62: Chapter 62: Gold Coins Galore!

Hah!

Lin Yuan let out a long breath, slowly calming his wildly fluctuating aura.

The skin all over his body was like a cooked lobster, bright red, radiating astonishing heat. Sweat dripping onto him hissed and evaporated into steam.

Looking back in the direction he had come from, he saw that outside Pingan City, there was an extra long trench three meters deep and two meters wide, stretching all the way to the side of the lake.

Drip, drop.

Before long, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky, pattering down.

The surface of the lake was stirred by the rain, rippling in layers. A few carp could not hold back, leaping out of the water with "plop, plop" sounds, splashing water everywhere. What a relaxing and bright pastoral scene!

"The world is so beautiful, yet you are so irritable. That is not good, not good."

Lin Yuan took a deep breath and turned his head to look in one direction.

"Am I right? Little brother with the long saber?"

In the small woods by the lake, a Young Master dressed in white as snow walked out, his hand pressed against his saber hilt, his whole body tensed to the limit.

He was silent for a moment, then glanced at the corpse of the Spirit Sea Martial Artist, and said sincerely:

"If I said I was preparing to ambush him, would you believe me?"

"I believe you." Lin Yuan nodded. "Because attacking a God is an unwise move. I believe you are a smart person."

It must be said, in the Martial Forest of the Yue Kingdom, which is full of scum, there still exists a group of true heroes.

Like the man in front of him, he did not lie. After realizing that a Martial Artist of the Demonic Path from the Spirit Sea Realm had appeared near Pingan City, he decisively changed his target, preparing to take him down.

It was just that he hadn't expected Lin Yuan to be so strong, killing the Spirit Sea Martial Artist in one blow.

His defensive posture afterward was purely a stress response, just like a kitten hissing at a big dog.

"Looking at you, you must be Young Master Juedao, third on the Heroes Ranking. Are you still planning to challenge me?" Lin Yuan asked.

Young Master Juedao was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "No, I have no hope of winning now. At least for now, I, Xiang Wentian, am willing to call you the strongest!"

"You keep saying things that everyone already knows... However, you have made a smart decision."

"But don't be happy too soon. In the future, you and I will definitely have a battle."

Young Master Juedao stared at Lin Yuan with burning eyes. "I possess the legendary Heaven Rank High Grade Physique, the Nine-Pulse Waste Physique. I only need to experience nine rises and nine falls to be completely activated. My True Qi and Physical Body Realm will receive a hundreds-fold increase. In the future, I will definitely be able to defeat you!"

Hmm?

Lin Yuan's gaze instantly became sharp.

To think someone is wholesaling their own future. This kind of thing must be strongly encouraged.

"Very good, that is exactly it. This is the ostentation and dominance that belongs to a saber user. I believe in you, Young Master Juedao! The future will surely be yours!"

Lin Yuan looked at him solemnly.

Young Master Juedao still had a cold face, but if someone familiar with him were here, they would notice a faint, imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

He actually values me so much...

After sending away the silly boy who practiced the saber, Lin Yuan began to clear the battlefield and happily accepted the deceased's inheritance.

First was the nameless Spirit Sea expert. His Storage Pouch contained a large amount of treasure. Just the Spirit Stones alone numbered in the tens of thousands, almost piled into a small mountain. Then there were various Medicinal Pills, some he recognized, and some he did not.

For example, the nine Medicinal Pills of different colors placed in the most conspicuous part of the Storage Pouch. Lin Yuan took one out and sniffed it lightly under his nose.

A sweet and cloying scent rushed straight to his brain. His body instantly reacted, and his whole body began to heat up.

"What a powerful Medicinal Pill!" Lin Yuan was secretly shocked.

With his current physical fitness, ordinary Medicinal Pills would have no effect at all. The Medicinal Pill in front of him could stir up his blood and Qi just by smelling it; it must be a Divine Pill for Body Refining.

As expected of a Spirit Sea expert!

Besides the Medicinal Pills, the number of Secret Manuals was also not small.

Things like Yin and Yang Harmonizing Qi Art》, 《Withered and Flourishing Dual Cultivation Method》, 《Dragon and Phoenix Resonating Scripture》...

Wait, those Medicinal Pills...

Lin Yuan fell silent.

He found a book in the Storage Pouch titled 《True Lord Juyang's Commentary on Various Pills》, which had detailed records about the nine pills.

The good news is that the pills are not aphrodisiacs; they are indeed supreme precious pills for improving the foundation of blood and Qi.

The bad news is that the Materials used to make them are... you know.

This problem is like having a piece of chocolate-flavored poop in front of you. Although it is delicious, it is still poop after all.

Forget it, I'll save it for later.

After organizing the items from the Spirit Sea expert, Lin Yuan turned back and collected all the Storage Pouches from the remaining thirteen people and the speed bump.

Thanks to his fierce reputation, no one with eyes dared to steal them.

Although the collections of these fourteen people were far inferior to the Spirit Sea expert, they were still not bad, especially since two of the Storage Pouches produced items that Lin Yuan really wanted.

In the short Martial Artist's Storage Pouch, there was an Earth Rank Medium Grade Martial Skill called Phantom Demon Movement Technique. After Cultivating it, it not only greatly increases movement speed but also allows for silent movement, so that even if the sound barrier is broken, not a single sound will be made.

The Martial Skill also mentions at the end that if combined with some special Physiques, one could open the Phantom Demon Realm and achieve short-range teleportation.

This Martial Skill came just in time.

Because Lin Yuan had not yet practiced any movement techniques, his fast movement speed relied entirely on sheer strength.

It was very satisfying, but it lacked the elegant and free feeling of lightness skills.

Another valuable item was found in Mei Qingci's Storage Pouch.

It was a Cultivation Technique, and it was a Divine Path Cultivation Technique, which is extremely rare in the world, commonly known as a Soul Cultivation Technique.

When he first entered the sect, the Elder had explained it.

There are always three ways for a Martial Artist to enter the Dao: Force, Qi, and Divine.

In layman's terms, it means training the body, training True Qi, and training the Soul.

The former two account for 99% of all Martial Artists, while Divine Path Martial Artists are the rarest.

The reason is simple, because cultivating the Physical Body and True Qi can yield quick results. You can see a punch smash a stone, or True Qi exploding when blasted out.

But cultivating the Soul, before reaching a certain level, it is very weak, so weak that it could be killed by a Mortal without any preparation.

There is a joke in ancient history that a Divine Path Martial Artist surnamed Zhan spent decades cultivating to the True Aperture Realm.

If it were a Force or Qi Martial Artist, they wouldn't be injured even if they sat still and let a Mortal hack at them.

But she was killed by a stray stone that came from nowhere piercing her heart during a battle with a Mortal.

The name "God-Slaying Stone" has been passed down through the ages because of this.

However, once a Divine Path Martial Artist survives the most awkward novice period, its eeriness will far exceed the other two paths.

The Cultivation Technique Lin Yuan obtained from Mei Qingci is called 《Imperial Source Ten Thousand Laws Wisdom Scripture》, which is an Earth Rank Low Grade Divine Path Cultivation Technique. Its Cultivation method is different from ordinary Secret Manuals; it does not move True Qi, but uses visualization, carving imprints with the power of the mind.

Lin Yuan was extremely interested in this and prepared to find a place to Cultivate in seclusion.

He soon left the scene, leaving behind a scarred landscape that spoke of the fierce battle that had taken place there.

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Lin Rufeng was... Who is this? Why did he appear in my novel?