Chapter 9

Bang!

A dull thud echoed from the Life and Death Arena, and every onlooker stared wide-eyed in stunned disbelief.

No one had expected the reversal to come so quickly.

A mere Useless Body, entering the sect for three days, had forcefully slain a disciple with fifth-grade aptitude who had entered the outer sect directly. This had never happened in the history of the Holy Land.

One had to know that entering the outer sect directly with fifth-grade aptitude meant taking a single step onto the immortal path.

For servants like them to reach that step would take at least half a year, and that was under the premise that they possessed third- or fourth-grade aptitude.

A Useless Body entering the immortal path in three days was simply unheard of.

Pfft!

On the Life and Death Arena, Zhang Tao spat out an arrow of blood, his terrified eyes stretched wide.

"You..."

He looked at Lin Xuan as endless regret surged through him. The joy and pride of stepping onto the immortal path shattered completely at that moment.

He regretted it. If he had known this day would come, why had he acted as he did? If he were given another chance, he would never provoke Lin Xuan again.

The light gradually faded from Zhang Tao's eyes, and his life force was extinguished.

Buzz!

Just then, the Soul Suppressing Pagoda deep within Lin Xuan's mind trembled. Then, within the space of Myriad Ages in an Instant, a mass of blood-red energy emerged, along with a faint cluster of light that was drawn in.

"It actually drew two years of time? As expected, the stronger the existence, the more time can be stolen."

"But what is this blood-red energy?"

Lin Xuan paid no attention to Zhang Tao and frowned in thought.

Just as he was about to probe the suddenly appearing blood-red energy with his consciousness, a voice interrupted his thoughts.

"You dare kill Young Master Zhang?"

It was none other than Zhang Tao's lackey, Ma San from Clearwater Town.

Beside him, Liu Qi was also staring at Lin Xuan in disbelief.

"Idiots!"

Lin Xuan curled his lips and looked at the two as though they were fools. "Don't be in such a hurry. Sooner or later, I'll send both of you on your way."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xuan gave a bloodthirsty smile.

"Ah!"

Only then did Ma San and Liu Qi come to their senses. They cried out and staggered backward.

Their faces instantly turned white as paper. At that moment, they truly admired their own courage for daring to question this baleful star like that.

They really must have thought they were not dying fast enough. This was someone who had even killed Zhang Tao—Zhang Tao, a genius who had already stepped onto the immortal path...

Trembling with fear, Ma San and Liu Qi shook from head to toe.

Lin Xuan no longer paid them any attention. Turning around, he prepared to leave the Life and Death Arena.

"Outer sect disciples can receive ten Contribution Points from the sect each month. In a Life and Death Arena challenge, the victor may claim everything the loser possesses."

A familiar voice rang by Lin Xuan's ear, making him pause.

He looked around and quickly spotted Elder Xu Qin of the outer sect.

From afar, Lin Xuan bowed to Xu Qin. Then he crouched down, removed Zhang Tao's Disciple Token, and directly transferred the Contribution Points within it into his own Disciple Token.

Only then did he leap down from the Life and Death Arena and head toward the Animal Husbandry Garden.

"Whoa..."

Only after he left did an uproar erupt around the Life and Death Arena.

"Heavens, is he really a Useless Body of Ten Thousand Years?"

"A Useless Body of Ten Thousand Years entered the immortal path three days after joining the sect and killed an outer sect disciple with fifth-grade aptitude. The test was wrong—it must have been wrong."

"I remember him. Like me, he received a Body Strengthening Pill rather than a Body Forging Pill. That means he entered the Body Forging Realm through the Body Strengthening Pill, so he must have already tempered his physique to the limit beforehand..."

"In other words, his cultivation path will definitely remain difficult afterward. After all, he is a Useless Body. The aptitude test could not possibly be wrong."

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone suddenly let out a sigh of relief, and their previous shock quietly dissipated.

No one would admit that they were inferior to a Useless Body. They were merely jealous in their hearts.

While everyone was discussing fervently, Niu Fang, the servant overseer, narrowed his eyes slightly.

"What trash. He was killed by a Useless Body, making me call him Senior Brother all those times for nothing, without gaining a single benefit."

Muttering to himself, Niu Fang turned his gaze in the direction Lin Xuan had departed, a faint killing intent flickering in his eyes.

Lin Xuan knew nothing of this. As he walked toward the Animal Husbandry Garden, his consciousness sank into the first floor of the Soul Suppressing Pagoda.

When his thoughts touched that mass of blood-red energy, a dense surge of power immediately poured into his body, and his blood and qi began to boil.

A sharp gleam flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes, and delight filled his heart. "This is actually the power of blood and qi!"

"In other words, killing beings with cultivation not only allows me to steal time, but also the power of blood and qi."

"Hahaha..."

Lin Xuan could not help laughing aloud. In that case, even if he was a Useless Body, his cultivation progress would not fall behind.

As long as he had enough power of blood and qi, he could quickly pass through the four mortal realms.

By then, the blood-red energy had already been completely absorbed, while half a month had passed within the pagoda.

Lin Xuan's consciousness returned to his body, and he immediately felt that his blood and qi had improved greatly—enough to match a full year of his own cultivation.

"Butcher pigs, butcher pigs!"

"If I remember correctly, Wild Boars are all at the initial stage of the Body Forging Realm. If killing a single pig lets me draw in this much power of blood and qi, I'll soon be able to enter the middle stage of the Body Forging Realm."

Lin Xuan's face was full of excitement as he quickened his pace toward the Animal Husbandry Garden.

"Animal Husbandry Room No. 3. Slaughter ten this morning, then go to the back mountain and cut one thousand catties of pig fodder. Slaughter another ten in the afternoon. Once you are done, come to me to collect your Contribution Points."

Under the arrangements of the person in charge of the Animal Husbandry Garden, Lin Xuan headed straight for Animal Husbandry Room No. 3.

Inside, a Wild Boar several times larger than an ordinary pig, with sharp tusks, was staring bloodthirstily at Lin Xuan.

"Niu Fang, you deserve to die! Your days as servant overseer are numbered."

The instant he saw the Wild Boar, Lin Xuan's gaze turned cold.

Although this Wild Boar was raised here, it was still at the initial stage of the Body Forging Realm. A servant who had not reached the Body Forging Realm would likely die the moment he approached it.

His determination to kill Niu Fang was once again stamped with the words "as soon as possible."

Gathering his thoughts and no longer dwelling on it, Lin Xuan drew the Pig Slaughtering Blade from his waist and stepped into the animal husbandry room.

"Snort, snort..."

The Wild Boar immediately kicked off with all four hooves and charged at him.

Lin Xuan's eyes sharpened, and the steel blade in his hand shot forward.

Six Forms of Pig Butchering, First Form: Deep Throat!

After butchering pigs for ten years and using the Soul Suppressing Pagoda to painstakingly study pig-butchering blade techniques for decades, every move Lin Xuan made had reached the pinnacle of perfection.

Whether it was an ordinary pig or this Wild Boar with demon beast bloodline, neither could stir up any waves before Lin Xuan.

In mere seconds, the Wild Boar collapsed to the ground, disbelief still lingering in its bloodthirsty eyes.

Buzz!

The Soul Suppressing Pagoda trembled, drawing in a mass of blood-red power of blood and qi and a faint cluster of light.

"The power of blood and qi is even greater than Zhang Tao's, and the stolen time amounts to a full three years."

"Hehe... fifth-grade aptitude, yet inferior to a pig."

Lin Xuan gave a mocking smile, dragged away the Wild Boar, and began processing it. Then, the pig slaughtering continued.

If the dead Zhang Tao knew what Lin Xuan was thinking right now, would he be angered back to life...