Over a thousand attribute points, major mastery of his cultivation technique!
"That's right." Lin An nodded.
With Lin An's confirmation, Feng Shan could not help drawing in a sharp breath. He had realized the severity of the situation.
Lin An had no time to talk to Feng Shan now. All he wanted at the moment was to harvest a large number of attribute points.
"Bring them all up," Lin An said.
"Yes." Ji Yuan accepted the order and set to work with the three hundred personal guards.
Feng Shan also came to his senses and hurriedly ordered his men to begin arresting these possessing Sin Beasts.
Soon, everyone was brought before them.
"Soldiers, my name is Lin An, the city lord's only son and the young city lord of Shenglin City."
"I came here with my father today to clear out the Sin Beasts hiding among you."
"I know that among these people are your friends and loved ones."
"But you all know very well what being possessed by a Sin Beast means. Your friends and loved ones died on the battlefield long ago."
"Now, their bodies have merely been stolen by Sin Beasts. Today, I, your young city lord, will slay these Sin Beasts so that these heroes who fell long ago can rest in peace."
As Lin An finished speaking, he raised his saber and brought it down, killing the person before him.
Listening to Lin An's words, all the soldiers present stared with reddened eyes at the three hundred-odd people being held down.
At that moment, these people were no longer their comrades, nor their friends and loved ones, but Sin Beasts with whom they shared an enmity that would only end in death.
"Well killed, young city lord! Thank you, city lord and young city lord, for seeing through them. Otherwise, we wouldn't even have known we were keeping company with these Sin Beasts."
"Exactly. If these Sin Beasts stabbed us in the back during a major battle, who could stop them?"
"These Sin Beasts are despicable. Not only did they steal my friend's body, but they even hid among us. They must have been plotting something."
"..."
All the soldiers grew indignant, and their gazes toward Lin Xiao and Lin An were filled with gratitude.
If not for the city lord's and young city lord's keen eyes, they would not even have known how they died when the time came.
Lin An did not stop.
His saber fell again and again, slaying one Sin Beast after another and rapidly increasing his attribute points.
There were nearly four hundred people, and Lin An spent almost an entire hour cutting them down.
After dying, every one of them revealed their identity as a Sin Beast without exception, letting all the soldiers know that not a single one had been wrongly killed.
Lin An did not concern himself with what followed, leaving his bargain father and Feng Shan to handle it.
Taking advantage of the free moment, he checked his attribute points.
[Attribute points]: 478
I'm only twelve attribute points short of five hundred. This is just the eastern camp, and the southern, western, and northern camps are still left.
Even if there are fewer Sin Beasts hiding in the other three camps, reaching five hundred attribute points will still be a breeze.
Lin An thought to himself that having someone backing him really was nice. Attribute points came with a mere lift of his hand.
After spending another hour in the camp and finishing the aftermath, Lin Xiao and Lin An left with the three hundred personal guards.
However, they did not return to the city lord's residence, heading straight for the other three camps instead.
The situation in the other three camps was much better than in the eastern camp. After all, the eastern camp fought Sin Beasts most frequently.
Even so, Lin An found a total of 484 Sin Beasts hiding in those three camps.
Naturally, Lin An killed all these Sin Beasts, earning himself 592 attribute points.
Unfortunately, he was still a little short of Thousand Sin Slayer. Otherwise, his title could have leveled up again.
They made their rounds of all four camps, and by the time they finished inspecting the last one, a day had passed. Lin An and the others returned to the city lord's residence.
"An'er, thank you for your hard work today. Go back and rest."
Lin Xiao spoke with a smile. He knew his son had gained a great deal today and was probably already impatient to go back and improve his strength.
Lin An nodded. He truly was getting impatient.
After returning to his small courtyard and washing up as usual, Lin An opened the system panel.
[Player]: Lin An [Title]: First Blood [Realm]: Black Iron Second Grade [Cultivation technique]: Lin Clan Cultivation Technique [Divine ability]: Resentful Tiger's Eye [Attribute points]: 1070
Looking at his attribute points, which totaled over a thousand, Lin An smiled. "Add points to my cultivation technique."
[You have spent 500 attribute points. The "Lin Clan Cultivation Technique" you practice has advanced to minor mastery. Cultivation speed increased to 8 times.] [Cultivation technique]: Platinum Rank · Lin Clan Cultivation Technique (minor mastery, 0/2,000,000 proficiency)
"Advancing from minor mastery to major mastery actually takes two million proficiency. Isn't that equivalent to two thousand attribute points?"
Lin An inwardly clicked his tongue. Was this how difficult it was to cultivate a Platinum Rank technique?
Just reaching major mastery required two thousand attribute points. How many would it take to reach perfection?
No wonder, in the Lin family's several hundred years, only the first ancestor had cultivated it to perfection. Even Lin Xiao, who was now a Gold Tier expert, had only reached minor mastery.
"Luckily, I have an upgrade card."
With that thought, Lin An took out the Cultivation Technique Level Upgrade Card he had obtained earlier.
[You have used a Cultivation Technique Level Upgrade Card. Your proficiency in the "Lin Clan Cultivation Technique" has advanced to major mastery. Cultivation speed increased to 16 times.] [Cultivation technique]: Platinum Rank · Lin Clan Cultivation Technique (major mastery, 0/5,000,000 proficiency)
"Five thousand attribute points to reach perfection? That's a bit much, but it's not impossible."
"But I can forget about it for now. There are still Sin Beasts hiding in the city, but they're all concealed among the common people. Finding them would take time and effort."
"I might as well improve my strength, then leave the city to hunt Sin Beasts."
Lin An thought to himself.
With that thought, Lin An closed the interface, took out a pill and swallowed it, then began cultivating.
The Lin Clan Cultivation Technique at major mastery was truly formidable. With the sixteenfold cultivation speed, Lin An felt that a Lesser Spirit Pill was refined not long after he swallowed it.
At the same time, his realm was rising rapidly.
He continued until dawn, when Lin An's body shuddered and his realm rose once again.
[Player]: Lin An [Title]: First Blood [Realm]: Black Iron Fourth Grade [Cultivation technique]: Lin Clan Cultivation Technique (major mastery) [Divine ability]: Resentful Tiger's Eye [Attribute points]: 570
Over the course of one night, Lin An had broken through another two grades, reaching Black Iron Fourth Grade and entering mid Black Iron.
"It's only been two nights, and I'm already at Black Iron Fourth Grade. In my previous life, I spent three months in the game and only reached Black Iron Ninth Grade."
Lin An marveled inwardly. This was the benefit of having backing. Every resource was top-notch, and he did not need to waste time competing for resources. He only had to cultivate in peace.
"I still have 570 attribute points. Now I've got the cultivation realm, but I don't have any offensive methods."
"In a bit, I can go to the treasury and pick out a few suitable cultivation techniques, and get some more Lesser Spirit Pills."
Of the thirty Lesser Spirit Pills, he had already refined more than half, with half still left on hand. At his current cultivation speed, they would not last long at all.
Then Lin An got out of bed, washed up, and went to the sitting room to have breakfast with his bargain father.
And give him a little shock while he was at it.