Greater Perfection Core Formation Realm

Lin Mu found Lin Dong and frowned slightly. "Why do you have a faint smell of blood on you? What happened?"

"I ran into a Two-Seal Symbol Master earlier. He wanted to rob me of my Universe Bag, so I killed him," Lin Dong said.

Lin Dong's Universe Bag had been given to him by Lin Mu, who had exchanged a thousand Yang Yuan Pills for it through the system. It was definitely considered a high-end item in Yan City, so it was not strange that someone had set their sights on it.

"What was his name?" Lin Mu asked. There were not many Two-Seal Symbol Masters in Yan City.

"I think he said his name was Gu Ying," Lin Dong recalled.

"It was him!" Lin Mu was somewhat surprised. He had not expected that after the Lei and Xie Families had been wiped out by him, Gu Ying would still end up dying at Lin Dong's hands.

"Big Brother, you know him?"

Lin Mu nodded. "Gu Ying was the deputy sect master of the Blood Robe Sect. The Blood Robe Sect is also no small force in Yan City. Its sect master, Wei Tong, is a Lesser Perfection Core Formation Realm expert, and they have the Blood Wolf Gang backing them."

"The Blood Wolf Gang!" Lin Dong was somewhat shocked.

The Blood Wolf Gang was one of Yan City's three major factions. Its leader, Yue Shan, was a Greater Perfection Core Formation Realm expert.

"Big Brother, I've brought trouble upon the Lin Family. I'll bear the responsibility alone and won't drag the Lin Family into it," Lin Dong said.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lin Mu angrily knocked Lin Dong on the head. "It's just the Blood Wolf Gang. Would our Lin Family be afraid of them?"

"Big Brother!" Lin Dong was deeply moved.

"Did anyone else see you kill Gu Ying?" Lin Mu asked.

"No," Lin Dong said.

"Then the Blood Robe Sect probably doesn't know yet. Go back and cultivate properly, but sooner or later, the Blood Robe Sect will uncover this matter," Lin Mu said.

"I'll work hard to cultivate," Lin Dong said, nodding seriously.

"This is spiritual medicine for restoring Spiritual Power. Take it." Lin Mu handed Lin Dong the spiritual medicine he had bought from the Myriad Gold Auction House. He had bought it for Lin Dong in the first place.

"Thank you, Big Brother!"

"Do brothers need to thank each other?" Lin Mu said with a smile.

After finding the caravan, Lin Mu and Lin Dong did not tell Lin Xiao about killing Gu Ying, lest he worry.

By then, Lin Xiao and the others had also sold the ironwood and exchanged the Yang Yuan Stones for Yang Yuan Pills. The group did not linger in Yan City and headed straight back.

After returning home, Lin Dong cultivated even more diligently. He also learned from Little Sable about the Spiritual Millstone within the Stone Talisman. That kind of cultivation was extremely painful.

Another two or three days passed in a flash, and Lin Mu's Pure Yuan Pills rose to more than 1.2 million.

"My Primal Energy cultivation can break through again!"

He was already at the Lesser Perfection Core Formation Realm. After breaking through, he would reach the Greater Perfection Core Formation Realm. In terms of Primal Energy cultivation alone, he would be among the very best in Yan City.

Without hesitation, Lin Mu tapped the "+" behind the Primal Energy cultivation option.

At once, 1.2 million Pure Yuan Pills vanished. Immediately afterward, a surging tide of Primal Energy emerged from nowhere and was absorbed by the Yuan Core within his body. In less than a moment, Lin Mu broke through to the Greater Perfection Core Formation Realm.

Crack! Crack!

Lin Mu clenched his fists twice and said excitedly, "This sudden surge in strength really is intoxicating."

"Next, I need to accumulate Pure Yuan Pills and exchange them for the Shadowless Needle!"

Although he was a Five Seal Talisman Master, he did not possess a single Spiritual Power secret technique. Besides, if he was going to get one, he wanted the best. The Shadowless Needle was among the finest Qi Grade Spiritual Power secret techniques and was currently the most suitable for him.

Time passed quietly, and four months went by in the blink of an eye.

Over those four months, the Lin Family had grown much stronger. Lin Mu took out another hundred thousand Pure Yuan Pills, allowing Lin Xiao to become the third person in the Lin Family to break through to the Core Formation Realm, following Lin Zhentian.

Lin Ken and Lin Mang had both reached the late Heavenly Yuan Realm and were not far from breaking through to the Core Formation Realm.

The younger generation of the Lin Family had also improved greatly. Lin Xia, Lin Hong, and the others had all entered the Earth Yuan Realm, reaching the middle and late stages. Qing Tan had long since reached the late Earth Yuan Realm as well, but because she could not absorb Yang Gang Qi, she could not break through to the Core Formation Realm and needed to directly condense a Yin Core.

To this day, the Blood Robe Sect still did not know about Lin Dong killing Gu Ying.

Name: Lin Mu

Primal Energy cultivation: Greater Perfection Core Formation Realm

Spiritual Power cultivation: Five Seal Talisman Master

Martial arts: Through-the-Back Fist [Mastery], Collapsing Thunder Fist [Mastery]

Spiritual Power secret technique: Shadowless Needle [Mastery]

Cultivation arts: Lightning Primal Energy Art / Spirit God Art

Life Talisman Seal: Thunder Sky Seal

Special items: None

Pure Yuan Pills: 269630

All the Pure Yuan Pills Lin Mu had accumulated over the past four months had been spent on Spiritual Power secret techniques. It could be said that his strength had not improved in the slightest.

Just purchasing the Shadowless Needle had cost Lin Mu nine million Pure Yuan Pills. After that, he spent another three million Pure Yuan Pills to raise the Shadowless Needle to the beginner level. At that level, he could condense Spiritual Power into Shadowless Needles to attack.

Raising it to minor mastery cost six million, major mastery cost nine million, and mastery cost twelve million.

At minor mastery, he could condense nine Shadowless Needles at once. At major mastery, he could condense thirty-six, and at mastery, one hundred and eight.

The Shadowless Needles were nearly impossible to detect, and their attack power was extremely strong, making them very difficult to deal with.

"I should go see how Little Dong's cultivation is progressing," Lin Mu thought. Over the past four months, he had barely seen Lin Dong. Perhaps due to the pressure from the Blood Wolf Gang, Lin Dong had become several times more diligent than before.

He arrived at the mine within Ironwood Manor, where Lin Dong usually cultivated.

"Big Brother!" Lin Dong abruptly opened his eyes when Lin Mu arrived.

"Haste makes waste. Sometimes, relaxing a little is more beneficial to cultivation," Lin Mu said.

"I will," Lin Dong said, nodding.

"Are you having any difficulties in cultivation?" Lin Mu asked. He had given Lin Dong tens of thousands of Pure Yuan Pills during this period, so Lin Dong should not be lacking cultivation resources.

"I've been stuck at the late Heavenly Yuan Realm for nearly a month. I'm still quite far from breaking through to the Core Formation Realm, and my Spiritual Power cultivation has remained at the Two-Seal Symbol Master level," Lin Dong said.

By all rights, Lin Dong's cultivation speed was already extremely fast. Staying in one realm for a month was nothing at all. Lin Zhentian had remained at the late Heavenly Yuan Realm for more than a decade.

The reason Lin Dong's Spiritual Power cultivation had not broken through was that he had previously absorbed the Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower, jumping from barely cultivating Spiritual Power to becoming a Two-Seal Symbol Master. His foundation was unstable, so he had spent the past four months consolidating it.

"I do know of a place that might help you break through." After pondering for a while, Lin Mu suddenly thought of a good place and smiled.

"Big Brother, where is it?" A glint flashed through Lin Dong's eyes.

"Rest well today. I'll take you there tomorrow," Lin Mu said with a smile.

"All right," Lin Dong said helplessly.

"There's also a Demon Spirit there. It still has the strength of the Greater Perfection Core Formation Realm. Whether it can be devoured will depend on whether that mouse has the ability," Lin Mu continued.

"Lord Sable is a Heavenly Demonic Sable, not a mouse!" The moment Little Sable heard Lin Mu's words, his fur stood on end. Yet Lin Mu ignored him and left directly, leaving behind a hearty laugh.

"Little Sable, that Demon Spirit still has the strength of the Greater Perfection Core Formation Realm. Can you handle it?" Lin Dong asked worriedly.

"If it were before, Lord Sable would swallow it in one bite," Little Sable said arrogantly.

"What about now?"

"Now, it's not a problem either." Little Sable was clearly lacking confidence when he said that.