Cultivation System: Stronger with Age
Chapter 54 - 47 Additional Gains, The Dice Fell Off

Chapter 54: Chapter 47 Additional Gains, The Dice Fell Off

The Fierce Tiger Roar Bone Technique is one of the most aggressive Heart Methods in the Black Tiger Gang’s exquisite Martial Dao, the Black Tiger Shattering Golden Claw. Although it has the drawback of rapidly consuming the practitioner’s Qi Blood, it allows Gang Members who master this Heart Method to unleash explosive power far beyond their own Realm in a short period! This Bearded Martial Cultivator, though at the Second Layer Perfection Realm, under the stimulation of the Bone Roar Technique, already possessed speed fully comparable to an Early Third Layer Martial Cultivator!

"Die, despicable old schemer!"

With a roar, his tiger claws reached near Lin Xuankong’s eyes!

However, to his surprise, just as his tiger claws were inches away from the eyes of the retreating old man, something suddenly wrapped around his legs...

The Bearded Martial Cultivator looked down and saw a large number of black vines tightly entangling his legs, quickly spreading towards his abdomen!

"Twin Vine Demon Pearl!"

His face changed, and he frantically swung his claws, trying to sever all the black vines and free his legs!

His strength was far superior to that of Zhang Wu, who was at the Early Second Layer. Combined with the enhancement from the Fierce Tiger Roar Bone Technique, his claw-swinging speed was extremely swift, allowing him to launch countless attacks within just a few breaths!

Numerous black vines were chopped into pieces, falling to the ground and disappearing.

The Bearded Martial Cultivator managed to halt the vines from spreading to his abdomen. However, the Demon driven by the mystical artifact was beyond the complete capability of a Martial Cultivator at Second Layer Perfection to break completely!

No matter how fast he swung his claws or how fierce his attacks, he could only stop the Demon Vines from spreading; he couldn’t free his legs!

Amidst his frantic clawing, the Bearded Martial Cultivator looked up at Lin Xuankong with suspicion. "Are you the Conical Hat Strange Guest?"

The response coming straight at him was the Spiritual Crane Finger covered in white scales!

Lin Xuankong knew very well how difficult it was to kill a Martial Cultivator at Second Layer Perfection. Even though the Bearded Martial Cultivator was trapped and defenseless, ten Late First Layer Martial Cultivators like Ma Rusong could stab him with Longswords for Half a Cup of Tea Time. The result would only be that all ten Longswords would break, and the Bearded Martial Cultivator would at most lose a few hairs!

But with the terrifyingly powerful Wandering Dragon Exorcism Hand, if the Bearded Martial Cultivator couldn’t dodge, no matter how tough his body was, several hundred hits to his temples and the crown of his head would be unbearable!

The Bearded Martial Cultivator indeed couldn’t withstand it. Under the control of the Twin Vine Demon Pearl, within four breaths, his temples and crown had been hit 251 times.

Although his skull wasn’t shattered, his entire body was driven into the ground, with his head protruding, bleeding from all seven apertures!

However, even at the moment of his death, his legs and body were still tightly wrapped by the Black Demon Vines deep underground!

The power of the Demon Pearl could indeed make a Martial Cultivator invincible at the Same Tier, even capable of fighting across tiers!

The Bearded Martial Cultivator at Second Layer Perfection had killed the Late Second Layer Tao Family Brothers with little effort. Meanwhile, Lin Xuankong, at Late Second Layer with the Wandering Dragon Exorcism Hand and a Demon Pearl, killed the Bearded Martial Cultivator at Second Layer Perfection effortlessly—it was simply a walk in the park!

With a sigh of emotion, Lin Xuankong looked at his former target, now completely dead, and walked towards the two large wooden boxes.

Moments later, the items were counted: 210 Essence Blood Pearls, 200 Forehead Scales, and various other materials. Nothing was missing. Seeing the shining Forehead Scales, Lin Xuankong could practically envision a complete set of Exorcism Armor beckoning to him—an armor many times more formidable than the Wandering Dragon Exorcism Hand.

Additionally, he had gained an extra 200 portions of Nine Revolutions Qi Replenishing Soup ingredients!

The Bearded Martial Cultivator had gone to great lengths to paralyze the Tao Family Brothers, using Enchanting Fragrance silently, but all those efforts ultimately benefited Lin Xuankong, who had been waiting to reap the rewards!

The Qi Replenishing Soup ingredients were in high demand in the Great Marsh Prefecture, causing countless bloody conflicts. It was said that if any were sold on the black market, Martial Cultivators lacking strength who purchased them would be hunted down.

The Yin Talisman Sect’s Formal Disciples received only one portion every two to three days. Even the Chief Steward could only get two portions a day, meaning it would take a full hundred days to receive 200 portions!

Looking at the box full of ingredients, Lin Xuankong was deeply moved. As expected of the target I once pursued, he thought. What a guy! Even in death, he gives me such a great surprise!

「The next morning, at the Cow and Horse Street residence.」

Lin Xuankong sat on the Steward’s chair, quietly waiting.

I’ve already figured out my story, Lin Xuankong thought, how to explain to my superior, Ma Jiang, how I captured the Flying Thieves... Most importantly, I absolutely cannot reveal my Manluo Demon Pearl!

An innocent man gets into trouble for carrying a treasure... especially something like a Demon Pearl. Even the strongest Martial Cultivators can’t resist its temptation!

Moments later, a figure arrived like the wind; it was Ma Jiang, looking slightly exhausted.

"I’ve been so busy these past few days, I haven’t had time to play Pai Gow or dice. What’s so urgent that you’d have Yang Shan come to my house this early in the morning, not even letting a man sleep properly!"

Lin Xuankong stood up to greet him. "Boss, it really is important. Look here!"

He pointed to the heads of the Tao Family Brothers and the wooden box.

Ma Jiang’s eyebrows rose slightly. "What’s this?"

Lin Xuankong opened the wooden box. "The heads of the Flying Thieves! And inside this box are the stolen goods—Essence Blood Pearls and Forehead Scales, every last one!"

Ma Jiang’s face changed as he carefully looked inside the box.

Moments later, after counting the items, he stood stunned. The White Jade Dice he always cherished and fiddled with in his hand fell to the ground, making a crisp DING DING DING sound.

The three dice rolled on the bluestone floor. When they settled, all three showed sixes facing up...

"These are really the heads of the Flying Thieves?"

"And this box truly contains 200 Forehead Scales and Essence Blood Pearls!!"

...Half a Cup of Tea Time later, after hearing Lin Xuankong’s explanation, Ma Jiang looked at him with some doubt. "You identified the two Flying Thieves through the origin of the Darts, then tracked them down?"

Lin Xuankong frowned slightly. "Indeed!"

Ma Jiang was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed. "Thousands couldn’t find them, but you managed to so quickly... I know you must be hiding something from me."

"But rest assured, I understand your concerns. Which Martial Cultivator doesn’t have their own trump cards?"

"For instance, if not for the recent battles with the Demon People Race, no one in the sect would know I possess the Wandering Dragon Exorcism Hand!"

"I understand this, and my good friends Chief Steward Gao, the Chief Steward, and the Hall Master—they all understand this too. They had plenty of trump cards hidden back in their day!"

Lin Xuankong’s eyes flickered as he looked up at Ma Jiang.

Ma Jiang suddenly smiled again. "I’ve realized one thing: betting on you was definitely the right decision!"

"Alright, it’s time to report to the Council Hall! HA HA HA, I can’t wait to see the expressions on Chief Steward Jiang and those other guys’ faces when they hear about this!"

With that, he hurried outside.

Lin Xuankong said, "Boss, you dropped your dice!"

Not long after, the two arrived at the Council Hall in Mule and Horse Street.

As usual, the numerous esteemed Stewards of the Yin Talisman Sect, in their neat Daoist Robes, had all arrived. Their faces showed fatigue, but their eyes burned with fervor.

During the search these past two days, everyone had clearly been secretly competing. Even though they knew the chances of vying with Zhao Yufei for the Silver Jade position were slim, who wouldn’t covet that incredibly glorious and highly beneficial role!