Chapter 8

Before Lin Yun could steady himself, a wave suddenly surged up from the flowing Yin River. Following that, a creature that was snake-like but not a snake, and ox-like but not an ox, leaped out of the Yin River. The creature had a fierce face with blood-red eyes, its body covered in dense scales, two black horns on its head, and a snake-like tail that stirred the waves as it swam upstream with astonishing speed...

"Damn, my luck is good, I ran into a Python Bull right away..." Facing the dominant creature of the Yin River, Lin Yun did not dare to be careless. He unleashed a purple sword aura dozens of feet long, which was the first move of the Yangwu Sword Technique, "Purple Qi from the East." The purple sword aura struck the Yin River, instantly causing waves several dozen feet high to rise.

"Purple Qi from the East" was an extremely yang and powerful sword technique, a natural nemesis to the cold and filthy creatures in the Yin River. Lin Yun's sword strike forced the Python Bull, which had been charging forward, to retreat. It dove back into the Yin River and did not resurface for a long time.

Unfortunately, Lin Yun had no intention of letting it go. Ten creatures a day was the basic requirement to avoid hunger. Moreover, the Netherworld Death Qi from the Yin River creatures was something Lin Yun desperately needed. After the "Purple Qi from the East" strike, Lin Yun did not stop. He used his body technique to instantly reach the edge of the Yin River, then leaped. With his true essence flowing, Lin Yun's leap was dozens of feet high. In the air, his eyes were fixed on the Yin River below...

Finally, as Lin Yun began to descend, a red thread suddenly flashed in the Yin River water. This was the blood left by the Python Bull when it was injured by the "Purple Qi from the East."

"First one!" In mid-air, Lin Yun's long sword struck again. This time, however, it was not a purple sword aura dozens of feet long, but a black sword light about a foot long that disappeared into the Yin River without a sound, as if the strike had never happened.

However, just three breaths later, the area where the black light disappeared suddenly turned red. By the time Lin Yun landed, the Python Bull's corpse had floated to the surface. Lin Yun grabbed the corpse with one hand, lightly touched the Yin River with his toes, and used his body technique to cross dozens of feet, landing on the shore.

Almost as soon as Lin Yun landed, three more Python Bulls emerged from the Yin River. Smelling the blood of their companion, they were instantly enraged. They roared and thrashed their snake-like tails, stirring the waves as they prepared to charge onto the shore. Lin Yun did not dare to face three Python Bulls at once. He struck again with "Purple Qi from the East," using the yang and powerful sword aura to temporarily scare the three Python Bulls back. He then carried the Python Bull's corpse and escaped through a narrow crevice in the stone wall...

Fortunately, these three Python Bulls did not dare to pursue him too far. After watching Lin Yun escape, they only roared a few times on the shore before jumping back into the Yin River.

"Phew..." Lin Yun watched the three Python Bulls leave, finally breathing a sigh of relief. He looked at the Python Bull's corpse at his feet, which he had pierced through the heart with a single strike, and a smile appeared on his face: "I wonder how much Netherworld Death Qi this guy absorbed..."

Lin Yun first cut off the Python Bull's claw as proof, then carefully used the sword aura to extract the demon core.

The Python Bull was only a demon soldier, equivalent to a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator. The demon core he extracted was only the size of a pea. For Lin Yun, who had seen various demon kings and emperors' cores in his previous life, such a small demon core was rather laughable.

However, when Lin Yun held the demon core in his hand, his originally laughable expression suddenly turned to surprise...

Because Lin Yun discovered that this demon core contained a considerable amount of Netherworld Death Qi, at least twice as much as a regular Python Bull. This meant that the Python Bull he had killed with a casual strike was a genius among Python Bulls. If given enough time to grow, it might one day reach the demon king realm!

"Not bad luck..."

The size of the demon core was not very important to Lin Yun. After all, ten of them together were not worth a single spirit stone. What Lin Yun valued was the Netherworld Death Qi, as it was an important material for dismantling magical artifacts.

Lin Yun searched his pocket and found an empty jade bottle. He then activated his true essence, carefully separating the Netherworld Death Qi and guiding it into the jade bottle. After the last bit of Netherworld Death Qi was introduced, Lin Yun injected a strand of true essence into the bottle and carefully sealed it.

Next, he waited for the Netherworld Death Qi to transform into Netherworld True Water.

Netherworld True Water was said to be able to wash away anything, even the three souls and seven spirits of a person entering the Netherworld would be stripped of all memories by the Netherworld True Water. Thus, thousands of years ago, there were already artifact masters who developed the technique of using Netherworld True Water to dismantle broken magical artifacts.

Of course, to transform Netherworld True Water, the amount of Netherworld Death Qi was not enough. However, Lin Yun was not in a hurry. With the many creatures in the Yin River, it would take only a few days to transform a drop of Netherworld True Water. At that time, not only could he dismantle broken magical artifacts, but there would be many other uses.

After resealing the jade bottle, Lin Yun returned to the edge of the Yin River. This time, his luck was good, and he harvested another Python Bull demon core in just a quarter of an hour.

For the rest of the day, Lin Yun did not leave the Yin River, hunting one creature after another.

At this time, Su Shixiong was leading a few duty disciples, eating roasted meat and drinking strong liquor by the stove to ward off the cold in the Mystic Ice Cave.

"Junior brothers, rest assured. As long as we complete the task Master Song assigned us, I guarantee that we can leave this hellish place, the Mystic Ice Cave, within the year. Master Song is a direct disciple of Elder Tianxing, and his word is more powerful than our masters'..."

The disciples present had been in the Mystic Ice Cave for two or three years, enduring the cold every day. They had long wished to leave this place. Hearing his promise, they all showed signs of joy, but after the joy, some could not help but worry.

"But, Senior Brother Su, Lin Yun is an inner disciple. If you send him to the edge of the Yin River and something happens to him, what will the sect do?"

"Inner disciple? Haha, didn't Master Song say that this inner disciple was sent here by the sect leader himself for beating up the young Celestial Master? Who doesn't know that Celestial Master Zhang loves his son like his own life? Lin Yun caused such a big trouble, even if he were a true disciple, he would never leave the Mystic Ice Cave..."

"But..."

"Put your hearts at ease, nothing will happen..." Su Shixiong, seeing that they were still not reassured, added: "Even if something does happen, isn't there still Master Song to take the blame? Why worry so much? I say, we just need to make Lin Yun's life miserable, and not worry about the rest."

"That's right, that's right..." Hearing these encouraging words, the duty disciples felt somewhat relieved: "But, Senior Brother Su, you sent that kid to the Yin River right away. It's dangerous, but the effect doesn't seem great. It would be better to send him to my place to mine. I guarantee that after a month, he won't even remember his own name..."

"You don't understand..." Su Shixiong sneered, showing his disdain: "Sending him to the Yin River is just the beginning. I need to make him understand who the real boss is in the Mystic Ice Cave. He shouldn't think that being an inner disciple gives him the right to act superior in front of us outer disciples. If he offends us, it's not just about not having food to eat; he might even lose his life. Just wait, in three days, that kid will come to me himself, begging for a change of place..."

"Understood, understood. Once that kid is scared, it will be easier for us to torment him. At that time, not only will he go mining, but even if we make him clean the latrines, he will have to do it obediently..."

"Exactly." Su Shixiong nodded with a satisfied look, swallowing the last piece of roasted meat with a swig of strong liquor, and stood up: "Alright, junior brothers, you can drink slowly. I need to patrol the Yin River and see if that kid has been scared into crying..."

"Senior Brother Su, take your time."

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