Chapter 26

"It really wasn't ordinarily profound. There were still eight years left—I'd use them all at once."

Lin Xuan gritted his teeth as well, deciding not to hold anything back anymore.

Before entering the outer sect, Lin Xuan had to maximize his combat strength. Only then could he compete for a spot and enter the Longevity Mystic Realm with Yu Bing.

He did not care about attaining any ranking, but at the very least, he could not let Yu Bing come to harm.

Myriad Ages in an Instant—eight years passed in the blink of an eye.

"Eight years just to touch the threshold of initiation? This Mystic-Rank Low-Grade Martial Skill was far too profound, wasn't it?"

Lin Xuan was somewhat stunned, and at the same time, he felt immense pressure.

The Mystic Rank was already like this—what about the Earth Rank and Heaven Rank beyond it? How many years would those consume?

"Kill pigs, kill pigs!"

Lin Xuan pushed open the door to the resting room and sprinted straight for the Animal Husbandry Garden.

Concealed Breath Stride had only just touched the threshold, but Lin Xuan's understanding of movement techniques was already incomparable to before.

He moved at incredible speed and soon arrived at the Animal Husbandry Garden.

With a single glance, Lin Xuan spotted Ma San and Liu Qi, filthy from head to toe and struggling to carry pig feed for the animals.

Chen Ze was supervising the two from the side.

The instant Lin Xuan appeared, all three immediately turned their gazes toward him, though each reacted differently.

Chen Ze piled on a smile, while Ma San and Liu Qi glared furiously at Lin Xuan.

But the next second, Chen Ze swung his hand and slapped them.

Smack! Smack!

Two crisp slaps rang out as Chen Ze cursed angrily, "Are you looking to die? How dare you look at Steward Lin like that?"

"Hmph... Get back to work. Otherwise, don't even think about getting today's Contribution Points."

Ma San and Liu Qi felt their cheeks burning, but at this moment, they did not dare utter a peep. They could only withdraw their now-fearful gazes and silently continue feeding the pigs.

"Tsk... How miserable. Looks like it really took a villain to grind down a villain."

Lin Xuan was quite satisfied with their plight and felt not the slightest pity for them.

If these two fence-sitters had gotten their hands on Lin Xuan, he definitely would not have had a good time.

But now, they had no chance.

They did not even have time to cultivate now. Who knew whether they would reach the Body Tempering Realm before monkeys grew old and seas ran dry?

By then, Lin Xuan reckoned a single look from him would be enough to kill them.

"Steward Lin, you're here? There's still some time before this afternoon's pig slaughter. Please rest for now."

Chen Ze came to Lin Xuan's side, his attitude making a complete one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn, so respectful it was outrageous.

"Mm, I'll take a look around. Call me when everything is ready."

Lin Xuan nodded. He liked this dog, Chen Ze, very much.

"Yes, I shall obey your decree!"

Chen Ze's expression turned solemn.

Lin Xuan ignored him and began strolling through the Animal Husbandry Garden.

The Animal Husbandry Garden was enormous. It was not just Lin Xuan's section here, but each area was separated, so he could only wander around this side.

The section of the Animal Husbandry Garden under Chen Ze's command had to provide ten early Body Tempering Realm Wild Boars and five mid Body Tempering Realm Wild Boars every day.

The other Animal Husbandry Gardens were more or less the same.

Soon, it was time to slaughter pigs, and Chen Ze sought out Lin Xuan in advance.

But after killing one Wild Boar, Lin Xuan stopped.

"An early Body Tempering Realm Wild Boar can no longer yield even a trace of stolen time, nor a shred of blood qi. Is it because my strength has increased?"

"Looks like I can't become a god just by killing pigs."

Lin Xuan frowned deeply.

"Steward Lin, what's wrong?"

Chen Ze asked in confusion.

"Let the others handle it. I'm going to kill the mid Body Tempering Realm ones."

Lin Xuan tossed out those words without explaining further.

"Uh..."

Chen Ze froze for a moment, but did not dare ask any more questions.

Before long, Lin Xuan killed a Wild Boar leader.

The Soul Suppressing Pagoda trembled, and a mass of blood qi and a mass of light representing time appeared.

After sensing them carefully, Lin Xuan's expression remained ugly...

"A mid Body Tempering Realm Wild Boar can only yield one year of cultivation time and a certain amount of blood qi."

Lin Xuan had a headache. At this rate, how long would it take before he could advance to the Blood Refining Realm and head to the outer sect?