The Cold Iron Sword, having completed the kill, twisted a few sword flowers in the air.
It re-entered the Scabbard.
The System Prompt sounded:
【You have slain a Yellow Weasel (Spirit), reaching the tenth layer of Qi Refining Great Perfection.】
【Total Lifespan one hundred and sixty-five years, Remaining Lifespan sixty years.】
【You have gained sixty years of Lifespan!】
【Your Remaining Lifespan: 256 years!】
……
Du Tianle cursed his bad luck inwardly.
He hadn't expected it to be an old spirit over a hundred years old.
He had traveled all this way only to gain sixty years of Lifespan.
But there was nothing to be done; demons generally had much longer lifespans than humans.
Except for a few Demon Cultivators with powerful bloodlines.
Their cultivation speed was much slower.
He kicked the Yellow Weasel (Spirit), which was split in two, in dissatisfaction.
Suddenly, a thought struck him.
He tidied his clothes, ignored the corpse, and slowly left the scene.
After his figure disappeared around the corner.
Two smaller Yellow Weasels (Spirit) suddenly ran out from the pile of rubble at the entrance of Clear Wind Valley.
The two Yellow Weasels (Spirit) circled the two halves of the corpse, whimpering softly.
Du Tianle, who was hiding around the corner and hadn't gone far, saw it clearly.
He sneered internally.
As expected, Yellow Weasels (Spirit) usually came in a nest; there was rarely just one.
When he kicked it earlier, he had noticed the one split in half was female.
At the Qi Refining Stage, he did not possess the ability for Divine Sense Detection.
Clear Wind Valley was large, and the rubble was everywhere.
He could only use a small trick, but he unexpectedly managed to lure out two remnants.
As the saying goes, if you cut the grass, you must remove the roots; if you kill a demon, you must wipe out the family.
Du Tianle wasted no time.
As he flashed out, his Flying Sword was drawn from its Scabbard.
Evil creatures, behold my sword!
The two 'whimpering' little spirits didn't even have time to react.
Their heads were sliced off by the Flying Sword, and they died instantly.
Cruel?
What a joke!
If you don't remove the roots when cutting the grass, are you waiting for them to grow up and seek revenge?
【You have slain a Yellow Weasel (Spirit), reaching the first layer of Qi Refining.】
【Total Lifespan one hundred and forty-eight years, Remaining Lifespan one hundred and twenty years.】
【You have gained one hundred and twenty years of Lifespan!】
【Your Remaining Lifespan: 376 years!】
……
【You have slain a Yellow Weasel (Spirit), reaching the first layer of Qi Refining.】
【Total Lifespan one hundred and fifty-two years, Remaining Lifespan one hundred and twenty-four years.】
【You have gained one hundred and twenty-four years of Lifespan!】
【Your Remaining Lifespan: 500 years!】
……
He hadn't expected these two little spirits to be so helpful!
They actually contributed two hundred and forty-four years of Lifespan.
Adding the sixty years contributed by the old spirit.
Du Tianle's harvest from this trip was three hundred and four years of Lifespan.
If he relied on hiding and natural growth,
it would have taken a full 10 months!
Tsk tsk.
A person cannot get rich without a windfall, nor can a horse get fat without night fodder.
Old sayings are indeed true.
……
He piled the three Yellow Weasels (Spirit) together.
He casually cast the Flame Fire Art.
The temperature of over a thousand degrees quickly reduced the family of three to ashes.
In fact, doing this was a huge waste.
On a Demon Cultivator's body, whether it was flesh, fur, or even claws and teeth,
they were all excellent materials.
But firstly, Du Tianle did not know how to perform Skinning and Tendon Pulling.
Secondly, the situation regarding the Yellow Weasels (Spirit) was too sensitive.
If any mistake occurred, the loss would outweigh the gain.
After carefully tidying up the scene,
ensuring no evidence was left behind,
Du Tianle left with satisfaction.
……
Returning to the Qiyun Sect, Du Tianle immediately hid in his small courtyard.
He began Infusing Lifespan to cultivate his Cultivation Method.
Lifespan, that thing, was useless if kept unused.
Only by converting it into strength was it the true way.
【Deduction Begins!】
【First Year, after a brief period of relaxation, you once again began arduous cultivation.】
【Thirty-first Year, you successfully broke through to the thirty-first layer of Qi Refining.】
【Sixty-third Year, you advanced further, reaching the thirty-second layer of Qi Refining.】
……
【Three hundred and fifty-fifth Year, you successfully cultivated to the fortieth layer of the Qi Refining Stage!】
【You vaguely sense that you are not far from the limit of the 《Lesser Five Elements Cultivation Method》.】
【You decide to continue arduous cultivation!】
……
【Three hundred and ninety-sixth Year, Qi Refining Forty-first Layer!】
……
【Four hundred and thirty-eighth Year, Qi Refining Forty-second Layer!】
Of the five hundred years of Lifespan, only sixty-two years remained.
He had to keep some as a safety net.
Du Tianle reluctantly stopped the infusion.
Although it caused him some heartache,
feeling the surging Mana within his body,
which was several times greater than before,
it was all worth it.
……
For the next ten days or so, Du Tianle secretly monitored the movements of the higher-ups.
But it seemed the death of the Yellow Weasels (Spirit) had not caused any major disturbance.
Everything remained Calm and Peaceful.
This made his courage grow bolder.
He even started contemplating scouting the next victim.
Huh, why does that sound like a serial killer from a movie?
Du Tianle, oh Du Tianle.
You must remain calm.
Do not let profit cloud your Consciousness.
But then again,
never mind this cultivation world, just look at Blue Star from his previous life.
Which of those capitalists on the rich list
didn't have a history full of dark secrets?
Even if they weren't covered in blood, they must have committed plenty of illegal and criminal acts.
He, Du Tianle, only wanted to kill a few Demons.
He just wanted to improve too much.
What was wrong with him?!
Besides, eliminating demons and upholding righteousness is the duty of a cultivator.
It is an undeniable responsibility!
Having found a reasonable excuse for himself, Du Tianle nodded contentedly.
He began to ponder again with a clear conscience.
However, one must be cautious in all matters.
One must remember, this is a cultivation world.
If one is too reckless, they might fall into a ditch one day.
Just as he was pondering, a sweet yet cold voice suddenly came from outside:
"Du Tianle, come out here."
No need to look, just hearing the voice, he knew the person who shared a 'life-and-death friendship' with him had arrived.
Du Tianle came out into the courtyard and glanced at Han Juan.
Noticing she was alone,
he deduced it wasn't about the killing of the Yellow Weasel (Spirit).
His heart settled.
He spoke with slight annoyance:
"Junior Martial Sister Han, what brings you here?"
Han Juan, oh, now Han Qingchen.
Although she came from a Small mountain village, she possessed considerable beauty.
She was a phoenix that flew out of a humble nest.
After cultivating for these few years, her originally rustic temperament had gradually improved.
Her figure had also become more voluptuous.
She was a beauty who could score 80 points.
But no matter how beautiful her appearance, it couldn't change the essence of her venomous heart.
Like her Village Chief father, she was extremely vicious.
Han Qingchen frowned and snorted upon seeing Du Tianle's indifferent attitude:
"Don't think you're safe just because you became an Outer Sect Disciple."
"If you don't reach the third layer of Qi Refining in the small assessment a year from now, you will still be kicked out."
"Let me ask you, have you even reached the entry level of Qi Refining yet?"
The third layer of Qi Refining? Who is she looking down on?
If I told you I'm currently at the 42nd layer of the Qi Refining Stage,
would you, you little wench, be scared stiff?
Du Tianle felt smug internally.
But he couldn't expose it, so he casually replied:
"Thanks to Junior Martial Sister Han, your Junior Martial Brother has barely reached the first layer of Qi Refining."
Han Qingchen nodded upon hearing this:
"I didn't expect you, a trashy Mixed Spirit Root, to reach the entry level in just one month."
"But this is good; since you have entered the Qi Refining level, I happen to have something to assign you to do."
Du Tianle was stunned, almost laughing in anger!
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Han Qingchen continue:
"Don't rush to refuse; listen to me first."
"Yesterday, the Earth God of Little Qing Mountain approached our Qiyun Sect."
"Saying a Water Demon has appeared in Qing River, committing heinous acts."
"Every day it devours young boys and girls, and threatens floods if there is any resistance."
"The villages surrounding Qing River have suffered greatly, and many lives have already been lost."
"I calculated that it will soon affect our Han Family Village."
"After all, that is still considered our hometown."
"I hope you can go back for a visit."
……