Jinxuan in, and immediately jumped into the water to escape.

"Where do you think you're going!"

In broad daylight, there's no reason for ghosts and monsters to run rampant. Master Jubing's sword strike was powerful and swift, and it even had the ability to break magic. His special true energy was exactly the nemesis of ghosts.

Well, there are indeed quite a few enemies that can ward off ghosts.

With this sword strike, He Dong's soul will surely be scattered.

But Lin Yi was quick to finish his business underwater, and now that he was back, he saw the old man about to hit his wife. He immediately leaped up and caught the giant sword, while simultaneously kicking the giant-handled master in the stomach. The giant-handled master hadn't taken Lin Yi seriously until he was kicked in the stomach.

At that moment, he felt as if his internal organs had shattered, and he spat out a mouthful of black blood, clearly indicating that he was seriously injured.

Master Jubing was immediately horrified. To be able to injure him like this with just his fists and feet, this was a master!

"Who are you, and why do you aid evil spirits?"

Master Jubing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and questioned Lin Yi.

He knew that Lin Yi was escorting the Demon Emperor's daughter, but he didn't think that the person in front of him was Lin Yi.

To kick him and injure him, one must be at least a second-rank official. Could Lin Yi be a second-rank official?

That's definitely not possible!

At this moment, He Dong was the most shocked.

She thought she should run away now, but she didn't expect Lin Yi to suddenly display his incredible power.

Goodness, when did Lin Yi become so amazing?

Looking back on all the time she had spent with Lin Yi, she realized she knew absolutely nothing about what he did or how far he had progressed in his cultivation.

Is this man really that good at hiding his true nature?

He Dong was unaware that Lin Yi, besides concealing his cultivation level, also harbored a five-thousand-year-old little zombie.

Let's not even talk about his secret stash of money; Lin Yi doesn't need that stuff. An excellent man can make a living just by his looks.

Faced with the questioning from Master Jubing, Lin Yi chuckled but did not answer him.

There aren't many people in the world who can match his appearance with his name. It's good that they don't know, as it makes it easier for Lin Yi to do many things.

"Since you've come looking for trouble, stop talking nonsense and just die!"

This kind of battle is a struggle for interests regardless of good or evil. Perhaps this Giant Handle Master is not a bad person, but since he wants to kill Lin Yi to seize the treasure, Lin Yi naturally has the right to defend himself.

Before Master Jubing could recover, Lin Yi took a few steps and vanished from Master Jubing's sight in an instant.

The Giant-Handle Master was horrified, but before he could react, Lin Yi slashed him several times with swords. His head fell off on the spot, leaving only two flowers that quickly merged together, becoming an illusory Giant-Handle Master.

This is the primordial spirit of the Great Master. Whether mortal or cultivator, everyone has a soul. The difference is that the soul of a mortal does not leave the body, while at the third rank or above, the soul has the ability to exist independently between heaven and earth.

Now, even though Master Jubing is dead, he is not completely dead.

He can transform into a ghost cultivator on the spot, and he will be more powerful than an ordinary ghost cultivator, or he can possess another body, but he can never become a real person again, and he will be no different from a monster.

The best way is actually through reincarnation. With the accumulation of this life, you might be able to awaken your innate wisdom in the next life.

Lin Yi hesitated for a moment, but still did not completely kill the primordial spirit of the Giant Handle Master.

"Our feud will end with this sword. If you wish to be reincarnated, I will not stop you."

The implication is that this mortal realm is not a place for you to stay.

If Master Jubing wants to maintain his dignity, Lin Yi will grant him dignity; if he does not wish to, Lin Yi will help him maintain his dignity.

For a moment, Master Jubing found it hard to accept his death. He thought that with his second-grade cultivation and an eight-hundred-year-old giant beast pet, seizing the daughter of a demon emperor should be a piece of cake. How could he have died and disappeared?

Moreover, this person was truly ruthless and decisive; he didn't even have a chance to beg for mercy before he was gone.

"You make it sound so easy to settle old scores. Do you know how much suffering and hardship I've endured in my cultivation journey?"

"Oh!"

Before Master Jubing could say anything more, Lin Yi raised his hand and unleashed a bolt of lightning, annihilating his primordial spirit.

Although the primordial spirit of a cultivator can survive outside the body, it may not have much defensive power. It's like transforming into a ghost; for a short time, one can wander in the human world like a ghost without a physical body. Similarly, one will also be afraid of the things that ghosts are afraid of.

The two are essentially not much different; the only difference is that the primordial spirit can return to its place at any time, while the ghost has no physical body.

Lin Yi had already killed the true body of the Giant-Stick Master, so destroying his primordial spirit would be even easier. This bolt of lightning was swift and decisive, instantly causing the Giant-Stick Master's soul to be scattered.

Then Lin Yi set fire to the body of the Giant Handle Master, burning it to ashes.

As for the greatsword of the Great Sword Master Jubing, Lin Yi picked it up and weighed it in his hand. The Snow on the Pillow began to tremble incessantly, as if this sword was also vying for favor.

The Great Master Jubing left behind a cloud bag. Lin Yi opened it and saw that it was full of pills, materials and all sorts of treasures. This was what a true master cultivator should be like. Unlike Lin Yi, whose cloud bag contained only ingredients, cooking utensils or spices, Pillow Snow spent her days with these things.

Lin Yi then put the Giant Handle Master's sword into his cloud bag, and saw that He Dong's eyes were full of strangeness when he looked at him.

Remembering their previous agreement, Lin Yi generously took out some refining materials from his cloud bag and put them into his own cloud bag, then gave the entire cloud bag to He Dong.

"Do you want it? Here you go."

A second-grade cultivator would have a considerable fortune, and He Dong would probably be very happy to see this.

"Don't think you can bribe me like this. Tell me, when did you become so powerful? Or are you no longer Lin Yi?"

Chapter 187 Have you been practicing demonic arts?

Lin Yi actually admired He Dong quite a bit. What made him admire her was that when she asked him a question, she first took the cloud bag and peeked inside.

When such a serious topic is being asked, you still have the mood to look at the loot!

This level of greed is truly unparalleled.

Lin Yi didn't know how to answer He Dong, so he could only say, "In a sense, I am indeed not the original Lin Yi anymore."

He Dong pondered these words and realized that Lin Yi's personality had indeed changed drastically after he fell into the water. However, she hadn't paid much attention to this before, since Lin Yi and she had only a working relationship. In a sense, Lin Yi was more like her little brother, doing things for her and seeking her protection.

Having lost their original memories, their personalities are completely different, and they can be seen as a completely different person.

He Dong initially thought that Lin Yi might be possessed by an evil spirit, which was why he asked such a question. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why Lin Yi's strength had suddenly become so strong.

But then I thought about it again. Lin Yi had been acting strangely for some time now, and he hadn't always been this strong. Before, when he went to Qinghe Village, he couldn't even defeat a tiger demon that was only fifty years old, but later he was able to help her overcome her tribulation and even scare away Mr. Liu. It's clear that Lin Yi had a gradual process of becoming stronger.

Therefore, the possibility of demonic possession can be largely ruled out, but if that's ruled out, He Dong can only think of an even worse possibility.

Lin Yi is still the same Lin Yi. He has just lost his memory and his personality has changed. But the reason why his strength has increased so quickly is because... he may have obtained a fortuitous opportunity and cultivated demonic arts.

This also explains why he wasn't strong at first, but gradually became stronger, until now, he can even kill a second-grade cultivator.

"I've heard of a demonic art from ancient times that could devour the power of humans, gods, ghosts, demons, and monsters to strengthen oneself. Cultivation there were virtually no bottlenecks; as long as one killed enough, one's cultivation could advance by leaps and bounds. You…"

There are reasons why this powerful demonic art was lost. First, it was divine retribution; second, as long as someone practiced this demonic art, it would cause everyone in the cultivation world to live in fear, and if this art was not destroyed, there would never be peace in the world.

Having said that, He Dong felt that Lin Yi's answer was no longer needed.

Because she felt that she must have guessed correctly. When Lin Yi stayed out all night before, she was also wondering what this little brother was doing every day. After casually investigating, she found that Lin Yi was catching and killing ghosts everywhere.

As a member of the Hundred Ghosts Sect, He Dong didn't think much of it at the time, assuming that Lin Yi simply looked down on those fierce ghosts instead of recruiting them for his own use.

Looking back now, maybe Lin Yi was practicing demonic arts back then!

The reason Lin Yi was able to have such abundant yang energy was because he had absorbed too much demonic power into himself, which naturally made his qi and blood vigorous.

The case has been solved!

Seeing He Dong going further and further down the path of imagining things, Lin Yi was at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.

The setting of this demonic art is somewhat similar to the Demon-Slaying Manual, which can explain how Lin Yi's strength could improve so rapidly.

This reasonable setup saved Lin Yi from having to offer any further explanations, and for a moment, Lin Yi felt embarrassed to deny it.

"I have never killed a good person."

Lin Yi neither admitted nor denied it, and even subtly guided He Dong, so He Dong naturally had no more doubts.

She was immersed in her own world of imagination and didn't even look at Lin Yi's changing expression. After thinking for a long time, she said seriously, "Don't let anyone know that you are cultivating this demonic art. Once such a technique appears in the world, the bloodshed it will cause will be no less than the chaos caused by the Demon Emperor."

As long as you don't say anything, no one will know how you cultivated your skills. The only ones who know your background are me and your master. If you encounter her, tell her that her disciple died in an accident, and that you just happen to share the same name and appearance as him.

You haven't lost your memory; you're a completely different person, do you understand?

Lin Yi: "..."

In a sense, you're right.

"I see."

Seeing He Dong's serious expression, Lin Yi also responded solemnly.