Immortality by Merit and Sin Coins

Chapter 224: Chapter 123: Duchuan is Already Dead

But Lin Shu slowly dispelled his Wind-Riding Mountain Patrol Divine Technique and came to a stop at the foot of the mountain.

He lifted his gaze toward the majestic peak, which was shrouded in a web of countless clear lights. His breath grew hot.

”Hah!”

From the very first day he’d arrived at Yongzhou Pass, the moment he landed, he had looked up and seen this Mountain God Mirror.

Now, nearly three months later, he was finally this close to the Treasure Mirror, and a strange excitement stirred within him.

Lin Shu wasn’t the sort to lose his composure at the sight of a treasure.

But only by mastering this artifact could he earn the right to even participate in the Magical Combat being waged by the Golden Core Powerhouses in the sky.

And perhaps even influence the tide of battle!

Besides the important goal of earning Merit and Sin Coins, he had another reason for choosing to stay and get involved.

He needed to secure a way out for himself.

To find a sanctuary that would dare to shelter him, even if he incurred the Qi Family’s enmity or was targeted by Young Master Qi.

By personally slaying so many Immortal Descendants, Lin Shu had already earned enough merit to secure a firm foothold on this Demon Mountain.

But that was only if someone acknowledged and remembered his contributions, preventing them from being stolen or forgotten.

Lin Shu didn’t trust the Demons of the Great Shun Dynasty, which was why nothing could be allowed to happen to the Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch.

’Why is he fighting so hard...’

He cast a resigned glance toward the sky.

Bai Hong was fighting with increasing frenzy, which inadvertently gave the Zhao Family’s old master a chance to catch his breath.

The Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch had clearly provoked Yu Qiheng’s fury.

The Golden Core Realm Mountain God had actually revealed his Immortal Body, completely ignoring the other two combatants to hunt down the Cloud Dragon Demon Monarch single-mindedly.

He seemed determined to slay the Demon Monarch, even at the cost of suffering grievous injuries himself.

...

Lin Shu looked away and took out the Mountain God’s Token.

He opened his palm, presenting the Small Seal to the majestic peak.

The next moment, the strands of clear light forming the web all trembled in unison.

A soft, clear ray of light then broke away and descended upon the young man, draping over him like a misty veil.

To Lin Shu’s eyes, the beams of light were no longer menacingly sharp, no longer daring anyone to approach. Instead, they felt almost friendly, as if they were protecting him.

He strode forward, following the mountain path up the slope.

Under the silent night sky, the countless strands of Clear Light Sword Qi parted to clear a path for him.

Lin Shu gradually quickened his pace, his expression composed, without a hint of apprehension.

He held the Mountain God’s Token, possessed Cyan Simurgh Essence Blood, and had mastered Wind-Riding Mountain Patrol.

’So what more was there to say? This Mountain God Mirror was as good as his.’

On the desolate mountain peak stood five towering pillars of White Jade shaped like ivory tusks.

Their sharp tips converged like a closing claw. In the gap between these ”talons,” a simple, ancient Bronze Treasure Mirror floated silently, its surface reflecting the vast landscape of mountains and rivers.

Golden Light still pulsed from its hazy surface.

Lin Shu’s steps faltered. Even holding the Mountain God’s Token, he still felt a pressure so tangible it felt solid when he was still dozens of feet from the mirror.

”Don’t be so stingy. I’m just going to look, I won’t touch you.”

He stopped walking, sat down cross-legged, and held out his open hands to display the Small Seal in his palm, showing that he meant no harm.

’Even Magical Treasures have a spiritual nature,’ he thought, ’let alone an artifact that is clearly a tier above them.’

Sure enough, the Mountain God Mirror soon returned its attention to the mountains below. Gathering its Golden Light, it locked onto a ferocious Demon General in the far distance.

...

Lin Shu kept his Wind-Riding Mountain Patrol Divine Technique at the ready, prepared to dodge a counterattack from the Golden Light at a moment’s notice.

His eyes narrowed, and beads of sweat began to form on his forehead.

One by one, split souls began to peel away from his body.

The blurry figures, invisible to the naked eye, drifted silently toward the ancient Treasure Mirror before suddenly darting inside!

Soul-Splitting Thousand Threads Guide!

With thousands of soul-splits, one could control Magical Artifacts and seize the bodies of others.

It was another signature Divine Technique of a Half-Life Immortal Family. The Yu Family’s Wind-Riding Mountain Patrol had already proven its incredible worth, allowing Lin Shu to move through the mountains as if he were a fish in water.

In comparison, the Qi Family Divine Technique, which only served as a method of reconnaissance, seemed far more ordinary and was even countered by the Demon-slaying Bureau’s Profound Armor Immortal Talisman.

But how could the technique of the Silver-eyed White Wolf Immortal, a being who held sway over half of Yongzhou, be so mundane?

What Lin Shu was doing at this very moment was the true application of this Divine Technique!

VMMMM—

The Mountain God Mirror suddenly trembled, and the blast of Golden Light it had just unleashed veered off its original course.

[Life and death are ruled by fate. A life snatched from the hands of Yama. One mortal saved. Awarded: 600 Merit Coins.]

”What’s happening?”

The Perfection Core Formation Great Demon, having narrowly escaped death, stared with a bloodless face toward the mountain summit.

He had just felt the Mountain God Mirror lock onto his aura. His heart had stopped, and he had braced himself for annihilation.

’Could such a profound Spirit Treasure really miss its mark by that much?’

”This many?”

Lin Shu’s face filled with surprise as he looked at the sixty Jade Glow Silver Ingots that had appeared beside him.

But he quickly tore his gaze away and looked back at the Bronze Treasure Mirror.

In an instant, three of the five split souls he had just sent out were annihilated.

The scattered remnants of their souls flew back and merged between his eyebrows.

”Stubborn little thing, aren’t you?”

Lin Shu licked his dry lips.

As his face grew paler, three more split souls tore free in the span of a breath and pounced viciously upon the Mountain God Mirror.

Without a master to control it, the Mountain God Mirror clearly didn’t understand what was happening.

It trembled as it resisted the gnawing of the split souls, all while struggling to gather its Golden Light to sweep across the forests once more.

Time slowly passed.

Another beam of Golden Light veered away from its intended target.

[Life and death are ruled by fate. A life snatched from the hands of Yama. One mortal saved. Awarded: 320 Merit Coins.]