Inner Method Perfection (New book, seeking monthly votes~)

Having lost her husband in her early years and her son in her old age, Old Woman Chen gained a granddaughter and a daughter-in-law.

From then on, her heart found solace, and she abandoned the thought of ending her life.

Yun Niang, who lived precariously in Blackwater City, now had a haven where she could temporarily stop and rest.

As for herself, she had gained an identity in the mortal world, so as not to be discovered by those cultivators.

Although this scene was woven from lies.

But the three of them got what they needed. If it weren't for the opera troupe in the South Suburb, even if their lives were a bit poorer, they could at least have lived on peacefully like this.

So the maiden couldn't understand.

Her tender voice, accompanied by a piercing shriek, questioned the fierce person before her: "You say I killed her, tell me, what wrong did I do!"

Speak, what wrong did I do!

"Ouch! Wrong, wrong! Stop hitting... it hurts!"

After taking two more heavy punches, the maiden's agitated voice turned into a wronged whimper.

Her body was stiff like wood, but she instinctively stretched out her arms to cover her head.

This timid gesture, coupled with her expressionless face, made her appear inexplicably strange.

"..."

Lin Shu still didn't stop punching.

He wasn't the kind of young man with thin skin.

How could he feel guilt from a few words from the other party.

Let alone whether her words were true or false.

Even if they were true, to take it a step further.

The immortal scion's previous attempt to control his mind was also true.

Perhaps it was because he had lived in a dangerous quagmire since childhood, Lin Shu detested the feeling of losing control around him.

His eyes narrowed, and the red mist in his pupils gradually faded.

This was a sign of spiritual power depletion.

No matter how fierce the maiden's cries were.

In reality, her delicate and smooth face, after enduring so many punches, was only smeared with some mud, without a single scratch.

The Qi Cultivation Immortal Method of the middle third rank could not cause her any harm at all.

But Lin Shu knew very well that the more this was the case, the more he couldn't stop.

This immortal scion, regardless of other things, likely had no experience in combat.

Apart from the toughness of her physique and her ability to influence the mind, she hadn't displayed any other means.

But once she reacted, his own fate would likely not be good.

So before that, he had to do his best to return her to the state she described as "unable to get up."

At the very least, he had to leave enough deterrence in her heart.

After he left, she wouldn't dare to seek revenge for a while, giving him more time to improve his cultivation and protect himself.

"Hmph."

Lin Shu exhaled the hot air accumulated in his chest, still gripping the maiden's neck and lifting her entirely.

The residual red mist churned in his eyes, revealing a cold indifference that suggested it was time to end.

Being stared at by such eyes.

The cries of pain in the courtyard suddenly became intermittent, turning into suppressed sobs.

"Don't... don't kill me..."

For the first time, the maiden's face showed an expression. Her eyelashes trembled, and with the slightest movement of her facial muscles, she conveyed extreme fear.

As a descendant of a Half-Life Immortal, her lifespan was far longer than that of mortals, but her body was still in its infancy.

Apart from her spiritual sense perception, she hadn't even had the chance to open her eyes and see this world, so how could she bear to die like this.

"Here!"

The maiden, who was still unharmed, suddenly split open a wound on her brow.

A blood bead with a faint green glow quickly rolled down, dripping onto Lin Shu's palm that was gripping her neck.

Sizzle. Sizzle.

As the blood bead evaporated on his skin.

A melodious cry sounded in Lin Shu's mind again.

At the same time, although he hadn't invested any Virtue Coins or Evil Coins, several prompts appeared in his vision, all related to the Blue Bird Qi-Guiding Art!

First was the improvement of the cultivation grade.

Then, perhaps because the Inner Method was linked to the amount of Qi absorbed, this technique advanced by one grade, though its proficiency dropped from Great Accomplishment back to Minor Accomplishment.

But soon, with a chirping sound, it shattered the barrier again, and twice in a row!

[Qi Cultivation Seventh Grade. Blue Bird Qi-Guiding Art: Perfection]

In an instant, Lin Shu's Qi absorption capacity, originally only fifteen strands, shot up directly to the limit for the Lower Three Grades' Inner Methods.

A full thirty strands of Spiritual Power, doubled!

The changes had not yet stopped.

The Inner Method's changes originated from the chirping sound, and the Blood Bead itself contained immense Spiritual Power.

The foundation accumulated by a Young Immortal Scion should not have been absorbed by a cultivator.

But perhaps because the Blue Bird Qi-Guiding Art Lin Shu practiced was comprehended from this maiden, the two were considered to be of the same origin.

The Blood Bead actually replenished his entire body's Spiritual Power at an extremely rapid pace.

That's right, it completely replenished it!

A strange glint flashed in Lin Shu's eyes.

After the previous consumption, he had only three wisps of White Qi left, but in the blink of an eye, it had increased tenfold.

Such a feeling of fullness finally suppressed the displeasure in Lin Shu's heart.

Advancing a grade, breaking through a barrier, and replenishing his depleted reserves.

How many White Jade Round Coins would all of this be worth?

Considering the stinginess of Virtue Coins.

At least... thirty to fifty coins, right?

"Hoo."

Lin Shu adjusted his breathing and looked at the maiden in his palm again.

After sacrificing her Essence Blood, the maiden's body began to shrink, quickly becoming the size of an infant about an arm long. Her ornate short shirt also changed, becoming a green Belly Band.

Moreover, a snoring sound echoed in his mind.

Clearly, someone was too exhausted and had fallen asleep.

"..."

Lin Shu's eye twitched.

Mutual Telepathy, Connected Lifeline?

Besides the snoring, he could even sense her heartbeat.

Never mind, he would study it later.

He stood in place, pondered for a long time, and slowly walked towards the side room ahead, passing Yun Niang, and casually tossed the Immortal Scion onto the bed.

Bang!

With a dull thud of a head hitting something, Lin Shu sat down by the table, staring at the flickering candlelight.

Whether the Immortal Scion had lied or not.

At least one thing she said was true.

In a place like Blackwater City, a crazy, solitary old woman, plus the survivor's benefit in her hands.

If the yamen looked after them, it would be fine, but once they lost their protection.

It would be a miracle if they survived for three days.

As for the yamen's attitude...

If they had really been looking after this old woman, how could the family of a Purple Flood Dragon Constable who died in the line of duty have been beaten to death by Liu San of the opera troupe, with no one caring until the corpse rotted.

To put it bluntly.

If they had paid even a little attention, this Young Immortal Scion would never have had the chance to get close to Old Woman Chen.

"Her matters can wait."

Lin Shu's expression was calm, and he turned his gaze to the plump woman slumped at the doorway: "Shouldn't we talk about your matters now?"

"I..."

Yun Niang felt a chill run through her.

Just now, that child claimed to be an Immortal Scion.

For mortals, they could understand what that represented.

In this world, there were deities three feet above one's head.

Immortals were not lifeless clay statues on an altar, but beings that truly existed in the Mortal World, even governing everything.

They resided above the Mortal World, yet their feet trod within the mortal realm.

Hence, he was also called Half-Life Immortal.

As for the Immortal Scions, they were a group of beings most closely related to the Half-Life Immortal, descendants and juniors whose blood was thicker than water, who were His instruments for saving the mortal world.

Faced with such a being, Benefactor's reaction was to slap him!

Let alone the Blackwater Gang, even if the Yamen magistrate himself had come, he wouldn't have dared to be so insolent.

And now, Benefactor, having finished dealing with the Immortal Scion, finally turned his attention to her...

Yun Niang recalled the killing intent she had sensed that afternoon, and her face gradually grew somber.