Cultivation System: Stronger with Age-Chapter 80 - 63: The Ruyi Profound Gold Rod, Significant Improvement in Strength

Lin Xuankong’s heart skipped a beat when Lii Xiaolan grabbed his right hand. He grasped her small hand in return. "What’s happened? Tell me everything, slowly."

Lii Xiaolan glared at him, trying to pull her hand away. However, she suddenly remembered that Lin Xuankong had killed Zhao Dalong and was now in great danger. Her heart softened, and she let him hold her hand.

After a moment of silence, she looked worried and sighed softly. "Zhao Renxiong is the strongest under the Black Tiger Gang Leader, with a late-stage Fifth Layer cultivation. For him, killing Fourth Layer experts, let alone Third Layer ones, is as easy as eating pie! The forces and influence he commands are enough to turn the entire Great Marsh Prefecture upside down!"

"You killed Zhao Dalong. Zhao Renxiong will never rest until he finds you!"

Lin Xuankong frowned slightly. "The Zhang Residence is now in ruins. Zhao Renxiong couldn’t even find Zhao Dalong’s ashes. In such circumstances, how could he possibly find any clues?"

Lii Xiaolan frowned, pondering for a moment. "Normally, with no trace left, the Black Tiger Gang shouldn’t be able to find you. What I’m afraid of is that there might be some oversight. After all, secrets always get out. Given enough time, he might uncover something! No, I have to think of a way..."

Hearing this, Lin Xuankong suddenly laughed. "Given enough time? Who says we need that much time? In a few months, I could very well reach Zhao Renxiong’s late-stage Fifth Layer cultivation!"

Lii Xiaolan was stunned by his words and couldn’t help but stare at Lin Xuankong. Although his face was weathered and his hair white, his eyes were resolute, radiating confidence and a heroic spirit!

After a moment of stunned silence, Lii Xiaolan squeezed Lin Xuankong’s large hand in return. "Alright, I will wait and see when my dear husband can advance to the Fifth Layer. By then, let all the Martial Cultivators of Great Marsh Prefecture know that the Cyan-Eyed Tiger Zhao Renxiong, who has always terrorized the hundred cities of Great Marsh Prefecture, might not be your match!"

Lin Xuankong laughed. "If your husband is that formidable, what reward will my Young Lady give me then?"

Lii Xiaolan shot him a glare. "What reward? Let’s hurry up and count our spoils!"

Under the red candlelight, the two of them huddled together, carefully counting their gains. Unlike usual, the great threat posed by Zhao Renxiong had paradoxically brought them closer...

A moment later, they finished counting. The amount of Gold plundered from the Zhang Residence was considerable. Including the silver and Lin Xuankong’s original silver taels, it amounted to nearly three thousand taels of Gold.

Additionally, there were over two hundred portions of Nine Revolutions Qi Replenishing Soup ingredients, worth over ten thousand taels of silver.

Lin Xuankong looked at these gains, a hint of hope in his eyes. With so much, even if there’s competition in three days, buying three hundred Forehead Scales shouldn’t be a problem. After all, the most expensive, rarest, and hardest-to-find material for crafting Exorcism Armor is actually the seldom-seen Demon People’s Essence... Forehead Scales, on the other hand, aren’t too expensive because they can be obtained from Low-tier Marsh Python People. Normally, forty silver taels per piece is already quite steep!

After finishing the count, Lii Xiaolan comfortably stretched her slender waist. "With so much silver, after buying the Forehead Scales, the remainder will be enough to cover the refining costs. I wonder what kind of Exorcism Armor you plan to craft? The Black Tiger Gang’s most famous Exorcism Equipment includes the Nine-Scaly Armor, which is shaped like a Nine-Scaled Long Saber; the Snake Spine Armor; and you already obtained their Profound Iron Whip. The Yin Talisman Sect’s famous Battle Armors include the versatile Cyan Rainbow Battle Armor. Zhao Yufei has a set of Silver Hook Armor, and Xu Bei possesses the Profound Silver Scalp Sword!"

Lin Xuankong thought for a moment, then smiled. "An inch longer, an inch stronger! I plan to craft a Profound Iron Rod that can extend several zhang. When facing an opponent, I’ll just swing the rod and smash them—simple and satisfying!" As he said this, he couldn’t help but think of the mythical Great Sage Equal to Heaven from his past life, who had wreaked havoc in the Lingxiao Palace. With anticipation in his eyes, he continued, "Hmm, let’s call this design the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, and the armor form will be the Ruyi Battle Armor!"

Lii Xiaolan, who was envisioning the design of the future Exorcism Armor, nodded when she heard Lin Xuankong’s idea of crafting an Iron Rod. "Ruyi Golden Cudgel, Ruyi Battle Armor... those are pretty good names!" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

A smile touched Lin Xuankong’s lips. Pretty good? It’s more than just pretty good! If I really craft a Ruyi Golden Cudgel weighing over ten thousand pounds and can actually wield it... so what if a Second Layer Perfection defense is incredibly tough? Everything has its limits. A single strike would turn them into meat paste! According to the calculation of the Wandering Dragon Exorcism Hand with two hundred Forehead Scales and three hundred pounds, a whole set of Exorcism Armor with eight hundred Forehead Scales should weigh around twelve hundred pounds. Add some incredibly heavy Profound Iron, and it would easily be sixteen or seventeen hundred pounds... Wielding an Iron Rod weighing nearly two thousand pounds would be terrifyingly powerful. I could probably take out a late-stage Second Layer ’kid’ with a single strike! Using such an Iron Rod, wreathed in twenty-four Divine Thunders—my combat power would be absolutely off the charts!

While Lin Xuankong was lost in these thoughts, Lii Xiaolan stood up and headed upstairs. "Once we get the Forehead Scales in three days, we can start forging it. I’m eager to see just how powerful your Iron Rod will be then.

"By the way, there’s one more thing. Nurturing the Black Soul Wondrous Jade requires a special Heart Method from the Black Tiger Gang. That Heart Method is probably only accessible to their Gang Members who are at the Grand Steward Level, around the early Fourth Layer!

"However, the Black Tiger Gang will definitely be on high alert these days. If Zhao Renxiong comes looking, it will be even more troublesome. You should lay low for a while; I’ll help you figure something out!"

Lin Xuankong shook his head. "I’ve been cultivating diligently. By the time I reach Third Layer Perfection or the early Fourth Layer, the heat will probably have died down. Then I can just pick some nefarious Black Tiger Gang Grand Chief Steward, raid his home, and that’ll be that!"

Lii Xiaolan paused, looking at Lin Xuankong with a hint of helplessness in her beautiful eyes. Others cultivate for at least ten years to advance a single Realm. Yet this husband of mine improves daily, advances monthly. Cultivation is easier for him than an old man slipping into a warm bed. When I first married him, he seemed old and frail, so pitiable that I couldn’t bring myself to leave him immediately. I never imagined that a moment of soft-heartedness would lead me to find such a monstrously talented husband!

「Three days later.」

Lin Xuankong stood in his now extremely spacious backyard. After he had turned their original backyard into ruins, he and Lii Xiaolan had discussed moving to a larger residence. However, Lii Xiaolan suggested instead that he buy up the twenty-odd neighboring commoners’ houses to the east, west, and north. Then, they demolished some of the surrounding wooden buildings to create an expansive, flat courtyard for his training. They also raised the courtyard walls to about three zhang and added some rockeries, making the whole place quite secluded.

Purchasing the wooden buildings, renovating the bluestone courtyard, and raising the walls had cost several hundred silver taels in total. For ordinary people, this was a sum they couldn’t save in ten lifetimes. But for the immensely wealthy Lin Xuankong, such an expense was negligible.

After a session of practicing the Pine Skill in the backyard, Lin Xuankong circulated his Qi Blood and forcefully stamped his foot on the ground. Instantly, bricks and stones scattered as he punched a pit over four feet deep and nearly a zhang wide into the solid bluestone. Countless cracks spiderwebbed outwards, and the entire backyard trembled violently.

Sensing his current terrifying explosive power, he felt the muscles of his thighs and calves—which now nearly doubled in thickness when he exerted force—and nodded slightly in satisfaction.

He looked at the Life Plate in his Brain Mansion.

[Realm: Mid-grade Third Layer Transcendence]

[Pine Crane Longevity Technique: Entering the Hall 107/300]

Three days ago, when I fought Zhao Dalong, he stamped a pit over three feet deep, nearly four feet, into the ground. His might was unparalleled. Although I could have easily killed him then, I was far from capable of such physical explosive power. Now that I’ve broken through to the Mid-grade Third Layer, my explosive power has increased severalfold again. I can achieve that with ease now! Only a select few, like Xu Bei and Steward Hu Shuo, hold high positions among the thousands of members in the Yin Talisman Sect. Despite being high-level combatants of the sect, they are merely at the Mid-grade Third Layer! Unknowingly, I, a mere pancake vendor, have already reached such a Realm! And this is just for now; how could I be content to remain at their level? I’m just one step away. In twenty-odd days at most, I can advance to the Late Stage Third Layer! By then, setting aside my ability to easily crush Same Tier combatants, even if we’re just comparing Cultivation Realms, I will be among the absolute top tier of the myriad talents participating in the Demon Slaying Conference! Once I reach the Late Stage or Perfection, and my strength skyrockets again, I can find a Black Tiger Gang Grand Chief Steward and see if I can obtain their Heart Method for nurturing the Black Soul Wondrous Jade! I wonder what kind of shadow clone will appear when I activate the Black Soul Wondrous Jade? My Young Lady said that the shadow clones created by the Black Soul Wondrous Jade each have unique characteristics. What unique characteristic will mine possess? Of course, what I’m most eagerly anticipating right now, what’s almost within my grasp, is my Ruyi Golden Armor and Golden Cudgel! Once I get the Forehead Scales tonight and successfully forge it, if I were to wield it against someone like Zhao Dalong at the Mid-grade Third Layer... even without using the Soul-Extinction Celestial Thunder Divine Technique, it wouldn’t take more than two breaths. The Demon Vine would restrain him, and a few blows from the cudgel would instantly turn him into Zhao Bianlong! Best of all, this Ruyi Exorcism Armor not only boosts combat power but also provides terrifying defense and easily dispels Demon Qi!