Killed Rat Demons in the east.
Killed Bear Demons in the south.
Killed Wolf Demons in the west.
Killed Monkey Demons in the north.
He left the small courtyard at night and returned only in the early morning.
He heard the cheers of the common people and saw the heads of Demon Cultivators rolling around.
...
Leaving late and returning early, rain or shine.
A breath of righteous energy, a thousand miles of exhilarating wind!
Du Tianle slaughtered all the Demon Cultivators within several hundred miles.
He didn't even spare a Lizard Demon that was just passing by.
Only after killing it did he realize.
This Lizard Demon was actually female...
Although the number wasn't small.
The Lifespan gained was hard to be satisfied with.
【Your Remaining Lifespan: 855 years.】
And that was after counting the Lifespan naturally increased over this past month.
It wasn't that Du Tianle wasn't working hard.
Most of these monsters were Demon Cultivators abandoned by Black Dragon Ridge after growing old.
Their Remaining Lifespan was truly hard to describe.
Talking about it too much only brings tears.
Forget it.
Consider it eliminating evil and contributing to the local area.
...
After washing up clean, he was just about to enjoy a good sleep.
He suddenly remembered he had to go work at the Artifact Refining Hall today.
Damn it.
He is already cultivating immortality, yet he still has to clock in for work?
Capitalists deserve to die.
Sooner or later I'll catch them and bleed them dry!
He grumbled his way to the Artifact Refining Hall.
Not long after entering the Artifact Refining Hall, he heard Deacon Hu of the hall say:
"It's been a month, everyone should be familiar with the procedures of the Artifact Refining Hall."
"The Pingshan Sword Sect has ordered a batch of Long Swords from us."
"The deadline is quite tight."
"For the next couple of days, I'll have to trouble you all to work a bit harder."
"Once this batch is finished, I will ask the Hall Master to grant everyone a few extra days off."
Du Tianle looked utterly confused upon hearing this.
He felt a sense of bewilderment reminiscent of returning to Blue Star.
Overtime?
I'm lucky I even have a job to come to.
And you son of a bitch are thinking about making me work overtime?!
At this moment, a fellow disciple next to him complained:
"The Hall Master gave us half a month to finish this batch."
"This guy, in order to curry favor with the higher-ups, deliberately compressed the Time to three days."
"With him around, the situation in the Artifact Refining Hall won't be easy to navigate anymore!"
Du Tianle was speechless.
Why does every world have these despicable people?
Deacon Hu saw that many people were showing dissatisfaction.
He put on a stern face and said coldly:
"What?"
"The Sect is like our home."
"Our Masters and Elders are like our Regeneration parents."
"For the sake of this home, for the sake of our parents."
"Are you unwilling to sacrifice a little Time?"
"Besides, if everyone works together to make the Sect flourish and grow."
"Will the Sect treat everyone poorly?"
"In the end, won't we all be the ones who benefit?"
Du Tianle's anger instantly flared up.
This couldn't help but remind him of someone in his previous life telling him every day when he was a child.
That he would become the successor when he grew up.
But when he grew up, he ended up being a manual laborer!
At this point, someone muttered:
"But we came here to cultivate immortality."
"Not to work as long-term laborers."
Deacon Hu clearly heard this muttering.
He immediately became furious:
"Cultivate immortality?"
"Don't you look at yourselves and see if you're worthy!"
"You are all Outer Sect Disciples, don't you know your own situation?"
"If you can honestly learn a skill."
"It will be a means of survival in the future."
"Don't aim too high thinking about cultivating immortality."
"That is something for Inner Sect Disciples and Direct Disciples, geniuses like them!"
This was the SUV of the Cultivation World.
Du Tianle didn't want to spend all his Time in the Artifact Refining Room.
He still had plans to raid Black Dragon Ridge.
How could he have Time to waste arguing with him?
So he stepped forward and said:
"Deacon, I heard that as long as one can refine an Artifact-grade Long Sword."
"One doesn't have to clock in here every month, is that true?"
Upon hearing this, the disciples all turned to look.
Deacon Hu scoffed and said:
"Junior Martial Brother, you aren't dreaming, are you?"
"Never mind you newcomers who have only been learning Artifact Refining for a month."
"Even someone like me, who has been honing skills in the Artifact Refining Room for over twenty years, wouldn't dare guarantee refining an Artifact-grade Long Sword."
Du Tianle spoke unhurriedly:
"Just because you can't doesn't mean others can't."
Deacon Hu was stunned, then became furious:
"Fine, fine, fine! I'd like to see how you plan to forge an Artifact-grade Long Sword!"
"If you fail to forge one."
"I will report you to the Hall Master for the crime of making false claims, and I will definitely have you expelled from the Master's Sect!"
Du Tianle ignored him.
He walked to the forging platform by himself.
He casually picked up a Sword Embryo and placed it into the Earth Lung Fire furnace to heat it.
Then he slowly closed his eyes.
Someone below muttered:
"It's over now. Junior Martial Brother Du is heating a Cold Iron Sword Embryo."
"How can Cold Iron forge an Artifact-grade Long Sword!"
Another followed up:
"Yeah, Junior Martial Brother should have used the Profound Iron next to it."
"Although the probability is still pitifully small, at least there was some hope."
"Now that Hu guy is going to be arrogant again!"
Deacon Hu also noticed the issue.
He was initially worried that Du Tianle was pretending to be weak to hide his strength.
Seeing that he was using a Cold Iron Sword Embryo, he immediately relaxed.
So this guy is a rookie who can't even distinguish materials.
He dared to challenge his authority while he was lecturing people.
He must be tired of living!
Du Tianle appeared to be waiting with his eyes closed for the Sword Embryo to heat up.
In reality, he was busy secretly.
【Discovered low-tier Spiritual Fire—Earth Lung Fire.】
【Consume Lifespan to comprehend and absorb?】
Yes!
【First Year, you did not act rashly, but observed carefully for a period before attempting contact.】
【You discovered that although this was the lowest-grade Spiritual Fire, it was incomparable to the mundane flames.】
【At the very least, its temperature was more than double your current Flame Fire Art.】
...
【Fifth Year, after long-term observation and understanding, you finally began attempting to absorb the Earth Lung Fire.】
【However, the process was not easy.】
...
【Tenth Year, your Realm was too low; even the lowest-grade Spiritual Fire was not something you could easily subdue and absorb.】
【Repeated failures made you anxious, and you even considered giving up.】
...
【Twentieth Year, through prolonged contact with the Spiritual Fire, you discovered your fire resistance had improved.】
【You finally succeeded in absorbing a wisp of Earth Lung Fire.】
...
【Thirtieth Year, a large amount of Earth Lung Fire entered your Acupoints.】
【Your fire-element Daoist Art—Flame Fire Art—seemed to undergo a change.】
...
【Fiftieth Year, you absorbed enough Earth Lung Fire.】
【The Earth Lung Fire condensed into a Spiritual Fire Seed within your body.】
【Comprehension and absorption successful!】
【You obtained a Spiritual Fire Seed!】
【Through the Seed, you can use the Earth Lung Spiritual Fire at will!】
【Your fire-element Daoist Magic, 'Flame Fire Art,' has advanced to: Spiritual Flame Art!】
【Your fire-element Spiritual Root aptitude has been enhanced!】
Deacon Hu, who had been staring at Du Tianle.
Suddenly saw a cryptic smile appear on the corner of his mouth.
His heart inexplicably skipped a beat.
He had been certain that Du Tianle couldn't forge an Artifact Long Sword.
But suddenly, he lost his confidence.
Could something unexpected really happen?
...