Can a Scholar Be Called a Villain

Chapter 92: Attaining the Sky Reaching realm

Extracting the ‘Qi Devouring Dagger’ from his possessions, Murong Lin swiftly pinpointed a cave. After dispatching the resident demonic beast, he commenced his cultivation.

This particular location lay near the western fringes of the Demonic Beast Forest, an area close to the junction between Yan and Chu.

Demonic beasts were in sparse supply in this region, and as winter neared, many were busying themselves accumulating reserves for their impending hibernation.

Employing a higher Earth grade array disk he had stolen from the Xue clan’s treasure pavilion, Murong Lin constructed a spiritual array before him. Focusing his efforts, he harnessed the ‘Yin Yang Aura’ contained within the ‘Qi Devouring Dagger’.

The dagger, crafted as a spiritual weapon with the explicit function of absorbing the Qi, effortlessly relinquished its contents, facilitating the user’s refinement process.

Engaging the 《Lifelessness Law》, Murong Lin orchestrated the controlled emergence of his ‘Evil of Lifelessness, Lawlessness, and Formlessness’ alongside the ‘Qi Devouring Dagger’, facilitating the gradual assimilation of the released ‘Yin Yang Aura’.

As he rapidly circulated his cultivation method, Murong Lin experienced a gentle, cooling sensation permeating his being. The fatigue and injuries sustained from the previous intense battle rapidly dissolved as the ceaseless surge of energy coursing into him steadily elevated his cultivation.

Step by step.

Murong Lin discerned a palpable shift. His cultivation, initially at the peak of the Manifestation realm, inched toward the Sky Reaching realm’s threshold.

In tandem with the ‘Qi Devouring Dagger’s’ ‘Yin Yang Aura,’ a metamorphosis unfolded within Murong Lin’s own Manifestation transformation. Both invisible creatures emerged from the void of the abyss, they each bore distinct characteristics—one entailed the fusion of chaos and change, while the other manifested the delicate equilibrium and discord of heaven and earth’s Yin and Yang.

Two embodiments of chaos, the very creations of Yin and Yang’s inception, their mutual ability to enhance one another’s growth was a logical outcome.

Detecting the near depletion of the ‘Yin Yang Aura’ within the ‘Qi Devouring Dagger’, Murong Lin intensified the circulation of his cultivation method. Focusing his efforts, he propelled his spiritual powers toward the threshold of the Sky Reaching realm. Like the relentless tide, a surge of formless energy pressed against the bottleneck.

His spiritual powers fragmented and reconfigured, persistently pressing forward, as if attempting to shatter the very obstacle obstructing his ascension.

Confronted with the diminishing resistance of the bottleneck, Murong Lin swiftly commanded his ‘Evil of lifelessness, lawlessness, and formlessness’ energy to engulf the remaining vestiges of the ‘Yin Yang Aura’.

Abruptly, a formidable force welled within Murong Lin’s heart, akin to a spiralling vortex. The energy spiralled, swelling in potency with each passing moment.

In an instant, it was as though Murong Lin himself had been drawn into this vortex. Powerless to control his swaying body, he drifted weightlessly.

His complexion glowed with a rosy hue as an innate sense of stability pervaded his being. This stability resonated from his soul, accompanied by a gentle warmth emanating from the depths of his heart.

Half an hour passed.

Murong Lin’s eyes snapped open, an abrupt eruption of potent energy shattering the confines of the cave. The protective array that shielded the surroundings fractured, and even the array disk beneath him succumbed to destruction.

Rising swiftly, he levitated, swept up by the vortex’s current.

Before him, the ‘Qi Devouring Dagger’ disintegrated instantaneously. Single-use in nature, its sole application resulted in its destruction and was reduced to mere dust.

Circulating the 《Lifelessness Law》, Murong Lin seamlessly melded it with the ‘Evil of lifelessness, lawlessness, and formlessness’ as he soared skyward.

The unseen vortex continued to sway his body. Resolute, he forcefully stabilized himself, enabling him to manoeuvre effectively through the skies.

Gradually, the swaying motion of his body ceased, achieving a newfound stability as he unleashed his Manifestation form.

A dark entity manifested across the landscape.

Neither mist nor smoke, it resembled a diminutive black worm that undulated in a fluid dance, at times taking on the semblance of raindrops, only to shatter and reform, enshrouding Murong Lin’s surroundings.

An aura of malevolence pervaded the vicinity, causing the nearby demonic beasts to scatter in trepidation.

Elation bloomed on Murong Lin’s face as he savoured the sensation of his cultivation breaking through to the first layer of the Sky Reaching realm. A joyous expression graced his features, mirrored by the celebratory awakening of the Bloody Poisonous Insect within his body, rejoicing within the Bloody Poisonous Acupoint.

A formidable, oppressive aura swept across the surroundings. Trees in the vicinity underwent an instantaneous transformation, their forms contorted into eerie, unnatural shapes under the influence of Murong Lin’s black Manifestation transformation.

Several trees were reduced to blackened ashes, as if consumed by a raging inferno;

Others withered into dark green lifelessness, as if corroded by insidious toxins;

Some transformed into black worm-like creatures, seamlessly merging with the ‘Evil of lifelessness, lawlessness, and formlessness’ before dissipating into oblivion after a fleeting existence…

In summary, Murong Lin’s nonchalant attack resulted in the instantaneous obliteration of over a hundred trees in the vicinity. The ground itself underwent a transformation, darkening to match the aftermath.

“Is this the power of the Sky Reaching realm? Not bad at all!”

Gently coasting through the skies, Murong Lin’s experience was reminiscent of his initial endeavours with riding a bicycle on Planet Blue. Gradually, he came to master the once-unsteady flight, achieving newfound stability.

His body pirouetted gracefully through the air, his expression shifting in continuous flux.

Eventually, he landed on the ground and kept his Manifestation form.

The towering enigmatic creature of darkness promptly receded into Murong Lin’s body, and Murong Lin’s face only became brighter in response.

“My Manifestation transformation has undoubtedly grown significantly stronger! My talent, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to have changed.”

Murong Lin turned to look at the system menu:

Villan score: 820

Age: 19

Cultivation: First layer of the Sky Reaching realm

Innate talent: Bloody Poisonous Insect Acupoint, Little villain halo, ‘Wrathful, selfish’

Cultivation method: 《Lifelessness Law》 (Mortal form: Evil of lifelessness, lawlessness and formlessness)

Skills: 《Bloody River God Finger》, 《Heart-Hurting Arrow》, 《Flowing Cloud Fluttering Sleeve》……

Equipment: God Sword · Bloody River, God Sealing Silver Chains

Spirit familiar: Bloody Poisonous Insect

Servants: The 108 levels of the Qing Yi Tower (Crippled)

Inventory: Several cultivation resources within the ring of holding, Fragment of ‘Great villain halo’*4, Blessed Enigma Cauldron, Mysterious map (Zhou Fan), Mysterious ring (Long Chen), Seclusion Cultivation Card, Mystery Raffle Ticket

“Two intriguing finds this time, huh? Anti, use the mystery raffle ticket!” Murong Lin’s grin widened.

“Ding! The mystery raffle ticket has been activated, master. Please proceed to spin the wheel.”

Murong Lin cast a peculiar glance at the virtual wheel that materialized before him.

The wheel, a standard size, was divided into a hundred segments, each representing a prize with a distinct allocation of space. The largest prize occupied 10% of the wheel, while the smallest claimed a mere 0.0001%.

A button was presented before Murong Lin, indicating that he lacked the capability to manipulate the wheel using his spiritual powers.

“Such a pity, I can’t cheat a little?” Murong Lin grumbled, his eyes widening as he fixated on the items displayed on the wheel.

His insatiable desire almost felt like it might consume him.

The contents listed on the wheel were tantalizing: “Demonic Emperor’s Śarīra, Gold Phenoix Wing Sword, Undying Divine Phoenix Pill, Decayed World Tree, Spectre Hearse, Three-faced Ghost Servant……”

The array of captivating items proved overwhelmingly tempting.

Murong Lin’s gaze lingered on these entries, each valued in the thousands of villain value, if not soaring past the ten-thousand mark. His eyes reddened almost instantly.

“Anti! Come on, the system is supposed to be my ally, isn’t it? Why not just hand all these over to me? What do you say?”

“Anti is having trouble comprehending master’s statement. Kindly initiate the wheel’s spin, master.”

Anti’s frigid tone reverberated, casting an immediate awkwardness upon Murong Lin. Without a choice, he simply commanded, “Commence the spin.”

He pressed the button, observing as the wheel surged with luminous radiance, each prize illuminating successively.

“Stop! Stop! Stop!” Murong Lin’s fervent exclamation punctuated the air.

He gazed in a mixture of excitement and disappointment as the luminous entries he coveted slipped past his vision. In an act of futile denial, he even attempted to grasp at the elusive air before him, only to catch nothing.

The radiant display gradually halted within a segment that occupied a modest proportion of the wheel.

Murong Lin looked at his prize, it was actually an item called the ‘Blood Bat Locust’.

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