Kryptonian fate deduction, invincibility starts from killing monsters

After dealing with He Xian, Shen Lin began to take stock of his spoils.

Due to Shen Lin's blade strike, most of He Xian's possessions were incinerated, leaving behind only three items.

A roll of tattered cloth, a Sumeru ring, and a small bead engraved with the character "Xuan."

Tattered cloth...

Shen Lin's expression shifted as he suddenly recalled the words of the old beggar.

"Destined for me?"

Unfurling the tattered cloth and examining it, Shen Lin could only discern that the front appeared to be a map of some location.

As for the flame on the back, Shen Lin, who had yet to come into contact with Stellar Realm cultivation, had no idea what it meant.

However, since the mysterious beggar claimed this item was destined for him, he might as well keep it for now.

Then there was He Xian's Sumeru ring.

It contained quite a few good things.

Such as some rare spiritual pills and herbs, and a hundred spirit crystals.

The spiritual pills and herbs could be handed over to the Demon Suppression Division in exchange for contribution points, and the spirit crystals could be used for cultivation in the future, which was not bad.

It was just that Shen Lin was a little confused about this ancient token engraved with the character "Xuan."

It felt icy to the touch, and the material seemed to be Xuan iron, but it was much lighter.

Shen Lin tried to pinch it, but it didn't budge in the slightest.

One had to know that even with just his physical strength, Shen Lin could bend steel.

But now, even when he mobilized all the spiritual power in his body, he couldn't leave a mark on this token.

This strength was already harder than ordinary Yellow-rank Xuan weapons.

After studying it for a long time, he tried to inject spiritual energy, and also tried dripping blood to claim ownership, but the token didn't react at all.

Helpless, he put it away for now, intending to ask someone about it after returning.

But just as he was about to get up and leave, he suddenly stopped.

He suddenly turned around, holding the Cirrus Cloud Saber and warily watching Wu Qianzu's corpse.

Just now, he had caught a glimpse of Wu Qianzu's corpse, which had previously died, twitching slightly.

Not dead yet?

The moment this thought appeared, Shen Lin rejected it.

The system had already popped up a kill notification, so even if this guy could fool ordinary people, he definitely couldn't fool his own system.

Thinking of this, he cautiously approached and used the Cirrus Cloud Saber to flip Wu Qianzu's corpse over.

The next moment, a golden light suddenly flew up, rushing towards Shen Lin's face.

Fortunately, Shen Lin had been on guard and reacted instantly.

He reached out with his left hand and grabbed the golden light.

The golden light slowly dissipated, and he then discovered that the constantly wriggling thing in his hand was actually a small golden beetle.

It was golden all over, and although it was an insect, it didn't appear ferocious. Its round body actually looked a little cute.

Its back was painted with a dense pattern, which even with Shen Lin's current eyesight, he couldn't make out.

Insect?

Shen Lin frowned, unable to understand where this thing came from.

Unlike He Xian, who came from a famous family, Wu Qianzu didn't even have a Sumeru ring.

His personal belongings were almost completely destroyed in the previous violent explosion.

This was also the reason why Shen Lin hadn't thought about searching him for spoils before.

But now, where did this suddenly appearing insect come from?

Just as he was thinking, the insect in his hand suddenly wriggled.

Then, it actually directly integrated into Shen Lin's arm, climbing upwards along the arm's meridians.

Shen Lin was immediately startled, his whole body crackling with lightning, and the spiritual power in his body surged towards the invader.

But the next moment, the Violet Firmament Thunderous Aura wrapped around the golden beetle, but failed to cause any damage.

It was like frolicking in a hot spring, leisurely swimming until it reached Shen Lin's chest.

Then, it curled up into a ball, as if preparing to hibernate.

But the next moment, it seemed to sense something, raised its small head and sniffed, and then began to swim again.

Finally, it arrived in Shen Lin's thirteenth meridian, curled up into a ball, and stopped moving.

And at this moment, a vague sense of understanding suddenly poured into Shen Lin's mind.

[Congratulations, you have learned the cultivation method 'Celestial Silkworm Transformation'. Do you want to expend lifespan to deduce it?]

As the system's prompt sounded, Shen Lin then opened his eyes with some realization.

The golden bug, named Celestial Silkworm, was a rare treasure for Gu cultivators.

Gu cultivators were an alternative existence among martial artists, and were still very active before the establishment of Great Wei.

But after the establishment of Great Wei, they gradually disappeared.

Some say that the Great Wei royal family did not like Gu cultivators, and secretly ordered the Demon Suppression Division to eliminate them one by one.

Some say that the environment of heaven and earth had undergone great changes, leading to the large-scale death of Gu worms, which were necessary for Gu cultivators to cultivate, and gradually declined.

And now, slumbering in Shen Lin's thirteenth meridian was a rare Celestial Silkworm Gu worm.

The Celestial Silkworm Transformation technique allowed the Gu worm to cultivate another technique.

If it cultivated a different technique from its master, it could control two different spiritual energies, making combat more convenient.

If it cultivated the same technique as its master, it could accelerate its master's cultivation speed several times by feeding back to itself.

This was the secret of why Wu Qianzu was able to break through to the Aperture Opening Realm in such a short period of time.

It was just that this function was very useless for Shen Lin.

He could already master different techniques.

And there was no need to mention the cultivation speed.

All along, the only thing that had restricted Shen Lin's cultivation progress was demonic lifespan.

With a soft sigh, Shen Lin shook his head and muttered:

"Anyway, it won't do me any harm, so I'll keep it."

Now that things here were over, then...

Shen Lin turned his head and looked at the entrance of the mountain stronghold.

It was time to resolve this mission's target.

Shen Lin estimated that after completely resolving the demonic creatures in the stronghold, he would have enough demonic lifespan to break through to the Aperture Opening Realm.

[Shen Lin]

[Mastered Martial Arts: Divine Thunder Eight Slashes (Perfect), Cloud Rosy Swordplay (Entry), Swift Wind Finger (Perfect), Golden Bell Shield (Perfect), Swift Thunder Footwork (Perfect), Cirrus Cloud Saber Art (Great Success), Remnant Sun Swordplay (Not yet entered).]

[Mastered Cultivation Methods: Violet Firmament Thunderous Aura (Entry), Azure Hill Body Tempering Art (Great Success), Howling Moon Art (Great Success), Celestial Silkworm Transformation (Not yet entered)]

[Remaining Lifespan: Fifty-one years]

[Demonic Lifespan: Four thousand seven hundred and twenty years]

[Talents: Fist Art Proficiency (Elementary), Saber Art Proficiency (Elementary), Finger Art Proficiency (Elementary)]