New and dark light years

Chapter 326, Initial Textbook
Chu Rengong was quite proud.

She considered herself a rare genius in cultivation.

After all, there aren't many people in the Immortal Execution Society who can condense 'immortal power', and she is one of them.

Moreover, those stronger than her are almost all old men. She is very young, only in her early twenties, yet she has such strength. It is no exaggeration to say that she has extraordinary talent.

Li Lin thought for a moment, then closed his eyes and began to mobilize the spiritual energy within his body.

He circulated his spiritual power as instructed by Chu Rengong.

The spiritual energy was circulated through the entire Yang meridian and then pressed into the spiritual palace.

Then, I sensed something strange.

Then he stretched out his palm... and suddenly a dozen or so specks of light floated on his palm, flashing.

It is brighter and has larger particles than the one in the palm of the Chu man's palace.

Therefore, it appears particularly beautiful.

Chu Rengong stared wide-eyed for a moment before asking, puzzled, "You've studied this before?"

"No."

Chu Rengong was somewhat skeptical, and then said, "Then you should have learned similar methods."

Li Lin thought for a moment, then pointed to two small spiritual veins not far away and said, "It must be because of those."

"I don't believe it." Chu Rengong muttered softly, "I've been in there several times. Although I do have different feelings and the speed of absorbing vital energy is much faster, it's not as mysterious as you say."

Li Lin looked at her with a strange expression, then asked, "You really don't know the purpose of these two small houses?"

"Isn't this just the place where you two cultivate together... What's wrong with it?" Chu Rengong's expression was a bit strange: "The art of dual cultivation is indeed somewhat useful, but it's not as mysterious as you think."

Li Lin remained silent for a while, then said, "A year ago, Qing'er and Hongluan were just ordinary people."

"They don't know martial arts?" Chu Rengong was taken aback. "Were they ordinary people a year ago?"

"Correct!"

Chu Rengong was silent for a while, then asked, "How did you become a martial arts master within a year?"

In fact, Huang Qing and Hong Luan's strength was barely considered third-rate in the martial arts world.

If you take into account the lack of experience in matches, then he's a fourth-rate player.

The problem is... how fast did two frail women with no foundation in martial arts progress to reach the level of a fourth-rate martial artist a year ago!
Just thinking about it is terrifying.

"How did you do that?" Chu Rengong asked in a low voice, then frowned: "Madam and Hongluan don't seem to have much talent. I've examined their physiques, and they're not actually very suited to martial arts."

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "Since you're considered a member of the Li family, I won't lie to you. Dual cultivation plus those two small houses! Besides, wasn't your initial reason for wanting to join the Li family those two small houses?"

"Yes!" Chu Rengong nodded first, then shook his head and said, "I know that little house is very different, and I can feel some of its mysteries. It has indeed been of great help to me, but... I really don't understand how you did it."

She didn't feel that Li Lin was lying to her, and there was no need for it.

Moreover, the stardust in Li Lin's hand now far surpasses hers.

"I just told you about dual cultivation and the Little House."

Chu Rengong looked at Li Lin, still puzzled.

Li Lin sighed and said, "Aren't you from the Immortal Execution Society? Why don't you think about cultivating immortality?"

"Because I was once a member of the Immortal Execution Society, I won't casually think about cultivating immortality." Chu Rengong chuckled, "I know very well how difficult it is to cultivate immortality."

Li Lin said, "I find it strange. The Zhuxian Society claims to be about killing immortals, but you yourselves are also cultivating immortality."

"The Grand Master once said that if you want to kill cultivators, you must first understand what cultivation is. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle."

Li Lin nodded; he understood somewhat what the people inside the Zhuxian Society were thinking.

He thought for a moment and said, "You know I'm going to cultivate immortality; this is a special technique."

Chu Rengong stared at him with wide eyes, his gaze filled with curiosity.

"Can you teach me?"

"I can't even play a chime."

Chu Rengong understood Li Lin's meaning.

This is a family secret technique, passed down only to sons, not daughters.

Actually, this was Li Lin's excuse; in reality, he didn't really want to teach Chu Rengong.

Chu Rengong survived because she used the 'Tianjingsha' sword technique to save her life.

Li Lin did not fully trust Chu Rengong. She was half a member of the Li family, but not a true member.

“Alright, I understand.” Chu Rengong smiled. “I will stay here until you are willing to teach me.”

Chu Rengong is a shrewd person. To be able to rise to the middle and upper levels in an elite organization like the Zhuxian Society, she must have some skills.

She immediately realized that Li Lin did not fully trust her.

But she didn't expose it; she just smiled and said some things that revealed her true feelings.

Looking at her meek and submissive demeanor, Li Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Wait here."

Then he returned to his study, took out the jade bowl, and placed it in front of Chu Rengong.

Looking at the jade bowl, Chu Rengong's eyes lit up.

She had seen Huang Qing use this before; it could condense into a small, crystalline liquid that looked very 'nourishing'.

But she had never eaten that stuff; she had only seen Huang Qing eat it.

She even knew that this thing belonged to the Immortal Execution Society, but Li Lin had stolen it.

“You may use this jade bowl once every five days. Go to the small room on the right and get something to eat.”

Chu Rengong took a deep breath: "Is that alright?"

"I am the head of the family, of course I can."

"Okay." Chu Rengong looked at Li Lin, her slender waist swaying slightly. "Thank you."

...As time passed, after the red mist, more and more strange creatures appeared in the world, especially in the wild...the number of strange creatures was frightening.

Many bizarre creatures can even move around in broad daylight under the scorching sun.

This has greatly affected trade and commerce between different regions.

Fortunately, the red mist also enhances the Earth True Monarch's abilities.

All the True Lords have seen their strength increase to varying degrees.

In places like Yulin City, the illusory peach tree created by the Tree Fairy Goddess doubled in size and range.

People in Yulin County can now cultivate the land far from the city walls.

This indirectly expands the scope of human activities.

The surrounding villages, as long as they have a True Lord, will have their protected area expanded to a certain extent.

Overall, the human race benefits.

Inside the county government's courtroom, the three county officials were having another "meeting."

"Since the area guarded by the Tree Fairy Goddess has expanded, I suggest turning some land and forests in the west into terraced fields to grow more grain. What do you think?" Li Lin asked.

Wen Bi smiled and said, "I'm not very good at domestic affairs, so you can decide."

His face was still somewhat pale, and it had been like this ever since the red mist appeared, and it hadn't gotten any better.

Jiang Jili asked, "I agree in principle, but we need to report this matter to Prefect Huang. Only with his approval can we proceed. But in the wilderness now... you know how difficult it is for messengers to deliver messages."

"I'll go to Tianjin myself and talk to Prefect Huang about this," Li Lin said with a smile. "I also have some things I need to take care of in Tianjin."

“Okay. Thank you for your help.” Jiang Jili nodded slightly, then added, “Recently, many people in Yulin County have appeared who can sense Yin energy. Should we recruit them as Spirit Hunters?”

“Of course we need to.” Li Lin nodded. “There are more cunning creatures, and more Spirit Hunters are needed, otherwise it will be unbalanced.”

Jiang Jili sighed: "But we don't have enough blood rice. Although the higher-ups have issued more blood rice, it's only enough to recruit ten more people."

"Can we grow it ourselves?" Li Lin asked.

"I don't know," Jiang Jili said helplessly. "Anyway, I won't plant it."

Li Lin laughed and said, "We'll talk about the blood rice later. In any case, let's recruit ten more people for training first... I'll leave this to you. I'll go to Tianjin in a few days; I'll write a basic textbook at home first."

"You're going to write a textbook? For the Spirit Hunters?" Jiang Jili was quite surprised.

Li Lin nodded: "When I first became a Spirit Hunter, I didn't have any textbooks, only Blood Rice. I was completely lost back then. Thinking about it now, it was quite tough. If there were a set of basic mental cultivation techniques and a set of basic martial arts skills, I think things would be much simpler, and it would be better for newcomers."

"You can make the decision about this." Jiang Jili gave him a deep look.

Li Lin nodded.

The three then parted ways.

After returning home, Li Lin began writing a tutorial for new Spirit Hunters.

Having received nearly twenty years of systematic education, he has a strong ability to learn and summarize.

I already have a sufficient understanding of the Yin-based mental techniques.

He also has his own insights and ideas about martial arts.

His abilities at the Great Perfection level are already quite formidable; he could easily write a beginner's guide.

For the next four days, Li Lin spent all his time except for sleeping and eating on writing this beginner's textbook.

He even consulted Chu Rengong on some sword techniques.

Five days later, the book was completed!

The title is "The First Edition of the Spirit Hunter".

It contains not only simple Yin-based mental techniques and practical short sword skills, but also many matters concerning the handling of strange creatures.

It's fair to say that if Li Lin had this book a year ago, his path to success would have been much smoother.

After the book was completed, Li Lin went to a printing shop to make twelve copies, and then took these books to the county government office.

Today is the day that the ten newly recruited Spirit Hunters are officially 'registered'.

After the registrar entered the identities of the ten people into the register and gave them white tokens, Li Lin also sent out the ten books.

“Being a spirit hunter is a dangerous profession, but it is also highly respected.” Li Lin smiled and said, “These are some of my personal experiences and insights, and I hope they can be of help to you.”

The ten novice Spirit Hunters, holding the newly printed book still reeking of ink, looked at Li Lin with eyes full of reverence.

"You can stay at the post station next to the county government office for a while longer. Once you have mastered the Yin-Yang cultivation method, you can go to the village to take charge."

"As ordered!"

The ten novice spirit hunters bowed to Li Lin in gratitude.

These ten people were only able to sense the yin energy and resentment after the red mist appeared.

Essentially, they are not very talented.

It is mainly because the environment is 'good' that they can become spirit hunters.

Li Lin smiled at them and then left.

The ten novice spirit hunters were all men, ranging in age from sixteen to twenty-five.

Just as the ten people were seeing Li Lin off, Zhao Xiaohu walked in from the side door.

"You must be our new colleagues," Zhao Xiaohu asked casually.

They all bowed to him and addressed him as "senior".

Zhao Xiaohu was originally the 'youngest' among the Spirit Hunters, but now he can be a senior, so he is naturally very happy.

Overjoyed, he patted his chest and said, "Let's go to the brothel district and have some fun. Don't worry, I'll treat you to drinks and entertainment; you don't need to pay! Hahahaha!"

The ten newly registered Spirit Hunters were overjoyed upon hearing this.

(End of this chapter)