On Lin Xiaofei's way back, in the dark ditch, a black figure, as thick as a bucket and more than twenty meters long, moved its body deep in the water.
Soon, a giant snake with eyes the size of eggs, a tongue more than a meter long, and a pair of blue, hooked fangs protruding from the sides of its mouth, was hiding at the edge of the pool.
In fact, after Lin Xiaofei killed Zhang Yugui, the giant snake had already smelled a trace of blood from the bottom of the pool and then swam to the surface.
However, by the time the giant snake swam to the surface and hid, Lin Xiaofei had already cleaned up the corpses. There wasn't a trace of blood on the ground, only a faint smell of blood in the air.
The giant snake flicked its tongue, sniffing the bloody scent in the air as if enjoying it, while staring at Lin Xiaofei's receding figure.
It lurked in the pool for a while, breathing in the stench of blood in the air, before twisting its body and heading towards the bottom.
However, a large number of withered leaves still floated quietly on the surface of the ditch, as if everything was normal.
Lin Xiaofei walked briskly and returned to the Qingfeng Gang branch without any trouble. He went into his room, felt a little tired, and fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
The next morning, after getting up, Lin Xiaofei entered the spatial bead and focused his attention on the large package he had obtained from Zhang Yugui.
"This small red bronze bell should be a small ritual implement, while this money bag embroidered with lotus flowers contains one hundred taels of silver and two hundred and fifty copper coins."
In addition, there was a small black cloth bag containing many herbal seeds. It was unclear what Zhang Yugui intended to do with these seeds.
Lin Xiaofei opened the package, laid out all the items inside, and finally picked up a book recording his cultivation experiences.
On his way back yesterday, he only flipped through a few pages and glanced at them. Although the contents were not anything profound, they contained some basic knowledge of cultivation that caught his eye. This was exactly what he needed to know.
"My father said that cultivation begins with Qi Refining. After passing the Qi Refining stage, one moves on to the Foundation Establishment stage, followed by the Golden Core stage. As for what realm one is after the Golden Core stage, my father doesn't know either."
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My father determined that my aptitude for cultivation was weak, and refused to teach me any magic. Instead, he bestowed upon me a low-grade magic artifact with only three artifact runes, which could be used to cultivate rat beasts.
Looking at the words on the cultivation record, Lin Xiaofei understood that there were at least three realms in the cultivation of immortality.
After thinking for a moment, a doubt arose in his mind. He picked up the small red bronze bell and muttered to himself, "
"The inferior ritual implement refers to this small red bronze bell, right? But what exactly are the markings on it? It's a pity Zhang Yugui didn't record what the markings were."
Then, Lin Xiaofei began to read the text of his cultivation record again.
"It also records that Zhang Yugui had already reached the peak of the second level of Qi Refining a month ago and was about to break through to the third level of Qi Refining."
Fortunately, Zhang Yugui didn't break through to the third level of Qi Refining; otherwise, his strength would have been even greater, and I would have faced even greater danger in yesterday's battle.
Lin Xiaofei looked at the book of cultivation experience records open in his hand and thought to himself.
Then, when he saw the following content, he gritted his teeth. It recorded Zhang Yugui's process and experience in raising rat-beasts. Among them, chickens raised in eight or nine villages were all killed by the rat-beasts sucking their blood. This was an act that seriously damaged the interests of the villagers. Zhang Yugui even killed some villagers.
For cultivators, raising exotic beasts is a perfectly normal thing, but Zhang Yugui did it by using cruel methods that harmed the interests of others, which made Lin Xiaofei very uncomfortable.
"......
When my father saw that I had cultivated to the early stage of the second level of Qi Refining, and that I had raised two rats with the combat strength of ordinary adults, he told me the cultivation methods of the two spells.
Because I was worried about forgetting how to practice magic, I wrote it down.
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Looking at the cultivation record, Lin Xiaofei was delighted to find a passage about magic.
"Father? You must be referring to Master Zhang."
Now that his son is dead, I wonder if the investigation will lead to me?
Hmm? Perhaps my worries are unnecessary.
Lin Xiaofei felt a pang of anxiety, but quickly understood.
He thought it over and realized that he had handled the aftermath very well. No one would know how Zhang Yugui died. As long as Zhang Yugui hadn't told anyone about it beforehand, even if that Master Zhang had some unknown methods, he probably wouldn't know where his son died and wouldn't come looking for him.
After relaxing, Lin Xiaofei began to study the two spells he had recorded.
The black mist and yellow earthen wall that the opponent released during the previous battle should be these two spells: Smoke and Earthen Wall.
"Judging from the written record, his father did not allow him to record the two spells, but because Zhang Yugui's memory was a bit poor, he recorded them so that it would be convenient for him to check them."
However, it's good that he wrote down the cultivation method; it's a complete benefit for me.
Lin Xiaofei thought for a moment, secretly delighted.
Lin Xiaofei carefully read Zhang Yugui's records of his spiritual practice and insights three times, gaining a great deal of knowledge from them.
The only pity is that the specific training method of the Beast Control Technique was not recorded. Otherwise, he really wanted to raise a strange beast as his companion. However, he would not use Zhang Yugui's harmful methods to raise a strange beast.
This unexpected acquisition of two spells, the Mist Transformation Spell and the Earth Wall Spell, is a great thing for him.
Furthermore, from the text of the cultivation records, one can learn some things about Master Zhang, but the information is still too little, which means that Lin Xiaofei can only have a general understanding of Master Zhang.
Moreover, the records of cultivation experiences also mention that Master Zhang had a disciple named Zhang Shuanghai, who would occasionally steal cultivation resources that belonged to Zhang Yugui.
It also records that Zhang Shuanghai would occasionally complete the tasks assigned by Master Zhang, most of which involved harming the interests of villagers outside Qingshan Town.
The fact that the other party had never been caught by the authorities for the bad things they did near Qingshan Town made Lin Xiaofei a little wary. He would be more careful when going outside the city in the future to avoid encountering the other party.
"This low-grade magic artifact, the small bronze bell, can both raise and control rat-beasts, but I don't know how to use it, so it's of no use to me."
Lin Xiaofei thought to himself and put it away.
Just because we won't use this magical artifact doesn't mean we won't use it in the future. Perhaps it will have other uses in the future; who knows?
"This harvest was truly great. In addition to obtaining two spells, I also found a bag full of herb seeds."
There are over 490 herb seeds. Planting them all in the black soil will soon allow us to use them as herbs to accelerate our cultivation.
Lin Xiaofei counted the herb seeds one by one, a smile on his face.
After inspecting his spoils, Lin Xiaofei went to Master Li's place to practice his swordsmanship. On his way back, he encountered Zhou Huanshan and quickly went to greet him.
"Disciple Lin Xiaofei greets Master."
Lin Xiaofei quickly bowed.
"Hmm." Zhou Huanshan stopped and nodded, smiling as he said, "
I harvested several large medicinal herbs from the western hillside forest. I'll give you a smaller one, which is just right for your use. Go find Wang Hou later, and he will give it to you.
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