Decaying World

Chapter 183 183 Infiltration Three

Having completed the initial blood seal tests, Lin Hui ultimately decided to first determine a safe location before evolving the sect's headquarters.

Choosing a safe location is a problem.

After the test, he went outside and wandered around the surrounding foggy area, looking at all the ruins where monsters roamed, and discovered a problem.

That is, although there are fog-free areas in the ruins, the monsters inside will keep multiplying. He doesn't know where this multiplication comes from, but it will definitely be very troublesome to live there.

After going around in circles, he finally initiated the evolution of Qingfeng Temple first, and the route he chose was Jiuxiao Sect.

Once the fifty-year evolution period was confirmed, and the blood seal was occupied again, Lin Hui felt a sudden emptiness in his heart and couldn't concentrate on anything all day.

After he ate the remaining Ganoderma lucidum in one go, the 50 years only became 47 years, which made him feel even more upset.

The main reason was the wonderful feeling of having the Blood Seal in hand, which allowed him to identify and evolve things everywhere, giving him the illusion that there were infinite possibilities for future development.

Unfortunately, more aphrodisiacs will be needed in the future to unlock unlimited possibilities.

So he decided to get his hands on medicine.

After throwing the transaction paper into the cave again, Lin Hui called Wang Hongshi over to inquire about the drug acquisition.

“This batch we just acquired is all that has been harvested. Although more of this type of medicine has been planted in the past two years due to your demand, it requires many growing years and cannot be harvested every year, so there are no new products available for the time being,” Wang Hongshi said with difficulty.

As the head steward of Qingfeng Temple, he was quite familiar with Lin Hui's acquisition of aphrodisiac drugs. There were only so many main acquisition channels, and once they were gone, they were gone.

He was truly at his wit's end.

"We don't have Ganoderma lucidum or Ziyunzhi, so what about other types?" Lin Hui currently only has Black Emperor Pills combined with other combination drugs to barely maintain the speed at which one month of evolution time is equivalent to eight months of use.

If we want to speed things up further, we'll have to find a precious medicine.

What worries him most is that he has been taking too much Black Emperor Pill recently, and he has a vague feeling that he is developing drug resistance and adaptability, and the efficacy of the medicine is showing a downward trend.

This forced him to consider planning ahead.

"They're all gone, Abbot. Last time, I sent people, especially several disciples who live in the inner city, to buy medicine around the core area, but they couldn't find any similar drugs. We have plenty of other medicines, but we really don't have this kind," Wang Hongshi said helplessly.

After waving Xiao Wang away, Lin Hui got up and wandered around the yard a few times, deciding to go ask his father and older brother for a solution.

"What do you need these medicines for?" Suddenly, Mingxia's voice came from outside the door.

"I've almost grasped the perfect version of the Qingfeng Sword Technique. I heard you also created a new technique called the Kuangfeng Sword Technique. Could you teach it to me?" Mingxia, dressed in a simple white Qingfeng Temple outfit that accentuated her exquisite curves, slowly entered carrying a long sword on her back.

From her appearance, she was simply a beautiful female swordsman with a pure and bright look.

Especially striking was her beautiful long black hair, tied in a high ponytail, swaying slightly at the back of her head and hanging down to her waist, the silky strands reflecting a soft sheen in the sunlight. She was extremely eye-catching.

"You have a solution?" Lin Hui's eyes lit up; he had almost forgotten about the old man.

“I have a few ways, but not many. The main problem is that you’ve gone too far. You’ve bought up everything that can be sold in the city markets. I can’t get anything from there either. So…” Mingxia paused, pursing her lips, and smiled.

"So what? You mean... other districts?!" Lin Hui immediately realized.

“That’s right! Right now, you only have two ways to get this kind of medicine: one is to go to other districts, and the other is to exchange it with a powerful clan that has a large collection. But the latter’s collection is also limited, so the real way to increase your supply is to buy it from other places. For example, a place that has a large quantity of this kind of medicine.” Mingxia, as expected of an old hand, came up with a new idea as soon as she arrived.

“But the other districts are too far to travel back and forth. Xingdao District is the closest, but I don’t know about the other districts,” Lin Hui said hesitantly.

“Xingdao City doesn’t have any, even fewer than here. Forget about it. Too many people died there; they’ve already sold off everything they could to rebuild the inner city and increase the population,” Mingxia replied. “But besides Xingdao, the second closest city, Tianchong, might have some.”

"Tianchong City? How do I get there?" Lin Hui was taken aback.

“You can reach your destination by transferring ships from Xingdao to Yuhai. If everything goes smoothly, it will take about half a year for a round trip. If you don’t want to go yourself, you can send someone. It’s possible to bring some medicine back and forth within a year. But the people sent must be strong, otherwise they will definitely be robbed on the way.” Mingxia offered a solution.

"Let me think about it," Lin Hui said, frowning.

"I've given you the method, but can you teach me the Gale Sword Technique?" Mingxia's big eyes once again revealed an intense longing.

"Why should I pass on my teachings to you? You're not my disciple, and you don't have any sense of belonging or identification with my Qingfeng Temple," Lin Hui retorted.

“I can have a sense of belonging, and I can have recognition!” Mingxia said quickly. “How about I kowtow to you right now?”

She immediately knelt down and prepared to kowtow, but Lin Hui quickly dodged her.

This guy's excessive shamelessness made him a little uneasy.

“I need a guarantee that the Gale Sword Technique is the true core heritage of my Qingfeng Temple. Since I created it, I have never taught it to any outsider.”

"This..." Mingxia stood up, her brows furrowing. "How about... I give you my... and I can even help you have a child?"

Lin Hui felt a chill. Even though he knew the other person was a man before, he still couldn't accept it, no matter how good-looking the other person was now. Let alone using this kind of transaction method.

"It seems you're unwilling." Mingxia smoothed the hair on the side of his face. However, his lack of morals wasn't a recent development. He had been messing around for too long many years ago, and his morals were long forgotten.

He was able to become the Supreme Elder of the Three Sects because many people risked their lives and worked tirelessly to support him.

The more people he sleeps with, the larger his network of relationships becomes. The most ruthless thing is that he's bisexual. "To be honest, your perfect Qingfeng Sword technique has greatly inspired me. I originally thought my strength had reached its limit, but I didn't expect to make another breakthrough after only a short period of research. Therefore, I'm determined to obtain the subsequent Gale Sword Technique. Name your conditions. I'll do whatever I can!" Mingxia said solemnly.

Lin Hui clapped his hands, having been waiting for those words.

"Okay, you said it!? Then go buy me the medicine, go to that Tianchong City you mentioned!"

"..." Mingxia's expression froze instantly.

He was just giving a suggestion; he didn't actually plan to go himself!
"You don't have to find someone to help me, as long as you get this done and obtain medicine worth at least the equivalent of a hundred Purple Cloud Mushrooms, I'll start teaching you the Gale Sword Technique," Lin Hui said decisively.

Mingxia's pretty face froze, and she looked at Lin Hui for a moment, unsure of what expression to make.

He could accept one hundred Purple Cloud Mushrooms, after all, the value of the Gale Sword Technique was far more than that in his eyes, the main problem was that it would be too troublesome to go back and forth.
He is also a rather lazy person; otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed at the top of the Nine Dreams Sect Mountain for so many years to cultivate in seclusion.

"Tell me, is it okay or not?" Lin Hui asked in a deep voice.

“Okay! It’s a deal!” Mingxia gritted her teeth and made a decisive decision. She realized that she had trapped herself in this situation.

Tianchong City is a port city slightly smaller than Tuyue. The journey between them is long and fraught with danger. Even he had to be extremely careful to arrive safely.

This trip definitely requires some preparation.

He immediately turned and ran back to prepare for his trip. Before leaving, he had to make sure all the affairs within the sect were settled, so that the sect wouldn't be unable to find him if they needed to look for him.

Watching Mingxia leave, Lin Hui breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the sky, he realized there was still time. With the new drug distribution channel arranged, he felt somewhat at ease.

He immediately had the urge to practice swordsmanship again.

Picking up the Ruyi, he moved swiftly, leaving Qingfeng Temple and arriving at Kuangfeng Plain in one breath, only to find that many disciples of the sect were already practicing martial arts in the surrounding area.

Considering that this sword practice will also include testing the new internal energy characteristics, in order to avoid being exposed and discovered.

He changed locations again.

He took out the map and checked it, and this time he confirmed one new point.

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Fog-filled area, Yanshan Relics - Tianzhan Cliff.

Giant black birds with human heads flew around in the mist, circling and looking down.

On the massive black cliff, the wind howled, and the mist rolled and surged rapidly like ocean waves.

This is the windiest spot around Tu Yue, and it's also the new training location Lin Hui found on the improved map.

Because it is located in a foggy area and within the dangerous Yanshan Ruins, there is no one else around except for monsters.

There's no need to worry about being disturbed or accidentally getting injured while practicing swordsmanship. In case any unusual phenomena occur during practice, they can be concealed by the mist.

Lin Hui sat cross-legged on the edge of Tianzhan Cliff, watching the dark mist swirling at the bottom of the cliff below.

He raised his hand, and a faint white fluorescent light of internal energy shone from his fingers.

This is the internal energy gained after consuming the Extreme Cold Ginseng King.

It looks ordinary, only slightly whiter than ordinary internal energy.

but.
The next second, he lightly touched the ground with his finger.

laugh!
In an instant, a huge white frost spread rapidly outwards from the spot where he was sitting.

In just one second, it froze the surrounding area of ​​hundreds of meters into a pure white expanse.

A five-meter-tall human-headed bird couldn't dodge in time and flew just over Lin Hui's head, a dozen meters above him.

At that moment, an invisible chill surged upwards, touching even a tiny bit of it. Instantly, its body froze, turning into an ice sculpture, before crashing down.

Bang.

The ice sculpture of the human-headed bird shattered to Lin Hui's right, turning into a pile of fragments on the ground.

Lin Hui stared blankly at the scene. Although he had tried to overestimate the extreme cold before the test, the psychological impact of seeing a dangerous-level human-headed bird turn into ice sculpture fragments in the blink of an eye was still great.

After all, the danger level corresponds to the Inner Force Realm and the Heavenly Cycle Realm.

"This extreme cold is a bit exaggerated." Lin Hui breathed a sigh of relief, finally understanding why the Hellfire could be so obediently sealed under it.

He carefully examined the frozen ground, reached out and dug up a piece of ice, weighed it in his hand, and it seemed no different from ordinary ice.

Its appearance is crystal clear, and it is very cold, so its temperature should be lower than that of ordinary ice.

After gathering his inner strength, the ice began to slowly melt due to the surrounding temperature.

(End of this chapter)