33: Chapter 33 Peak of the Third Transformation

While Zhou Ping and Zhou Hu were trying to figure out a way to recall the Zhou Family Village villagers who had fled the famine back to their village, the fishing boat piloted by Qin Yin had long since returned to Qin Family Village.

Inside the shrine of Qin Family Village.

Sitting cross-legged inside the shrine niche, Qin Ling watched the villagers offer incense.

Inside the shrine, green smoke curled in the air. Batch after batch of people cycled through the prayer mats, incense sticks piled up in layers in the burner, and offerings stacked higher and higher on the altar table.

The sister and brother, Qin Yin and Qin Mo, stood at the shrine entrance like a pair of door gods.

That rainy night was unforgettable for the villagers of Qin Family Village.

So many terrifying Cone Snail Demons had crawled ashore and entered the village.

If not for Lord Qinling, and if not for the siblings Qin Yin and Qin Mo who became martial artists through Lord Qinling's gifts...

The villagers didn't dare imagine what Qin Family Village would look like today.

Coupled with Lord Qinling's previous manifestations of divine power, the villagers of Qin Family Village were now incomparably devout toward Qin Ling.

[+2 incense points]

[+2 incense points]

Nowadays, most incense points provided by the villagers of Qin Family Village to Qin Ling were 2 points; it wasn't even easy to get just 1 point anymore.

Watching the notifications of received incense points pop up continuously, Qin Ling's expression showed no ease.

After diving to the seabed with the Clam Spirit and seeing that Little Li Dragon polluted by evil spirits, Qin Ling could not relax completely.

He rubbed his chin and opened his status panel.

[Host: Qin Ling]

[Rank: wild god]

[Jurisdiction: Qin Family Village]

[Cultivation: Incense Realm 70%]

[incense points: 1250]

[Divine Techniques: 4]

[Teleportation], [Exorcism], [Primary Talisman Art], [Dream-Entering Technique]

After accumulating incense points over this period, he had accumulated 1,250 incense points.

Now, it was time to upgrade.

Qin Ling continuously consumed his incense points to raise his cultivation.

Soon, his cultivation rose from [Incense Realm 70%] to [Incense Realm 100%].

For this, Qin Ling consumed a total of 600 incense points.

Having raised his cultivation to [Incense Realm 100%], Qin Ling had no intention of stopping; he planned to break through the Incense Realm in one go.

He wanted to see what realm lay beyond the Incense Realm!

But Qin Ling quickly realized something was wrong.

Because his incense points were no longer being consumed, and his cultivation remained stuck at [Incense Realm 100%].

Qin Ling looked closer and finally noticed a system prompt.

[Jurisdiction too small. Cultivation cannot be increased further. Host, please expand your jurisdiction first.]

Seeing this prompt, Qin Ling tilted his head.

Well, damn.

Turns out having incense points alone doesn't let you raise your cultivation infinitely!

Currently, his cultivation had reached [Incense Realm 100%], which was the limit for a jurisdiction consisting of just one village.

If he wanted to break through the Incense Realm, he would first need to expand his jurisdiction.

Qin Ling shook his head.

He recalled Zhou Ping, who had come to Qin Family Village before. When Zhou Ping came to offer incense at the shrine, he had mentioned wanting Zhou Family Village to worship him as well.

However, at the time, the villagers of Zhou Family Village were fleeing the famine, so he hadn't given it much thought then.

Qin Ling had overheard the previous conversation between Zhou Family Village Chief Zhou Ping and Village Chief Qin Zongliang at the entrance of Qin Family Village.

Zhou Ping had left Qin Family Village alone to return to Zhou Family Village precisely to recall the fleeing villagers, change the deity worshipped in his village, and worship him, Lord Qinling.

Thinking of this, Qin Ling kept Zhou Ping of Zhou Family Village in mind.

If given the chance, he might need to give this matter a little push.

Qin Ling waved his hand, feeling the surging divine power inside his body.

Comparing it with martial arts manuals and the late Third-Turn Ao Monster he had seen on the seabed, he was basically certain that his current cultivation was Peak Third-Turn!

Feeling the Peak Third-Turn divine power in his body, Qin Ling inexplicably felt a rush of excitement.

I am Peak Third-Turn, who dares...

Ahem. Qin Ling shook away the strange thought from his mind.

Now that he possessed Peak Third-Turn strength, even if that Little Li Dragon approached the coast and lost control completely, he had the capability to slay it.

However, since the opponent was a dragon species after all and was previously a Fourth-Turn demon, Qin Ling still felt unsafe. So, he began browsing the store.

This time, in order to fight the Little Li Dragon, he naturally intended to spend all his incense points to boost his combat power.

In this world, surviving was the ultimate goal!

After browsing for a long time, Qin Ling's eyes finally landed on a divine technique.

[Divine Technique: Seven-Kill Demon-Slaying Sword]

[Condenses a golden longsword made of pure divine power, granting an additional counter effect against dragon species.]

[Seven fiend patterns wrap around the blade. Each pattern swung down stacks another layer of power, carrying the triple effect of "Armor-Breaking", "Healing Suppression", and "Evil Purging".]

Price: 600 incense points

Quantity: 1

Seeing this divine technique, Qin Ling couldn't tear his eyes away.

This was completely the best divine technique he could choose at the moment. Just its extra counter effect against dragon species made his heart skip a beat with excitement.

Without second thought, Qin Ling spent 600 incense points to purchase the divine technique, Seven-Kill Demon-Slaying Sword.

Now, his status panel was refreshed.

[Host: Qin Ling]

[Rank: wild god]

[Jurisdiction: Qin Family Village]

[Cultivation: Incense Realm 100%]

[incense points: 50]

[Divine Techniques: 4]

[Teleportation], [Exorcism], [Primary Talisman Art], [Dream-Entering Technique], [Seven-Kill Demon-Slaying Sword]

Having acquired the Seven-Kill Demon-Slaying Sword, Qin Ling naturally needed to test it out.

As his reliance against dragon-type demons like the Little Li Dragon, he definitely needed to understand it thoroughly.

Qin Ling pondered for a moment, then shifted his thought.

Qin Ling's avatar, which was patrolling around Qin Family Village, turned around and leaped, sweeping toward the surface of the Eastern Sea.

Now that his cultivation had risen to [Incense Realm 100%], which was equivalent to Peak Third-Turn in Qi and Blood Martial Arts.

His range of activity had also been greatly increased.

His avatar sped forward for a long time before feeling that binding force again.

Qin Ling looked back and saw that the dock of Qin Family Village was already far away. He looked down and saw a deserted reef.

Perfect.

With a flash, Qin Ling's avatar leaped and submerged into the seabed.

It didn't stop until his feet landed on the reef at the bottom of the sea.

Then, Qin Ling's avatar focused its gaze and raised its right hand.

His five fingers slowly closed into a fist.

As his fist clenched, the surging divine power of his Peak Third-Turn cultivation burst forth from his body.

This divine power traveled along his arm all the way to his right palm.

Then, his five fingers suddenly snapped open.

"Buzz—!"

A golden light burst forth from his palm!

An extremely condensed golden beam of light shot up into the sky. Around the edges of the beam, seven fiend patterns swirled and circled like seven swimming dragons.

Seeing this beam of light, Qin Ling froze for a moment.

He wanted a sword, not this pillar.

With a thought, he loosely closed his fingers and began condensing the beam of light.

The beam of light gradually pulled back and condensed.

And finally turned into a sword flowing with golden light!