Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 745 - 740 Shuttle 2

Chapter 745: Chapter 740 Shuttle 2

After years of bitter cultivation, this person tried to break through to seek revenge, but ultimately rushed things and fell into demonic confusion, failing just before achieving success. He spat blood in fury and died on the spot, his death energy, elemental energy, and resentment combining unintentionally activating the Misty Gate he had collected.

The remaining soul then made a deal with Lin Xin before it completely dissipated.

Lin Xin browsed through the memories and felt increasingly amazed in his heart.

He had long speculated that he might encounter a world similar to Earth.

But he didn’t expect to encounter it so soon.

Perhaps in the future, he might even come across a world exactly like Earth, and he quietly prepared himself for this possibility.

After all, Earth’s technology is merely one of the developmental trends of civilization.

In fact, compared to the vast sect powers like Green Lake Mountain in the Human World, even nuclear bombs are unlikely to pose a threat to Heavenly Venerable deities and Buddhas.

Thus, in the Human World, things like clocks had long been spread, perhaps inspired by mechanical civilization.

A series of thoughts flashed continuously, giving Lin Xin a vague feeling that he was getting closer to the true nature of this universe’s cosmos.

Mysteriously, a wonderfully abnormal spiritual sense continuously resonated in his mind.

"Dad?"

Chen Ying, who was in front of him, waved her hand in front of him. Seeing no reaction from him, she became somewhat worried that perhaps his cultivation had led to poor health.

"Dad, are you okay?"

She asked anxiously.

This time when she returned home, she heard from her aunt that her father had run up to the mountain’s Taoist Temple to cultivate again.

Bai Yun Temple was originally funded and built by Chen Ji himself.

Later, he also adopted a few orphans as Taoists there.

Now, it has become a well-known place of worship throughout the nearby regions. People often visit this place as a tourist attraction.

The deeds of Chen Ji, a peculiar man, were widely circulated, giving him some reputation throughout Xianzhou City.

Instead of being a wealthy landlord, he ran up the mountain to become a Taoist priest.

"I’m fine. Why did you come, Xiao Ying?" Lin Xin, now integrated into this body, decided to cope for the time being.

He planned his actions later after finding out the origin of this world.

"A few days ago, the governor of Xianzhou was replaced, and the new governor, along with the county magistrate, demanded our business pay an extra ten percent in taxes this year.

My elder brothers are worried about it, and I, having nothing else to do, came up the mountain to check if you needed anything like grain oil," said Chen Ying, deliberately mentioning the difficulties faced by their family business while looking for her father’s reaction.

This Yong’an Business was built from scratch by her father. Now that it was struggling, given her father’s nature, he surely wouldn’t let it go and would personally take action.

"The business..."

Lin Xin reviewed the memories of this world.

Apart from some basic fighting techniques and martial arts from various countries, the original owner of this body had only encountered one person with spiritual energy, who had killed his wife years ago.

He had not seen a second one ever since.

This showed the scarcity of spiritual energy.

He carefully examined this body.

As a sixth rank Earth Immortal, his soul incarnation was enough to assimilate this body entirely, except for his extreme physical body that he didn’t bring along, all other skills and divine powers were perfectly aligned with this new body.

That is to say, he still retained the cultivation of a sixth rank Earth Immortal, only he couldn’t use his extremely powerful physical body.

But as a Dust Condensed Earth Immortal with two hundred and forty-one points of immortal light, his condition was hardly weak.

This aspect involved secrets, and he preferred not to disclose the extent of his foundational establishment.

In fact, for any Earth Immortal, the amount of immortal light one’s foundation has is an absolute secret, as it relates to whether others can understand one’s true strength.

Therefore, Lin Xin also did not tell anyone that his immortal light had condensed to a full two hundred and forty-one points.

This power, ever since he completely condensed it, had caused his soul to continuously evolve and transform under the momentum of the merits beneath his feet.

Now, he even vaguely felt as if even he couldn’t fully grasp the extent of his own strength.

He only knew that his soul’s power had grown strong enough to shock the world, perhaps a hundred times stronger than before his promotion!

Once his spiritual sense spread out, every detail within thousands of miles was crystal clear.

This was still without relying on spiritual energy for transmission; if spiritual energy were used, the range would be unimaginably larger.

"Let’s go, Dad. Let’s go down the mountain for a meal first."

Chen Ying didn’t allow Lin Xin to object and directly pulled him down the mountain.

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Xianzhou City

"I’ve long heard about Taoist Priest Chen’s deeds. Seeing him today, indeed, reputation doesn’t do justice to meeting the man in person!"

The burly man sitting at home, while drinking wine, laughed heartily.

"I saw him once before, and he truly had the appearance of a celestial being! But I wonder, about the feng shui issue with my family’s old house..."

This burly man, a notorious figure in Xianzhou City, was the leader of the Xian Martial Association.

For a straightforward and honest business like the Chen Family, dealing with someone from the underworld like this was already a challenge, let alone when the person had a **** background and was a martial artist.

This burly man, named Zhao Qiankun, had long coveted the Yong’an Business and his visit was nothing more than using an excuse about checking the feng shui to intimidate.

Regarding feng shui, as long as he fabricated a little trouble, later on, he could blame it all on old man Chen Ji. Whether the facts matched his words was entirely up to him.

Zhao Qiankun didn’t come alone; he brought six burly men with him, each folding their arms over their chests, chins raised, exuding a formidable presence.

The Chen Family, with one daughter and two young male house owners, were overwhelmed to the point that they dared not speak loudly.

The surrounding servants did not dare to breathe easy either, all meek and compliant.

Upon returning home, Chen Ying immediately witnessed this scene.

Although the two elder brothers managed the business adequately, they truly lacked courage.

Zhao Qiankun’s visit had but two purposes.

First, he wanted protection money from the firm.

Second, he wanted the business to provide the greatest convenience to the shops under Zhao Qiankun.

Such matters were common in the underworld; however, they had already paid the protection money once this year.

Chen Ying still remembered the last time they paid the protection money, which had taken nearly half of the family’s profits. Moreover, they had to finance the repair of their father’s Taoist temple, depleting the company’s working capital completely.

Unexpectedly, this ruffian’s greed knew no bounds; he had the audacity to come again within the same year!

"Brother Zhao! I remember our family already paid the interest this year, right? Aren’t you afraid of breaking the rules of the underworld by doing this?"

Chen Ying suppressed his anger and said.

"Rules, well, they are made by men," Zhao Qiankun sneered, playing with a pair of shiny metal spheres in his hand.

"Your Chen Family is wealthy and prosperous; surely you can afford this small amount? I am also collecting funds for the Xianwu Meeting; there’s really no way around it.

Even if you have to endure a little hardship, you should show some understanding. Our club has extensive expenses this year; there’s a reason behind it."

"Family Head Chen, please give a clear answer," he concluded, eyes narrowing as he stared at one of the pale-faced youths.

That youth, Chen Jun, felt his heart pound furiously as Zhao Qiankun looked at him in that manner.

Although he was good at business, having grown up under Chen Ji’s protection, he was ill-equipped to deal with martial ruffians like Zhao Qiankun.

"Let’s... let’s talk this out..." Chen Jun’s voice even stuttered.

"I don’t have the patience for your dallying!"

Bang!

Zhao Qiankun suddenly changed his expression and slapped the corner of an octagonal table, creating visible cracks.

A loud noise startled Chen Ying and his siblings, causing them to shiver and their hearts to race with shock.

"Boundless Heavenly Venerable..."

Suddenly, an elderly man with withered features and white hair slowly walked through the side door of the reception hall.

The old man was clad in a Taoist robe and his piercing eyes gave him a spirited appearance.

"Old master! Why are you here?"

"Dad!"

"Dad, why have you come out? Please, go back and rest!"

Chen Ying and his siblings were startled and quickly stepped forward to try and persuade Chen Ji to go back.

Chen Ji was elderly and might not withstand being frightened by a fierce man like Zhao Qiankun. If something were to happen, they would deeply regret it.

Chen Jun gritted his teeth and gave his sister a meaningful look.

"Sister, please take Dad back to rest!" At his age, any mishap could be detrimental. The elderly are naturally frailer than the young.

In such a situation, what good would his coming out do? If he were to knock or bump into something, it would truly be troublesome.

Chen Ying quickly nodded, ready to move and help.

"Hold on."

Lin Xin, however, raised his hand to block her, effectively stopping the advancing daughter.

Since he temporarily occupied this body, he might as well help resolve some minor issues.

With a thought, his gaze fell on Zhao Qiankun.

"Well, if it isn’t Master Chen! I heard your health was poor and you had gone to the mountains to practice Taoist cultivation for health reasons. I was even planning to ask you to help me with geomancy."

Zhao Qiankun also stood up, smiling.

"Dad, we’ll handle this; please, go back and rest for now?"

Chen Jun also stood up and urged, his face showing difficulty.

"To think that any common riffraff can enter our business now that I’m not around!"

Lin Xin’s expression turned cold as he spoke sternly.

"If I go back in, are you going to pay this scum the so-called interest money?!"

He pointed at Zhao Qiankun, his tone harsh.

"Old Master Zhao is quite fiery! What do you mean by ’common riffraff’? Are you indirectly cursing me?" Zhao Qiankun’s face darkened immediately.

Several hefty men behind him also slowly stood up, their expressions darkening as they prepared to fight.

"Fiery!?"

Lin Xin couldn’t be bothered to argue with such an insignificant person.

"What are you, that you think you can provoke my anger?"

Before his words fell,

Whoosh!

He stretched out his hand and swiftly struck out with his right palm, lightly aiming it toward Zhao Qiankun’s chest.

Although he no longer possessed his extremely formidable physical body, just the Earth Immortal level soul power that transformed this body already far surpassed that of Human Immortal Cultivators.

Even without using spell methods, just one of the many martial techniques he knew from his memory was enough to dominate this small world.

Selecting casually from the skills in his mind, Lin Xin directly used the Rising Sun Sword technique he had studied during a time of boredom.

Transforming his hand into a sword, his palm drew a mysterious arc, striking toward Zhao Qiankun’s chest.