“You evil spirits are truly cunning. To think you'd dare slander me as a demon right before your death. You're practically begging for it!”
Hearing the evil Venerable Ziqing call him a demon, Ye Lin raised an eyebrow. He raised his sword and brought it down, cleanly severing her head.
Ziqing thought, Am I really slandering you? I'm just scared out of my wits!
Sensing her life force completely fading, Ziqing's heart was filled with endless grievance and unwillingness.
She was once just a withered bone in the Demon Abyss, having died countless years ago. It had not been easy for her to birth a divine sense and rise step by step from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, finally cultivating to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core Stage to gain dignity and power.
She had thought that after leaving the Demon Abyss this time, with the agreement reached between the mighty experts of the evil race and the human race, and the deterrence of the evil race's Child of Fortune, she could easily complete the mission assigned by the True Monarch, receive her reward, and strive for the Nascent Soul Stage.
But fate seemed to have completely abandoned her this time, turning her life's struggles into bubbles.
“True Monarch Queyue will not let you off, and the Child of Fortune of my evil race will never let you off either.”
At the brink of death, Ziqing squeezed out these words with all her might before completely perishing.
[Ding! You have slain an extremely wicked Golden Core Stage evil spirit. You have obtained 2,600 years of other-race lifespan, your Luck Value has increased by 160 points, and you have picked up the Heaven-grade talent 'Voidification.'
The Desolate Ancient Dao Pagoda has automatically taken her physical body to extract blood qi, and the Soaring Fairy Visualization Chart has drawn out her soul for refinement. You have accumulated a wisp of the Power of Sin, and you have accumulated a wisp of the Power of Heaven's Punishment...]
The moment Ziqing perished, the wonderful game notification rang in Ye Lin's ears.
“Not bad, not bad. The drop rate for Golden Core Stage evil spirits is indeed high.”
“I only need to kill one more to complete all my Foundation Establishment pre-requisite missions.”
As he casually pocketed the storage rings of the two Golden Core evil Venerables, Ye Lin muttered to himself in satisfaction.
As for True Monarch Queyue and the evil race's Child of Fortune that Ziqing had mentioned before her death, he didn't take them to heart.
Although with his current Qi Condensation great perfection strength and mental power, executing the spatial divine ability Divine Eye Heaven-Seizing Hand could only control opponents at the Golden Core Stage and below, and wouldn't be very effective against a Nascent Soul True Monarch for now.
But he still had the first and second forms of the Heaven-Cleaving Sword Intent. With these two trump cards that could forcibly lock onto enemies, if those two really dared to come, he could easily take at least one of them down.
And in his daily encounters, as long as he didn't run into a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage or above...
With the trait 'The Strictest Father of Other Races' granting a 1,000% damage boost, the 'Heavenly Dao Seal' multiplying damage by a hundred times, and the absolute defense-penetration of the Sword of Original Sin...
Combined with the Divine Eye Heaven-Seizing Hand, an inescapable control divine ability against anyone below the Nascent Soul Stage, he could practically insta-kill anyone he met.
“Thank you, True Monarch, for eradicating the evil spirits for our Zhenhai City and protecting the peace of our tens of thousands of citizens.”
“This old man is Wei Ming, the Lord of Zhenhai City. I kowtow to you here.”
Just as Ye Lin finished his battle, the previously quiet streets were suddenly filled with grateful elderly, young, women, and children.
Led by a grey-robed old man with white hair and a wizened appearance, everyone knelt down in unison and heavily kowtowed to him three times.
“Our gratitude to the True Monarch for showing mercy to us commoners!” Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison, their voices sincere and thunderous.
But before Ye Lin could react, an unexpected game notification suddenly rang in his ears.
[Ding! Your overbearing benevolent act has earned the gratitude and recognition of the tens of thousands of citizens in Zhenhai City. Though the Heavenly Dao was extremely reluctant, it could only wave its hand at you. Your Luck Value has increased by 2,000 points.]
This unexpected surprise made Ye Lin pause in astonishment.
With these 2,000 Luck Value points, combined with what he had obtained from killing those Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment evil spirits, it was enough to directly upgrade his Luck level to a Tier 9 Child of Fortune, or perhaps even higher.
This way, when he used the 'Random Replication' trait, the replication multiplier would always be locked at the maximum of one thousand times.
When he established his foundation, he would be able to replicate even more 'Power of Yin-Yang' to make his Dao foundation even stronger.
“Excellent! These evil spirits are truly my 'life's true love.' In the past, killing one gave me six rewards, getting six uses out of one fish.
Now they've brought me such a pleasant surprise. They really are an inexhaustible treasure trove.”
Seeing that he had obtained so much Luck Value at once, Ye Lin's 'affection' for the evil spirit race instantly rose by several levels.
“No need for such formalities. I am Ye Lin, a silver-robed Inspector of the Demon Suppressing Division. I came here specifically to resolve the demonic disaster of Zhenhai City.”
“While most of the evil spirits have been slain by me, there are still three Golden Core evil Venerables whose whereabouts are unknown. Everyone should go back home and hide first.”
Suppressing his 'pathological love' for the evil spirit race, Ye Lin waved his hand casually at the crowd.
According to the mission intelligence he received from the Demon Suppressing Division's Mission Hall, five Golden Core evil Venerables were entrenched here, and they were deeply connected with significant backgrounds.
He didn't care about their connections or backgrounds. What he cared about now was: where did the other three evil Venerables run off to?
He was still waiting to slay another evil Venerable to complete his pre-requisite mission and break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Hearing Ye Lin's words, the crowd obediently hurried back to their homes.
The immortal master and True Monarch still had to slay evil Venerables. Although they couldn't help, they absolutely must not cause trouble.
“True Monarch, regarding the whereabouts of those three evil Venerables, this old man happens to know some information.”
Just as Ye Lin was wondering how to locate the three evil Venerables, the white-haired old man, Wei Ming, who had previously claimed to be the City Lord of Zhenhai City, approached him with the support of a young boy and spoke.
Hearing this, Ye Lin turned to look at Wei Ming. The 'Great Dao Mirror of Years' in his right eye instantly activated, and a panel of information floated before him.
[Name: Wei Ming
Cultivation: Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Stage
Race: Human
Identity: Abandoned child of a great clan, Tier 9 Child of Fortune, Lord of Zhenhai City
Talent: Gold Destiny 'Vigorous with Age' (The older he gets, the faster his luck and cultivation speed become)
Life Description: Do not mock a traveler half-covered in dust; when the wind rises, he will soar to the nine heavens.
In his youth, to protect a city of humans, he killed a prominent other-race genius. His family was unwilling to protect him, so they destroyed his cultivation path, sealed his memories, and left him to fend for himself.
Having drifted for half his life, enduring all the hardships and coldness of the world, his original heart remained unchanged, still wishing to protect the common people.
Combat Description: Formerly specialized in the Saber Dao, possesses powerful combat strength
Status: Memory seal is about to dissipate, cultivation path is about to resume.]
After reading the old man's information, Ye Lin couldn't help but marvel in his heart.
If not for the 'Reflecting the Present Life' ability of the 'Great Dao Mirror of Years,' who could have imagined that this white-haired, wizened old man, who looked like he was about to step into the grave at any moment, would actually be a Tier 9 Child of Fortune?
Moreover, he was the kind of heaven-defying existence whose luck and talent only grew stronger with age.
Although this growth wasn't infinite, as a Gold Destiny also had its limits, this was absolutely an overpowered existence on the Heavenly Desolation Continent.
However, looking at his life experience, it indeed matched his name, Wei Ming—protecting the people for a lifetime. He was truly a respected senior.
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