With the Sin-Luring Crystal, hunting Sin Beasts became much easier for Lin An.
After finding an area with plenty of Sin Beasts, he simply activated the Sin-Luring Crystal and waited for the beasts to deliver themselves to his doorstep.
As they ventured deeper into the Spirit Realm, the Sin Beasts they encountered grew stronger and stronger.
"Young master, we should have reached the inner region of the Spirit Realm," a personal guard said.
He said this because one or two Silver Tier Sin Beasts had appeared among the beasts they had just lured over.
"Yes. Thank you all for your hard work these past few days. Rest for two hours first," Lin An said with a nod.
This was already their fourth day in the Spirit Realm. Apart from brief periods of rest, they had spent their time either traveling or killing beasts.
Although Lin An barely felt tired thanks to his Spirit Devouring divine ability, he still had to consider his personal guards.
Besides, he now had enough attribute points to raise One Saber Slash to major mastery.
[Attribute points]: 45415
Looking at his forty thousand-plus attribute points, Lin An smiled. Earning attribute points really was faster in the Spirit Realm.
In addition, the slaughter over the past few days had earned him the Ten Thousand Sin Slaughter achievement, upgrading his title once again.
[First Blood]: A server-exclusive title. Increases damage dealt to Sin Beasts by 20%.
His damage against Sin Beasts had increased by another 5%, reaching 20%.
Then Lin An got down to business. Naturally, he had to put all these attribute points to use.
"System, allocate points."
[The player has spent 10,000 attribute points and successfully raised the proficiency of the cultivation technique "One Saber Slash" to major mastery.]
As the system finished speaking, a feeling arose within Lin An.
Previously, he had no control when using One Saber Slash. Once he unleashed it, it would inevitably drain all the strength from his body.
Now, however, things were different. He could control how much strength One Saber Slash consumed, so he would no longer be the first to sit down after finishing a slash.
"This way, even against ordinary Silver Tier Sin Beasts, I can use One Saber Slash to finish the fight quickly." Lin An nodded in satisfaction.
Then he checked the proficiency needed to raise One Saber Slash to perfection.
[Cultivation technique] Bronze Tier · One Saber Slash (Major mastery, 0/100 million proficiency)
Although Lin An had been prepared, the proficiency required to perfect One Saber Slash still shocked him.
"One hundred million proficiency? Isn't that equivalent to a hundred thousand attribute points?"
Looking at his remaining thirty thousand-plus attribute points, Lin An took a deep breath.
Never mind the natives of the Sin Abyss World-even players would struggle to cultivate this growth-type technique.
"Luckily, I learned this saber technique in the Bronze Realm. If I waited until I reached gold or even platinum to learn it, raising it to perfection would only be harder."
He was currently in the Bronze Realm, so he could earn attribute points by hunting Sin Beasts whose realms were no lower than the Bronze Realm.
But once he reached gold or even platinum, he would have to hunt gold and platinum Sin Beasts to earn attribute points.
The largest gathering place of Sin Beasts outside Shenglin City was Black Mountain, but the Gold Tier Sin Beasts there could be counted on one hand.
As for Platinum Rank Sin Beasts, there were currently none at all. They would only appear a year later.
I have to earn enough attribute points during this trip to the Spirit Realm, ideally enough to support my cultivation all the way to gold or even the Platinum Realm, Lin An thought.
Two hours soon passed. Everyone ate something and rested well before setting off again.
Over the next two days, Lin An remained busy hunting Sin Beasts.
The closer they came to the Spirit Realm's core, the more Sin Beasts they encountered, and the stronger those beasts became.
This let Lin An slaughter to his heart's content. Previously, he could only earn around ten thousand attribute points a day, but now, if he killed fast enough, even twenty thousand a day was possible.
The ten personal guards were not idle either. There were plenty of treasures in this Spirit Realm, and while Lin An hunted the Sin Beasts, the guards gathered various natural treasures.
Soon, the seventh day arrived.
"Young master, the mountain range ahead should be the core of this Spirit Realm. We just scouted it, and there are vast numbers of Sin Beasts inside. Even near the outskirts, there are plenty above Bronze Fifth Grade."
"Although we couldn't scout any deeper, there are bound to be plenty of Silver Tier Sin Beasts. I suspect there may be Silver Ninth Grade Sin Beasts in the deepest part of the mountain range."
"Besides that, we found traces of the three great families nearby. They should have already gone inside."
Lin An nodded as he listened to his guard's report.
He was not surprised that the three great families had arrived before him. After all, he had fought his way here, so naturally, he had been somewhat slower than them.
"Since there are so many Sin Beasts in this mountain range, there's no need to make things complicated. Once we enter, just activate the Sin-Luring Crystal. We'll kill our way in," Lin An said.
Compared with going to the core to compete for that special treasure, he felt that hunting Sin Beasts and accumulating attribute points was more important.
Naturally, obtaining the treasure would be best, but if he could not get it, he would not force the matter.
Lin An checked his attribute points: 87,541. He was still some way off a hundred thousand.
"There are about ten hours left before the Spirit Realm closes. I need to hurry and earn more attribute points."
With that thought, Lin An led his ten personal guards into the mountain range. A guard also activated the Sin-Luring Crystal right away, and Sin Beasts gradually began charging toward them.
Deep within the mountain range.
A group of people had gathered in an enormous cave. They were none other than the members of the three great families.
The three great families had sent a total of 150 people inside this time, but only a little over 110 remained here.
More than thirty among them had already reached the Silver Realm. Clearly, the Bronze Ninth Grade members of the three great families had made their breakthroughs after entering the Spirit Realm.
Wang Qi, Zhao Tao, and Zhang Yun sat together in a circle, seemingly discussing something.
Suddenly, several figures ran inside.
"What did you find?"
Upon seeing them, Zhao Tao and the other two asked.
"Reporting to the young masters, our scouting revealed a valley a thousand meters ahead. Vast numbers of Sin Beasts are gathered there, numbering in the tens of thousands."
"Even the Sin Beasts on the valley's outermost edge have reached Bronze Seventh Grade. We even saw some Silver Tier Sin Beasts."
"We couldn't scout the deepest area, but we estimate there are quite a few Silver Tier Sin Beasts inside. There may even be late-stage Silver Tier Sin Beasts."
The scouts gave a detailed report of their findings.
Hearing the situation, Zhao Tao and the other two could not help frowning.
"What do you two think?" Zhao Tao asked.
Every Spirit Realm contained a special treasure. He had known obtaining it would be extremely difficult, but he had never expected it to be this difficult.
"With so many Sin Beasts, even though we have Silver Realm cultivators too, fighting our way straight in and seizing that special treasure is simply impossible. There are bound to be plenty of Silver Realm Sin Beasts among them."
After some thought, Wang Qi said, "Our only option now is to lure those Sin Beasts away, then use the means we brought from our families to seize the special treasure while we have the chance."
"Yes, but there's no need to rush yet. We can rest up and get ourselves into peak condition. There are still ten hours before the Spirit Realm closes. We can wait until the last hour or two to act."
Zhang Yun also offered a suggestion. "Then, even if those Sin Beasts chase us, we'll only have to hold out for a while before we can teleport straight out."
They nodded, then began having the others rest, waiting until the Spirit Realm was about to close before making their move.