Chapter 385: Surging Power

Everything happened so fast that Lin Hai and his group barely had time to process the Wang Yaozu incident before witnessing yet another spectacle before their eyes.

Who were these two gray-robed masked men!?

Their target earlier had clearly been this personal disciple of the Devour Heaven Palace Master.

The woman who appeared afterward took down both gray-robed masked men with a single move, and was addressed as Master by the personal disciple, and as Palace Master by Lin Zhen.

Her identity was practically screaming itself out!

Lin Hai's heart trembled, cold sweat continuously beading on his forehead.

His sons, daughters, grandsons, and granddaughters all felt their hair stand on end!

Lin Baoshan and his wife exchanged glances, then sharply gasped.

The Devour Heaven Palace Master had arrived in person!?

This was simply too shocking!

One had to understand that with the Lin Family's foundation, when they had previously tried to invite the Flying Dragon Mountain Chief to their home as a guest, the other party would politely decline!

Yet now, the Devour Heaven Palace Master herself had appeared here in person!

This was still their first time seeing what this Palace Master looked like.

"So young..."

At that moment, the Devour Heaven Palace Master casually glanced at the corpses on the ground:

"These two are elders from the Extreme Flame Sword Manor. Notify the Heavenly Wolf Guard in this area to send someone to collect the bodies."

Elders from the Extreme Flame Sword Manor!?

Everyone's faces were filled with terror.

Suddenly, someone thought of something and instinctively looked toward the young woman.

This third-generation descendant of the Lin Family had long since turned pale with fright, both legs trembling uncontrollably.

"Elders from the Extreme Flame Sword Manor... could they also be Fifth-Rank Lesser Masters!?"

"They were just trying to kill Senior Brother Yang!?"

Lin Zhen's scalp went numb, feeling like he had just escaped death by a hair's breadth.

If something had happened to Yang Ling here, the Lin Family's fate would have been utterly miserable.

Even with ten mouths, he, Lin Zhen, wouldn't have been able to explain this matter.

"The matter of your Lin Family possessing the Crimson Ghost Ginseng probably only spread recently."

"Such a sacred martial medicine will inevitably attract covetous eyes from all directions."

The Devour Heaven Palace Master glanced at Lin Baoshan and his wife:

"Fortunately, your son is the Chief of Flying Dragon Mountain, and smart enough to summon my personal disciple down the mountain to help."

Lin Baoshan and his wife were overcome with lingering fear, a thin layer of cold sweat already soaking through their backs.

Yang Ling looked at the corpses on the ground, his heart filled with a thousand emotions.

Two Fifth-Rank Lesser Masters, whether Lower or Middle Fifth-Rank he could no longer tell.

Because both of them were already dead through and through, unable to view their status panels.

Such formidable experts couldn't even survive a single move against a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster, both killed in an instant.

The last time he had felt something similar was when Eunuch Xu had dealt with Mingxin.

That kind of crushing superiority from above to below had filled him with boundless longing back then.

"My current strength has long since surpassed Mingxin, and even exceeds Eunuch Xu by a considerable margin."

"One day, I too can become an expert like Master the Palace Master!"

His thoughts flashed by in an instant, and Yang Ling made a cupped fist salute:

"Master, why are you here?"

"You had just killed Jiu Xingkong when you were suddenly called down the mountain by Lin Zhen. This Palace felt there might be some tricks at play, so I came to take a look."

The Devour Heaven Palace Master spoke in a casual tone:

"I didn't expect to actually run into two little pests from the Extreme Flame Sword Manor."

After a pause, "The Crimson Ghost Ginseng is already in your hands?"

Yang Ling quickly nodded:

"It's already in your disciple's hands."

"The Crimson Ghost Ginseng is a fine thing. You happen to be on the verge of breaking through to Fifth-Rank. Now is the best time to consume it, and it will also increase your Vital Qi considerably."

The Devour Heaven Palace Master said calmly:

"Stay at the Lin Family to consume and refine this item, then come with me on a trip."

"I'll give you five shichen."

Going on a trip? A side quest from the Palace Master?

Yang Ling felt a slight surge of joy inwardly.

He had just finished Lin Zhen's side quest and already reaped plenty of benefits.

Only about half a month had passed in the dungeon so far, and he still had half a month left!

Lin Zhen personally arranged a Meditation Room for Yang Ling to consume the Crimson Ghost Ginseng.

He then proceeded to wait upon the Devour Heaven Palace Master's side.

Lin Baoshan and his wife, as the heads of the Lin Family, naturally had to receive her personally as well.

Lin Hai's branch had been completely ignored, still standing there foolishly in the courtyard.

"Father, with a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster visiting the Lin Family in person, shouldn't we also show some courtesy?"

Lin Hai shot him a glare and quickly led his people away.

Show courtesy? Were they rushing over to court death?

His mood was exceedingly heavy.

With Yang Ling as a backing within the Devour Heaven Palace, Lin Zhen's position as the main branch of the Lin Family was now completely secured!

Unless the Devour Heaven Palace collapsed, their branch would never be able to suppress the main branch and become the ones in control.

A quarter of an hour later, experts from the Heavenly Wolf Guard entered the Lin Family and collected the two corpses from the Extreme Flame Sword Manor.

The leader went to meet the Devour Heaven Palace Master, stayed for less than a quarter of an hour, then took his leave.

......

In the Meditation Room, Yang Ling took out the Crimson Ghost Ginseng from the Green Dragon Ring.

"I wonder how much Internal Technique experience and Vital Qi this will add..."

Filled with anticipation, Yang Ling directly took a bite.

He didn't even have a chance to chew before the Crimson Ghost Ginseng miraculously transformed into sweet juice, flowing down his throat into his belly.

In an instant, that juice transformed into rolling waves of heat, surging and powerful like a torrential river, charging into every limb and bone.

Waves of Vital Qi spilled out from around his body, forming a faint mist of blood.

Yang Ling opened his Status Panel and saw that the experience points for all four Internal Technique Methods were skyrocketing!

His eyes lit up, and he stuffed the Crimson Ghost Ginseng into his mouth.

In a few quick bites, Yang Ling finished the entire Crimson Ghost Ginseng.

The heat flow within his body grew increasingly formidable.

The data on the Status Panel also jumped faster and faster.

In less than half an hour.

The experience for all four Internal Techniques had already increased by 5,000 points!

Vital Qi had also gone from 16,800 to 17,300!

"This is just the beginning, the effects are still ongoing!"

Yang Ling continued to wait.

Another half hour passed.

Vital Qi increased by another 500 points.

The experience for all four Internal Techniques each increased by another 5,000 points!

"One hour, and each of the four Internal Techniques has gained 10,000 experience points!"

"Vital Qi has already increased by 1,000 points!"

A trace of anticipation suddenly welled up in Yang Ling's heart.

Could the Crimson Ghost Ginseng possibly push his Vital Qi directly past 20,000!?

He had estimated his Vital Qi cap at 20,000 points!

If his Vital Qi could reach the cap this time, he could even break through directly within the dungeon.

Raising martial arts cultivation and increasing combat power—these took priority above the Sixth-Rank Top Hundred Battle!

Even if he lost his qualification for the Sixth-Rank Top Hundred Battle due to advancing to Fifth-Rank, it would only be beneficial and not harmful!

Time ticked by, minute by minute.

Another hour passed.

At this point, the experience for all four Internal Techniques had each increased by 20,000 points!

Vital Qi had also increased by a full 2,000 points from the start!

Now at 18,800!

"I previously traded 150 Foundation Consolidation Pills for the Crimson Ghost Ginseng, which totaled only 75,000 Internal Technique experience points."

"Now I've already gotten 80,000 points back!"

"Factoring in the time cost, this is an absolute steal!"

"The heat flow within my body is still surging powerfully! The Crimson Ghost Ginseng's effects are still ongoing!"

"No wonder when those 150 Foundation Consolidation Pills were offered back then, Junior Brother Lin Zhen only felt slightly tempted."

"The Crimson Ghost Ginseng is far superior to 150 Foundation Consolidation Pills in every aspect of Internal Technique cultivation."

"It was still the Ironclad Divine Armor Sutra that sealed the deal."

Yang Ling composed himself and continued staring at the Status Panel.