Decaying World

Chapter 140, 140 Changes Part Two (Leader Xie Banmu)
“But my uncle and I have had a very good relationship since we were little. My parents often have to go on missions and can’t take me with them, so I often lived at my uncle’s house when I was little. I have a very good relationship with my two older sisters and one older brother. I’m worried about my uncle’s decision to help the Chen family this time,” Tao Xuehai sighed.

"Is Xue Ying that powerful? Surely the Chen family has someone stronger than a Grand Priest?" Lin Hui frowned.

“Of course there is, but Xue Ying also has a mysterious force supporting her. On the surface, she is alone, but in reality, the government’s Anmin Army has besieged her several times before, but all of them failed. This indirectly shows that the force behind Xue Ying definitely has secret intelligence support from within the government,” Tao Xuehai said.

"So what are you planning to do? Go back? With your limited abilities, how much of a help can you possibly provide?" Lin Hui asked.

“Disciple knows that his own strength is weak, but at this time, with Uncle gone and only his two older sisters and one older brother at home, he should go back to see them and offer some comfort. Now, many people in the family are deliberately staying away from Uncle’s family, all because they are afraid of Xue Ying and afraid of being dragged into this huge vortex of trouble,” Tao Xuehai sighed.

"Aren't you afraid?"

“Of course I’m afraid, but my uncle has treated me like my own parents. Even if I’m afraid, I should still do my part!” Tao Xuehai said resolutely.

Lin Hui sighed. This inner city was also restless, with all sorts of troubles popping up every now and then.

Looking at his disciple standing with his head bowed, he let out a long sigh.

"How's your Qingfeng Sword training going? Have you managed to exchange for the secret techniques?"

"I've already reached the fourth level of Body Tempering! I've also mastered the Lightness Technique!" Tao Xuehai replied in a deep voice.

Lin Hui fell silent for a moment.

"My strength is meager, and there's not much I can do to help you. The only thing I can advise you is that our sect's movement technique is unique. If you master it, even a high-ranking official won't be able to easily track you. If you encounter danger, remember to run for your life on the line, without hesitation!"

"Disciple will remember." Tao Xuehai bowed deeply.

Suddenly, a small booklet gently fell in front of him.

Then Lin Hui's voice came to my ears.

"This is the second secret technique I wrote down. The prerequisite is that the Nine-Section Swift Sword must be tempered. You can now learn it."

"The disciple hasn't earned any mission points yet?" Tao Xuehai was taken aback.

"Let's leave it at that for now," Lin Hui said, closing his eyes slightly.

He had a premonition that Tao Xuehai's return trip would inevitably draw him into a huge vortex and leave him entangled in trouble.

The people from those powerful families in the inner city are either shrewd or eccentric; anything that neither of them wants to get involved in is bound to be very troublesome.

Now we can only hope that Tao Xuehai can improve his skills and return safely.

Tao Xuehai, standing below, showed a hint of emotion in his eyes. Without refusing, he picked up the booklet, stood up, and bowed again.

"Disciple is leaving!"

He left behind a final sentence and then vanished from the spot.

Lin Hui picked up the slightly cold teacup, intending to drink it, but suddenly lost interest and put it back on the table.

Not long after Tao Xuehai left, news spread from the town that some people had been seen escaping from the edge of the fog zone on the outskirts of town. It seemed that they had encountered monsters that were causing a disturbance. The monsters in the fog zone were no longer confined to their previous areas, but had begun to roam around.

On the third day after the rumors began, Lin Hui received a message from his disciples.

Someone spotted Lin Hongyu near the Lin family home.

Lin Hongyu had been missing for a long time. There were rumors that she was dead, and some people even said they had seen her body.

But now he has suddenly reappeared, proving that all the previous claims were false.

After receiving the news, Lin Hui didn't pay much attention to it. He simply rewarded the disciple who had come to report with a body-tempering pill and then stopped following up.

On the contrary, he was more concerned about the conflict between Xue Ying and the Chen family in the inner city.

In this tense situation.

His cultivation unexpectedly improved, and with the aid of the amethyst, his Typhoon Sword Technique's body tempering finally reached the first rank.
On the raging plains.

Lin Hui stood with his long sword in hand, eyes closed, surrounded by an invisible aura.

The airflow was far less violent than that of the Gale Sword Technique, but it was deep, vast, and covered an area far beyond the range of the Gale Sword Technique, reaching at least five or six hundred meters.

It's important to understand that the previous Gale Sword Technique only affected an area of ​​about a hundred meters. Beyond that, the wind force became extremely weak and had little effect.

But at this moment, Lin Hui could clearly sense that he could mobilize and rotate a massive wind force covering an area of ​​over 600 meters.

This was the first time he had fully engaged in Typhoon Sword Technique training after his body tempering reached the first rank.

"If the Gale Sword Technique is a one-on-one swordsmanship, then the Typhoon Sword Technique is a one-against-many, even against armies, swordsmanship! This sword strike, though requiring time to build up its power, once fully charged, will likely instantly create a typhoon field covering a radius of six hundred meters."

Yes, the wind force of the Typhoon Sword Technique is not a one-time event, but once it is formed, it will continuously become a large-scale private field that suppresses all opponents.

woo~~
At this moment, a fierce wind howled across the plain, sand and stones flew everywhere, and not a blade of grass grew.

Under the constant onslaught of fierce winds from Lin Hui, this place was already barren, and now it is even more desolate, with no vegetation and no living creatures able to survive.

"It's just that my body tempering is too low, and my momentum is too slow. If I reached the ninth rank, I could summon a great wind with a single sword strike, instantly creating a domain that would suppress all opponents. Those with slightly weaker strength wouldn't even be able to make a move against me."

Lin Hui carefully studied the essence of this sword technique, and at the same time used the subsequent moves one by one to activate his internal energy to temper his body.

Just as he was carefully sensing the power of the typhoon, the wind swept across the farthest point, near the edge of the fog area.

A gray rabbit, which was searching for grass to graze on the ground, suddenly noticed a few blades of grass that had just been blown off and fallen to the ground in the area swept by the wind.

The grass, roots and all, was torn from the soil by the strong wind and flew everywhere, even the soil around the roots was blown away by the swirling wind.

The rabbit's eyes lit up, and it pounced, grabbing the grass that was still slightly rolling after hitting the ground and quickly biting it with its little mouth.

After munching away, it let out a satisfied burp and hopped away into the distance.

But no one noticed that a flash of red suddenly appeared in the rabbit's eyes.

Because rabbits' eyes are naturally reddish, this touch of red was completely hidden, and it was impossible to tell unless you looked closely.

Meanwhile, Wang Hongshi, Chen Sui, and others were diligently practicing their swordsmanship inside Qingfeng Temple.

They also felt a bit itchy on their skin.

Those who had frequent contact with Lin Hui during their daily practice all felt a slight itching sensation on their skin. Many even had a faint red tinge in their eyes.

Lin Hui, who was practicing his sword, suddenly trembled.

Without his active intervention, the bloodstain appeared on its own, displaying a line of text below his field of vision.

'Notification: Your infernal aura has subtly affected the surrounding area. Affected creatures will receive a slight boost to skin protection, strength, and regeneration, but a slight increase in mental confusion.'

"???" Lin Hui's movements came to an abrupt halt.

He had worried that the aura of purgatory might affect the surrounding area, but since nothing had changed, he hadn't paid any attention to it.

But at this moment, the blood seal suddenly appeared to remind him that the effects of the purgatory aura had begun.

Lin Hui looked around, but couldn't find any trace of his influence.

He carefully searched the ground and soon found a gray rat in a burrow a few dozen meters away.

The gray rat appeared normal on the surface, but Lin Hui noticed that the little creature seemed to have an extra layer of light red on its fur, and its claws and teeth were sharper.

He picked it up and felt that the rat struggled much stronger than a normal rat.

'It seems that even if I don't use my internal energy on people, it will subtly influence the creatures that get close. This is a bit troublesome.'

Lin Hui frowned.

The changes in this purgatory transformation are all fine except for the mental confusion and physical decay, which easily lead people to associate it with the worst aspects.

This presentation looks shady. He somewhat regretted not choosing a different meat skewer for the evolution. The transformation of this one skewer into a hellish state had such a troublesome effect.
This was something he hadn't expected at all.

puff.

As he casually crushed the rat, a tiny stream of heat surged into Lin Hui's arm, flowing along the meridians to his heart.

He immediately felt countless fine threads spreading from his heart to all parts of his body, beginning to strengthen his overall physical condition.

Although the reinforcement was very subtle, the process was indeed very familiar to him.

Thinking of this, Lin Hui suddenly disappeared and began frantically searching the wilderness for creatures that were about to be transformed into a semi-hellish realm.

Find it, kill it, and repeat these two processes.

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The Lin family.

Lin Chaoyi's portrait is still displayed on the altar in the main hall of the clan, for people to offer incense and pay their respects.

Lin Shunchong, the second son-in-law, was sitting at a corner table with two cronies, one foot on a bench, playing cards shirtless.

This game evolved from the leaf game that first spread from the inner city. It used green bamboo slats with numbers engraved on them and followed rules similar to mahjong. At this moment, Lin Shunchong had lost more than half of the silver coins piled up in front of him. The series of misfortunes made him feel increasingly worse.

"Damn it, it's gone again!" Seeing that his fellow players had won in one go, Lin Shunchong simply stood up.

"I'm going to the outhouse to freshen up before we continue!"

"Remember to bring your money! You won't last half an hour with this little bit of money!" a fellow card player reminded him with a chuckle.

"Ha, I don't believe I can be unlucky from beginning to end today!" Lin Shunchong laughed and cursed.

He turned and left the lobby, a gust of cold wind blew by, making him shiver.

He crossed the courtyard and headed straight for the outhouse.

Suddenly, the courtyard gate creaked open and was pulled halfway open from the outside.

He turned to look.

"Who?"

At first glance, in the dim light of dawn, it was immediately recognized that the person was Lin Hongyu, who had been missing for some time!
Lin Hongyu was wearing tattered brown leather armor, one arm was empty, and the other hand was carrying a black bundle.

His eyes were vacant, his face was deathly pale, and his lips were cracked and chapped, as if he hadn't had water in a long time.

"Hongyu!? You!" Lin Shunchong stared at the other person in astonishment. Everyone was almost giving up hope, but unexpectedly...
"Grandpa, where is Grandpa?" Lin Hongyu asked blankly.

"Didn't your grandfather leave?" Lin Shunchong was taken aback.

"Second Uncle, Second Uncle, do you have any purple violet grass?" Lin Hongyu stared intently at Lin Shunchong again.

She quickly approached and grabbed her second uncle's arm.

"Give me some purple grass, just a little bit, I'll just lick it. Just a tiny bit."

"Hey, Ayu, let go of me, you're hurting me!" Lin Shunchong's expression changed slightly. He remembered what Violet Grass was. Wasn't that the hallucinogenic herb that the people of the inner city loved the most? This stuff was more and more addictive, and once you were hooked, you couldn't quit!
"Second Uncle, I used to respect you so much, didn't I? Buy me some, just a little bit of purple grass, just one ounce, one ounce of dried grass. I don't need much, please give it to me!" Lin Hongyu cried, tears and snot streaming down her face. Her whole body went limp, and she kept kneeling down.

"I really didn't! I really didn't! Let me go! Let me go!" Lin Shunchong's voice grew louder and louder.

"Didn't you all say I'm a genius? You all said you'd support me wholeheartedly?! Why aren't you saying that now?!" Lin Hongyu gripped tighter and tighter, her eyes bloodshot, as if her eyeballs were about to bulge out of their sockets.

"I"

puff! !

In an instant, Lin Shunchong froze, slowly lowered his head, and looked at his chest.

A black dagger had appeared there at some unknown time.

"I am the hope of the Lin family! I am the genius of the Lin family! If you don't support me, you are harming me!!" Lin Hongyu pulled out a dagger, pushed Lin Shunchong aside, and staggered towards the main hall.

Behind her, Lin Shunchong looked up at the sky with a bewildered expression, then collapsed heavily to the ground.

He could vaguely hear the sharp screams of the rest of the Lin family.

It was also mixed with Lin Hongyu's neurotic screams.

"You're all trying to ruin me! You all want to drag me down! I'm a genius! A genius!!!"

(End of this chapter)