Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 586 - 581 Breakthrough 7

Chapter 586: Chapter 581 Breakthrough 7

"Then stay and be my wife!" Lin Yaoyang suddenly chuckled and reached out to grab Lin Xin’s hand.

Behind Lin Xin, several people couldn’t help but cough, and Lin Youke, who was drinking water, almost spat it out.

"Stop it," Lin Xin swatted her hand away. "Sister, do you believe in me?"

Since his reincarnation, both Lin Yaoyang and Yuan Wanqing had been very good to him; he was not someone who forgot the kindness owed.

Having been reborn into this family, he naturally owed them gratitude. Therefore, he had also prepared a backup plan for Lin Yaoyang.

Lin Yaoyang was taken aback.

"Believe. Of course I believe!" She laughed, "If I can’t even trust you, who can I trust?"

"Then sign this." Lin Xin took out the contract he had signed with Lin Youke and the others, flicked it gently, and the paper automatically floated in front of Lin Yaoyang.

Lin Yaoyang glanced casually at the material of the paper and didn’t even read the content before biting her index finger and pressing it down.

A wisp of transparent breath floated out from her body and penetrated into Lin Xin’s body.

The two immediately felt an indistinct connection form between them.

"Oh oh oh~~ It’s actually a Soul Contract! Little brother, are you finally planning to overthrow me?" Lin Yaoyang suddenly became excited.

"Family Head, the young master is your brother!" Lin Youke finally couldn’t restrain herself and shouted loudly.

"So what if he’s my brother? He’s soft and cute and easy to push over, much better than the trash outside!" Lin Yaoyang pulled Lin Xin toward her, leaning in to kiss him.

"Come on, little brother, give me a kiss! Mmm~~~~~"

Slap.

Lin Xin pressed her face to one side with one hand and pushed her away.

"Disgusting."

His expression unchanged, he forcefully kept Lin Yaoyang from squeezing over.

"Absolutely no dignity as the Family Head..."

The other three sighed in their hearts and exchanged glances.

"The Sacrificial Day is approaching, prepare everything, something might happen," he reminded them.

"What could happen? It’s just Lin Shangxiu and the Ling Family being petty," Lin Yaoyang said nonchalantly.

"Better safe than sorry," Lin Xin shook his head. "Go and double-check the preparations."

"Got it, got it~~" Lin Yaoyang said dismissively, hating nothing more than work, work, work.

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The Sacrificial Day was designated to be on the fifteenth day of the first month each year.

It takes place during the brief moment when the sun and moon appear simultaneously.

The time is very short, so everyone must be prepared in advance, ready to start the ceremony at any time.

The Lin Family’s main house had chosen a piece of land within their domain and started setting up a month in advance, with an extensive number of subordinate and allied forces rushing to the scene, the strongest of which was Ling Tower, penetrating the entire periphery of the Zhushi Conference’s industries.

Ling Tower sent a large number of experts, all of whom were internal level experts distributed to guard, protecting the thousands of miles around the Sacrificial Ceremony tightly.

The main rites were still held by the Lin Family’s main house.

As more and more people gathered outside, Lin Yaoyang began to mobilize a large number of people belonging to the main house. Unlike when Lin Hao was alive, Lin Yaoyang had wooed several major forces during this time.

Lin Xin was not very familiar with these forces, but he just felt that the barrier had become much noisier.

A growing clamor of voices and the increasing number of people entering and leaving the barrier became more and more chaotic.

But he didn’t really care about these details.

Since his return from the Gongshang House, he had roughly understood some of the ranks and levels of the demon spirits and had also generally collected the benefits that could be gained from slaying them.

However, possibly because the power of the Youfu couldn’t radiate here, during the slaying, he could only absorb some essence, not the soul fragments.

This was actually an advantage for him.

He returned to his own residence and continued to start meditating.

At the same time, he began to sort through the items he obtained from killing Jin Ma and that unknown Human Immortal.

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Sitting cross-legged inside the wooden house.

Lin Xin played with the black ring in his hand, a bundle of faint white light softly enveloping the ring.

The white light, like a flame, continually burned the ring, emitting a faint crackling sound.

"Already three days, and the progress is so slow," he murmured.

Lin Xin narrowed his eyes, focusing intently on the ring.

"I’ve never seen these Formation Runes, and this system is clearly much more complex than what I’ve encountered before. They seem to be similar to the runes of the Ancient Era. Sadly, my exposure is limited, and I cannot unlock it by deciphering the runes."

He flipped the ring over and then exhaled a puff of white light.

The white light landed on his hand and surged around the ring, enhancing the previous glow.

As time slowly passed, before long, more than an hour had gone by.

He casually organized the attribute points he had accumulated during his previous battles; from slaying so many demon spirits and combining the leftovers, he had about a thousand Free Attribute points to assign.

He didn’t continue to increase his attributes for the time being; the role of attribute points wasn’t just to simply enhance his physical qualities. Recently he had been quietly exploring how to convert these Free Attributes into a pure energy state.

Free Attributes are also special energy formed from the absorption of Soul Essence Blood, but transformed into a peculiar form that can be stored and used to amplify oneself.

This isn’t much different from many Body Cultivation Techniques. However, what Lin Xin valued more was the almost limitless storage capacity and terrifying inclusiveness after the transformation into attributes.

Crack.

Suddenly, a crisp sound interrupted his thoughts, and Lin Xin immediately perked up, turning his attention to the ring.

The surface of the black ring had slightly cracked open a gap, revealing the fine sand-like material inside that glittered with purple and silver specks.

"It’s ready...."

Lin Xin dispelled the White Light, which was the Purifying Force of his own bloodline.

His spiritual power directly probed the ring.

This time, there was no obstruction, and his consciousness instantaneously entered it.

Inside the ring was a space the size of a bedroom, with pitch-black walls all around, and many Jade Slips and books placed against the walls.

In the center stood two wooden racks, one black, holding two weapons, a saber, and a sword.

On another white rack, there were some scattered Pill Bottles.

Lin Xin’s consciousness approached the weapons rack.

Both the saber and the sword were red and white, seemingly a pair, radiating a faint Spiritual Light.

"They’re not high-level, merely at the strength of Golden Core Cultivators. Judging by their style, they seem quite modern, probably gifts prepared for the younger generation."

Lin Xin took a brief look and moved on, focusing his consciousness toward the Pill Bottles.

Three Pill Bottles were placed on the white rack.

They were labeled ’Meridian Opening Pill,’ ’Seal Marrow Pill,’ and ’Myriad Flowers Celestial Liquor.’

With no usage instructions or additional records, these personal medicinal pills of a Human Immortal surely couldn’t be so simple.

Setting them aside for now, Lin Xin’s consciousness drifted to the bookshelf against the wall.

All the Jade Slips on it were instruments for recording information, along with some books flickering with faint Spiritual Light.

After a quick scan, Lin Xin noticed that this Human Immortal had been very cautious; there were no Cultivation Technique Manuals or the like. Most of the books and Jade Slips were miscellaneous writings about local customs, novels, and historical records. Most notably, there were many recordings of an unknown cultivator’s sermons.

Lin Xin saw numerous Jade Slips, all documenting sermons by the same individual.

He casually moved his consciousness, fetching one.

A sudden chill in his hand, Lin Xin exited the ring’s space and saw a green Jade Slip now in his hand as he looked down.

He gently channeled a wisp of Thunder Energy into it.

The Jade Slip immediately lit up with a soft green glow, and suddenly a green light screen shot out, appearing about a meter in front of Lin Xin.

The round light screen’s image distorted slightly, slowly transforming into a densely packed page filled with text.

"Oh? This is Ancient Spirit Script?" Lin Xin was slightly startled. Having been in the Mortal Realm for so long, he had made some gains, at least in mastering the several languages he could learn here, without error.

Ancient Spirit Script was an ancient language widely used across most regions of the Mortal Realm.

Although it’s not used much nowadays, there still are learned scholars who know a bit about it.

Recalling the structural system of Ancient Spirit Script, he began to somewhat stiffly decipher the contents of the Jade Slip.

’Immortal Path Secret Record’

The first four characters at the beginning immediately piqued his interest.

He quickly continued reading.

’The world births all beings, everything has its Yin Yang, those who touch upon the Polar Region of space are collectively referred to as Immortals.’

’An Immortal is the apex of all beings.

The pinnacle of humans is the Human Immortal, of ghosts the Ghost Immortal, of demons the Demon Immortal, and of devils, the Devil Immortal.

Yet, the realm of Human Immortals can be divided into Five Realms: Initiation, Transition, Void, Spiritual, and the ultimate Perfection.’

"Immortals have Five Realms?" This was the first time Lin Xin had seen a detailed description of the levels of Human Immortals, also known as the Sacred Body Extreme Realm. He couldn’t help but become greatly intrigued.

He steadied his mind and continued reading. This was confidential information he couldn’t even get in his Family, likely only known to high-level individuals of great sects and houses.

’Initiation, Transition, Void, and Spiritual, these four realms can enter the Polar Region degree division.

One who steps into the Polar Region, able to move freely within it, is at the initial First Level Initiation.’

’Then, the Second Level Transition means utilizing Divine Skills, Martial Techniques, and Spell Methods normally within the Polar Region. This is the transformation.’

’The Third Level Void, capable of suppressing other Human Immortals from entering the Polar Region, allows the soul and body to separate briefly and enter the Polar Region independently. At this level, quickness is merely a thought away.’

’The Fourth Level Spiritual, able to withstand the Polar Region’s pressure for extended periods, move and survive freely within it. In Primordial Ancient Times, some Spiritual Immortals sought to avoid the world and secluded themselves in the Polar Region to explore the world’s natural secrets.’

’Fifth Level Perfection is the foundation for stepping into the Earth Immortal Level, possessing the ability of the Immortal Mark. — Yuan Hai Taoist’

The information abruptly ended there. Lin Xin, having only read halfway and gaining some understanding of the Mortal Realm’s hierarchical structure, obviously felt disappointed by the sudden halt.

He quickly searched for other Jade Slips in the ring, infusing them with Thunder Energy one by one. Regrettably, after activating all of them, they only contained this same segment of text.

Clearly, these Jade Slips were part of a set that only recorded this bit of information when put together. Dozens of Jade Slips recording just this snippet was certainly strange.

Unwilling to give up, he continued to search for other Jade Slips. Most of the Jade Slips and books he found were about human geography and history. There were also quite a few sermons by a cultivator named Dao Qingzi on refining a flame technique called ’Absorbing Prime Spirit Fire.’

Lin Xin secluded himself in his room, pouring over the contents of these books. After strenuous effort, he finally glimpsed from one of the historical records that an Earth Immortal once appeared at the Four Seas Fairy Mountains, claiming to hail from Green Lake Mountain—a senior among the Four Seas Fairy Mountains—and preached to various other Human Immortals, engaging in pleasant conversations. Later, riding a crane, the Earth Immortal crossed the seas and left.