Neatly Lined Up

Lin Le's hair stood on end, his heart filled with surprise. When had his spiritual sense failed to detect something?

He turned around and saw a white snake as thick as the opening of an old well, quietly watching him.

With this size, it's probably a demon in the Qi Refining Realm?

"Don't worry, I don't intend to eat you," the great snake said. "If I wanted to eat you, you would have died already."

Lin Le remained silent, his Blood Qi surging, ready to use that drop of Sun Moon Spirit Nectar at any moment.

If he wished, this Sun Moon Spirit Nectar could transform into violent energy and blast out. Although he didn't know its power, he felt it should be enough to deal with a demon in the early stages of the Qi Refining Realm.

"Interesting, you think your trump card can kill me?" The great snake's eyes curved, smiling like a young lady.

"It should be enough to escape," Lin Le replied. "You're hiding here, probably because you're afraid of certain people in the city."

"If they discover me, I will indeed be in a bit of trouble," the great snake nodded. "Interested in making a deal, little one?"

It seemed to see that Lin Le's bone age was not very great.

"What do you need?" Lin Le asked.

"Pills, meat, spirit materials," the great snake said. "Give me these, and I can give you some methods you can't obtain."

"Do you have martial arts?" Lin Le sized up the great snake.

"Yes, I even have methods for after becoming a Spiritual Platform cultivator, as long as you can afford the price," the great snake said.

Lin Le pondered for a moment and threw three bottles of pills from his waist to the great snake.

These were spoils of war, all Blood Essence Pills. They weren't of much use to him, and they were difficult to sell. Making a trade seemed like a good idea.

"Three bottles of Blood Essence Pills for six decent martial arts," Lin Le stated.

The great snake swallowed them in one gulp and nodded, "Deal. However, I will only describe them once, so listen carefully."

After listening, Lin Le nodded slightly. They were indeed rare martial arts, capable of transforming into two or even three forms.

"Will future trades be here?" Lin Le pointed to the floor.

"No need. Just tap the Withered Well nine times at your leisure, and I will appear. Of course, only within this city," the great snake said. "Also, the meat I mentioned is normal chicken, duck, beef, and lamb. Don't feed me humans, I don't eat them."

"Aren't you a demon?" Lin Le glanced at the dried corpses in the courtyard. "Wouldn't you eat great medicine?"

The great snake actually rolled its eyes in a human-like manner. "I don't follow the path of a Malignant Demon. Eating people would just be asking for trouble, wouldn't it?"

"Alright," Lin Le nodded. "Then I'm leaving."

The great snake opened its mouth and spat a stream of white mist towards Lin Le.

It was so fast that Lin Le didn't even have time to react before it entered his chest.

"A control method?" Lin Le looked at the great snake, his expressionless.

"After all, if you were to communicate with my enemies, I would be in trouble," the great snake nodded slightly. "Don't worry, it's just a mouthful of True Qi. If you have no ulterior motives, I will retrieve it once your injuries heal."

"But if you dare to betray me, you'll be destined to be a mortal for the rest of your life!"

With that, the great snake moved closer to Lin Le, extended its forked tongue, and licked Lin Le. It then licked again, and again. Mmm, so fragrant.

Lin Le, slightly losing his composure from being licked, grabbed the snake's tongue. "Hey, have you licked enough? I'm not candy!"

The great snake also felt a bit embarrassed. Fortunately, it was a snake and didn't blush. It retracted its body. "Ahem, you can go back. Bring me some food every day, at least."

"Got it," Lin Le left the courtyard.

At the bottom of the well, the great snake murmured to itself, "This aura... could it be a Yang Spiritual Root?"

Back at the inn, Lin Le swallowed three Spirit Blood Pills. Once they dissolved into liquid, he used the Qi Gathering Art to fully absorb their medicinal power.

Three of his meridians were opened during this process, and combined with the one opened in the last day or two, he had now cleared more than half of them.

Lin Le hadn't expected his Qi Guiding Realm cultivation to be catching up so quickly.

It was a pity that the Qi Guiding Realm had little combat power. Otherwise, Lin Le would have had to consider changing his primary cultivation direction.

He circulated his Blood Qi, and his solidified Blood Qi now enveloped his entire forearm.

Lin Le estimated that he would need at most fifty more Spirit Blood Pills to attempt breaking through to the Blood Qi Furnace Realm.

In the early morning, Lin Le had breakfast and then went out, heading straight for a certain mansion.

He had originally planned to slowly chip away at the Concentric Society to maximize his gains. However, that was no longer feasible. The existence of the great snake was a thorn in his side, and he had to become stronger at a faster pace.

As he walked, Lin Le's appearance continuously shifted. Before arriving at his destination, he had already taken on a completely different guise.

Seeing the imposing Lin Le, the gatekeeper immediately grabbed a plank to block him. "Hey, stop! What business do you have at my Jia Manor?"

Lin Le did not speak, merely walking inside.

Seeing this, the gatekeeper became enraged and swung the plank down, shouting, "Sir, I'm talking to you..."

With a bang! The gatekeeper's remaining words were never uttered, as his head was gone.

Stepping through the main gate, Lin Le headed towards the backyard. Several servants in the middle tried to stop him, but Lin Le smashed their heads with a single punch.

Seeing Lin Le's ferocious demeanor, the servants no longer dared to obstruct him and chose to flee for their lives.

But Lin Le had come with the intention of annihilation. The servants who tried to escape either had their heads blown off by Lin Le's punch or were pierced through the head by flying debris.

In the backyard, a family of five was eating. The middle-aged man sitting at the head of the table frowned, "What's going on in the outer courtyard? So noisy?"

As he spoke, a headless corpse flew into the yard, followed by a strange man stepping into the inner courtyard.

The middle-aged man stood up, his voice filled with killing intent and rage, "Who are you? How dare you kill my people?"

Lin Le had no intention of wasting words with him. He glanced at the people in the courtyard and went straight for the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man snorted, "You're asking for death!"

As he spoke, he threw a punch, his arm entwined with solidified Blood Qi. He was a third-limit Martial Master with Blood Qi Like a Dragon.

A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Le's eyes.

This was because the house he had chosen belonged to Jia Dafa, the hall master of the Concentric Society. According to recent intelligence, this man should only be a second-limit Martial Master.

Lin Le then cast this surprise aside. So what if he was a third-limit? After so many battles, Lin Le had a clear understanding of his combat strength.

Above, his keen senses from soul refinement; in the middle, his formidable physique from bone structure improvement; and below, his endless stamina from the Yang Qi circulation.

He, Lin Le, was invincible at the same level!

He threw a punch, producing nine cracking sounds, clashing with Jia Dafa's punch.

After the collision, Jia Dafa's expression changed drastically because he found himself at a disadvantage, an absolute disadvantage.

His bones were not as hard as the other man's, his Qi was not as solid, and his techniques were not as strong.

"Wait, let's talk!" Jia Dafa immediately changed his attitude.

He had finally achieved his current wealth and status, and he didn't want to die before he could fully enjoy it.

Lin Le ignored him and threw another punch, leaving Jia Dafa wide open.

With another punch, he directly shattered his chest bones and burst his heart.

"Go tell it to King Yama."

Lin Le said this as he looked at Jia Dafa, who had fallen to the ground, and then moved to attack his family.

The family of five had to be dealt with, all of them.