I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 93 - 84: Over a Thousand Evil Qi, Cultivation Skyrockets

Chapter 93: Chapter 84: Over a Thousand Evil Qi, Cultivation Skyrockets

Endless darkness, not knowing how much time had passed.

Lin Yan only felt intense pain all over his body, and before his eyes, there was still the same intense pain.

However, the voice of his second brother, Lin Lei, drifted to his ears.

"Mr. Lu, the way you brew medicine seems to have a certain fixed method, requiring the addition of new medicinal ingredients every quarter of an hour."

"I’ve recently prepared a little gadget that makes use of the water channel outside your courtyard to rotate this wooden cart."

"As the wooden cart turns, it will bring up some water, and once enough accumulates, the weight will press down."

"Then this water jug will tip over, emptying completely, and once it’s empty inside, it will be lifted back up."

"Each time the water jug tips, it will alternately hook those gourds beside it, pouring the medicinal ingredients inside into the concoction."

"This will save you a lot of effort, old sir, and you won’t have to keep watch over it constantly."

Lin Lei spoke thus.

Mr. Lu sounded somewhat moved and said, "You lad, you really do have some ingenious ideas. If I’d met you earlier in life, it would’ve saved me much trouble."

"You flatter me, Mister. You let me help with copying texts, and each month I receive two silver taels, which is a lot more than what I’d get outside."

Lin Lei’s voice seemed somewhat embarrassed, "In copying those texts, I’ve learned quite a lot."

Previously, reading and borrowing texts involved spending silver taels—something his older brother had done.

Now, having the opportunity to copy a large number of texts and peruse their content, he was getting paid by Mr. Lu.

Clearly, he felt somewhat uneasy about it.

"Your gain is your affair, it doesn’t concern me,"

Mr. Lu said with a laugh, "Having my texts copied, that’s my affair! It’s only right for me to pay you for your work."

The two chatted for a while more, and then Mr. Lu added, "As for your younger brother Lin Yan, he’s been quite busy at Linjiang Station recently, so there’s no need to worry about him even if he seldom visits."

"Thank you for asking about him, Mr. Lu. With that, I can rest easy."

After Lin Lei said this, he took his leave.

Following that, the voice of Lv Tang was heard in the courtyard.

"Speaking of that lad, lying there for so long, you’ve used thirty-six sets of medicinal ingredients and nine top-quality elixir pills on him, and even employed twelve spirit talismans."

"For someone in the Refining Essence Realm, lying there for seven full days and still not having fully recovered is simply inconceivable."

"However, compared to that day when he was fluctuating between hot and cold, hanging by a thread, he now seems to have stabilized quite a bit."

Lv Tang said in a deep voice, "Mr. Lu, you’ve been investigating for several days, have you figured out what exactly is happening with this lad?"

Mr. Lu snorted and said, "If I set my mind to it, how could I not uncover some clues?"

Then Mr. Lu’s voice came through, saying, "Rather than an injury, it’s more like he had nearly depleted himself, with barely a breath left."

"These past few days, I haven’t been treating his injuries; instead, I’ve been using an abundance of medicinal ingredients, elixir pills, and spirit talismans to replenish his depleted Qi-Blood and vitality."

"Now, he has finally stabilized completely and can start to recover on his own, thanks to his physique."

Upon hearing Mr. Lu, Lv Tang finally came to a realization.

"But what about that fluctuation between extreme hot and cold, where at times he’s cold like a block of ice and at other times hot like lava? What’s that all about?"

Lv Tang slowly said, "I’ve heard that the Great Commander Zhao Zhou had his hands severed and yet still managed to carry him on his back, resulting in severe burns and frostbite on his entire back; it was nearly rotting away."

"The Great Commander is of advanced age, and after a brutal battle, his Qi-Blood was depleted, leaving him extremely weak."

Saying this, Lv Tang sighed, "Had it not been for your prompt rescue, I fear that within High Willow City, no one else would have been able to cling on to the Great Commander’s life."

"To have retained a thread of life is already quite remarkable."

Mr. Lu sighed deeply and said, "The fluctuating hot and cold, most likely, has to do with the ’heterogeneous spawn’ he had asked about last time."

As he spoken thus, Mr. Lu picked up the medicine and walked into the house, saying, "Once the copied Chapters of Strange Books are delivered, all will become clear. He carries too many secrets within him, even I have not entirely discerned them, but this is a good thing."

Lv Tang understood what Mr. Lu meant.

As long as Lin Yan remained a good person,

then this was indeed a good thing.

To the Human Clan struggling for survival in the darkness, it meant they would have an even more solid pillar in the future.

"By the way, that Scar Face with the surname Han visited this morning."

"He said that the remnants of Tribulation Ash that appeared in the slaughterhouse that night were not limited to the southern district of the outer city."

"Recent investigations revealed that in various areas of the outer city, individuals with the cultivation of the Inner Strength Realm have begun to disappear without a trace."

"More than six of these individuals have been confirmed by the Observatory to be remnants of the Tribulation Ash."

"Scar Face suspects that they have all become sacrifices, perishing within the belly of Jiazi Tai Sui (the monster of the designated year)."

"But the flames wielded by the city commander, mixed with a large amount of temple lamp oil, turned Jiazi Tai Sui’s corpse into ashes, without leaving anything behind. For specifics, we will have to wait for Wu Chang to wake up and re-confirm."

Lv Tang spoke as such.

After pondering for a moment, Mr. Lu then said, "This situation has its pros and cons. After that night at the slaughterhouse, the majority of the remnants of Tribulation Ash were eradicated, but it also cut off the chance to follow the trail and uncover the higher ranks of Tribulation Ash."

"You’re indeed clever, old man,"

Lv Tang praised, "Scar Face also believes that those involved in the slaughterhouse incident, especially the higher-ups of Tribulation Ash, likely chose members who were already on the Observatory’s radar. By using them as sacrifices to strengthen Jiazi Tai Sui’s corpse, they also severed the Observatory’s leads."

"At that moment, Scar Face felt quite emotional, saying that the survival strategy of cutting off one’s own tail to escape shows there are highly capable people within Tribulation Ash."

With that, Lv Tang said in a low voice, "No wonder with all the scheming, even Mr. Lu and I were led into the inner city. It seems the intellect of that person... might even surpass mine."

"..."

Mr. Lu did not reply, but he was adding something unknown beside Lin Yan’s body.

Soon after, Mr. Lu was heard whispering, "It should be soon, with my spirit talismans, his consciousness should awaken in a couple of days, though it might still take a few more days for his body to recover."

----

In the darkness, Lin Yan heard sounds continuously pouring into his ears.

He had roughly come to understand the current situation.

After that slash was executed, he had fallen into darkness.

It seemed that the Great Commander had carried him out and he was saved and treated by Mr. Lu for seven days.

"The Great Commander was injured so severely?"

Lin Yan sighed inwardly, feeling helpless, and eventually could only focus and calm his mind.

Then, in the darkness, many characters began to emerge.

Name: Lin Yan.

Cultivation Technique: Vajra Strong Soul Divine Skill (100/100)

Cultivation: Refining Essence Realm (871/3650) +

Divine Power 1: Devouring Evil!

Divine Power 2: Demon Suppression!

Techniques as follows:

Thunderblade, First Layer (100/100)

Blood Refining Divine Blade (100/100)

Paper Cutting As Horse (100/100)

Disguise Technique (67/100) +

Concealing Breath Technique (31/100) +

Evil Qi: 1234

"Hmm?"

Lin Yan was dumbstruck, in a daze for a long time.

How could the Evil Qi be so abundant?

He vaguely remembered that he had exhausted all his Evil Qi, pushing it all into his cultivation.

In the end, he deployed the Vajra Strong Soul Divine Skill in his most powerful state and unleashed that final slash.

Demon Suppression Divine Power! Blood Evil Divine Saber!

Did this slash successfully kill the Jiazi Taishu’s physical body, completely annihilating it?

So, he had obtained this enormous amount of Evil Qi?

Excitement surged in his heart, and he couldn’t help but add one thousand two hundred strands of Evil Qi into his cultivation.

Cultivation: Refining Essence Realm (2071/3650) +

In an instant, Lin Yan felt his Qi-Blood boiling, his physical body growing stronger and solidifying gradually, as if cast from fine iron.

His cultivation had leap-frogged a great step!

What should have been nearly a decade of arduous progress on the path of the Refining Essence Realm was now half completed in a single moment!

From this day forward, even among Martial Artists of the Refining Essence Realm, he should be considered to have entered the upper echelons!

He left behind thirty-four strands of Evil Qi for unforeseen needs.

But at this moment, he clearly felt the change brought about by the substantial improvement in his Refining Essence Realm cultivation.

His vitality was stronger, and a feeling of weariness and weakness overpowered the "injury" in the darkness.

He felt as if there was a spring inside him, constantly gushing, nourishing his limbs and organs, muscles, and marrow.

In the blink of an eye, his body shook, and he opened his eyes.

They shone brilliantly, like a flash of lightning.

----

In the courtyard.

Mr. Lu personally prepared medicinal concoctions.

Thanks to the items brought by Lin Lei, Mr. Lu was now quite at ease, sitting in the courtyard sipping tea.

Not long after, Han Zheng, the General Flag Envoy of the Outer South Bureau, entered the courtyard.

"Mr. Lu, has he not awakened yet?"

"His will has probably begun to awaken, and he might be able to hear us talking," Mr. Lu said.

"So, you mean he’s awake, but still can’t get out of bed?" Han Commander frowned.

"After a few more doses of medicine, he’ll probably truly awaken in three days," Mr. Lu said.

"That long?" Han Commander’s frown deepened.

"What do you mean by long? This is already a miracle wrought by my hands," said Mr. Lu, seemingly offended by the question, "You saw his condition at that time. Being able to awaken within ten days, what more do you want?"

"Can’t it be sooner?" Han Zheng seemed somewhat distressed.

"What’s the matter?" Lv Tang leaned in, asking curiously.

"An Inspection Envoy from the Observatory will arrive tomorrow!" Han Commander rubbed his brow, "If Wu Chang could awaken today, and I understood the process by questioning him, I could report the merits!"

"Wake up today?"

Mr. Lu rolled his eyes, saying, "At the earliest, it will take three days, even immortals couldn’t speed that up."

As the words fell, Mr. Lu suddenly realized the strange expressions of the two men before him and angrily said, "What are you looking at?"

Lv Tang silently stretched out his rough, large hands and pushed Mr. Lu’s head to the side.

Then Mr. Lu turned his head and saw at the door a young man, bare-chested, brimming with spirit, with rosy cheeks and vibrant vitality.

"..."

Mr. Lu was stupefied for a while, then mumbled, "This makes no sense?"

But Lin Yan, with a solemn expression, stepped out of the room and said in a deep voice, "What exactly was that Jiazi Taishu’s physical body?"