Liang YouTian leaped out of the Blood Pool, striking with a palm that carried a chilling bloody scent and a swirling, eerie black mist, like a venomous snake, heading straight for Lin Baichuan.
A wave of icy coldness swept over Lin Baichuan, making his blood feel as if it had frozen.
“Slay!”
Lin Baichuan snorted coldly, completely unafraid. With a roar like a tiger’s, he slashed his battle blade, cutting down with a powerful strike.
His Blade Intent, which had already reached Minor Achievement, fully erupted at this moment.
As Lin Baichuan’s battle blade descended, it was as if a mountain of blades fell with it, Evil Qi surging, killing intent like a raging river, its sharpness fully revealed.
At this moment, the originally aggressive Liang YouTian suddenly trembled all over, his mind and will becoming somewhat blurry. He felt a mountain of blades pressing down in his Sea of Consciousness, completely suppressing his spirit, will, and even his soul.
He felt as if the world had collapsed, leaving only this mountain of blades, suppressing heaven and earth.
This was the Blade Intent affecting his spirit and will, causing him to hallucinate.
Although it was only for an instant, he broke free from the illusion, but it was too late. Lin Baichuan’s battle blade had already struck. Under the enhancement of the Blade Intent, its sharpness was unparalleled, tearing through his palm like a destructive force, then splitting his body in two.
Pfft!
Blood splattered, his Aura withered, and his life force rapidly faded.
“How could this be…”
Liang YouTian roared unwillingly, “If it weren’t for my Cultivation Technique reaching a critical moment, leaving me with less than one-tenth of my strength, how could I have lost to you?”
“Heh heh, say all you want, you’re still going to die.”
Lin Baichuan sneered, his face full of disdain.
“You…”
Liang YouTian’s eyes bulged with fury. He raised his hand, wanting to strike Lin Baichuan, but found his body had already been split in two. His life force completely dissipated, and he fell into the Blood Pool. His eyes were wide open, unwilling even in death.
After days of plotting, he was just one step away from success, yet he died at Lin Baichuan’s hands at the most crucial moment. How could he be willing?
“Rearing demons, slaughtering the populace to cultivate Demonic Technique, you deserve to die a hundred times over.”
Lin Baichuan snorted coldly, sheathing his battle blade. His eyes narrowed as he swept over the entire underground palace, finally fixing his gaze on a stone table in the southeast corner of the underground palace.
On the table were three boxes. Lin Baichuan took swift steps to reach the stone table, opening all three boxes. His eyes immediately lit up. One of the three boxes contained a pile of gold and silver notes, all in large denominations of one thousand taels.
Lin Baichuan estimated that combined, it amounted to over a million taels of silver.
Lin Baichuan secretly gasped in amazement.
“Damn it, this guy not only reared demons and cultivated Demonic Technique, but he was also a corrupt official,” Lin Baichuan muttered to himself, his gaze falling on the other two boxes.
The middle box contained three bottles of Medicinal Pills, three pills per bottle, thumb-sized pills emitting a rich medicinal fragrance. These were Low Grade Spirit Pills, Bone Tempering Pills, used by Eighth Grade Bone Tempering Realm Martial Artists to refine their bones and tendons.
“Holy crap, they’re Bone Tempering Pills! If I’m not mistaken, these things have been hyped up to a hundred thousand taels of silver per pill, right! And you might not even be able to buy them with money.”
Lin Baichuan’s eyes gleamed as he muttered, “Liang YouTian, oh Liang YouTian, you truly are a fortune-bringing boy! With these nine Bone Tempering Pills, once I step into the Eighth Grade Bone Tempering Realm, I can definitely make rapid progress, saving at least several years of arduous cultivation.”
At this moment, Lin Baichuan was truly excited. He immediately closed the box and focused his attention on the last box.
The box contained three Demon Cores, each with four demonic patterns. These were Demon Cores of fourth-tier soldier-level Demon Race, comparable to Sixth Blood Refining Realm powerhouses among Human Race Martial Artists.
“I’m rich!”
Lin Baichuan was immediately overjoyed.
A million taels of silver, nine Bone Tempering Pills, and three Demon Cores, adding up to several million taels in value.
Indeed, a man cannot get rich without ill-gotten gains, just as a horse cannot grow fat without night grass!
Lin Baichuan casually put all three boxes into his spatial ring, then glanced at Liang YouTian’s corpse soaking in the Blood Pool. He exited the underground palace without hesitation and quietly left the county office.
He had already killed the person; as for the sudden disappearance of the Yunshan County Magistrate, that was none of his business.
Soon, Lin Baichuan had returned to his own room.
Sitting cross-legged, Lin Baichuan’s mind entered his Sea of Consciousness, opening his attribute panel.
【name: Lin Baichuan】
【identity: Demon Suppression Division Junior Demon Slayer Guard】
【cultivation: Ninth Grade】
【Cultivation Technique: Golden Bell Shield (Seventh Layer, 1%)】
【Martial Skill: Seven Kill Blade Technique (Profound Achievement)】
【Concept: Blade Intent (23%)】
【Karma: 0】
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The seventh layer of Golden Bell Shield, Blade Intent reaching 23%, equivalent to Minor Achievement. Unfortunately, all Karma had been exhausted. He didn’t know how much Karma would be needed to advance the seventh layer of Golden Bell Shield, so he could only try later.
“Now that my Physical Body has broken its limit, my physical strength has reached thirteen thousand jin. It’s a pity about that Earth Core Spiritual Milk; I don’t know if it will still be effective after use.”
Lin Baichuan muttered to himself, “After returning to the commandery city, I must go to the Scripture Pavilion to check for information.”
The Earth Core Spiritual Milk was obtained after he killed Yin Kuisheng. It was originally meant to help him break through his Physical Body’s limit, but because he didn’t know how to use it, it had been shelved. Who would have thought that when Shadow Que used the High Grade Spiritual Artifact Nine Yin Ice Soul Net, he was forced to use Karma to enhance the Golden Bell Shield, thereby breaking his Physical Body’s limit.
Now, he didn’t know if this Earth Core Spiritual Milk would still be useful to him; otherwise, he would have to sell it.
“This trip was quite fruitful, but unfortunately, Li Da didn’t die…”
A cold killing intent immediately burst forth from Lin Baichuan’s eyes.
He knew that among Li Da’s five people, except for Qin Qing, the other four were ordered by Song Gang to take his life. Therefore, Lin Baichuan naturally had no good feelings for Li Da and the others. Now, Niu Zhenye and the other two had been killed by him with the help of the Blood Demon, but Li Da had survived.
Although that guy’s Foundation and Origin were damaged, and his future cultivation would likely be limited, Lin Baichuan was still very displeased. He thought that once he found a suitable opportunity, he would definitely take Li Da’s dog life.
Lin Baichuan knew he wasn’t some benevolent person. Since others wanted his life, he naturally couldn’t remain indifferent. In this world, it’s the law of the jungle. If you are kind and weak, you will absolutely not receive sympathy or gratitude from others; it will only make some people take an inch and then a mile, becoming even more aggressive.
Therefore, Lin Baichuan had long seen everything clearly: to survive well in this man-eat-man world, you had to be more ruthless than your opponents.
White lotuses don’t live long; only petty people who exact revenge for every grievance will be feared and live long.
“There will be plenty of opportunities in the future…”
Lin Baichuan sneered, his expression reserved. His mind and will immediately entered a state of calm, silently circulating the Golden Bell Shield’s breathing method, moving his internal Qi to refine the flesh and skin of his entire body.
