Gone Already? A Familiar Scene!

"Is this the Buddhist Lion's Roar Skill?"

"No, it's not the Lion's Roar Skill, that's a Dragon's Roar Sound!"

Master Yi Jie and the other two snapped back to reality, their eyes filled with shock. Under the sound of the Dragon's Roar, they had actually fallen into a brief daze. This was clearly a method similar to a mental attack.

Lin Chen actually mastered such a technique?

Little did they know, this was merely a side effect that came with the Iron Shirt's upgrade!

"How is this possible!"

The old man in the grey robe exclaimed. The Corpse Ghost was a fifth-tier existence, yet Lin Chen had sent it flying with a single punch, leaving it no room to fight back?

He had originally planned to rely on the Corpse Ghost to kill Lin Chen, but now, even the Corpse Ghost was no match for Lin Chen. What should he do?

"You bastard, stealing my Origin again. Tell me, what should we do?" Lin Chen looked at the old man in the grey robe, his killing intent completely undisguised.

Swish~

Just then, the Corpse Ghost, whose Blood Qi True Flame had been extinguished, attacked again, charging towards Lin Chen. Facing the incoming Corpse Ghost, Lin Chen no longer held back. He fully unleashed his Blood Qi True Flame and punched towards its head.

Bang~

Under the enhancement of the Blood Qi True Flame, a terrifying might descended. The Corpse Ghost's head was crushed by the punch, turning into ashes and dissipating.

"Killed a fifth-tier Strange Creature, Origin +8000."

Strange Creature?

Lin Chen was slightly taken aback. The Corpse Ghost was no longer a pure Ghost, nor was it a pure Corpse Puppet, so it had become a Strange Creature?

Whether it was a Ghost or a Strange Creature, as long as it could provide Origin, it made no difference to Lin Chen!

With that thought, Lin Chen looked at the old man in the grey robe before him. "It seems your Corpse Ghost isn't good enough! How do you plan to compensate me?"

"What is Origin? I don't know anything about it!" The old man in the grey robe looked wronged.

Lin Chen ignored the old man's feigned grievance and said calmly, "Do you have any more Ghosts? Call them out, let this young master have some fun!"

"No more, I really have no more!" The old man in the grey robe shook his head repeatedly. The Corpse Ghost was his last resort and his greatest reliance. To deal with Lin Chen, he had even emerged prematurely. He had no other Ghosts.

"That's all?"

Lin Chen looked disappointed, then said in a deep voice, "In that case, you'll have to pay with yourself!"

Huh?

The old man in the grey robe froze. The next moment, a fist wrapped in Blood Qi True Flame rapidly enlarged in his vision. "No!"

Bang~

The fist fell, and the old man's head exploded, turning into ashes and disappearing.

Gulp~

Seeing this, Master Huiming and Master Huitong couldn't help but swallow. They looked at Master Yi Jie and said, "Now I understand what you meant when you said Master Lin acts impulsively and hates evil like an enemy!"

Any enemy either turned into ashes or lost their heads. In any case, none of them were left intact. Even a wrathful Vajra subduing demons and eradicating evil wouldn't be so ruthless.

"That's because you haven't seen Master Lin's more violent side yet!"

Master Yi Jie's mind flashed back to the time when Lin Chen faced a Corpse Puppet, punching it with all his might, cursing as he smashed its head in.

Compared to that, Lin Chen had already restrained himself considerably and become much gentler now!

"Pah~ Stingy ghost!"

Lin Chen spat at the fallen corpse. The old man in the grey robe was dead, but he only provided four thousand Origin. Couldn't you have tried harder and broken through to the fifth tier to provide more Origin?

"A loss!"

After careful calculation, Lin Chen still felt he had lost out. He should have gained several thousand more Origin, but due to the old man in the grey robe's actions, a lot of Origin had been lost.

"Origin:"

"Can strengthen martial arts: Phoenix Undying Body First Level (5/9), Dragon Roar Iron Shirt First Level (3/9)."

Looking at the System panel, Lin Chen finally showed a hint of a smile. Without hesitation, he chose to strengthen. He strengthened the Phoenix Undying Body once and the Dragon Roar Iron Shirt twice.

Lin Chen could feel his physical fitness rapidly increasing, his physical defense and strength growing stronger. The Blood Qi True Flame and Blood Qi True Dragon in his dantian were also growing, and his own strength had improved significantly in a very short time.

"Sixth tier, or seventh tier?"

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Chen's eyes. He couldn't be sure of his own realm, but he was certain that it had definitely surpassed the scope of a fifth-tier Cultivator, being at least a sixth-tier Cultivator.

As for whether he had reached the level of a seventh-tier Cultivator, he couldn't accurately judge due to the lack of a reference target.

"Origin is running low again!"

Looking at the remaining one thousand Origin on the panel, Lin Chen had a look of helplessness on his face. Improving his strength was satisfying, but he didn't have enough Origin!

Master Huiming looked at Lin Chen approaching, his expression involuntarily tensed. He said in a deep voice, "He seems to have become stronger!"

"Master Lin seems to be able to continuously grow stronger during battle, possibly due to his physique or his cultivation method," Master Yi Jie said with a solemn expression.

Before, when Lin Chen killed the dried corpse, he thought it was his imagination. But as Lin Chen continued to fight, Master Yi Jie clearly realized that Lin Chen was indeed rapidly getting stronger, as if he were constantly breaking through his limits in battle!

Lin Chen looked at Master Yi Jie and the other two, and smiled slightly. "Masters, the enemy has been dealt with. Are your injuries alright?"

"This is bad!"

Master Yi Jie cried out in his heart. Having interacted with Lin Chen for a while, he knew very well that such politeness could only mean trouble.

"This time, we have Lin-shizhu to thank. If not for Lin-shizhu's strength, we would have already become food for the ghouls!" Master Huiming said with emotion.

"In that case, I suppose I have a life-saving debt to all the masters!" Lin Chen looked at Master Huiming.

"Yes!" Master Huiming and Master Huitong nodded slightly.

"Here it comes, here it comes!"

Master Yi Jie cried out in his heart. Just as he expected, Lin Chen's politeness meant trouble. He was all too familiar with this situation!

"As the saying goes, a life-saving debt should be repaid with a bubbling spring..." Lin Chen looked at Master Huiming.

"Can you change the line?"

Master Yi Jie's mouth twitched. Damn it, the lines were exactly the same as what he had said to him before. Next, it would be the main topic: cultivation techniques!

As expected, Lin Chen finally asked for cultivation techniques. However, this time he didn't ask for eight or ten, but for two or three.

Master Yi Jie, seeing the stunned Master Huiming and the other, quickly spoke up, "Lin-shizhu has a life-saving grace towards us. We are willing to offer Lesser Returning Pills as a token of our gratitude."

"Cultivation techniques are not something we can decide. If Lin-shizhu doesn't mind, we are willing to offer Lesser Returning Pills as a gift."

Master Huiming snapped back to reality at this moment and quickly echoed Master Yi Jie. Let alone them, even the abbot didn't have the authority to decide on cultivation techniques. Those were the accumulated knowledge of countless ancestors of Vajra Temple. Although Lesser Returning Pills were precious, they could at least be obtained.

"Masters, ascetics must abstain from false speech!" Lin Chen looked at Master Yi Jie and the other two with annoyance.

However, from their attitudes, he could tell that Master Yi Jie and the other two were unlikely to find him any cultivation techniques. He could only accept the Lesser Returning Pills as a gift.

"No need for Lesser Returning Pills, just give me the cash equivalent!" Lin Chen pouted, having no interest in Lesser Returning Pills.

As long as he had enough Origin, he could continuously strengthen himself. What good were Lesser Returning Pills compared to the direct effectiveness of Origin?