There were a lot of Sin Coins, a full six hundred and fifty.
But infusing them required a certain order of priority.
The most important was undoubtedly the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord.
Although Divine Soul Techniques were countered by the Demon-slaying Bureau’s Magical Artifacts and Treasure Armor, Lin Shu had never intended to fight them to the death in the first place.
No matter how much he wanted to earn Merit and Sin Coins, why would he target the most powerful and violent organization in Yongzhou?
It was all because that Captain named Gong Yue just had to get his hands dirty and hang up Chang Yi, which in turn drew out that group of Little Demons.
Lin Shu was a newcomer and didn’t know many people to begin with.
But that guy just had to go and, with a casual wave of his hand, surround them all.
That was what made a strange fire rise in his heart, giving him a surge of audacity. He decided to just go all in.
Now, the matter was settled.
Lin Shu felt his tracks were covered well enough. He hadn’t exposed his identity, so there was no need to get further entangled with the Demon-slaying Bureau.
It didn’t matter if the Moon-Devouring Demon General was put on the Demon Slayer List, but he himself couldn’t be tainted by that infamy.
Ignoring the Demon-slaying Bureau’s Vice Generals, who were armed to the teeth, Divine Soul Formulas were incredibly effective against other Cultivators.
Not only could they kill without a trace, making them hard to defend against, but they also came with Illusion Techniques to conceal the surroundings, preventing any major commotion.
They were practically essential for murder and robbery.
Besides, the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord was already very close to the Mid-stage Core Formation. While improving his Immortal Technique, he could help it grow as well.
’I’ll break through this barrier first.’
Having made up his mind, Lin Shu channeled the Sin Coins and infused them into the Wolf Lord.
But before he could even begin deducing the Cultivation Technique...
The damn mutt opened its mouth and devoured a whole fifty Sin Coins just to recover the energy it had expended in the previous Magical Combat.
’If I ever borrow your power again, I’m a...’
Watching the equivalent of more than half of Feng Yinglong disappear just like that, Lin Shu’s eyes filled with pain, and he subconsciously clenched his fists.
He gritted his teeth, but he didn’t finish the sentence. Instead, he channeled another three hundred Sin Coins.
Supported by the massive amount of Sin Coins, the Middle Third Grade barrier was easily broken.
[Core Formation Sixth Grade. Taiyin Blood Illumination: Perfection]
Lin Shu felt this Immortal Technique gradually become complete and turned his gaze to the little wolf cub.
No, this giant creature, which came up to his chest even when lying on the ground, could hardly be called a "cub" anymore.
Perhaps because it had already been fed quite a bit beforehand, breaking through didn’t use up the full three hundred Sin Coins. About eighty remained.
Lin Shu sat on the edge of the bed, tossing the coins over one by one.
Finally, the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord seemed to break through some kind of critical point.
With a low growl, the muscles all over its body bulged again, and its entire frame became much more robust.
Mid-stage Core Formation!
The silver ingot already in mid-air was swept back into his sleeve, and the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord snapped its jaws on empty air.
"Whine..."
It stared blankly at the young man, realizing there was no hope for more today, and could only obediently crawl back to its spot.
It wasn’t that Lin Shu was being stingy.
He was being so meticulous because the remaining amount was just enough to break through his Body Tempering Technique as well.
The remaining three hundred and fifty were all converted into a black light that surged toward the Golden Lion Statue.
Beneath his dark cyan robes, the blood throughout Lin Shu’s body began to boil. A crimson Fog poured from his pores, driving the transformation of his muscles and bones.
[Core Formation Seventh Grade. Fierce Lion Burning Blood Technique: Perfection]
[Core Formation Sixth Grade. Fierce Lion Burning Blood Technique: Perfection]
He had broken through two consecutive barriers, and with a Body Tempering Technique rooted in violent Blood Qi at that.
Spurred by the intense pain, even with the protection of his "Guarding Essence" Spiritual Root, Lin Shu’s mind remained clear, but wisps of killing intent still formed in his heart.
The tangible sense of power from such a drastic change to his Physique was more intoxicating than an increase in Spiritual Power.
His Inner Technique was at early-stage Core Formation, his Body Tempering Technique was at mid-stage Core Formation, and on top of that, he had the Wolf Lord’s abundant Magical Power.
The thought of changing his moniker from "Junior Cultivator" to "Great Cultivator" surfaced once more.
"Haaa..."
Lin Shu exhaled a breath of crimson heat and shook his head to dispel the distracting thoughts.
He carefully familiarized himself with his body’s explosive increase in strength, while also digesting the information about the Inner Technique in his mind.
The Core Formation Realm wasn’t like Foundation Establishment; there were no wonderful things like Spiritual Roots. But that didn’t mean one could cross it casually.
If one didn’t pay attention to its intricacies, when the time came to forge the Golden Core, the realm would give the Cultivator its cruelest answer.
The next day was clear and sunny.
Yu Sheng no longer cried and ran to the adults like a small child because of the changes in her body.
She knew the warmth that filled her body was because Lin Shu was meditating again.
Her transformation from an Innately flawed, malformed child into the strong, healthy adult Immortal Descendant she was now all stemmed from the strand of Essence Blood she had given him.
"I want to eat lots and lots of food." She held a porcelain bowl bigger than her face, gulping down white porridge.
"Why?" Yan Jin asked, peeling an egg for her.
"Because I have to get big and strong so I can help Lin Shu fight."
Yu Sheng put down the large bowl and, with her delicate and beautiful face, let out a long burp. "BURP!"
Yan Jin smiled, handed her the tender white egg, and casually wiped a grain of rice from the corner of the young Immortal’s mouth.
She didn’t tell her that Immortal Descendants couldn’t grow by eating such things.
Because she didn’t know what Immortal Descendants were supposed to eat either.
The Crimson Heart Flowers grown in the medicinal fields near Shihu City almost all ended up in the mouths of Cultivators.
It seemed the young masters and mistresses of the various families never touched such things.
In their youth, they consumed Inheritance Spiritual Light.
But the Spiritual Light didn’t appear from thin air; it came from the elders of their clans.
’So what do these Immortal Family elders eat?’
It seemed to be a forbidden question, one that no one had ever paid any mind to.
"I have conveyed your desire to leave Yongzhou Pass to Steward Chen. He said that with your current merits, you have enough to exchange for a nice piece of territory. It might be a few populous county towns, or perhaps a prosperous port."

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