The two talked as they traveled.
Lin Heng was primarily asking questions, while Lou Sen, a bandit from the Saint Realm, was answering them.
The Spirit-Hunting Bandits are despicable, but the city lords who condone Spirit-Hunting Bandits are equally hateful.
However, this situation is common in the Spirit Radiance Region, Lin Heng has no intention of changing it on his own.
He is powerless to change it, at least not for now.
Many city lords have impressive backgrounds. Lin Heng has just entered the Longevity Realm Immortality and his foothold is not yet secure. Finding his mother, Liu Ling'er, and others, as well as quickly improving his own strength, are his top priorities!
Only the strong have the right to speak!
"Senior, all the major powers in the Spirit Radiance Region are very fond of the newly ascended Supreme Saint expert!"
"Why?"
Lin Heng asked.
"Because newly ascended Supreme Saint are generally quite innocent!"
Lou Sen added, "As long as the Ascenders is willing to submit, it's easy to obtain a city and a territory, and they will only be taken to the Ninefold Heaven after advancing to the Nirvana Realm!"
"Oh."
Lin Heng nodded.
"With a city and a fiefdom, you can obtain abundant cultivation resources and advance to the Nirvana Realm more quickly. Immovable, Senior?"
"Not interested."
Lin Heng shook his head again.
Obtaining cultivation resources was simple for him; he just needed to sign in everywhere.
There's no need to align yourself with a powerful force and thus become constrained.
"Senior, could you spare my life?"
Lou Sen pleaded, "I was also forced to join the Spirit-Hunting Bandits, and I have never slaughtered the innocent!"
"Spare you?"
Lin Heng smiled. "Past experience tells me it's best to just kill them outright, otherwise there might be future troubles!"
"Senior, I don't have any powerful backers, otherwise I wouldn't be a Spirit-Hunting Bandits!"
Lou Sen continued nervously, "Moreover, I have only just entered the Saint Realm, and my cultivation is far inferior to yours, senior. I will never be able to catch up with you in the future. I pose no threat to you whatsoever!"
"It's impossible for me to spare you, but I can let you die a quick death!"
Lin Heng disliked these kinds of bandits.
Judging from their arrogant attitude in Chang Village, you can tell that none of them are easy to deal with.
Lou Sen's claim that he never slaughtered innocent people is most likely a lie. Even if it were true, he would still be guilty of aiding and abetting evil!
"If you would spare my life, I can tell you a secret, and you may gain a great opportunity from it!"
"Oh? Tell me about it!"
"You must first promise to spare my life, senior!"
"OK!"
Lin Heng nodded and said, "If your so-called secret can truly grant me a great opportunity, I can spare your life!"
Not killing does not mean no punishment will be imposed!
"Senior, you must not only spare my life, but you also cannot cripple my cultivation!"
"Taking an inch and wanting a mile?"
Lin Heng stopped in his tracks, his eyes turning cold.
"I swear, the secret I know will definitely be useful to you, senior!"
Lou Sen saw a glimmer of hope for escape and, forcing himself to speak, said, "If you don't agree to my conditions, senior, I won't say anything! And don't even think about using soul-searching techniques to uncover that secret. Although my soul realm is far lower than yours, I can..."
You can't!
Lin Heng directly unleashed the Soul-Terrorizing Fierce Eyes on Lou Sen, a technique he hadn't used for many years.
The supernatural power he obtained by signing in at the Ten Fiends Prison in Chishui Royal City Divine Firmament Continent directly caused Lou Sen to lose his self-awareness.
No matter how ordinary a supernatural power may be, if unleashed by a Supreme Saint saint, it is something that ordinary Saint Realm cannot withstand.
Having been Soul-Terrorizing Fierce Eyes, Lou Sen answered Lin Heng's questions without reservation!
I'll tell you all my secrets!
Lou Sen's so-called secret is related to Zhuge Yun, the city lord of Heavenly Defense City.
Zhuge Yun's grandfather, Zhuge Ying, was a Nirvana Realm expert.
It is widely known in the Longevity Realm Nirvana Realm one needs to undergo Third Nirvana to have any hope of advancing to the Samsara Realm.
Zhuge Ying perished during his Second Nirvana cultivation.
This happened a few years ago, and few people know about it.
Lou Sen heard it from the leader of his Spirit-Hunting Bandits team.
The leader's name was given to him by Zhuge Ying himself.
The leader was not originally Spirit-Hunting Bandits, but a city guard general of Heavenly Defense City.
Two years ago, a beast tide broke out in this mountain forest and attacked Heavenly Defense City. At that time, the leader did not die in battle, but his family and Zhuge Yun lied and said that he had died in battle.
Then, at Zhuge Yun's behest, he organized a band of Spirit-Hunting Bandits.
Relying on his Peak Saint Realm cultivation and with Zhuge Yun's secret support, his Spirit-Hunting Bandits team continued to grow stronger and defeated their counterparts around Heavenly Defense City.
This clearly shows that Zhuge Yun didn't want to share the profits with those Spirit-Hunting Bandits!
Without a powerful backer like their grandfather Zhuge Ying, the Zhuge Lineage is struggling to make ends meet for their cultivation expenses and has to resort to ruthless exploitation!
Moreover, once news of Zhuge Ying's death spreads, it will be almost impossible for Zhuge Yun to continue serving as the city lord of Heavenly Defense City.
Before losing his territory, Zhuge Yun wanted to make a killing.
Lou Sen said this secret might be useful to Lin Heng because Zhuge Ying, who failed in his Second Nirvana, returned to his Lineage in Heavenly Defense City before his death and secretly buried his body.
The corpse of the Nirvana Realm expert is extremely valuable to a Supreme Saint!
Lou Sen's meaning was clear: he believed that Lin Heng would definitely want to obtain Zhuge Ying's corpse!
Moreover, the Ascenders were almost all at the peak of the Peak Supreme Saint, enough to sweep away the Zhuge Lineage of Heavenly Defense City.
Lou Sen's leader was a confidant of Zhuge Yun and had sworn allegiance to Zhuge Yun, which is why he knew this secret of the Zhuge Lineage.
After all, Zhuge Yun had to explain to him why he had transformed him from a city guard general into a bandit leader.
Lin Heng had little interest in taking someone else's corpse.
However, since Zhuge Yun and the Zhuge Lineage used such despicable methods to oppress the lower classes in their territory, Lin Heng didn't mind teaching them a lesson.
In any case, Lin Heng is definitely going to Heavenly Defense City.
After Lin Heng had found out everything, he immediately killed Lou Sen.
Through the many questions just now, Lin Heng learned that this guy was not only not the kind of person who never killed innocent people, but also committed all kinds of evil deeds and was even somewhat insane. Such a person should have died long ago.
After Lou Sen was reduced to ashes, Lin Heng continued his journey eastward.
The journey was very smooth; we passed through many villages and towns without encountering any trouble.
Lin Heng would occasionally stop and observe the Sacrificial Spirit held in some villages and towns.
Most of the Sacrificial Spirit possessed the strength of the Saint Realm and Great Saint Realm, while some were at the Supreme Saint Realm, and even some at the Nirvana Realm!
Lin Heng naturally wanted to learn more about the Nirvana Realm 'Sacrificial Spirit.
Lin Heng traveled 20,000 li (approximately 10,000 kilometers) in ten days and nights at a leisurely pace.
Ten days later, at dusk, Lin Heng successfully arrived at the west gate of Heavenly Defense City.
The entire city is surrounded by mountains on all sides and was built on the basis of a valley.
The surrounding mountains form its city walls, guarded by soldiers, and protected by a powerful defensive array that can be activated at any time.
"Congratulations, host, on successfully checking in at the west gate of Heavenly Defense City! The system rewards you with the Longevity Cultivation Technique, ' Source-Refining Heart Sutra '!"
Lin Heng was fairly satisfied.
Although longevity techniques are nothing special in the Longevity Realm, they allow him to better understand the cultivation methods of the Longevity Realm.