Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 300 - 236: Whirlwind (19)

Chapter 300: Chapter 236: Whirlwind (19)

The Evil-cutting Sect Master looked at the live broadcast of the Great Bright Buddha in the distance and suddenly felt that the other’s face seemed to reveal a hint of a smile.

However, in the next moment, he felt that it was perhaps just his imagination.

Shortly after his arrival, the illusion of the Great Bright Buddha appeared before him, speaking gently, "What is it?"

The Evil-cutting Sect Master said, "My Buddha, during this period, I have traveled across New Ke City, and I have found the evil aura in and around the city reaching the skies, which is very alarming."

"Evil aura reaching the skies?" the Great Bright Buddha curiously asked, "What exactly is the situation? Tell me about it."

The Evil-cutting Sect Master said, "As you know, there are many differences between the two worlds, among which the evil aura is a significant one."

"This world was originally pure and flawless, with no trace of evil aura."

"But these days, I have found several spots in this city where evil aura is seeping out."

"Unfortunately, the locations of these seepages keep changing, and I have never been able to find the true source."

He then shared his own suspicions, "However, I have seen some familiar marks in them, and I am worried that this might be the work of the Evil Sect. They might have come to this world and targeted the conference of the two worlds."

The Great Bright Buddha thoughtfully said, "Don’t mention this to anyone else for now, to avoid causing a disturbance."

"Continue your investigation on your part; I will support you in every way."

...

Jing Shiyu was walking through the venue of the conference between the two worlds and could feel an invisible pressure enveloping the Xia Country delegation.

As Lin Xing’s popularity soared rapidly, she encountered more and more people asking her about Lin Xing at the conference.

The other members of the Xia Country delegation also gained much more attention than before.

But Jing Shiyu felt a bit uneasy about this sudden surge in influence.

Especially when people in the venue began discussing whether Lin Xing’s rapid cultivation could be replicated among current worldly police, military, and government officials, Jing Shiyu felt even more apprehensive.

"The secrets within Lin Xing must never be revealed to the world; it would provoke endless chaos."

"What exactly does Xingxiao want to do? Are they trying to create a pretext to really move against Lin Xing?"

"Do they not care about provoking a conflict with Xia Country?"

Thinking that among the nine major sects, aside from Shi Lin Temple and Ming Mountain Sect, the remaining seven all harbored ill intentions towards Lin Xing, and that Xingxiao Sect and the new government were also instigating this issue.

At this moment, Jing Shiyu felt she was caught in a dilemma; if Lin Xing continued to win, the public opinion would boil over increasingly, giving the other party more pretexts to apply pressure and even take action, but if the martial demonstrations were halted, then everything would revert to the opponent’s original plot.

Jing Shiyu sensed danger in this; she even had an impulse to take Lin Xing away from White Eagle Country and return to Xia Country immediately.

But she knew Lin Xing did not wish to do this.

Thinking of Lin Xing, Jing Shiyu remembered how he had gone out early in the morning.

"He said he was busy with something today, but I don’t know what."

"If Lin Xing wins again in tomorrow’s martial performance, the frenzy over him will be even more terrifying."

...

Mirror World.

Lin Xing was following Tianlian on a mountain path.

Beside him, Little Lin Xing floated next to Tianlian, heh-heh laughing while looking at this disciple of Shi Lin Temple.

Although Lin Xing had been observing Little Lin Xing’s actions, because Tianlian was beside him, he didn’t want to give the impression that he was delusional and thus hadn’t spoken to Little Lin Xing.

Little Lin Xing seemed to understand what Lin Xing was thinking and said with a smile, "Shi Lin Temple, of course, I know them."

"They deceived me once."

"But they also did me a great favor."

However, Little Lin Xing did not elaborate any further on how Shi Lin Temple had helped him.

Lin Xing then glanced at Little Lin Xing’s feet.

Little Lin Xing’s body had been slowly growing over these days, from initially just a head to now almost a complete body.

But the rate of this body growth was slowing down as it progressed, and now several days had passed, yet the last ten toes still hadn’t emerged.

At that moment, Tianlian said, "Lin Xia, the person I’ve found for you this time who can absorb destiny is no ordinary individual."

"Speaking of destiny, its mysteries are exceedingly profound and usually cannot be calculated by ordinary people."

"And those blessed with vigorous destiny, favored by the mandate of heaven, often succeed in whatever they undertake, as if the entire world is assisting them."

"Therefore, if we truly find someone whose fortunes are on the rise, trying to take their destiny is usually very difficult."

"There is a solution, however, and that is to find someone who once had profound destiny but is now on the brink of a downfall, meaning... we need to find someone who originally harbored great fortune but whose luck is about to run out and start experiencing misfortune."

"Only by acting in accordance with such an opportunity can we gather destiny."

Lin Xing nodded as he listened, recalling a similar method described in the Six Secrets Immortal Refining Technique.

However, finding someone with profound destiny was already difficult, let alone someone shifting from good to bad luck—this only added layers of challenge.

Meanwhile, the two had already arrived at a mountain city.

Tianlian said, "This place is Qingming City, located on the Ming Mountain Range."

"One of our targets for this trip is the City Lord of Qingming City."

Lin Xing frowned and asked, "Is this person from the Ming Mountain Sect?"

Tianlian smiled slightly and explained, "Lin Xia, both of us bear righteous hearts, and even if we collect destiny, I wouldn’t encourage you to take the destiny of a good person."

"I said to act according to the circumstances, so young hero, let us first enter the city and see."

Upon entering Qingming City, the first thing Lin Xing noticed was the cleanliness and tidiness, something he rarely saw in the Mirror World.

But as they delved deeper, they soon encountered a filthy, muddy slum filled with crooked shanties, presenting itself before Lin Xing.

"The rich own fields as far as the eye can see, while the poor have no place to call their own—such is the situation on Ming Mountain."

"With generations of development, all the livable lands have been occupied by the Ming Mountain Sect in recent years."

"And the reason the poor struggle to find a place within Ming Mountain is because the geomantic veins cultivated by the Ming Mountain Sect cover the entire mountain."

"The geomantic veins are worth their weight in gold, and the land prices have soared beyond the reach of ordinary citizens."

Walking along the muddy path, with just a casual sweep of his spiritual sense, Lin Xing could see scenarios where entire families of ten or even dozens of people cramped into tiny rooms, some without even enough space to turn their bodies.

And Tianlian continued, "Generational proliferation and fluctuation of land values are natural, but the situation on Ming Mountain is exacerbated by those who stir the waters for profit."

Unbeknownst to them, they had already arrived at a bustling street, where Lin Xing’s spiritual sense perceived tiny cubicles that could barely accommodate two to three people standing.

"The geomantic veins cultivated by the Ming Mountain Sect can gather spiritual energies and accelerate cultivation, making them incredibly valuable."

"While owning more geomantic veins increases the speed of cultivation, there is a limit to this augmentation."

"Thus, the wealthy often lease out the geomantic veins they cannot use themselves."

"But as the rental costs increase, not everyone can afford to rent these geomantic veins for cultivation."

"That’s why now, some have divided the geomantic veins into smaller plots and rented them out at cheaper rates."

At this moment, Lin Xing saw several seven-to-eight-story buildings on the street, filled with tiny compartments where crowds of people were practicing their skills.

Tianlian sighed, "Initially, the rich did not own much of the geomantic veins."

"Some began to lease out the geomantic veins, initially demanding deposits worth sixty to seventy percent of the land value, with the agreement to return the full deposit to the tenants after several years."

"For the tenants, this was akin to living on the geomantic veins for free, which they were quite happy with, but many could not afford such large sums."

"So others loaned money to these tenants."

"Once the geomantic vein owners received deposits worth sixty to seventy percent of the land values, they would borrow some more money, then continue buying more geomantic veins, leasing them out, and repeating the process..."

Lin Xing looked at the rows of tiny compartments sprawling across the mountainside, as Tianlian continued, "Those with talent sell off their fighting prowess for decades, those without talent sell decades of their labor."

"Everyone is buying geomantic veins, causing the land prices to continuously rise."

"For some, geomantic veins are treasures obtained through a lifetime of hard work."

"But for others, this place is a paradise for effortlessly reaping the fruits of others’ life’s work."

Looking at Lin Xing’s complex expression, Tianlian said, "Lin Xia, not only those who kill or rob are worthy of your heroic efforts; some people, although they neither kill nor rob, are still consuming others."

"Is there any harm in being heroic toward such people?"

"And now is the time when the fortunes of these people from the Ming Mountain Sect are declining, so gathering their destiny is merely acting in accordance with the situation."