The Path of Survivor begins with obtaining titles

This thunderbolt-like attack left the Xuan Yin Sect Cultivator with no time to react. He was hit directly in the face, his entire countenance caved in.

Lin Yi had intended to strike him in the forehead with his fist, but a sudden inspiration flashed in his mind, prompting him to alter his aim to the man’s face instead.

He had cultivated the Diamond Sutra for several months, and although it was just martial arts techniques, the power of his qi and blood had been greatly enhanced, particularly when he was in a berserk state, which added to the attack damage.

While the demonic path included body refinement techniques, the ghost cultivator did not refine his body.

Moreover, what Lin Yi swung out was not just a fist, but also a few reduced Geng Metal Finger Techniques hidden between his fingers. Despite being at the Grandmaster level only, they were sufficient for him.

Under the effects of the punch, the cultivator’s mouth was knocked askew and opened wide. Seeing this, Lin Yi hurriedly stuffed all of the Exorcism Charms into his mouth.

At this moment, the remaining three evil spirits also started to attack Lin Yi crazily, but they were all blocked by the Mercy Shield.

Over ten Exorcism Charm Scrolls and the power of the Geng Metal Finger exploded in the mouth of the Xuan Yin Sect Cultivator. His twisted face revealed a look of horror. He stared at Lin Yi, hatred clear on his face, and managed to mutter, “You, you’re only at Qi Refinemen…”

However, before he could finish his sentence, a light resembling the sun burst from his body. Mixed in it was some golden specks. This powerful pure Yang Qi quickly cleared his body filled with Yin evil Qi, reducing it to ashes.

Observing the sight before him, Lin Yi didn’t feel any urge to salvage his soul. For evil spirits belonging to the Xuan Yin Sect, there might be a need to salvage them. However, there was no need to salvage these shameless Sect disciples.

Suddenly, a storage bag and a hand-string fell from the charred body.

Lin Yi did not brood over the storage bag’s contents and swiftly turned his attention to the remaining three evil spirits. His hand firmly gripping a heap of Exorcism Charms.

After the Xuan Yin Sect Cultivator turned to ashes, they seemed to lose all their power, turning into a cluster of black fog, and entered the hand-string.

At this moment, he did not attack the hand-string but stuck a few Exorcism Charms on it. Seeing his anger value still diminishing, he quickly removed the title [Burst Out].

With his exit from the berserk state, Lin Yi felt as though his strength was being sucked out of him. He sat down exhausted and let out a long sigh.

Lin Yi shook his head. This wasn’t his first actual battle. He had already fought evil spirits before, but that person was a Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivator from the Xuan Yin Sect.

He indeed underestimated the guy. Qi Refining Seventh Layer, with four evil spirits accompanying him, got so close to him without him noticing.

Thinking back, he should have worn [The Path Lies Beneath Your Feet] and [Meaningless Fight and Kill] after killing his first evil spirit then run away with Lady Yuan Yuan.

Instead of thinking that just because someone was at Qi Refining Seventh Layer, he could fight head-on.

However, the root of it all was that he should not have acted recklessly. He was slightly lax recently, thinking that practising for a few days would not lead to any enemy encounters. Even if he did, he could use the effects of his title to escape or kill.

Who would have thought, he would end up unexpectedly meeting such a tough Xuan Yin Sect Cultivator? Looking at the things he carried, he must have been an important pawn in Xuan Yin Sect’s retaliation plan.

From this, we can also see how much the Xuan Yin Sect hated the talisman crafter. Such a chance meeting, I don’t know if it’s because his luck is too good, or the man is too unlucky.

Lin Yi slapped himself in the face. If it wasn’t for the virtue points and anger value accumulated in advance, and the effort spent cultivating, he would have become an evil spirit by now.

This lesson made him deeply aware of the dangers outside. Until he has enough strength, it’s safer to remain and practice in the sect modestly- the real way to success.

In future, if his cultivation wasn’t above the opponent’s, then better to avoid a confrontation. He must ensure that he would completely overpower his opponent.

If he had already reached the Foundation Establishment Stage this time, he wouldn’t need to hurriedly change so many titles. He could have easily beheaded his opponent with his flying sword.

“The host has encountered a major setback but didn’t forget to sum up the lessons. You’ve obtained the passive title [Gain Wisdom from One’s Mistakes].”

Lin Yi was somewhat stunned. He could gain titles even in this situation. He looked at the pop-up in front of him, then shifted his gaze to the title and immediately saw a small line of text.

“The host will get an opportunity for enlightenment every time they encounter a setback.”

“(This is a passive title, you will get the opportunity for enlightenment when encountering setbacks without having to wear the title).”

“(The effect of enlightenment varies according to the difficulty of the setback encountered, it must be used on the day, and the title must be worn when using the opportunity for enlightenment).”

Looking at the effect of the title, he sneered, “Heh, gaining enlightenment from setbacks, it’s just a trap, isn’t it? If I leave the range of Liu Yun Sect and Qing Yun City before the Foundation Establishment, then I’m a fool.”

After the pop-up window disappeared, Lin Yi looked at Yuan Yuan who was still unconscious. Using the Spirit Wood Technique, he found out she was not in any serious danger which gave him relief.

He took out a small porcelain bottle and circled it around Yuan Yuan’s nose, to avoid her waking up suddenly.

Then, Lin Yi’s gaze fell on the last two items left by the Xuan Yin Sect cultivator, a storage bag and a bracelet.

After thinking for a moment, he activated an Exorcism Charm and placed it on the storage bag. After finding no problem, he put another Exorcism Charm on the back of his hand, then carefully opened the storage bag.

Seeing what was inside, Lin Yi’s eyes widened suddenly. It was like hitting the jackpot – a pile of lower-grade Spirit Stones, probably more than 5000, and twenty medium-grade Spirit Stones.

There were also several talisman templates commonly used by cultivators, including ten or more Communication Talismans.

Beyond this, there was nothing else, even, no magic artifact imbued with Yin Evil Qi, which didn’t seem to align with the identity of the Xuan Yin Sect.

He then remembered the rule in Qing Yun City. Apart from disciples of Liu Yun Sect and city residents, visitors who are cultivators have their storage bags inspected for illegal items after validation, to prevent members of the Xuan Yin Sect from infiltrating.

Adding all these up, he had 7000 lower-grade Spirit Stones. After learning to craft talismans, he had worked tirelessly for several months, and had only earned just over 7000 stones. It must be said, in the Cultivation World, murder and arson are the quickest ways to get rich.

However, such acts were too risky, and Lin Yi was not tempted. He would continue to craft talismans in peace. Before he reached the Foundation Establishment stage, if he ventured out, he would be a fool – he hadn’t forgotten the promise he just made.

He transferred these Spirit Stones and talisman templates into a Storage Symbol and then destroyed the storage bag.

When he put away the Storage Symbol, Lin Yi looked at the bracelet with the Exorcism Charm. It looked quite common and had eighteen beads. Among them, three beads were slightly darker in color. It’s likely these three evil spirits were hiding in them.

Apart from this, the other beads looked normal. If there were really eighteen evil spirits, that guy would have released them all by now.

The previously attached Exorcism Charm was not activated. Lin Yi thought for a moment, activated an Exorcism Charm, and attached it to one of the beads.

Still, there was no reaction, just like it was an ordinary bracelet.

He suddenly remembered that when this Xuan Yin Sect cultivator came to the vicinity, he was unaware. A cultivator at Qi Refining Seventh Layer couldn’t possibly have perfected the Concealing Breath Technique.

And this bracelet was the only magic artifact left by him. The evil spirits drilled into it without revealing any breath. Could it be that this bracelet was a Concealing Breath Artifact?

Lin Yi, however, was not greedy at all. Who knew if there were any tracking symbols on it? Taking it back was impossible, and it wasn’t an option to leave it here either.

“Well, then I have to perform the rites for their salvation.” After some thought, he made a decision, activated several Exorcism Charm Scrolls, and placed them on the bracelet.

With one hand holding the Exorcism Charm Scrolls and the other invoking Geng Metal Finger, a golden radiance hit one of the darker beads.

The bead broke instantly, a wisp of black mist rose from it but before it could fully emerge, it encountered the Exorcism Charm attached above, being scorched by the Pure Yang Qi and screamed in pain.

Lin Yi took out several more talisman scrolls and sealed all its retreat paths. When it was almost fully melted, he took out the Rebirth Charm and started the deliverance rites. Very soon, the black evil spirit turned into a transparent ghostly figure, gave a fist salute, and dissipated.

Before he could fire his Geng Metal Finger again, the remaining two evil spirits scrambled to pop out. They seemed to have a certain level of wisdom. However, he was well prepared and activated a dozen Exorcism Charm Scrolls to trap them.

If these two evil spirits fully materialized and attacked, it could be a little difficult to conduct the rites of salvation. But now, trapped in the beads and not fully emerged, they were naturally weaker.

Just like that, he successfully delivered the two evil spirits, turning them into more than thirty Virtue Points. Then he crushed the remaining beads one by one without finding any evil spirits. In the end, he used a Raging Fire Talisman to burn the bead fragments into ashes..