Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 1359: Chapter 1358: Upgrade Again

The host of the Hall of Dark King was filled with regret. He had intended to seize Lin Dong’s fortune and allow Gu Lingjun to revitalize their Gu Family, leading them to become a great clan like the Hidden Clan.

However, in the end, he met such a fate.

Not only did he fail to seize Lin Dong’s Nine Dragon Godly Body, but he also dragged both himself and Gu Lingjun into the disaster.

”I actually had a good feeling about your Gu Family, and I wouldn’t have minded helping you in the future. Unfortunately, you set your sights on my Nine Dragon Godly Body. You even wanted to drain my bone marrow, draw my blood essence, and use such cruel methods to take away my Nine Dragon Godly Body...”

”Then I cannot allow you to exist!”

The host of the Hall of Dark King sadly smiled. If they had a monstrous genius like Lin Dong to help them, maybe in ten years, he could have truly turned the Gu Family into a clan like the Hidden Clan.

What he regretted now was that his initial strategy towards Lin Dong was wrong.

He should’ve used Gu Lingfei to form a good relationship with Lin Dong. Even better, have Gu Lingfei combine with Lin Dong to produce offspring. That offspring would surely be immensely gifted, defying the heavens.

It’s a pity that these things are now impossible, at least he won’t be able to see them.

”Master Lin, this incident has nothing to do with my brother Gu Tongtian, and even less so with Gu Lingfei. I hope you won’t trouble those two because of this,” said Gu Lingtian with his last words.

Even though he disapproved of his brother, Gu Tongtian, and he felt that Gu Lingfei, being a woman, was not capable of revitalizing their Gu Family bloodline, he ultimately did not want them to suffer because of himself and Gu Lingjun.

Which would lead to Lin Dong eradicating their Gu Family, severing their family bloodline!

Lin Dong said, ”Rest assured, I always live by the principle: If others do not offend me, I will not offend others.”

”Also, I distinguish clearly between gratitude and grudges. The enmity between you, Gu Lingjun, and myself is our business. I absolutely will not vent my anger on the other members of your Gu Family!”

”Alright, now, you can go in peace!”

After saying his last words, Lin Dong was too lazy to waste any more breath on him.

He immediately employed the Devouring Technique, sucking dry all the inner qi and the blood essence within his body.

The host of the Hall of Dark King, Gu Lingjun of the Gu Family, dead!

He turned directly into a mummy.

After Lin Dong had killed him, he shot out two strands of Alchemist Fire.

One strand was aimed at the host of the Hall of Dark King, turning his ’mummy’ body into ashes.

The other was aimed at the corpse of Gu Lingjun, who had been pierced through by a beam of light shot from Lin Dong’s pupils.

”Gu Lingjun, just as you did not wish for Gu Lingfei to know about your attempt to kill me, I also won’t let her know about this incident.”

”Gu Lingfei carries a purer Gu Family bloodline. If opportunity permits, perhaps I can help her unlock the bloodline of your Gu Family that lingers within her...”

Muttering to himself, Lin Dong then flicked his finger, letting the Alchemist Fire turn his corpse into ashes, dissolving into nothingness.

As for the inner qi and blood essence in his body, Lin Dong naturally did not bother to devour it.

Firstly, there was no need.

Secondly, Lin Dong did not want to.

”Kid, you better find a place quickly to refine the energy within your body. With such a vast amount of energy, be careful not to fall into deviation,” warned the Sovereign Witch, who was still attached within Lin Dong. She promptly reminded Lin Dong.

Even she could feel the violent and rampant energy raging inside Lin Dong.

This time, what he had devoured was the energy of the Hall of Dark King’s host, a Peak Stage Master of the level-eight Grandmaster!

Such surging energy was comparable to a Real Medicine King!

Upon hearing the Sovereign Witch’s reminder, Lin Dong promptly nodded, and then with a flash, headed towards a secluded cave in the canyon.

This cave harbored a wild leopard.

At the moment, sensing the terrifying presence emanating from Lin Dong, it crouched on the ground, trembling with fear.

Lin Dong paid it no heed; instead, he took over its den, treating it as if it were nothing, and began to sit cross-legged nearby, starting to refine the terrifying energy within his body right on the spot.

Meanwhile, the Sovereign Witch had left his body, returning to the Dragon Ring.

Once back in the Dragon Ring, the voice of the Sovereign Witch echoed forth.

”Kid, this time I’ve lent you too much of my Divine Soul Power, I need a long period of deep sleep. Approximately a month...”

After uttering these words, the Sovereign Witch did not wait for Lin Dong’s response and immediately succumbed to deep slumber.

Lin Dong was about to say something when he realized he could no longer communicate his Mental Power with the Sovereign Witch, knowing she had fallen into deep sleep.

Thus, Lin Dong said nothing further and sat cross-legged on the ground, beginning to refine the surging energy within him.

The terrifying and violent energy rampaged within Lin Dong’s body, threatening to burst him apart.

Lin Dong quickly deployed the Nine Shift Longevity secret, transforming the violent energy into pure energy, which then circulated through his Meridians.

He then led this energy from the Meridians into the center of his Dantian.

The eighth Golden Pill within the center of his Dantian also began to slowly condense and enlarge.

From one-fourth its previous size, it began to change.

Half a day passed, evolving from one-fourth to one-third.

Another half day went by, and from one-third, it grew to one-half!

Finally, after one more day, it reached three-fourths!

From one-fourth to three-fourths, this time a full half of the Golden Pill had directly condensed!

”The energy of a peak stage level-eight Grandmaster is truly terrifying. It’s comparable to a Real Medicine King!” Lin Dong secretly said to himself.

Now, a real Medicine King could only help him increase his strength by so much.

”Unfortunately, I’ve yet to attain the strength of a level-eight Grandmaster.” Lin Dong sighed, finding that improvement in strength was becoming increasingly difficult.

A peak level-eight Grandmaster Martial Artist was an uncommon find. And yet, even such a being, Lin Dong would have to drain the energy of two to ascend from a Seventh Stage Grandmaster to a level-eight Grandmaster!

It was too difficult.

Of course, Lin Dong could not always rely on absorbing the Inner Qi and Blood Essence of martial artists to cultivate, as it was easy to deviate into evil territory.

And after this battle, Lin Dong gained a deeper understanding of both the level-eight and the Ninth Stage Grandmasters.

He knew that without the Sovereign Witch’s power, relying on his current strength, he could compete with a level-eight Grandmaster, but definitely not with the strength of a Ninth Stage Martial Arts Grandmaster.

”King Kunlun’s strength, more than twenty years ago, was already that of a Ninth Level Grandmaster. Can I survive an encounter with him on this trip to the Capital City?”

Even Lin Dong, upon this thought, couldn’t help feeling somewhat disheartened and despondent in this moment.

Especially since the Sovereign Witch was still in deep sleep, unable to lend him Divine Soul Power, which would make things even more difficult for him.

”That’s right, a few more days have passed, and it’s nearly time to leave for the Capital City. I must hurry back to Demon City.”

Lin Dong came back to his senses at this moment, realizing he had spent several more days cultivating; now he must quickly return to Demon City to prepare for his journey to the Capital City.

No matter what lay ahead, it had to be faced.

No matter how strong King Kunlun might be, Lin Dong’s path on the Martial Way would not shrink back because of him.