Chapter 230 - 125: Loaded with 30,000 Guan

Chapter 230: Chapter 125: Loaded with 30,000 Guan

"Hm?"

Lin Shu lifted his gaze.

He stared blankly for a moment, then suddenly recalled the look on the Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch’s face at the very end.

’Did that Great Demon force himself to use some technique with a massive backlash just to stop Zhao Zhiyue?’

At this thought, a hint of emotion welled up in Lin Shu’s eyes.

If it weren’t for his identity as an Immortal Disciple—which was better for investigating matters concerning the Wolf Soul—he thought that living a carefree life under this Demon Monarch would have actually been quite pleasant.

At least this was a genuine leader, the kind who would step up and hold the sky if it fell.

Whether he could actually hold it up was another matter, but he probably wouldn’t have thrown his subordinates into the fire to save himself.

’Whatever. Time to take stock of my gains.’

Lying on Yu Sheng’s back, Lin Shu patted her gently to soothe the trembling little bird. "Alright, it’s all over. For the foreseeable future, you can most likely just kick back and relax."

"I don’t want to... I don’t want to just kick back and relax."

Yu Sheng held back a sob, but tears welled in her gem-like, crystal-clear eyes.

She flew toward Yongzhou with all her might.

’If I keep acting like a child, he still won’t tell me next time something like this happens.’

’I have to grow up quickly so I can truly help Lin Shu!’

"..."

Lin Shu smiled, his gaze falling upon the silver ingots that filled the sky.

Killing the numerous Immortal Descendants had earned him 2,800 taels in Sin Coins, enough to raise either his Divine Soul Technique or his Body Tempering Technique to First Grade Perfection.

But the biggest haul was yet to come.

Yu Qiheng had indeed not disappointed him for the risk he had taken.

A full 8,000 taels in Sin Coins. If he could absorb it all, Lin Shu felt he could even deduce a true Golden Core Immortal Technique.

Besides the Sin Coins, he had also gained a substantial amount of Merit Coins.

After all, it had been nearly three months since he had last sent people to Yongzhou Pass.

With the help of the Crimson Heart Pills, even the weakest Qi Cultivation Cultivators from back then had mostly succeeded in Foundation Establishment, to say nothing of the disciples who had spent many years in the Border Region.

The two hundred-plus people Yu Sheng had saved, ranging from Early-stage Spirit Liquid Foundation Establishment to Jade Liquid Foundation Establishment Perfection, were worth over 800 taels in total.

Monkey, leading a group of Little Demons, had rushed through the mountains distributing Black Umbrellas and saved countless Laborers—at least a hundred thousand of them.

By a rough estimate, saving each person brought Lin Shu about five wen in Merit Coins.

That was another 600-plus taels in Merit Coins.

Adding the two Demon Generals rescued from the Mountain God Mirror, that was worth another 950 taels.

In total, that came to over 2,400 taels in Merit Coins.

Factoring in the 6,000 from the Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch, that made it 8,400 taels.

"Hiss."

’Over ten thousand taels in Sin Coins! Nearly nine thousand in Merit Coins!’

He hadn’t realized it until he’d tallied everything up. Lin Shu suddenly felt fortunate that he hadn’t run away back then.

If he had missed this opportunity, it would have been nearly impossible for him to earn such a massive amount of Merit and Sin Coins with his Mid-stage Core Formation cultivation.

"Right, there’s this too."

Only after getting far away from Yongzhou Pass did he have a moment to examine the new items in his notifications.

With a flicker of his thoughts, two tiny specks of golden light emerged, each smaller than a soybean.

The first was wreathed in black flames and was called Karma Fire Gold Essence; the second rippled with white light and was named Shi’e Gold Essence.

’What, you can eat these too?’

Lin Shu sensed the agitation of the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord and the Calamity-Crossing Cyan Simurgh—an excitement that far surpassed what they showed when they saw Merit and Sin Coins.

Just from their names, he had thought they were materials for Artifact Refining.

’Then again,’ he thought, ’Merit and Sin Coins seem to have many uses, so this new stuff is probably no exception. I’ll have to study its specific effects slowly.’

’I only get this tiny bit for killing a Golden Core Powerhouse?’

"Do you even understand the value of a Golden Core?"

Lin Shu looked at the two little gold coins and couldn’t help but grumble to himself.

He was curious to see what exactly this stuff could do.

He still needed to consider where to use the Karma Fire Gold Essence, but the Shi’e Gold Essence was less complicated.

He sent a glance toward it.

The Gold Essence rippling with white light immediately merged into the Cyan Simurgh Illusion.

The next moment, a notification popped up directly.

[Calamity-Crossing Cyan Simurgh has consumed one mace of Shi’e Gold Essence. Immortal Rank has slightly increased...]

[Half-Life Immortal: Calamity-Crossing Cyan Simurgh]

Lin Shu was stunned for a long time.

He only felt a subtle change in his Cyan Simurgh Nourishing Yuan Palace Inner Technique.

But it wasn’t particularly obvious.

It didn’t at all seem worthy of something so precious it could only be obtained by killing a Golden Core Powerhouse.

However, as he stared blankly into the air, his expression tightened.

From the first time he had ever seen the notifications until now, almost everything in them had changed at some point.

The Immortal Technique Level, the Immortal Technique’s name, its proficiency, even the names of the Immortal Descendants... but the three words at the very beginning had never changed.

[Half-Life Immortal]

Now, astonishment flooded Lin Shu’s heart.

He noticed that those three unchanging words had, right before his very eyes, trembled almost imperceptibly!

’Wait, wasn’t this thing bestowed by a Heaven and Earth Decree?’

’It can change too?!’

Lin Shu retracted his gaze, a bold guess forming in his mind.

He reached out and pushed back the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord, then summoned the Golden Lion Statue and tried tossing the Karma Fire Gold Essence into it.

[Loose Wild Demon has consumed one mace of Karma Fire Gold Essence, stolen a sliver of Half-Life Immortal Power, possesses no Immortal Position, and has initially formed an Immortal Rank.]

[Half-Life Immortal: Jade-Boned Golden Lion]

[Half-Life Immortal. Core Formation Third Grade. Fierce Lion Burning Blood Technique: Perfection]

"..."

Before Lin Shu could even feel surprised, a warmth surged from his limbs and bones, even dispersing the mysterious light that covered them.

In the span of a single breath, this Body Tempering Technique had undergone a fundamental leap!

He clenched his fist. Although the proficiency and level of his Body Tempering Technique hadn’t changed in the slightest, the power within his body had inexplicably increased by at least fifty percent.