Kryptonian fate deduction, invincibility starts from killing monsters

Hu Dongxing's meticulous care made Sun Zhi feel completely out of his depth.

Upon hearing the news from Steward Qian that Sun Zhi had broken through to the Qi Circulation Realm, Hu Dongxing immediately dropped everything he was doing and rushed over.

There was no choice. Although Qulin County only had a few Qi Circulation Realm cultivators on the surface, there were countless hidden experts concealing their cultivation in the shadows, their purposes unknown.

Although these people wouldn't blatantly cause trouble, they were still a significant security risk.

For example, the elusive thief who had been frequently making moves recently was suspected to be at the Qi Circulation Realm.

Hu Dongxing was stretched thin, constantly worrying about the safety of Qulin County.

As for the county government, although the County Magistrate's two attendants were at the Qi Circulation Realm, they clearly wouldn't listen to his commands and only cared about the County Magistrate's safety.

Now, things were looking up. Sun Zhi, one of his subordinates, had actually broken through to the Qi Circulation Realm, which meant someone could finally share the burden on his shoulders.

It's just...

Why wasn't the Qi and blood power within him as robust as expected?

He was already at the Qi Circulation Realm, but his aura was similar to that of an ordinary martial artist.

This thought only lingered in his mind for a moment before Hu Dongxing dismissed it.

Steward Qian's report shouldn't be false.

After all, if Sun Zhi were still an ordinary martial artist, how could one explain the pile of demon corpses from before?

Judging by their size, those fox demons weren't ordinary lesser demons.

There was even a wolf demon at the Qi Circulation Realm.

Perhaps it was normal for his Qi and blood power to fluctuate slightly due to serious injuries.

Even though Sun Zhi was experienced, he was dumbfounded after indirectly and gradually learning the situation without directly denying anything.

When did I become a Qi Circulation Realm expert?

And what was the deal with Master Bai's family of fox demons?

Could it be that the next task he mentioned referred to the extermination of Master Bai's entire family?!?

However, he attributed all the credit for this trip to himself.

Did he still want to continue hiding and not expose himself?

After pondering for a while, Sun Zhi gritted his teeth and decided to play along with Shen Lin's arrangement.

He could have taken the opportunity to be honest about everything when facing Hu Dongxing.

But what good would that do?

Shen Lin was simply hiding his cultivation, acting cautiously, and hadn't committed any evil deeds or violated any laws.

If he revealed the truth, Hu Dongxing, and even the County Magistrate, would probably be alarmed.

Not out of fear, but out of excitement.

Twenty years old and about to break through to the Innate Realm.

Such a genius! If they recommended him to the imperial court, the merit would be greater than killing any demon.

Shen Lin would be taken to the capital, possibly joining the Demon Suppression Division or being recruited by other major families. In any case, there would be no harm.

The County Magistrate and County Constable Hu would be promoted for their meritorious recommendation.

Everyone would win.

Only he would offend Shen Lin.

There was no benefit to doing so.

On the contrary, if he were more obedient and followed Shen Lin...

At this thought, Sun Zhi's eyes lit up, feeling that his opportunity had arrived.

When Shen Lin soared to success, wouldn't he also rise with him?

"Sun Zhi's value seems to be running out. Should I arrange an accident for him to atone to those brothers?"

Shen Lin put down the beast skin scroll in his hand, rubbed his eyes, and muttered to himself.

Sun Zhi probably didn't expect that while he was thinking of following Shen Lin to rise to success, Shen Lin was thinking of sending him to heaven.

Shen Lin would naturally not trust a guy who had sent countless colleagues to demons as food.

After thinking for a while, he still shook his head, deciding to let Sun Zhi live for a while longer.

That guy was still somewhat useful.

After all, if Shen Lin didn't want to attract the attention of others, he still needed someone to act as an agent to obtain rewards from the Demon Suppression Division.

And Sun Zhi, who had risen to prominence in the past two years, was a good choice.

After making up his mind, Shen Lin's attention returned to the beast skin scroll in front of him.

The good news was that the cultivation method obtained from the Bai family, the "Qingqiu Body Tempering Art", was not only a cultivation method for the demon race.

He, as a human, could also practice it.

This was a body tempering martial art that used unique methods and some medicinal materials to train one's body, greatly increasing the strength of the physical body. After mastering it, ordinary iron weapons could not break through its defenses.

However, the bad news was that this cultivation method was incomplete and could only be used to train one part of the body. Therefore, only the tails of the fox demons in the Bai family were unusually strong, while the other parts of their bodies were not much stronger than ordinary martial artists.

After thinking for a while, Shen Lin put down the beast skin scroll and took out the Meridian Opening Pill.

Previously, because he didn't have demon lifespan, he couldn't continue to deduce the Gale Sword Technique and open the fifth meridian.

Now, let's try ten years first.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Lin closed his eyes.

In his mind, the system panel slowly unfolded.

[Year 1: You swallowed the Meridian Opening Pill. The pill melted in your mouth, and the surging medicinal power wrapped around the Qi and blood power, fiercely impacting the blocked meridians. The previously immovable meridians, like solid rocks, were easily opened under this medicinal power. The Qi and blood power went straight in, and by the time the medicinal power was exhausted, two-thirds of the fifth meridian had already been opened.]

[Year 10: With your efforts, the Qi and blood power has almost connected the fifth meridian. You feel that you are only separated from breaking through the fifth meridian by a thin layer of membrane.]

[Deduction completed!]

Shen Lin opened his eyes and found that the Meridian Opening Pill, which was originally in his hand, had disappeared at some point.

And its effect was very obvious.

One pill actually helped him directly open two-thirds of the fifth meridian, saving him hundreds of years of hard work.

No wonder other martial artists without the Meridian Opening Pill found it almost impossible to break through to the Qi Circulation Realm.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shen Lin chose to continue pouring in lifespan.

[Year 1: You carefully comprehend and mobilize the Qi and blood power in your body to impact countless times, but that layer of membrane is still there, teetering on the brink of collapse.]

After pouring in one year of demon lifespan, but still failing to break through, Shen Lin was not discouraged.

"Again!"

Another year of demon lifespan was poured in.

After continuously pouring in four years of demon lifespan, the content displayed on the system panel finally changed.

[Year 1: You continue to mobilize the Qi and blood power to impact the fifth meridian. Countless attempts have made your heart as still as water, without joy or sorrow. But this time, when the Qi and blood power broke through the shackles and the surging Qi and blood power flowed into the fifth meridian, a look of ecstasy still appeared on your face.]

The fifth meridian, open!

Shen Lin's consciousness returned to reality, and he looked down at his hands.

After opening the fifth meridian, the Qi and blood power in his body went to another level.

The seemingly thin arms were now filled with the power to fight wolves and tear tigers.

There were still three hundred and eighty-seven years of demon lifespan left.

Then...

First, let's deduce the "Qingqiu Body Tempering Art" to perfection and see which meridians this martial art is related to.

While thinking, the system panel unfolded again.

But after a moment, Shen Lin shook his head and canceled the deduction plan.