Chapter 379 378: Mixed Yin Talisman

But the person who arrived was Deputy Captain Dai.

Mu Lin wasn't too concerned. He said to him nonchalantly,

"The credit for this is all yours. As for the old rules, I've taken all the spoils of war."

Deputy Captain Dai looked completely lost; he had no idea what Mu Lin meant.

When he walked over to the corpse lying on the ground like a sack of rags, his face twisted in shock.

"The Poisonous Gu Elder! Oh my god, you killed him! He's one of the wanted criminals we've been desperately searching for!"

Mu Lin gave a slight smile. "It was just a coincidence. The man had a death wish and insisted on clashing with me head-on, so I took care of him."

Deputy Captain Dai said, "The Poisonous Gu Elder had a blood feud with our Military Suppression Bureau. He killed countless experts from the Bureau. We paid an untold price and still couldn't find a trace of him. The period when we were conducting an all-out manhunt was simply one of despair."

"I never thought he would fall into your hands, Mr. Mu!"

But Mu Lin had already turned to leave. Deputy Captain Dai could only bow to his departing figure.

He recalled how he had once doubted Mu Lin, thinking he was just a worthless freeloader.

Now he realized that Mu Lin was simply too strong. 'If I had offended him back then and caused a rift between him and the Military Suppression Bureau, what a terrible mistake that would have been.'

Mu Lin returned to the construction site. Qiao Canhua, who had been waiting anxiously in his car, rushed out and asked,

"Mu Lin, what's the situation?"

"The culprit is dead. There shouldn't be any more problems."

Qiao Canhua laughed heartily. "Coming from you, I believe it!"

Mu Lin said, "Then I'll be heading back to rest."

But Qiao Canhua stopped him. "Hey, hey, what's the hurry? Wait a minute, no need to rush off. I have to treat you properly!"

It was an offer too gracious to refuse, so Mu Lin had to agree. However, after arranging a room for Mu Lin, Qiao Canhua went back to his work and didn't interact with him further.

Mu Lin decided to take out his spoils of war and take inventory.

That old bastard was incredibly venomous. Besides being skilled in dirty tricks, his blood, hair, and even saliva were poisonous, making him extremely difficult to deal with.

If one didn't know who he was, they could have been killed by him in an instant.

Because the Poisonous Gu Elder's cultivation was so high, those who hunted him were at least at the Grandmaster level. Therefore, the treasures he carried were all exceptionally valuable; any one of them was shocking enough to frighten people.

He also found a key, guessing that besides the items on his person, the elder had a lot more hidden somewhere around here.

Mu Lin's gaze swept quickly over the items. Then, he noticed a rather unusual piece of talisman paper. Its patterns were as intricate as the most difficult maze and exuded a faint, dangerous aura.

Mu Lin felt it looked familiar, yet strange. For a moment, he couldn't recall where he had seen it before.

'Where was it?'

Suddenly, a flash of insight struck him. "Fuck, I remember now."

"The Mixed Yin Talisman!"

He infused it with True Qi, wanting to test the effects of the Mixed Yin Talisman with a small amount.

The effect was indeed just as he had expected.

"This Poisonous Gu Elder was already at the stage of condensing a Yin Spirit!"

Within the Innate Divine Realm, the final layer was the Divine Thought stage, which was where Mu Lin currently was.

However, the Divine Thought stage was further subdivided. First was the most common Divine Thought stage, which allowed one to release their divine thought to perceive their surroundings.

The vast majority of Martial Artists stopped here and would directly seek to break through to the next major realm.

The next minor stage after Divine Thought was to condense a Yin Spirit and a Yang Spirit. The order didn't matter; one just had to be able to condense them.

The third minor stage was to merge the two spirits together to create a Great Primordial Spirit and advance to become a Land Immortal.

If one skipped these last two minor stages and sought to become a Land Immortal directly, they would only form a Little Primordial Spirit, whose strength was incomparable to that of a Great Primordial Spirit.

However, condensing the Yin and Yang Spirits required a massive amount of Yin Yuan Power and was extremely difficult, barring many people from this path.

Condensing the Yang Spirit was even harder, as Yang Yuan Power was much more difficult to find.

The reason for Mu Lin's pleasant surprise was that this Mixed Yin Talisman contained a massive amount of concentrated Yin Yuan Power. Combined with his own powerful divine thought, he could immediately condense his Yin Spirit.

This was practically a free power-up.

Mu Lin began releasing the Yin Yuan Power from the Mixed Yin Talisman while simultaneously using the condensation method he had already learned to form his Yin Spirit.

Several hours later, Mu Lin opened his eyes, which were filled with excitement.

"It's done!" Mu Lin leaped to his feet. Everything around him seemed exceptionally pure and clear.

The powerful Yin Spirit brought not only a stronger divine thought but also an ultimate enhancement to his external perception.

As for the Mixed Yin Talisman in his hand, it slowly turned to ash and disappeared, all of its energy depleted.

Mu Lin pondered for a moment. 'If I can find a source of Yang Yuan Power, I'll be able to condense my Yang Spirit in one go. Then, by merging the two, I can form a perfect Great Primordial Spirit.'

But this plan was still up in the air; he was well aware of how difficult it would be.

"Well then, let's see what it feels like for the Yin Spirit to leave the body," Mu Lin muttered. He then sat cross-legged on the floor, silently recited an incantation, and an intangible version of himself floated out from the top of his head.

It was a wondrous feeling that was impossible to describe. In just a few short seconds, Mu Lin was completely astounded.

He still lacked experience, so he didn't want to take too many risks and hurriedly returned to his body.

'I'll try again when I find a safer place. This place isn't completely secure, and an accident could happen at any time.'

Mu Lin checked the time. It was around five o'clock. For the height of summer, it was still quite early.

Footsteps sounded from outside, and Madam Qiao's voice came from behind the door.

"Mu Lin, could you come out for a moment!"

"Okay, one moment!" Mu Lin dispersed all the lingering frost power in the room before quickly running out.

Madam Qiao's voice came from downstairs. "Mu Lin, hurry down!"

Mu Lin pressed his lips together but had no choice but to go.

He saw a very pretty young woman standing beside Madam Qiao.

She was around twenty, with fair, clear skin and a very sweet appearance. Her long hair flowed, making her quite attractive.

Mu Lin thought, 'What is this about now?'

Madam Qiao waved her hand urgently. "Mu Lin, come on down, don't just stand there gawking!"

Mu Lin could only continue down the stairs. Once he reached her side, Madam Qiao eagerly introduced her. "This is my niece, He Zheng. You two are about the same age, so you'll definitely have things to talk about."

Mu Lin knew perfectly well what Madam Qiao meant by suddenly introducing him to an unfamiliar girl his age.

But out of politeness, he still said to He Zheng, "Hello, Miss He."

He Zheng scanned Mu Lin from head to toe. She found it strange that her aunt would introduce such a plain-looking guy to her.

Her enthusiasm instantly waned. "Hello."

Madam Qiao continued, "Mu Lin, Zhengzheng is a student at Di Yang University, about to start her sophomore year. I saw you had nothing to do here in the villa, so I found you some company."

Mu Lin gave a polite smile, thinking, 'This is getting interesting.'

'She's definitely trying to tie me to the Qiao Family's chariot.'

He Zheng pouted, a speechless expression on her face. "Auntie, how old am I that you're already setting me up on a blind date? Isn't that a bit much?"

This guy looked completely unremarkable. Heaven knows what value he had.

She worked herself to the bone studying at school, and on her rare day off, she had to keep a guy like this company.

Her aunt's intention was clearly to set them up.

'How is that even possible?'

'I'm a young lady from a wealthy family, after all, and Mu Lin is a nobody. The gap between us is huge.'

'Even if we were forced together for a while, the pressures of our future life together would be immense.'

So, this whole thing was just absurd.

"Look at you. How is introducing you two young people to hang out a blind date? Come on now, just chat for a bit. What if you find him interesting?"

He Zheng didn't want to hurt her aunt's feelings, so she could only force a smile at Mu Lin.

Mu Lin tilted his head and also gave a helpless smile.

On this point, the two shared a sense of empathy; both had been awkwardly dragged into this situation.

If he had any choice in the matter, Mu Lin would much rather be focused on his cultivation.