Tie Haitang's Affection

Chapter 12: Tie Haitang's Intentions

"You need to be careful. Qi Sheng is very vindictive and petty," Tie Haitang gently reminded him.

Lin Bai smiled, "I know."

"Well, just stay here for now. Once you've hunted some Demon Beasts and increased your contribution to the alliance, I'll arrange a better place for you," Tie Haitang said, pointing to the cave dwelling in front of him.

"I'm grateful to you, Miss Tie, for guiding me to the Demon Slayer Alliance. If there's ever anything Lin Bai can do for you in the future, please don't hesitate to ask," Lin Bai said appreciatively to Tie Haitang.

If it hadn't been for Tie Haitang leading the way, Lin Bai didn't know how long it would have taken him to become a core martial artist in the Demon Slayer Alliance.

According to what Qi Sheng said, he had been in the Demon Slayer Alliance for three years and still hadn't become a core martial artist.

"There's no need to thank me. If anyone should be saying thank you, it's me. If you hadn't saved me in the forest, I'm afraid I would have…" Tie Haitang trailed off.

"You should rest well first. It's not too late to go to the Life and Death Cave to look at the map tomorrow,"

Tie Haitang said.

"Alright."

Tie Haitang left, and Lin Bai returned to the cave dwelling.

"I really haven't had a proper rest in over a month." Entering the cave dwelling, Lin Bai collapsed and fell fast asleep.

He woke up the next morning.

"This storage space…" Lin Bai looked at the silver ring on his finger.

This was Qin Xiang's storage space. Lin Bai hadn't had a chance to examine its contents carefully after obtaining it.

He focused his mind and looked into the storage space, finding it full of miscellaneous items.

Silently, he threw everything out.

Then, Lin Bai found some bottles and jars, each with writing on them.

"Limpening Powder," "Carefree Powder," "Half-Life Toxin"...

These were all poisons. Lin Bai completely destroyed the Limpening Powder.

However, Lin Bai was somewhat interested in the "Half-Life Toxin." This poison wouldn't kill immediately; instead, the victim would die after half a day, their entire body rotting away.

After searching for a long time, Lin Bai found the antidote to the Half-Life Toxin in the storage space.

He also found a Poison Manual.

According to the Poison Manual, the Half-Life Toxin was an extremely potent poison. Even a Divine Core Realm cultivator would die within half a day after ingesting it. It was colorless, odorless, dissolved in the air, and spread with the wind.

"I should destroy the poison, but I can keep the antidote." Lin Bai thought for a moment. Since he didn't use poison, he destroyed the poison and kept the antidote.

Then, he noticed a purple book inside.

He took it out and saw Thunder God Fist.

Lin Bai exclaimed excitedly, "The Profound Grade martial skill that Qin Xiang used, Thunder God Fist!"

That day, when Qin Xiang used the Thunder God Fist, divine lightning gathered, stirring up the wind and clouds, unstoppable. If he hadn't encountered Lin Bai, ordinary people would have surely died under the Thunder God Fist.

After memorizing the key points of the Thunder God Fist, a bold idea popped into Lin Bai's head: "Can I modify this Thunder God Fist into a Thunder God Sword technique?"

No sooner said than done.

Lin Bai thought for a while and felt that the idea was feasible, so he experimented.

He drew the Spirit Severing Sword, and the moment the sword light danced, streaks of lightning surged on the blade.

"It actually works!"

Lin Bai was surprised.

"Thunder God Sword!" Lin Bai swept the sword horizontally, the sword light mixed with lightning striking the stone wall, creating a long sword mark. The mark looked like a scorched patch from a lightning strike.

The Thunder God Sword had only one move! But its power was no less than the fifth move of Blood Weeping Swordplay.

"Speaking of swordplay, when I entered the illusion, the swordplay my father practiced was far more powerful than what I'm learning now…"

"That swordplay is called Dragon Slayer!"

Holding his breath, Lin Bai recalled the swordplay that Lin Duo practiced in his mind.

But no matter how Lin Bai tried to imitate it, he could only imitate the form of Dragon Slayer, not the essence.

"Forget it, I can't use such profound swordplay right now. I'll study it later." Lin Bai took a deep breath, "It's time to go to the Life and Death Cave."

"There are only twenty days left until the martial arts competition to recruit disciples!"

Leaving the cave dwelling, Lin Bai quickly arrived at the Life and Death Cave.

"I knew you couldn't sit still," Tie Haitang said, standing in front of the Life and Death Cave, as if she had been waiting for Lin Bai for a long time.

Lin Bai smiled, "Miss Tie, what are you doing here?"

"I have nothing to do, so I came out for a walk," Tie Haitang said, "Come in, the map is inside."

Lin Bai walked into the cave dwelling with Tie Haitang.

Reaching the end, Lin Bai saw a huge mural carved on the stone wall, about a hundred meters long and fifty meters wide.

On the mural were drawn the geographical features of the Azure Spirit Mountain Range, the high peaks and mountains, and, most importantly to Lin Bai, the distribution of Demon Beasts.

Tie Haitang asked, "What kind of Demon Beast are you looking for? Tell me, and I'll find it for you."

"With your current Martial Dao cultivation, hunting Demon Beasts at the fifth or sixth level of the Martial Dao would be easier."

"This mountain is called Clear River Mountain, and there's a type of Demon Beast in it called the Coiling Mountain Ape, at the fifth level of the Martial Dao, which would be quite suitable."

Tie Haitang pointed to a large mountain on the mural.

Lin Bai shook his head, looking around on his own.

"Not satisfied? Then how about the Lightning Serpent of Sky Thunder Mountain? Sixth level of the Martial Dao." Tie Haitang changed to another mountain.

Lin Bai shook his head again.

"Oh? What's this mountain for?" Lin Bai pointed to the center of the Azure Spirit Mountain Range on the mural. This area was circled in red, marked as dangerous, but it didn't say what kind of Demon Beast was there.

Tie Haitang took a look. "This is the most dangerous place in the Azure Spirit Mountain Range. Almost no martial artist who goes in comes out alive."

"This place is called Thunder Swamp. Its ground is made of lodestones, which attract lightning strikes."

"Above Thunder Swamp, dark clouds linger all year round, and heavenly lightning flashes. In Thunder Swamp, miasma swirls, making it a marshland."

"Rumor has it that in Thunder Swamp, there is a Thunder Frog that spits out lightning, a power beyond the True Martial Realm. But it has never come out, only cultivating diligently in Thunder Swamp."

"Thunder Swamp, heavenly lightning and earthly fire." A fiery light lit up in Lin Bai's eyes.

Tie Haitang was surprised. "You wouldn't be thinking of going to Thunder Swamp, would you?"

Lin Bai laughed. "Give me ten lives, and I still wouldn't dare to go to Thunder Swamp."

"I'll just go here then." Lin Bai pointed to a mountain on the map.

Tie Haitang looked over. "The Three-Headed Serpent of One-Inch Mountain? That's a Demon Beast at the eighth level of the Martial Dao. It'll be very difficult to deal with at your current cultivation. I advise you to choose another one."

"No need, it's settled on it." Lin Bai grinned, took out paper and pen, and wrote down the route to One-Inch Mountain.

"I'll go first."

After Lin Bai drew the route, he left as if without stopping.

"Wait a moment." Tie Haitang called out, "One-Inch Mountain is very dangerous. It's better for you to find a companion. I happen to be free right now, I'll go with you."

"No need, I can do it alone." Lin Bai grinned and ran out of the Demon Slayer Alliance.

"Hey, hey, hey, you come back here to me!" Tie Haitang saw Lin Bai running so fast, as if he was trying to avoid her, and immediately became exasperated, revealing her true colors as she put her hands on her hips and roared furiously.

"What's wrong? He doesn't want you to go with him?"

At this time, Tie Feng didn't know when he had come to Tie Haitang's side and asked.

Tie Haitang said, "Damn it, is he stupid? I'm such a great beauty, and he's not happy to have me with him."

"He's not stupid. Didn't you see his martial arts competition with Qi Sheng yesterday? His advances and retreats were orderly, his offense and defense were both in place. He looks like a veteran who has been crawling and rolling around in life and death for many years." Tie Feng said.

"Even I think he's very powerful."

"Moreover, his swordsmanship is not to be underestimated. The swordsmanship he used was of the Yellow Grade, ninth rank."

"A Yellow Grade, ninth rank swordsmanship manual is so precious. If he really isn't a martial artist from the Soaring Heavens Alliance, then he must be a disciple from a family outside the Azure Spirit Mountain Range!"

Tie Haitang said, "I don't care where he's from..."

"Really fallen in love?" Tie Feng asked curiously.

Tie Haitang blushed and ran away. "Oh, Dad, what are you talking about? How annoying."

"Yo, yo, yo, I didn't expect my daughter to say 'How annoying.' That's not your personality." Tie Feng laughed.

Tie Haitang was ashamed and angry, and attacked with a spear in her hand. Tie Feng immediately ran away.

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