Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 59 - 59 59 Skills Sublimation 3 more

59: Chapter 59: Skills Sublimation (3 more) 59: Chapter 59: Skills Sublimation (3 more) Bai Yiyi said, “A dry well?

Wasn’t it said that Miss Zhou was drowned to death?”

Lin Xing shook his head and pulled out several Evil Suppression Talismans that he had prepared in advance from his backpack, “Let’s see if the talismans work.

If this place is really an evil land where evil spirits are born, then the talismans should be effective.”

“Heaven and Earth Profound Sect, suppress evil and extinguish form!”

Lin Xing had just stuck the Evil Suppression Talisman on the edge of the well, when a terrifying scream exploded in his mind.

In the next instant, the Evil Suppression Talisman ignited without fire and turned to ash in an instant, dispersing in a gust of gloomy wind.

Lin Xing rubbed his head, looking at the ashes of the Evil Suppression Talisman in surprise and said, “What’s going on?”

He then tried to stick a few more Evil Suppression Talismans but saw each piece of talisman paper ignite without fire, all turning to flying ash.

“Strange, not only are the Evil Suppression Talismans ineffective, they’re being…

consumed?”

Lin Xing looked at the ancient well in front of him and felt that there must be something wrong with this well.

He tried lowering his head and shouting into the mouth of the well, “Is anybody there?”

“Are there any ghosts?”

“Are you there, are you there, are you there, are you there.”

Unfortunately, there was no response from the well, shattering Lin Xing’s fond illusions.

“Should I jump down?” Lin Xing pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

Judging from the sound of the falling stones earlier, this well was at least dozens of meters deep; being trapped inside would be a real trouble.

As Lin Xing was thinking about throwing something into the well to force the evil spirit out, without it being an illegal act, a faint arguing voice drifted over with the night wind from a distance.

Lin Xing followed the sound and soon found a man and woman arguing about something in a room.

The woman was crying and complaining, “It’s all because you and your people pressured her every day that she threw herself into the well!”

The man said coldly, “It is righteous for a woman to remain loyal to her deceased husband.

To kill oneself in mourning for one’s husband even brings glory to the family…”

Hearing this, the woman burst into tears, “Our daughter has already turned into a vengeful ghost seeking debts; do you still want to bring glory to your Zhou family name?”

The man sighed and said, “Commander Zhang has already agreed to send experts over.”

The woman said, “Experts!

Experts!

How many experts have come already?

What’s the use?

I dream every night that she comes looking for us…”

Listening to the two people’s conversation, Lin Xing asked, “It looks like these parents forced their daughter to commit suicide in devotion to her husband?

Is this sort of thing common in this world?”

Bai Yiyi said, “Not rare, I suppose.

I’ve heard before of fathers who, along with older brothers, would beat and scold the daughter daily, prepare a rope and a high platform, and forcefully coerce the daughter to hang herself.

There are also those who have been directly starved or thirsted to death.”

Lin Xing stroked his chin and, recalling the process by which the Mountain God came into being, said, “So it’s because she was forced to death by her parents that she harbored deep resentment and became an evil spirit?”

“Then logically, this evil spirit should seek revenge on these parents.

If I just wait here, I should encounter the evil spirit coming to kill me.”

Unfortunately, after a night had passed, Lin Xing still hadn’t encountered the evil spirit’s assault as he imagined.

…

Inside the inn room.

The bandits from Wolong Mountain got up early in the morning only to find that Niu Er was gone.

They searched inside and outside the inn but couldn’t find him; they all became panicked for a while.

“Where did that kid Niu Er go?”

“Could it be that because we didn’t sleep under the beds, Niu Er…?”

An elder immediately scolded, “Don’t be superstitious.

Did any of you see a ghost?”

“Niu Er is a big living person; who knows where he has run off to?”

“Listen up, tonight three mighty reinforcements will arrive.

Apart from Situ Fu, who has mastered his skills, the other two are also experts who have comprehended the legacy for many years.”

“Once they arrive, we will take care of Lin Xing and return to Wolong Mountain.

I will reward each of you with fifty taels of silver.”

Following the elder’s scolding and reassurance, the other bandits gradually settled down.

They then stayed in the room the whole day, not going out, until finally, in the evening, they awaited the arrival of the three mighty reinforcements.

“Mr.

Situ, you have finally come,” the old man stood up, looking eagerly at the middle-aged man before him.

Situ Fu nodded somewhat arrogantly, speaking indifferently, “Let’s be clear, my involvement this time has nothing to do with the Divine Dragon Gang.

Once I kill the target and get the money, I’m off.”

Situ Fu was a Martial Arts Master from the Divine Dragon Gang, one of the nine major sects in the world.

The influence of the Divine Dragon Gang spread across several provinces in the southeast, primarily engaged in the transport and private salt trade.

The disciples in the gang are said to number in the hundreds of thousands, with many internal factions and entangled powers.

The disciples are a mix of good and bad, and the internal strife is equally fierce.

And Situ Fu was the boss of the neighboring He Xi Mansion, attending the elder’s invitation purely for the sake of silver.

The elder nodded in agreement, “I understand.

Everything will proceed according to the rules.”

Then, the elder chatted warmth with Zhao and Fang, two masters who had grasped their inheritance for many years.

With these three great masters providing support, along with himself and his numerous subordinates, he was confident that assassinating Lin Xing was almost a guaranteed success.

Situ Fu pursed his lips and asked, “Shall we begin now?

Where is the person?”

The elder looked towards one of his men, who helplessly said, “He hasn’t returned yet.”

The elder frowned and asked, “Where did he go?”

The subordinate replied, “He’s just wandering around the streets, who knows what he’s looking for.”

Situ Fu waved his hand dismissively, “No matter.

The man who is about to die can be waited for a while longer.”

But this wait turned out to be three hours long, and as the entire town was shrouded in darkness, Lin Xing still hadn’t returned to the inn.

Situ Fu frowned and said, “It’s so late, and he still hasn’t come back.

What in the world is Lin Xing doing?”

Just then, a knocking sound came from outside the door.

Situ Fu’s brow furrowed as he covered his nose, “What a strong stench of decay.”

Everyone in the room became alert, drew their swords, and looked towards the direction of the door.

The knocking sounds continued, and the elder signaled for one of his men to open the door with a glance.

As this man hesitated, the door creaked open.

And with the door opening, an upside-down female corpse appeared before everyone.

Accompanied by a soft thud, the female corpse leaped into the room.

Her head hit the ground hard with the jump, and with the impact, her head deformed and cracked, her skewed eyes glaring fiercely at the people present.

…

In the back yard of the Zhou Mansion.

Lin Xing lowered the prepared rope into the well.

Just as he was about to climb down the dry well to explore, a shrill scream tore through the peaceful night sky of Wang Family Town.

Lin Xing instantly turned his head, eyeing the clamor of voices from afar, a light immediately sparking in his gaze.

“Is there an evil spirit?”

He sprinted towards the source of the noise, and upon arrival, he saw an upside-down female corpse hopping along, chasing a group of men.

A glint of wild joy flashed in Lin Xing’s eyes, and he laughed heartily as he charged forward.

As the elder, his bandit subordinates, and the three great masters watched in shock, Lin Xing suddenly pounced towards the female corpse…

Moments later, when Lin Xing snapped back to reality, he found himself back where he was a few minutes ago.

“Finally.”

Lin Xing exhaled deeply and, recalling the experience he just had, satisfactorily sighed, “I’ve finally managed to enhance my skills.”

He pulled out an evil remnant bestowed by the Mountain God and smashed it hard.

As the wood carving shattered with a bang, various ancient screams rang out, and a strange black mist surged forth.

Just as the black mist was about to dissipate into the air, Lin Xing took in a deep breath and inhaled the mist into his body.

A fierce burning sensation instantly spread from his lungs to his entire body.

Lin Xing used the method he remembered to guide this heat towards his brain.

He struggled to control this surge of hot breath, directing it towards the talisman skills in his sea of knowledge.

Accompanied by a dazzling radiance in his sea of knowledge, he felt that within the glow representing the talisman skills, there seemed to be many vague and twisting characters.

When he tried to look at them, he found that these characters couldn’t stay in his memory.

At the same time, Lin Xing discovered that those additional things in his talisman memory had transformed into information he could understand and flooded into his mind.

Talisman Enhancement → Frugality: Reduces the spirit awareness consumed in drawing talismans.

As Lin Xing completed the enhancement of his skills, a large portion of his memory regarding the path of further cultivation began to awaken.