Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

Regarding skill books, I've learned all the ones I needed to learn, except for "Ki Gong Wave," "Limitless True Qi," and "Summon Moon Spirit," and I've also obtained the ones I didn't need.

After all the calculations, the thing I'm most lacking is a certain level.

You can get the Dragon Pattern Sword at level 35 and start training to summon divine beasts.

Once you reach a certain level, a divine beast will appear, with a skeleton in front and the divine beast behind, while you remain invisible and watch the show. That is the ultimate form of a Taoist.

Random levels are the only true measure of success.

Having figured it out, Lin Mu left the skeleton at home to practice its newly learned crescent blade technique, while he mounted his horse and headed straight for the manor.

On the way, the thought of his level skyrocketing like a rocket fueled Lin Mu's inner fire. He gripped the reins tighter than usual, and with a slight squeeze of his legs, the horse seemed to sense his urgency, its hooves flaring as it galloped much faster than usual. Something seemed to flash by on the road, but Lin Mu didn't pay much attention.

Before long, the seemingly ordinary-looking cottage in the manor came into view before Lin Mu.

As soon as Lin Mu entered, he saw the middle-aged manager, who was in his forties, standing at the equipment purchase counter. He was fair-skinned, beardless, and wore a dark green robe, with a blank expression from head to toe.

However, Lin Mu didn't come to see him today.

He bypassed the acquisition counter and went straight to the furnace of heaven and earth.

The stone platform in front of the furnace was as smooth as a mirror, and the flames inside were blindingly white, with rolling heat waves that made one's cheeks burn.

Lin Mu first checked his own condition.

[Experience: 270714/1400000]

Ignoring existing experience, leveling up from level 28 to level 29 requires 14 million experience points, which is equivalent to 140 gold coins.

He stood in front of the stone platform, opened his Qiankun bag, and with a thought...

14 gold coins flew out of the Qiankun Bag, transforming into a long, glittering golden river. Without lingering on the stone platform, it surged towards the Heaven and Earth Furnace and was directly swallowed by the furnace.

The flames of the furnace reflected golden light, creating a dazzling halo at the furnace opening.

The golden river flowed endlessly, like a golden waterfall cascading down from the opening of the Qiankun Bag, crashing into the furnace and splashing golden sparks.

Several awakened individuals who were forging equipment nearby stopped and turned to look at them. Some had their mouths open, some squinted, and some even forgot to put down the equipment in their hands.

A warrior in heavy armor nudged the mage next to him and whispered something. The mage shook his head, but his gaze remained fixed on the golden river.

The middle-aged man in charge peeked out from behind the counter, and a slight change finally appeared on his expressionless face—not surprise, but because he was turning the abacus beads even faster.

14 gold coins—not a lot, not a little—but the way it's being dumped is certainly impressive.

The golden river flowed gurglingly for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea before gradually thinning and stopping. The last few gold coins clattered into the furnace, sparking a few flecks before disappearing completely.

Lin Mu took two steps back and waited.

The runes on the stone platform lit up, and the light spread along the iron chains to the furnace. The flames in the furnace suddenly surged and swallowed the golden waterfall whole.

Chapter 184: Money Ability Instantly Boosts to Level 35

A moment later, the gold coins disappeared completely, leaving only a faint wisp of spiritual light floating out of the furnace. It slowly rotated and condensed in the air, finally forming a large spirit-gathering bead, milky white in color, about the size of a fist, with a warm luster. It was clear that it contained a great deal of experience.

The Spirit Gathering Pearl fell from the sky, and Lin Mu reached out and caught it. He held it in his palm; it was heavy and warm, like a piece of jade just taken out of the fire.

[Spirit Gathering Orb, 1400000 experience points, requires level 20]

Lin Mu had a thought.

A prompt appeared in my mind: Use the Spirit Gathering Orb?

Yes.

Suddenly, golden light exploded before my eyes, and a warm current surged into my body.

Congratulations on reaching level 29!

Lin Mu opened his eyes and glanced at the status bar.

[Level: 29]

[Experience: 270714/1800000]

To level up from level 29 to level 30, you need 180 million experience points.

Lin Mu poured out another 18 gold coins from his Qiankun Bag, and a golden river once again poured out from the bag's opening, rushing towards the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

The few awakened ones around hadn't dispersed yet, and they looked over again. Some of them were no longer surprised, but just stared blankly at the golden waterfall, completely forgetting to put down the equipment in their hands.

"Who is this person?" a young man wearing a heavy helmet asked the person next to him in a low voice.

"It must be a master in plain clothes, Lin Mu." The person next to him crossed his arms and gestured with his chin toward Lin Mu. "A few days ago, the Jiang family was looking for him everywhere in a high-profile manner, saying they would pay him compensation in advance. It seems that the compensation has been paid and they have the money."

Another person leaned over, lowering their voice with a hint of sourness: "This guy, he only uses his gold coins to upgrade, why doesn't he save some? But then again, he's right, saving them would only cause trouble. Money, if you don't spend it, a lot of people will covet it."

Several people nearby listened; some nodded, some scoffed, and some shook their heads without saying a word.

……

Just as these people were discussing, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from Lin Mu's body.

Congratulations on reaching level 30!

The golden light faded, and the hall was silent for a moment before a collective gasp filled the air.

"Guess what level he is now?" someone asked in a low voice.

"I guess... he's level 30, right?" said a Taoist priest wearing a Soul Armor.

You know what, this person is really good at judging people; he just casually mentioned it and guessed it right.

"How many more levels do you think he can get promoted to?" someone else asked.

Level 4.

Level 5.

"It's probably more than level five, look at his Qiankun bag..."

Lin Mu glanced at them, ignored them, and reopened his status bar.

[Level: 30]

[Experience: 270714/10000000]

He paused for a moment, then looked at it again.

Ten million, a full ten million.

Holy crap.

This bottleneck is significant; it's five times the experience required in the game.

This level alone will cost 100 million gold coins.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't heartbroken, but he gritted his teeth and poured out more gold coins from his storage bag.

The golden waterfall cascaded down again, wider and faster than before, gold coins gushing into the furnace, the firelight reflecting the gold and exploding into a dazzling halo.

The people around had stopped looking, not because they didn't want to, but because they were afraid to. There were just too many gold coins; looking at them made them uneasy.

As soon as the million was poured in, the runes shone brightly, the flames leaped high, and a deep rumble came from the furnace.

A spiritual light emanated from the furnace, condensing into a spirit-gathering bead the size of an infant's head, its milky-white body seemingly radiating light.

Lin Mu held it in both hands and made a thought.

A burst of golden light erupted.

Congratulations on reaching level 31!

He didn't stop.

24 gold coins were poured in, smelted, and the Spirit Gathering Pearl shone with golden light again.

Congratulations on reaching level 32!

……

What he didn't notice was that a group of people entered the room just as he was breaking through the bottleneck in refining those 100 million gold coins.

They were wearing all sorts of armor, some at the level of a war god, others at the level of level 40 heavy armor...

They walked with an imposing air, like a group of elites emerging from some major guild.

They all wore straw hats and face towels, covering themselves completely except for their eyes, making them look both mysterious and imposing.

They walked to the door, stood against the wall, and stared intently at Lin Mu.

Lin Mu glanced at it, assuming it was just people watching the show, and didn't pay much attention.

Anyway, this is the territory of the imperial court. These people wearing level 40 heavy armor look impressive, but once they enter the manor, they still have to abide by the rules of the manor.

After all, there are countless guards, both overt and covert, in the manor. Who would dare to cause trouble here?

The group of men stood by the door, lowering their voices, their eyes scanning Lin Mu from under their straw hats.

A muffled voice came from behind the face mask. "Damn it, the Jiang family's horses are really fast. We've been rushing as fast as we can, and we haven't even caught a glimpse of their horses' rear ends."

The other voice was calmer, sounding like the leader, "Just find his whereabouts. Let's get out of here, don't stand around here, too many people will attract attention."

A voice beside him said anxiously, "Brother, if we let him keep smelting like this, he'll spend all the gold coins. We..."

"What's the use of being anxious?" the leader interrupted him, his gaze sweeping across the hall.

There were quite a few people coming and going in the manor, and it seemed rather relaxed.

Upon closer inspection, their positions completely sealed off the entire hall. From the entrance to the furnace, and from the furnace to the counter, there was someone at every key location. They didn't look at people closely, but they probably knew exactly what everyone was doing.

Anyone who dares to make a move here is courting death.

The leader shook his head, lowering his voice even further, "Go out, he'll definitely be heading back to the city soon. Set up an ambush on the way."

The group exchanged glances, fell silent, turned and left the manor. Their steps were light, like a gust of wind, and they quickly disappeared outside the gate.

……

36 gold coins.

Congratulations on reaching level 35!

Golden light burst forth one after another, and Lin Mu's face flickered in and out of focus under the golden light.

In just half a day, I gained 252 million gold coins and leveled up from level 28 to level 35.