New and dark light years

Chapter 154 Making Spirit Gathering Stones
Robbing someone and borrowing someone are two different things.

Li Lin was willing to lend out manpower, though.

He laughed and said, "That's fine, but these people will only be on loan to you for about ten days, and you'll have to pay them some overtime pay."

“Okay.” Jiang Jili nodded in agreement.

"Just let me know if you have any news or clues," Li Lin said after thinking for a moment. "If you need my help, just let me know, and I'll see if I can lend a hand."

"Wouldn't I definitely help?" Jiang Jili said with a smile, "We're allies now."

Li Lin shook his head: "What if it's a powerful force that I can't afford to offend?"

Jiang Jili said irritably, "You are the son-in-law of the Huang family, and you are an eighth-rank spirit hunter. The True Lord Temple now enshrines people from your Li family. You are already a powerful figure. Don't you have any self-awareness?"

Li Lin really didn't realize this.

After all, the Huang family was just a powerful backer, not their true strength.

If I had to say, the Tree Fairy Goddess is half a tree fairy. Why only half?

Because she wasn't Li Lin's woman yet, but they were practically one.

That's about right, so it can only be counted as half.

If Li Lin wants her to truly become his woman, he still needs to work hard and reach at least the third rank.

However, he soon realized something was wrong. When the Tree Fairy was in Shangtikou Village, she had already made it clear that one needed to be of the third rank to be able to marry her.

Now that she has become the ruler of Yulin County, her strength must be constantly increasing. If I were to marry her, how many rank would I get?
A first-rank spirit hunter?
It's a bit difficult to handle.

How old do you have to be to do it?

I've heard that there are only two first-rank spirit hunters in the entire Great Qi.

They were all old men.

Then he thought that he had cultivated the Foundation Establishment Technique and was now absorbing spiritual energy, so perhaps he could get close to the Tree Fairy Goddess without even reaching the first rank.

After all, the 'quality' of spiritual energy is still much higher compared to yin energy and primordial energy.

Seeing Li Lin lost in thought, Jiang Jili asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Li Lin laughed and said, "I haven't thought about anything. In short, if anything happens, just let me know. After all, we're in the same boat now."

"That's a really harsh thing to say. We're not in such a bad situation."

Li Lin chuckled twice: "If it weren't for me at that restaurant that day... you would really be dead there. It's strange, where are your guards?"

"I was careless at the time and didn't bring it out."

"I will go to the county government tomorrow and have the second team of constables temporarily take your orders."

"Thank you," Jiang Jili said, clasping his hands in thanks.

After chatting for a while, the two parted ways.

Li Lin returned home and began working on making spirit-gathering stones.

He first found some wooden boards and made more than a dozen brick molds. Then he poured the Imperial Powder into them and mixed it with well water.

Well water in different proportions.

He wanted to see if the ratio of water to the powder would affect the speed, quality, and hardness of the powder's solidification.

The experiment was very successful. Among the various proportions, the one with about one-third well water produced the most beautiful bricks. They were blue, translucent, and pure and smooth like crystal, and they also had the best effect in repelling impurities.

"It worked! We'll use this." Li Lin held a spirit-gathering stone, beaming with joy.

Huang Qing also came over. Women prefer these jewel-like toys. After looking at them for a while, she smiled and said, "A house built with such treasures must be very beautiful."

"It can't be too beautiful," Li Lin said. "When building this house, we need to build an extra layer of brick wall on the outside and cover it with a tiled roof to hide its appearance."

"That's true, we have to be careful not to let anyone know."

Now only the three of them are in the entire backyard; the servants have been ordered not to approach.

Moreover, there is also a female ghost, Li Jingyan, monitoring the area. Under normal circumstances, no one could spy on this place.

"So, will we build our own brick houses in the future?" Hongluan asked.

Li Lin nodded: "No matter what, we can't be too careful. Regardless of its effects, this Spirit Gathering Stone is already a treasure just by its appearance, and it's very valuable. If others knew that we had a small house built with such a treasure, they would definitely be tempted to take it, even more so than a golden house."

“That’s true.” Hongluan nodded, then pointed to the less successful spirit-gathering stones next to her and asked, “What should we do with these? Should we destroy them? It feels like a waste.”

The other spirit-gathering stones, though not as translucent as the ones in Huang Qing's hands, were still quite beautiful.

Huang Qing laughed and said, "Keep it for now. In case we need to give gifts in the future, we might be able to give it to someone to show off."

"Aren't you afraid of being coveted by others?" Hongluan asked.

Huang Qing looked at Li Lin with eyes full of admiration: "At that time, my lord will definitely not need to act so discreetly."

This was her way of flattering Li Lin, implying that he had a bright future.

Li Lin laughed twice.

Huang Qing already liked Li Lin a lot, and after they started practicing dual cultivation, she liked him even more.

Li Lin has recently studied the characteristics of dual cultivation techniques. He discovered that dual cultivation not only allows the "qi" of both parties to merge and achieve the wonderful effect of yin and yang harmony, but it also has a very unique effect: resetting the pleasure threshold.

Human nerves have a 'tolerance' effect on dopamine.

People who frequently engage in pleasurable activities develop a 'habit' in their nervous system over time, requiring stronger stimuli to feel happy.

Ultimately, it might even lead to self-destruction.

The function of resetting the happiness threshold is therefore very important.

This explains why, no matter how many times the three of them engaged in dual cultivation, each time it felt as joyful and exciting as when they first experienced love.

No further or stronger stimulation is needed. Therefore, for practitioners, dual cultivation is not a burden, but a reward and a source of joy, no matter how long they practice.

The kind that will never fade.

"The person who created the dual cultivation technique is a true genius."

This is Li Lin's most sincere praise.

Over the next few days, Li Lin sent his servants to buy materials. To avoid suspicion, he even bought several unrelated and conflicting materials.

If someone discovers something and manages to get the materials list from the servants, they won't know how to use or handle the extra materials.

After finishing his early shift, he kept refining pills, and kept refining pills.

Several days later, a room full of spirit-gathering stones was produced.

The room where the spirit-gathering stones are stored has a very 'fresh' feel to it when you get close to it.

Li Yanjing liked the scent, but she didn't dare get too close.

"Why?" Li Lin asked.

Li Yanjing said, "This kind of spiritual energy is harmful to us, do you understand?"

Li Lin understood what the other party meant.

"We can only absorb it after it has been refined by a cultivator like you." Li Yanjing placed her hand on Li Lin's chest and said seductively, "So, considering how obedient I've been... ah!"

With a scream, Li Yanjing was sent flying, landing a few meters away.

Then, a long snake tail slowly disappeared into the void.

Huang Qing, who was standing nearby, covered her mouth and laughed when she saw this.

Several more days passed in this simple yet fulfilling way. Then, on this day, while working the early shift, Li Lin was summoned to the courtroom.

"County Commandant Li, we've suddenly lost contact with Fuxin Village. We need you to take some men there to see what's going on," Zhang Guangqi said calmly.

"When did it break?" Li Lin asked.

"The message was received yesterday afternoon."

“I understand,” Li Lin nodded and said, “I will send two hundred local militiamen.”

"Thank you for your trouble." Zhang Guangqi's face was expressionless, his demeanor completely businesslike.

Li Lin didn't care and turned to leave the courtroom.

Back home, Li Lin gathered all his tools and said in the main hall of the backyard, "Although it's official business, I'm a little worried that Zhang Guangqi might be up to something behind the scenes. He's clearly not giving me a friendly look."

"Just because we won't give him a place in the True Lord Temple?" Hongluan cursed unhappily, "And he's still a member of the Huang family."

“He can only be considered half a member of the Huang family,” Li Lin said with a smile. “We are the same.”

Hongluan said helplessly, "That's true."

Then she cheered up: "But I feel happier here than anywhere else. I don't care about the Huang family or not."

Huang Qing tapped Hong Luan on the head helplessly: "Don't pretend I don't exist."

"Miss, you are now the wife of the Li family."

Huang Xin smiled and did not refute.

Meanwhile, Li Lin said to Li Yanjing, "Please take care of the safety of the house."

“No problem.” Li Yanjing smiled and said, “I also like it here very much, and I like Qing-meimei and Hongluan-meimei even more.”

Seeing this, Li Lin extended his left palm and said, "Take a breath."

Li Yanjing was stunned when she heard this. She looked cautiously at the illusory peach tree in the sky, and then looked around.

She was prepared to be slapped away, but nothing happened.

Then she realized what was happening and laughed: "So, Your Majesty also..."

She didn't continue, saying that some things are better left unsaid.

She leaned close to Li Lin and took a small sip.

Then she covered her flushed face and fell into a deep reverie.

After a while, she opened her eyes and smiled at Li Lin, saying, "Don't worry about the family, I'll keep a close eye on them. As long as I'm alive, Qing'er and Hongluan won't suffer any injustice."

After leaving his home, Li Lin arrived at the north gate of the city.

Two hundred local militia members have already assembled here.

Northern Jiangsu is among them.

Since the mission is to gather intelligence, not many people are needed; two hundred people are sufficient.

Therefore, given the urgency of the situation, Li Lin didn't waste any time and immediately ordered them to set off.

Fuxin Village is not far from here; it only takes half a day's march to get there.

The whole village was quite quiet.

Apart from some bird calls, there was no other sound.

Logically speaking, during the day, you should always see people working outside.

Li Lin said, "Commander Fang, take fifty archers and occupy the nearby high ground first. If anything unexpected happens, provide immediate support with fire."

"Commander An, you will take fifty shieldmen and fifty spearmen and advance steadily into the village to ascertain the situation."

"The rest of you, set up camp on the spot."

(End of this chapter)