Return to Lin City

In the room, Lin Langtian wore a thoughtful expression. After a long while, a surge of Spiritual Power suddenly burst forth from his Mud Pill Palace.

The instant it emerged, Lin Langtian's mind stirred, and he swiftly took control of that Spiritual Power. He then continuously formed hand seals, transforming the force.

As the hand seals rapidly formed, the invisible Spiritual Power immediately changed. In the blink of an eye, it condensed into a terrifying Spiritual Great Hand nearly ten feet across.

This Spiritual Great Hand not only possessed a physical form, but also carried an air of slaughter. Black spiral patterns coiled around its palm, and one could tell at a glance that its destructive power was formidable.

Its only flaw was that its form appeared far too illusory, possessing merely an empty appearance. Compared with Cao Kun's Demon God's Hand condensed from Spiritual Fire, it fell short by an unknown number of levels.

Of course, Lin Langtian had only just learned the Demon God's Hand and was merely a Two-Seal Symbol Master. Reaching this stage was already quite good. Once he became more proficient, it would surely improve considerably.

In the room, Lin Langtian was clearly extremely interested in the Demon God's Hand. Being able to grasp this Qi-grade Spiritual Secret Skill so quickly proved that his talent had indeed improved greatly.

He repeatedly dispersed the Spiritual Great Hand before condensing it again, using this method to familiarize himself with that special hand-seal technique as quickly as possible.

Under this tireless training, the form of the Demon God's Hand also slowly became more solid...

Over the next three days, Lin Langtian hardly left his room. He devoted all his time to tempering his Spiritual Power and cultivating the Qi-grade Spiritual Secret Skill he had just acquired, the Demon God's Hand.

During those brief three days, Lin Langtian cultivated with extreme intensity. He even took the Ninth-grade Spirit Medicine, the Breakthrough Flower, which he had bought at the Royal Auction House.

The results of such expenditure were quite substantial.

Lin Langtian's Origin Energy Cultivation had now successfully broken through to the Qi Shaping Realm, and his strength had risen once more!

Moreover, the Natal Talisman Seal within his Mud Pill Palace had condensed until it resembled a tangible object. From within the talisman seal, Lin Langtian could clearly sense a powerful force rapidly gathering.

Furthermore, at the center of that nearly tangible Natal Talisman Seal, there was faintly an exceptionally tiny crack. This was not damage, but the mark of a Two-Seal Symbol Master reaching the peak.

As he continuously absorbed the immense Spiritual Power of the Talisman Master sealed within the Golden Spirit Wheel Realm, Lin Langtian's Spiritual Power Cultivation continued to increase.

When that crack completely split open, the Natal Talisman Seal would divide into three. That would be the moment he advanced into a Three-Seal Talisman Master!

As for the Demon God's Hand, Lin Langtian had also become far more proficient with it. Though he had yet to test its power, he believed that with Spiritual Power alone, he could contend against some Yuan Dan Realm experts.

As his Spiritual Power grew stronger, this would become one of Lin Langtian's trump card killing moves.

When dawn arrived on the fourth day, Lin Langtian, whose condition had recovered to its peak, slowly opened his eyes. A streak of black light flashed through his eyes before vanishing without a trace.

"It was time to return to Lin City..."

Lin Langtian leaped down from the bed. By his calculations, he had already been in the Imperial Capital for over a month. Although this trip had yielded considerable gains, he still had one important task unfinished.

That was finding a High-level Demonic Spirit!

Ever since Spirit Aunt fell into slumber, Lin Langtian had been searching for information on High-level Demonic Spirits. Unfortunately, perhaps because the Great Yan Dynasty was too remote, such Demonic Spirits were exceedingly rare.

Even in a prosperous place like the Imperial Capital, Lin Langtian had found no information regarding the trade of High-level Demonic Spirits, which left him somewhat disappointed.

After all, once Spirit Aunt awakened, not only would he gain an incomparably powerful trump card, but he would also have another teacher to guide him through difficult problems in his cultivation.

Although Spirit Aunt was a Divine Beast and did not specialize in human cultivation methods, with her knowledge, even a casual word or two of guidance would benefit Lin Langtian immensely.

After thinking it over, Lin Langtian decided to return to Lin City and use the vast resources of the Lin Clan, along with his status as Law Enforcement Elder, to search for information related to High-level Demonic Spirits.

The Great Yan Dynasty was so vast. Perhaps some High-level Demonic Spirits were buried within an Ancient Ruins somewhere...

Having made up his mind, Lin Langtian informed Lin Tao, the steward of the Lin Mansion in the Imperial Capital. He then set out with Lin Ke'er and the other four on the journey back to Lin City.

Compared with their journey there, the return trip undoubtedly took far less time.

In just three days, Lin Langtian and his group successfully arrived in Lin City from the Imperial Capital.

Lin Langtian found this somewhat puzzling. He had wondered whether Huangpu Ying would cause trouble along the way, yet they returned to Lin City without a hitch.

But on second thought, if Huangpu Ying truly dared to ambush him halfway, then even as the strongest genius of the Huangpu Clan's young generation, he likely could not bear the responsibility.

That fellow lived up to his name, like a shadow lurking in the darkness. He would never openly stake everything on a mutual destruction.

Shaking his head, Lin Langtian no longer dwelled on it. Huangpu Ying was merely a minor character.

As long as he was given some more time to grow, even the Huangpu Clan could be wiped out in one fell swoop!

The moment he stepped into Lin City, Lin Langtian sensed an unusual atmosphere. When the passersby around him looked at him, their gazes were filled with fervent admiration.

Lin Langtian was somewhat puzzled by this.

As the headquarters of the Lin Clan, Lin City was naturally inhabited by members of the Lin Clan or those close to it, so they were not unfamiliar with Lin Langtian.

Yet even when his former self had been the Lin Clan's number one genius, he had never enjoyed such esteem.

Lin Ke'er at his side seemed to understand something. Her azure beautiful eyes shimmered as she looked at Lin Langtian and smiled sweetly.

"It must be that Brother Langtian's mighty feat of destroying the Mystic Tiger Gang in the Imperial Capital has spread to Lin City. It greatly boosted the prestige of our Lin Clan, which is why everyone feels honored when they look at Brother Langtian."

Lin Chen and the others beside them also nodded repeatedly. Among the young generation, someone with achievements like Lin Langtian's had practically never been heard of in the past century!

Lin Langtian was slightly stunned by this, then he shook his head with a soft laugh.

He had not expected a single great battle to earn him so many fans.

However, he did not grow too smug over it.

After all, popular prestige was of little use in a fantasy world. Only strength was the true rule.

Shaking his head with a faint smile, Lin Langtian spurred his horse onward toward the largest estate at the center of the city, the headquarters of the Lin Clan.

Just as he entered the gates of the Lin Clan, a guard hurried over and spoke to Lin Langtian with respectful, admiring eyes.

"Law Enforcement Elder, the Clan Leader asks that you come see him."