Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 53 - The Second Stage of the Spiritual Platform
Back in his rented courtyard, Qingli was already waiting by the well: "Why are you back so late? Did something happen?"

"No." Lin Le shook his head.

"Oh." Qingli didn't ask any further questions, but simply raised her head slightly to the side. "That family's harvest is already there."

"Okay, thank you." Lin Le nodded and walked to the neatly arranged valuables.

After handing Qingli the things he didn't really need, Lin Le asked, "Do you have any magic over there?"

"Yes, there is." Qingli blinked. "What do you want to learn?"

Lin Le pondered for a moment and said, "Well, let's get one of each of the three, and they should all be support types."

“Support type? Let me think.” Qingli pondered for a moment and said, “Spirit Armor Technique can enhance your defense; Spirit Aperture Technique can increase your strength; Swiftness Technique can increase your speed. How about these three? They don’t involve the Five Elements transformation, so they are quite suitable for learning in the early stage of Qi Refining.”

Lin Le thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

"Then I'll begin." Qingli began to explain the three spells.

After explaining it once, it asked Lin Le, "Did you remember it?"

"I've got it." Lin Le nodded.

Qingli didn't repeat it. It knew that Lin Le had excellent comprehension and that Lin Le didn't need to lie to it about this.

Lin Le asked curiously, "Where did you get these spells? You're a demon, you shouldn't need these spells."

After the demon race awakens its bloodline, it will automatically comprehend some magical abilities from its bloodline, and these abilities will be extremely compatible with it.

Therefore, they generally don't learn spells anymore; they just focus on mastering the spells of their own bloodline.

Moreover, after hearing about the Spirit Acupoint Technique, Lin Le knew that this spell was specifically designed for humans, since the acupoints of humans and demons are quite different.

“Yes, it was an old human who taught me.” Qingli recalled for a moment and said, “I was still in the enlightenment stage at the time. He said I had spirituality and it would be best for me to follow the path of the spirit demon, so he forced me to teach him for a period of time.”

"Before leaving, he also gave me a legacy, which consisted of common human scriptures, martial arts, and spells."

"Oh, so it's an expert." Lin Le suddenly realized, feeling a little envious. After all, this meant the raw materials were ready, and all that was left was for him to do it himself.

Qingli shifted her body, a hint of malice in her eyes: "Do you want to hear it? I can tell you!"

"Hmm, okay." Although she sensed the ill intent in Qingli's eyes, Lin Le still agreed.

After all, his father was also from a peasant background. Even though he was studious and became a schoolteacher, his knowledge of cultivation was really shallow.

It would be wonderful if I could get some lessons from Qingli.

As for minor pranks, just bear with them and they'll pass.

Lin Le released the Hun Tian Ling to refine the medicinal herbs, and then said, "Go ahead and tell me."

"Ahem," Qingli coughed a few times, "The greatest ailment for cultivators is anger. This anger isn't just about thinking about oneself, but also about thinking about others, mixing in all the six desires and seven emotions."

The sound was rough, like tree bark rubbing together. It wasn't exactly unpleasant, but it was also unpleasant. It hit that spot where you wanted to explode but didn't quite.

Lin Le unconsciously curled up, then suddenly opened up, then slowly curled up again, then suddenly opened up again, repeating this process.

After Qingli finished her explanation, Lin Le suddenly raised his hand to stop her, saying, "Stop, that's enough for today."

"Oh." Qingli flicked its tongue, seemingly still somewhat unsatisfied. It had no ill intentions; it was simply reciting the scriptures verbatim from the old Taoist priest's mouth.

Lin Le rubbed his aching ears, took the medicinal liquid refined by the Hun Tian Ling, and drank it all in one gulp.

The medicinal power, enough to overwhelm an ordinary second-level cultivator, didn't even cause a ripple in Lin Le's stomach. Without using the Lotus Divine Power to absorb the excess medicinal power, the Dao Guide had already refined all of it into True Qi. However, Lin Le forgot one thing: his second-level Spirit Platform was still being reforged by the Fire Element Qi.

True Qi surged in, but it was unable to forge the third floor.

Left with no other choice, Lin Le poured himself into the Yellow Court Secret Realm.

Carved from jade, it forms a circular stone house that is 97 feet wide, with a flat roof and walls that are slightly sloping by 3 feet.

The first level of the Yellow Court Classic is complete!

Seeing that there was still some True Qi left, Lin Le moved it to the Heavenly Gate Secret Realm.

As pieces of jade fell, an octagonal stone platform, nine feet in length and seven feet in width, was formed. However, unlike the Lingtai platform, which had eight vertical sides, the Tianmen stone platform had six steps on each side, occupying six feet.

The first tower of the Heavenly Gate is complete!

'No wonder they say the Heavenly Gate is difficult to build; each level requires a six-foot foundation.' Lin Le sighed as he looked at the scene.

Each level of the Yellow Court and Spirit Platform had to be shrunk inward by three feet, and the twelfth level also had to leave three feet for future advancement. In other words, the secret realm had to be at least 39 feet wide to have any hope of entering the Foundation Establishment Realm.

After the first level of the Heavenly Gate, it shrinks by six feet, so a foundation of seventy-two feet is required to hope to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

After using the last bit of remaining energy to fill the Yellow Court, Lin Le internally examined his supernatural vision and calculated his gains:
Currently, there are 248 points of merit in the human realm, 26 points of merit in the earth realm, and 134 points of merit in the killing karma.

Without hesitation, the merits accumulated were still used to practice the Golden Light Mantra.

Two genuine lotus seeds were consumed.

Facing the rising sun and bathed in golden light, the faint patterns on the Qiankun Ring regenerated, only two-ninths of which remained to close.

With seven minor restrictions in place, only two more restrictions are needed to achieve a qualitative leap.

Lin Guan rubbed the Qiankun Ring in his hand for a moment, then put it into his body.

Then comes the practice of magic.

One human lotus seed with one pattern is consumed. In a single thought, three years pass. Lin Le first cultivated the Spirit Aperture Technique, which he perfected in just one year. Then he cultivated the Swift Movement Technique and the Spirit Armor Technique, both of which he perfected in one year.

After regaining his senses, Lin Le touched his brow. Although the Heavenly Gate was difficult to cultivate, it was indeed extremely beneficial, not to mention the accompanying improvement in comprehension.

Because of his enhanced soul power, the range of spiritual energy he can draw upon far exceeds that of others of the same level, as does the precision of his abilities. Moreover, in his inner vision state, he can clearly see the flow of true qi, thus quickly identifying any mistakes.

In contrast, the ordinary Qi Refining Realm is like the blind men and the elephant, extremely inefficient.

Lin Le began practicing magic in reality, and after only one or two attempts, he brought the perfect realm to reality, while also collecting some data.

The Spirit Aperture Technique can amplify his strength by 50%, but the longer he persists, the more True Qi he will consume; the Swift Movement Technique can amplify his movement speed by 30%, but True Qi will be consumed steadily.
The Spirit Armor Technique is a one-time spell. The more true qi you invest, the stronger its defense becomes. At least Huang Ting invested all his true qi, and even Lin Le himself couldn't break it. It can last for a quarter of an hour.

After taking a sip of the tea from his portable gourd, Lin Le felt a jolt, as if he had eaten a mint.

Looking again into the inner vision of the supernatural power, a drop of nectar of the soul is growing larger.

This is also why Lin Le bought Yun Shen Tea; it can actually extract Soul-Strengthening Dew.

Although he mainly cultivates the Spirit Platform, Lin Le will naturally not give up this daily boost as long as the Heavenly Gate can be strengthened.

Two hours later, Lin Le looked at the Spirit Platform Secret Realm. The second stone platform was completely fiery red, and flame patterns were faintly visible.

At each of its eight corners stands a praying mantis, three feet wide and three feet tall.

The second level of the Lingtai (spiritual platform) is complete!
(End of this chapter)