Chapter 67

Sun Pingyang gave a self-deprecating smile and explained, "All official students of King Qi Academy can have attendants. Becoming someone’s attendant means losing personal freedom. I didn’t want to become an attendant for just anyone. It wasn’t until I found out you were going to take the entrance exam for King Qi Academy that I changed my mind. It’s hard for me to convince myself to be an attendant, but you could say that you saved my life."

As he spoke, Sun Pingyang’s voice grew more emotional, "Back on Mount Yuanyang, even when I suggested you leave me behind, you didn’t. You saved my life twice, even using a hidden weapon to save me from Bai Tong. You could say that half of my life belongs to you. So, being your attendant, I can accept it. Moreover, I also have high hopes for you. With your talent and experiences, I believe you have a chance to enter King Qi Academy."

"Besides, you’re not the kind of person who is petty. Take the ivory, for example. I clearly said it was a very precious treasure. But ever since I took it, you haven’t mentioned it once. Of course, even if you didn’t bring it up, I would still give you half of it. I feel that following you won’t be too bad. Moreover, after this trip to Mount Yuanyang, I feel that I’ve made some progress. So, I want to be your attendant. You won’t refuse, right?"

"Of course, I won’t refuse helping Brother Sun. But I’m from a rural area and I’m not used to having someone take care of me. Brother Sun, since we’ve been through life and death together, let’s just call each other by our names as usual," Lin Yiming couldn’t refuse.

"Brother Yiming, are you leaving? Don’t leave me behind, I want to go too!" Guoguo, who had been listening quietly, immediately grabbed Lin Yiming’s arm, her bright eyes looking at him pitifully. Her small appearance was simply irresistible.

"You want to go too..." Lin Yiming stroked Guoguo’s black hair, thinking. Guoguo was a problem. Although she was strong, her mental state always seemed off. Whether she stayed in the village or the Appraisal Alliance, it was hard to feel at ease. She might not listen to others and stay obediently. If she ran away again to find him and encountered bad people, it would be troublesome. She also ate a lot, and ordinary people couldn’t take care of her.

Rather than leaving her, it would be better to take her. After all, she wasn’t weak. If she couldn’t get into King Qi Academy, he could make her his attendant. King Qi Academy wouldn’t limit the number of attendants to just one, right?

Thinking this, Lin Yiming finally nodded lightly, "Alright, Brother can take you, but you have to be good on the way."

"Of course, Guoguo is the most obedient." Guoguo’s big eyes narrowed into a cute crescent moon, and her small body clung to Lin Yiming like a gentle kitten.

Lin Yiming felt the delicate and smooth texture of Guoguo’s small, soft body, and it was so comfortable that he almost moaned. The feeling was truly wonderful.

Guoguo, this little girl, was still so young. It was hard to imagine what she would be like when she grew up.

Feeling comfortable, he closed his eyes, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Sun Pingyang looking at him with a smile.

Uh...

Lin Yiming’s face turned red. He had been discovered and misunderstood as a pervert.

"That, Brother Sun, it’s getting late. Let’s go back and rest early. We’ll set off early tomorrow morning," Lin Yiming quickly said to cover his embarrassment.

"Right, right. It’s getting late. We should rest early. We’ll start our journey tomorrow, so we need to rest well. Don’t stay up too late. I won’t disturb you. Take care of your health!" Sun Pingyang’s eyes clearly showed the words "take care of your health."

Lin Yiming’s eyes twitched. His words had only made things worse. Yes, Guoguo was delicate and cute, a super beauty. Yes, touching her was very comfortable, but how old was she? Was he that kind of person? If he were, he would be no different from Bai Tong and the others.

Really...

Forget it, he was so pure, he didn’t want to explain to him. He would just take Guoguo back to sleep.

Back at the Appraisal Alliance, Lin Yiming arranged for Guoguo to sleep and then secretly went out to find a quiet place. He took out the dagger he had been carrying close to his body. In Mount Yuanyang, he had rarely interrupted his practice of stealing immortal energy using the dagger.

Although it was a pity, it couldn’t be helped. That was Mount Yuanyang, with countless powerful beasts and numerous experts practicing in the mountains.

His strength wasn’t strong enough. Stealing immortal energy in Mount Yuanyang was too dangerous. If he was discovered, he would surely die. For safety, he had to stop practicing. Now that he was back in town, he would continue his practice.

The wall of the immortal realm needed to be dug every day.

After confirming that no one was around, Lin Yiming stabbed the dagger in front of him, the entire dagger sinking in.

"Quite deep, I’ve never stabbed so deep before."

Lin Yiming stabbed the dagger into the other side of the space, the immortal realm. When he couldn’t stab any further, he grabbed the dagger and slashed hard.

"Rip..."

A sound like a sharp blade cutting through wax paper echoed, and a crack about two feet long appeared in the air in front of him. At the same time, a blurry figure standing still could be faintly seen.

"Wow..."

Lin Yiming sucked in a breath. With just one stab, he had dug so deep, achieving what used to take three stabs. He could even see the blurry figure more clearly than before. It seemed his strength had indeed increased significantly!

Just as Lin Yiming was amazed, he felt the Cangchi demon spirit, which had been curled up in his dantian like a hibernating snake, suddenly rush out. It was like a bull in heat encountering a cow, moving at an unimaginable speed. The moment he felt it move, it had already rushed out of his body.

The Cangchi demon spirit rushed into the crack in the immortal realm and began to absorb the pure immortal energy, which flowed towards it.

"It can absorb immortal energy on its own."

Lin Yiming was greatly surprised but quickly reacted, not wasting any time. He activated his cultivation technique and drew in the pure immortal energy, which flowed into his body, making him feel so comfortable that he almost moaned. It felt like clear water washing through his body, making him feel incredibly refreshed.

"Ah... What a comfortable feeling. This immortal energy is even purer than what I used to absorb." Lin Yiming felt the immortal energy in his body. Perhaps because the Cangchi demon spirit could absorb immortal energy on its own, it didn’t try to snatch the energy he hadn’t yet refined, as it had done before.

Relieved, Lin Yiming extended the dagger and slashed the air in front of him again. With his increased strength, one slash was deeper than three slashes used to be. This gave him hope, the hope of piercing through the space in front of him and reaching the standing figure.

On the second slash, Lin Yiming used the spiritual energy in his body. After the second slash, the crack in front of him became deeper, but the figure still seemed very far away, still blurry.

"I don’t believe it will still be like this after the third slash."

While absorbing the immortal energy, Lin Yiming used the demon spirit’s energy and his own spiritual energy for the third slash.

This time, he clearly felt the dagger move forward more easily. It was as if he had cut through a veil in front of the standing figure. He could see the figure more clearly, and he could even tell it was a man, and that the man seemed to be punching, with a deep sense of frustration, a desire to break free from all constraints, and a determination to challenge the heavens!

"What a familiar move. That punch seems to be the last move of the Great Peng Fist, the Great Peng Spreads Its Wings and Hates the Low Sky!"

Looking at the figure’s move, Lin Yiming suddenly had a thought. The Great Peng Spreads Its Wings and Hates the Low Sky he had been practicing wasn’t correct. The punch from the blurry figure was the true Great Peng Spreads Its Wings and Hates the Low Sky!

Naturally, he followed the figure’s move and punched.

Instantly, a fierce wind followed Lin Yiming’s punch, and the air in front of him produced a series of sonic booms.

With one punch, Lin Yiming suddenly felt as if he could break through the sky. At the same time, the punch consumed a large amount of his spiritual energy.

"What a powerful punch. This punch is even stronger than the Surging Waves that Guoguo taught me! Who is that figure? How can just following his move make this punch so powerful?"

Lin Yiming was completely stunned. Who was that figure, and why did he keep that move?

"However, although this punch is powerful, it consumes a terrifying amount of spiritual energy."

Lin Yiming thought for a moment and decided to try the fourth slash. Now that his strength had increased, he had reached the peak of the Martial Dao Spirit Heart.

However, when he made the fourth slash, he found that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t stab in. It seemed his strength was still not enough.

"Still failed. I wonder when I can make the fourth slash."

Lin Yiming put away the dagger, feeling both regret and surprise.

"My demon spirit can absorb immortal energy on its own when I open the space, even without my control. This is truly unexpected."

Lin Yiming thought quietly. Demon spirits also need to cultivate, but most of them find a place with pure energy to cultivate.

But now, his demon spirit was cultivating using immortal energy!

Ordinary energy couldn’t compare to immortal energy. This meant that his demon spirit would cultivate much faster than others. As it absorbed the immortal energy, it would also draw more to the area, which would benefit him!

He never expected that having a demon spirit would bring such unexpected benefits while stealing immortal energy.

He needed to improve his strength as soon as possible.

The stronger he became, the more and purer the immortal energy he could steal. The more and purer the immortal energy he absorbed, the faster he would cultivate. The more and purer the immortal energy his demon spirit received, the faster it would grow. The stronger his demon spirit became, the stronger he would become, and the more immortal energy he could steal...

This was a pure positive cycle. He needed to improve his strength, and he needed to do it quickly!