Kryptonian fate deduction, invincibility starts from killing monsters

“Demon lifespan…”

Shen Lin stood in place, muttering to himself before falling silent for a long while.

So…

This system can not only consume one's own lifespan, but also plunder the lifespan of demons through slaying and exorcism, using it to replace one's own lifespan for deductions…

Forcing a wry smile, Shen Lin shook his head, casting aside useless regrets, and looked at the seventy-two years of demon lifespan on the panel, feeling somewhat emotional.

Even a minor demon who hasn't opened their meridians can live for 150 years.

Yet, although his strength was clearly a level higher than the demon, his lifespan hadn't increased at all.

The remaining lifespan on the panel was still one year.

Moreover, there was a very important piece of information in the system's notification just now.

【Killed an awakened praying mantis demon, not yet entered the Acquired Realm…】

Acquired Realm, that should be his next realm.

It seems that the Acquired Realm might be a watershed; if he could cultivate to this realm, perhaps his lifespan would increase.

Thinking of this, Shen Lin's mind stirred, and he poured all the demon lifespan he had just obtained into cultivating the Blood Battle Saber Technique.

Anyway, there's no use in hoarding this stuff; it's better to improve his strength as soon as possible.

【In the twentieth year, you diligently practiced the Blood Battle Saber Technique day after day, year after year, slowly impacting the second meridian with your blood energy, finally completely opening the second meridian. The blood energy in your body doubled out of thin air, and your strength increased again.】

【In the twenty-fifth year, you discovered that your cultivation progress had become very slow. It seems that relying solely on the blood energy in your body to open the meridians is not the optimal solution for martial arts cultivation.

You had a flash of insight that if there were some natural treasures, precious medicines, and spiritual plants to help, your cultivation progress might speed up a lot.

It's just a pity that there are no spiritual objects around you at the moment, and you can only slowly grind it out with the blood energy in your body.】

【In the seventieth year, perseverance prevails. With your unremitting efforts, you finally opened the third meridian. Your whole person has been reborn, and your strength is beyond comparison. With a casual punch, you can shatter rocks.】

【In the seventy-second year, your cultivation has not improved in the past two years. No matter how you cultivate the Blood Battle Saber Technique, you cannot sense the existence of the fourth meridian.

Vaguely, you felt the shackles of the Blood Battle Saber Technique and decided to improve this technique.】

Deduction complete!

Shen Lin slowly opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

Seventy-two years of cultivation experience flowed through his mind. Shen Lin felt that the long saber in his hand was now as easy to control as an extension of his arm. He didn't even need to deliberately strike; his body could instinctively unleash the most powerful saber.

At the same time, he felt the changes in his body.

In the three meridians, the majestic blood energy was surging, and the powerful strength it brought made him feel that even without relying on the steel saber, he could tear the previous praying mantis demon into pieces with his bare hands.

It's just a pity that the remaining lifespan on the panel was still one year.

Seventy-two years of demon lifespan hadn't even touched the edge of the Acquired Realm.

Thinking of the last line on the panel, Shen Lin's face became a little heavy.

It seems that the Blood Battle Saber Technique can only allow him to open three meridians at most.

Judging from the system's description in the last line, if he wants to continue to become stronger, he will have to spend lifespan to deduce and improve the Blood Battle Saber Technique.

But that will definitely consume a massive amount of demon lifespan.

However, it's not like there aren't other ways.

The Blood Battle Saber Technique is the most basic martial art, originally taught by the Great Wei Dynasty to the soldiers on the frontier to train their bodies.

He can completely change to another cultivation technique or martial art, and he believes that he can break through the shackles of the Blood Battle Saber Technique and open the fourth and even subsequent meridians.

He just doesn't know how many meridians he needs to open if he wants to go further.

Just opening these three meridians has cost Shen Lin hundreds of years of lifespan.

Subsequent cultivation will inevitably cost countless demon lifespans… Wait!

Shen Lin, who was shaking his head helplessly, suddenly froze, thinking of the enlightenment he had gained in the deduction.

He relied on the system's deduction and still needed more than a hundred years to open three meridians.

Even if other people have better qualifications than him, the time they need is probably not much less.

After all, in the system's deduction, he was single-minded and focused all his attention on cultivation.

And in reality, how many people have this perseverance?

Therefore, martial artists' cultivation must have some unique tricks.

Otherwise, how could those martial artists in the rumors who can fly into the sky and tunnel into the ground, and whose fists and palms can split mountains, reach that level before their lifespan runs out?

After thinking for a while, he suddenly recalled that the old man who taught them the Blood Battle Saber Technique in the county office had suddenly changed his stingy personality some time ago and treated them, the constables, to a round of drinks with courtesans.

At that time, some busybodies had asked what a good day it was that made him, this iron rooster, pluck his feathers.

The reply he got was that the prefecture had sent him a Meridian Opening Pill.

Shen Lin didn't pay attention to these things at the time, only caring about having in-depth exchanges with the young ladies.

Now that he thinks about it, that so-called Meridian Opening Pill might be a kind of cultivation resource.

And this kind of cultivation resource must be very difficult to obtain and very valuable…

Thinking of this, he stopped standing there foolishly and began to search the house.

Whether it's a martial art higher than the Blood Battle Saber Technique or a cultivation resource like the Meridian Opening Pill, they are extremely precious and definitely require a lot of money.

And right now, this is an opportunity.

The praying mantis demon has killed many people and must have obtained a lot of spoils.

The constables of Qiulin County all know the horror of demons, but their desire to slay and exorcise demons has not been diminished at all.

This is only because after killing a demon, they can take the demon's corpse to the Demon Suppression Division in the prefecture to exchange for many benefits.

At the same time, the demon's private stash is also a windfall.

Sometimes, it may not even be less than the rewards from the Demon Suppression Division.

Sure enough, after searching for a while, Shen Lin found a wooden box under the bed.

After opening it, the shining light made the corners of Shen Lin's mouth almost split open.

Ten silver ingots were neatly stacked.

Five hundred taels of silver!

Lin Youwei, the magistrate of Qiulin County, a seventh-rank official of the imperial court, only earns three to four hundred taels of silver a year.

In this day and age, five hundred taels of silver can even buy two houses in the county seat.

Not only that, but there were also seven or eight pieces of jewelry stacked next to the silver ingots.

Jade bracelets, gold and silver hairpins, pearl necklaces…

Shen Lin doesn't know the price of these things, but he imagines that their price is only higher than the silver ingots next to them.

“I'm rich…”

Shen Lin rubbed his hands, looked at the wooden box that was not easy to move, and decided to find a cloth bag to transfer these belongings.

As soon as the thought came to him, he was stunned for a moment, as if he had remembered something. He turned his head and looked at the sack that the praying mantis demon had brought in.

He got up and walked to the sack, gently turning the steel saber in his hand, and opened it.

After opening the sack, Shen Lin confirmed his guess.

“Kong Yu! Wake up!”

After patting him a few times, Kong Yu's pale face frowned slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

For this case, Shen Lin and his team came with a total of seven people.

The squad leader, Sun Zhi, had separated from them halfway, saying that he had discovered new clues and wanted to act separately.

Among the remaining people, only Shen Lin and this guy survived.

The reason is very simple.

He, Lao Shen, is a famous handsome young man in the surrounding villages, and this Kong Yu is not bad either.

Relying on this face, Kong Yu married into one of the wealthiest families in Qiulin County and also got a lucrative job as a yamen runner.

At this moment, his first reaction after waking up was to look for the praying mantis demon.

Only after seeing the wreckage all over the ground did he breathe a sigh of relief.

He looked at Shen Lin with a complicated expression and said: “Brother Shen, good skills…”

Originally, he thought that after Shen Lin was tormented to death by the demon, it would be his turn, and he felt extremely sad.

However, judging from the last conversation he heard before he passed out, Shen Lin and the demon were flirting…

It's hard to say who's tormenting who.