Decaying World

Chapter 182 182 Infiltration Part 2

The Shadowhound Clan's true form is the giant fog monster, the Shadowhound. Compared to the Python Clan, Lionmen, and others, their clan is extremely weak. They usually only dare to collect the corpses of monsters strangled by expedition teams on the outskirts, detoxify them, and then return to eat them.

It is part of the cleaners in the foggy area.

Many Shadowhounds live a life of barely surviving on the corpses of monsters rejected by expedition teams.

But the Shadowhound royal family was not content with this, and from a very early time, they sent several members of their royal bloodline to the human race to learn all the knowledge and skills of the human race.

Now that Qingfeng Temple's reputation is growing, it has affected the supply of living materials to many small tribes in the surrounding area. Under these circumstances, it is only natural for her, as the princess of the Shadow Dog Royal Family, to come and investigate the situation.

After observing for a period of time, she found that Qingfeng Temple treated its disciples and students quite strangely. Unlike other places where students and students were often exploited, everything here was about fairness and justice.

Although it is extremely difficult to achieve this, in most cases, a degree of fairness and impartiality has actually been achieved here.

Stepping out of the courtyard, Li Yuanyuan glanced at Xue Yanxiu, who was hurrying away, but she didn't leave immediately. Instead, she pondered for a moment, then turned around and went back into the courtyard.

“Master, I have something to hide, but I’ve thought it through and I’m ready to tell you.” Li Yuanyuan said in a deep voice.

"What is it? Are you saying you're hiding the fact that you're not human?" Lin Hui said calmly, gently wiping the blade of the Ruyi Sword he had just drawn with a silk handkerchief, and then lightly applying a little sword oil with a special fur.

"!?!" Li Yuanyuan trembled, her heart pounding, before she could speak again, she heard Lin Hui continue from the other side.

"What's wrong with not being human? I only care whether you're loyal to Qingfeng Temple; nothing else matters."

"Master, do you really not care about us non-human races?" Li Yuanyuan asked incredulously.

"Of course, or do you want me to care?" Lin Hui asked impatiently.

He felt he had made himself perfectly clear.

“I’m sorry. Actually, I am Ying.” Li Yuanyuan immediately confessed, but before she could finish speaking, Lin Hui interrupted her again.

"I don't care about your background. Right now, here and now, I only care about your aptitude, perseverance, and passion for swordsmanship. Nothing else matters, understand?"

Looking at Lin Hui's impatient expression, Li Yuanyuan suddenly felt a pang of helplessness and sorrow.

She has been discriminated against far too much because of her identity, and has also been treated differently because of her appearance and figure. But no one has ever looked at her differently simply because of her hard work and talent.

This kind of respect, which truly negated all her identity, background, and origins and focused solely on her individual qualities, aspirations, and perseverance, made her experience for the first time in her life what equality truly meant.

“Disciple understands!” Li Yuanyuan bowed her head deeply. “It is Yuanyuan’s good fortune to meet a master like you. I will strive to become your disciple.”

She bowed deeply again, then turned and left.

Lin Hui glanced at her inexplicably, then looked away, not paying any attention.

After dealing with these matters, he got up and returned to the pharmacy, took out the newly acquired Ganoderma lucidum, and began to chew it directly.

This new batch of Lingzhi mushrooms consists of twelve plants, each of which can shorten his evolution time by three to four months.

The evolution of the Extreme Cold Heavenly Ginseng King was still a little over a year away. Lin Hui only ate a little over three plants indoors and completed the evolution of the ginseng king.

A wisp of white, cold air slowly dissipated.

The ginseng in the box was quickly dyed pure white, and its surface was covered with a thick layer of frost.

At the same time, dense new ginseng whiskers begin to grow again from the ends of the ginseng roots, and blue veins resembling blood vessels slowly rise on their surface.

'Looks like it's done.' Lin Hui reached out and touched the Extreme Cold Heavenly Ginseng King.

hiss.

The aura of purgatory within him suddenly surged, as if stimulated, and violently attempted to erupt from his fingers to annihilate the Extreme Cold Heavenly Ginseng King.

'efficient!'

Lin Hui simply picked up the ginseng king, examined it for a moment, and then gently bit off a small piece.

Instantly, a bone-chilling cold spread rapidly from my mouth throughout my entire body.

The restless flames within him were instantly frozen in that moment.

'This seems a bit too much,' Lin Hui thought, recalling that his initial enhancement of the Purgatory Aura came from just a lamb skewer. This time, evolving a Ginseng King, its medicinal effects clearly far surpassed those of a lamb skewer.

He thought for a moment, then focused his gaze on the Ginseng King.

The bloodstains came into view.

'Extreme Cold Heaven Ginseng King: One of the unique products of Extreme Cold Heaven, evolved from Cold Ginseng. It can improve internal energy, transforming it into a cold attribute, and alter the physique, granting the user some characteristics of Extreme Cold Heaven creatures. Evolutionary branch: 1.'

"He can really eat." Seeing that the blood mark indicated it was edible, he breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the ginseng king, and took another small bite.

One bite after another, in no time, just two minutes, the crisp and sweet Extreme Cold Ginseng King was completely gone into Lin Hui's stomach.

While waiting for the medicine to take effect, he took out another Ganoderma lucidum, aligned it with the blood seal, and imagined evolving it.

The bloodstains on the back of my hand turned into loose, blood-red patterns, covering my forearm.

Soon, a new message notification appeared.

'Ganoderma lucidum: Replenishes Yang energy, beneficial for reproduction. A precious mountain herb that harmonizes Yin and Yang and nourishes essence. Evolutionary branch: 3.'

'1—King of Ganoderma lucidum.'

'2—Ganoderma lucidum (Earth Ganoderma)'

'3—Heavenly Lingzhi.'

To his surprise, Lin Hui immediately clicked on the first option after discovering that it could indeed enhance the abilities.

'King of Spiritual Mushrooms: Evolved from the Spiritual Mushroom, it is entirely emerald green. Consuming it will induce extreme mental excitement, and the user's internal energy will be continuously and subtly enhanced over twelve hours.'

'Earth Spirit Mushroom: Consuming it grants earth-attribute internal energy.'

'Heavenly Spirit Mushroom: Consuming it grants Heavenly Attribute Internal Energy.'

All three branches have the same evolutionary timeframe: nineteen years.

"The evolution effect isn't very appealing," Lin Hui shook his head slightly.

He had actually been mentally prepared for the evolution of energy-boosting elixirs. It was just that this moment truly confirmed it.

Although I wanted to try evolving one to see the effect, nineteen years was still too long.

After clearing his vision, he stood up again, reached out and gently squatted down, pressing his hand to the ground.

'The Evolutionary Breeze observes the ground.'

He focused his attention, confirming the idea. Soon, the bloodstain shrank back into a diamond shape, then dispersed again a second later, covering his forearm.

New information is emerging.

'Qingfeng Observes the Land: Qingfeng observes the land beneath everyone's feet each day. Evolutionary branches: 5.'

It can really evolve?!
Lin Hui was delighted; this blood seal truly was somewhat omnipotent!
He clicked on the evolutionary branch.

'1—Land (reinforcement).'

'2—Land (purification).'

"3 - Land (Curse)."

'4—Land (reproduction).'

'5—Land (Suppression).'

The effects of the five branches are roughly clear from their names.

Lin Hui nodded slightly and casually clicked on the last one.

'Land (Suppression): Can suppress the life force of non-sect members to a certain extent, with a suppression intensity of 10%.'

"That's good," Lin Hui nodded. If the ratio could be increased, it would definitely be a powerful weapon to stabilize the rear.

He withdrew his hand, stood up again, and gently grasped the air with his hand.

At the same time, I set the air of Qingfeng Temple as my evolutionary goal in my mind.

Soon, the bloodstains repeated the cycle of gathering and dispersing.

New information is emerging.

'Qingfeng Observes the Air: Qingfeng observes the air exhaled and inhaled by those practicing cultivation. Evolutionary Branch: 3.'

'1—Air (spirit).'

'2—Air (Health Preservation)'

'3—Air (Wind).'

As usual, Lin Hui clicked on each one and looked them over.

'Air (Spirit): The evolved air is rich in spiritual energy, and can slowly form rudimentary spiritual veins within a thousand years. Those who cultivate spiritual power can receive a boost to their cultivation speed.'

'Air (Health Benefits): The evolved air contains special factors that can extend the lifespan of life within it. The longer one lives in this environment, the longer the lifespan is extended, up to a maximum of ten years.'

'Air (Wind): Evolved air possesses a high concentration of unknown wind-related power. Practicing techniques of the same attribute can grant a significant speed boost.'

Lin Hui quickly glanced at the time required; all of them were forty years.

This took longer to evolve than anything before. He sighed and gave up the idea of ​​evolving air immediately.

Finally, he turned his attention to himself!

Lin Hui: Human, Purgatory Clan, Extreme Cold Heaven Bloodline, Wind Disaster Bloodline. Specializes in the following martial arts: Gale Sword Technique, Typhoon Sword Technique. Evolutionary branches: 0.

"Wind Calamity Bloodline? What the hell is that? When did I get this? There really is no shortcut; you can't evolve yourself. It's like trying to spiral upwards by stepping on your own foot with your left.

After testing a bunch of things, Lin Hui took out the silencer stone that Tao Xuehai had given him as a keepsake.

A skilled gaze suddenly focused.

The bloodstain notification appeared.

'Silencer Stone (Relic): A relic that can silence sound within a certain range; a condensate of the Mist God. Evolutionary branch: 3.'

Open the branch.

'1—Isolation Stone: A remnant that isolates all breath and sound within a certain surrounding area.'

'2—Silence Stone: Forces all life forms within a certain range to remain silent.'

'3—Silent Divine Stone: A fragment of a relic containing a trace of the divine essence of the Mother of All Sounds. Collect all nine fragments to obtain a wisp of the Mother of All Sounds' divine essence, and become a divine being.'

The first two were easy to deal with, but Lin Hui was more concerned about the third one.

The mother of all sounds?

He rushed to the study, took down all the books about the Mist God from the bookshelf, and searched through them one by one.

The relevant records were found shortly afterward.

'Mother of All Sounds: A powerful mist goddess who once wreaked havoc on a city, later slain by the mist people. Her divinity scattered and dissipated, transforming into countless related relics.'

'There are quite a few mystical things in this place,' Lin Hui remarked with some emotion.

Then he went around trying to evolve everything he could reach.

Most things are actually just like that, they're just made more refined, sturdy, and advanced.

However, some examples are quite absurd. For instance, one wall in the study displays an evolutionary branch: the Wall of Absolute Sighs. According to the explanation, it is formed from a wisp of sigh from the Queen of the Underworld, possessing an indestructible absolute attribute. Unless one's power and divine abilities surpass those of the Queen of the Underworld, it cannot be broken.

The evolutionary timeframe is also quite impressive, requiring 1,500 years.
This gave Lin Hui a new understanding of the randomness of the Blood Seal's evolution.

After more than ten minutes of testing, the medicinal effects of the Extreme Cold Ginseng King had gradually faded.

Lin Hui sensed something was wrong, so he took a decorative mirror from the bookshelf and looked at himself.

The person in the mirror had completely lost the restless, infernal aura they had previously exuded. Their demeanor had fully returned to how they were when they first began practicing swordsmanship.

Everything seemed normal, but what really made Lin Hui feel something was wrong was his internal energy.

The internal energy's purgatory transformation didn't seem to disappear, but rather it was forcibly encased in a sealed shell by the extreme cold of the extreme winter.

He seemed to be able to continue absorbing the infernal flames without worrying about the infernal transformation going out of control.

But this layer of internal force was very strange; it only used a very thin layer to lock in the flames and aura of the Purgatory section.

It was as if, apart from him, there was a second mysterious source of energy for his internal strength.

It is being consumed continuously by the flames of purgatory, yet it shows no signs of decreasing.

(End of this chapter)