Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 186 - 179 Accident Part 1

Chapter 186: Chapter 179 Accident Part 1

The Jade Blood Demoness Pearl was manageable, but many of the other texts were unreadable; however, the texts that Pudu Sheng had given him written in the ghost language scripture were legible.

Entering his room, Lin Xin casually picked up a copy of Jiu Chen Qu and began to flip through it, finding it full of notes he had made before.

"Body Refining Decree, different paths to the same destination, mainly involves postnatal tempering to stimulate potential, mobilizing the innate, and using spiritual energy to nourish the body in return. Their method is to use all the infusing spiritual energy to strengthen the body, which is why their physical bodies are strong and fierce."

Upon careful reflection, Lin Xin meticulously went through the Jiu Chen Qu.

"A strong body can produce many other derivative attack techniques, and this pure cultivation text using powerful sound waves for attacks is just that. Nine types of musical tones correspond to tangled realms of incremental increase. But all require extremely powerful strength and breath to play."

Having memorized this text inside and out, Lin Xin was also slowly integrating all the texts he had learned before.

"From Qi Cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Stage, the key lies in the even and balanced breath, which lays the Innate Dao Foundation. In Body Refinement, the corresponding realms involve the cultivation of different spiritual energy proportions to infuse into the body, forming different Taoist Bodies. The former is about balanced development, while the latter takes an extreme path in one direction..."

"Perhaps I can try to cultivate both simultaneously?" An idea struck him, and he decided to give it a try.

If he could cultivate both the Return to Origin Technique and the Body Refining Technique, it would surely enable him to improve his cultivation level faster and climb to a higher plane.

"Most importantly, my physique should be able to be more tempered, thus resisting the intensification of illusions..."

Lin Xin carefully sorted through the layers of Jiu Chen Qu.

First Layer Heavenly Wave, Second Layer Earth Calm, Third Layer Human Heart, the names of the following layers were too long, so Lin Xin simply shortened them to Fourth Layer Wind Sound, Fifth Layer Jade Ringing, Sixth Layer Fire Life, Seventh Layer Rain Breath, Eighth Layer Yin Cry, Ninth Layer Yang Dress.

Many parts of Jiu Chen Qu belonged to the facets of the original two-faced physique, which Lin Xin revised one by one. However, since he hadn’t experienced the realms beyond Foundation Establishment, many parts were simply imitated or slightly modified according to his understanding, with actual efficacy still unknown.

"Iron Wall Torrent, Vast Sea Turtle Grand Technique, Feasting Spell." There were a few other texts previously acquired in a trade that Lin Xin hadn’t completely translated. He was self-studying the writing of the two-faced people, combined with some of the texts written in the ancient ghost language, so he understood them too.

"I hope Pudu Sheng’s promised master will come soon. After that, I can correct and formally attempt to practice."

Setting down the book, he took out what had been arranged for today—the Jade Blood Demoness Pearl.

The blood-red bead looked particularly enchanting under the faint light, with a ring of faint white lace rotating inside, and one could vaguely see someone peeking continuously from the other side of the bead towards here.

"On earth, this is known as the Yin God Pearl; the Bell Sound Great Technique inside is completely written in the ghost language scripture. Perhaps I can practice one or two."

Lin Xin took out the bead, a near Fourth Grade treasure with a ghost creature sealed inside that was at least in the later stages of Foundation Establishment. Releasing it carelessly could be extremely dangerous.

He picked up the Yin God Pearl and started to transcribe the Bell Sound Great Technique onto the prepared sheets of paper.

Soon he found that the bead’s revolving Bell Sound Great Technique had tens of thousands of words. As he transcribed a long section of the technique onto paper, the entire sheet buzzed and shimmered with silver light.

And the technique’s runes inside the bead just disappeared without a trace.

"A unique technique?!" Lin Xin was also taken aback, as only the most top-notch techniques would show such uniqueness.

Such a technique could only exist in one place in the world, and once transcribed, the original would vanish, naturally transferring the content to the new location.

"To think it’s a unique technique..." His heart was somewhat stirred, for such characteristics are usually signs of absolutely powerful top-notch techniques, whether they are cultivation techniques, secret techniques, or divine skills.

His interest in this technique grew tremendously, and he began to carefully study the transcribed words of the Bell Sound Great Technique. The paper itself seemed to glow with silver light as it carried the technique, giving it a metallic feel and making it much sturdier.

After a thorough study, Lin Xin realized that the main content of the Bell Sound Great Technique was to use sound to attack, disturb, and affect the opponent. It had a different approach but similar ingenuity to Jiu Chen Qu.

But whereas Jiu Chen Qu focused more on internal and external cultivation, this secret technique was purely used for attack and application, with thousands of intricacies.

"No limitations by physique!" Lin Xin suddenly noticed a detail that left him quietly astounded.

The Bell Sound Great Technique had no requirements for a cultivator’s physique. Any creature capable of producing sound could practice it, and it only had three realms—Spirit, Illusion, and True.

As he read into the mysteries, Lin Xin gradually felt his previous understandings and insights becoming interconnected, as if he were being enlightened. The principles explained in this divine skill were coherent with the Formation Path and Return to Origin Technique, among others.

However, if he wanted to practice it, it might take a very long time.

Although the Bell Sound Great Technique did not restrict the physique, techniques focusing on sound were quite rare, and with the long time investment, it was clearly meant for the Demon Race.

Unwilling to give up, Lin Xin began to try practicing the Bell Sound Great Technique, a unique technique that would be a great loss to miss.

Almost without hesitation, he began the process of practicing the Bell Sound Great Technique.

Before he knew it, time flew by...

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Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, several years had passed.

Everything in the manor was on the right track. After suffering from heartache, Lin Zhen became silent for a while but then returned to his old ways, becoming even more frivolous. He spent his days in revelry, yet his cultivation continued to rise sharply.

As for Lin Luo, after returning from a task, he became even more silent and reserved, and his cultivation was increasingly inscrutable.

On the other hand, there was no news from Nan Shunqing since he left to exterminate the insect mother.

Lin Xin also opened the box given to him, which contained a note listing the locations where Nan Shunqing had hidden his wealth over the years. Inside the box, there was also a treasure that seemed to be a sword pellet wound into a ball. When the sword pellet unfolded, it turned into a snow-white blade made of a net-like silk, engraved with the name: Thousand Silk Illusion Snow. It was inscribed with the script of the ghostly.

Lin Xin carefully stored it away and hid it.

Aside from refining talisman swords every day, he spent his time secluded in the pill room and the cultivation chamber.

Over at the Radiance Society, Porcelain King also sought him out several times, requesting his help in inspecting array plates. Lin Xin agreed happily and went to help, thus owing him quite a few favors.

Occasionally visiting the branch, he also became quite well-known there, adopting the alias ’Red Blossom’. After several visits, he nearly became a permanent array master at the branch.

Dugu Lin also frequently visited the manor, going round and round in search of materials. Unfortunately, she was still missing a few, and she intended to have Lin Xin help her refine her weapons once she had collected them all.

The two often discussed the appearance and functions of the weapons she desired. Their acquaintance gradually deepened, and later, Huang Shan joined them, suggesting a sense of peerhood amongst each other.

All this was surface-level development. What Lin Xin truly cared about and devoted much of his thought to was the secret chamber.

Over the years, he traded multiple times with Purdu Life, bringing a large amount of resources and wealth to the manor and the Radiant Sun Sect. Although he didn’t find more Demon Talisman Seeds, just a few to barely sustain expenditure, Lin Xin’s greatest gain was in his accumulation of knowledge.

He learned their language and script from Purdu Life and committed all the obtained classics to memory.

With these top-notch complete classics in mind, and as his research into the double-faced people’s physique and meridians deepened, Lin Xin gradually aimed to perfect his own body refining techniques.

The Bell Sound Technique also began to pay off after years of harsh practice. He was now able to perform sonic divine attacks by vibrating his internal organs with sword hums.

Yin Mantuo had also grown larger, stretching out many branches and vines. Every time it was summoned, it could cover the entire dim courtyard.

Over the years, it devoured many double-faced experts, including those at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Lin Xin understood that by ’nourishing him in return’, it meant it could purify the essence blood cultivation it devoured and grant him a tiny portion, much like the Demon Path.

With this method, the help of the Yin God Pearl, continuous killings in the secret chamber, and his daily arduous cultivation,

Lin Xin finally broke through to the Sixth Layer in the fifth year, leaving the Fifth Layer behind.

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Hiss...

Lin Xin threw several precious materials into the pill furnace with great care, quietly watching as the flames blazed fiercely, almost spouting out of the furnace mouth.

Purdu Life watched nervously from the side.

"Red Blossom, if you don’t succeed, don’t be too stubborn. These ingredients are irreplaceable; wouldn’t it be a waste if they’re just squandered?" he said.

Lin Xin replied without blinking.

"You’ve been quite lavish these past few years; do you even need to worry about these materials?"

"But these are top-grade medicinal herbs of immeasurable value, not something money can buy!" Purdu Life defended. "Even as a prince, I could not easily obtain many. It took me over thirty years just to acquire these few!"

"Be cautious!"

"Hey! Careful! Don’t add too much!"

"Keep talking and your treasures of immeasurable value will be gone," Lin Xin said, his expression unchanged.

Purdu Life immediately fell silent.

Over the years, he and Lin Xin had established a stable trading partnership, and they had developed some friendship through numerous interactions, increasingly enriching each other due to regional price differences, almost to the point of opulence.

Purdu Life even managed to attract a Golden Core realm expert to serve as a retainer, rather than relying on an imperial court dispatch as before.

Lin Xin was also extremely wealthy, continuously bringing rare materials from the secret chamber. He focused on providing these to the Radiant Sun Sect to develop the assassination platform he had envisioned before.

He also began to recruit retainers. However, there were not many cultivators with advanced cultivation among the loose cultivators, and he only managed to enlist a few Foundation Establishment cultivators as retainers for the Radiant Sun Sect, enjoying the supply.

At this time, all the equipment on him had been upgraded to the highest level.

His clothes were the Smoke River Treasure Robe made by the Golden Jade Sect, woven from extremely precious fire silkworm silk, and painstakingly refined by a Golden Core stage expert over twelve years. It was a true Third Grade top-tier magical treasure that even Foundation Establishment cultivators envied. It was the best item that could be bought on the market.

Its defensive power was many times stronger than the Spiritual Light Shield’s. It could withstand attacks from those at the Foundation Establishment Stage without being damaged and had extremely strong resistance to fire. Naturally, the price was exorbitantly high. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)