Chapter 382: Three Strikes and You’re Out!

Words : 1922 Updated : Sep 19th, 2025

Chapter 382: Chapter 382: Three Strikes and You’re Out! He didn’t just sit idle for these ten days. Whenever he had leisure time, his Heavenly Tao Primordial Spirit played with "Mao Ren" in the Inner Space. This Mao Ren was woven by the Law of Cause and Effect. The Heavenly Tao Primordial Spirit roamed among these blades of grass, as though walking on a bridge through the universe. He couldn’t claim to have felt anything substantial, only a faint and unfathomable insight, that human life, the Cosmic Law, indeed have an origin and a return path... The Primordial Spirit wandered around, intertwining with cause and effect; his comprehension of the Law of Cause and Effect made a difficult start... While comprehending profound Laws, his cultivation was also steadily growing. The second drop of Heavenly Star Tears finally fell. This drop of Heavenly Star Tears was a Skin Heavenly Star, and Lin Xiaosu directly absorbed it into the Secret Realm Space. He then hastily comprehended the Flesh Star, quickly succeeding in shattering it and integrating it into his body, followed by the Bone Star. On the evening of April 30th, on the second floor of the rural cottage in Old Tashan’s village. When little Ye folded a towel and put it on her seat, the second Bone Star ascended gradually. By then, he had already reached Twin star Breaking Sky, ascending another level in his realm. This time, the "Storage, Fusion, Breaking Sky" trilogy of Heavenly Star Tears went several times smoother than the first time. His cultivation speed was theoretically unbelievably fast. Yet Lin Xiaosu still felt as if he couldn’t quite keep up... There were just too many things he needed to comprehend. The Space-time Law, and the Law of Cause and Effect... Comprehending the Laws was indeed extremely difficult. It really consumed too much time. He somewhat understood why some people say that time in the Cultivation Path is not valuable. It’s not that time isn’t valuable, but compared to the time demands of thousands of years in the Cultivation Path, the several decades of human life are like a fleeting moment. This is probably the natural chasm in the understanding of time between ordinary people and cultivators. The next day. May Day! Lin Xiaosu transferred two hundred thousand dollars to his mom after breakfast. Saying it was the quarter’s settlement money. His parents were very excited but also a bit puzzled. His dad asked directly: "little Su, I heard people in the county say you don’t really work on cases anymore, just traveling around and having fun, and it’s the two girls in your Detective Agency handling cases. How come you’re still taking so much money? You better not be taking advantage of them." Lin Xiaosu promptly assured: "Don’t worry, father, I would never be a ruthless boss. The two of them, at minimum, got two hundred thousand." It was the truth, even Zhou Xi, who wasn’t a shareholder, also got a two hundred thousand quarterly bonus, didn’t she? The simple-hearted farmer’s mind of his dad was at ease: "Your brother called yesterday, he also has a girlfriend now, from Taichong locally." "That’s great!" Lin Xiaosu was delighted: "You all should see to it, if the conditions are ripe, go over anytime to settle the marriage." "Your brother thinks so too, saying to meet the girl’s parents." Mom said, "I also inquired a bit, that side... that side’s bride price seems quite high." "What’s that? I’ve already given you seven hundred thousand, surely it should be enough for the bride price?" "Nonsense, that’s your money!" Mom said, "Your brother’s side definitely can’t use your money." "What do you mean my money? The money I honor you two with is yours!" Lin Xiaosu said, "You can spend it however you like, right, little Ye." Little Ye smiled sweetly from the side: "Yes!" The parents looked at this young couple, lost in emotion for a moment. How many brothers fought tooth and nail over family property, over a tiny plot of land? But their own son is good, and most importantly, the daughter-in-law is even better! Look, how generous? How sensible? How much virtue must ancestors have accumulated to get such a daughter-in-law... "I’m off to the Detective Agency!" Lin Xiaosu left the house, left the small mountain village, turned a corner, and thus avoided the eyes behind him, then, climbed the mountain. In Liu Lin Temple, Second Uncle had already combed his hair, changed clothes, and was waiting on the platform. As soon as he saw Lin Xiaosu coming over, the old man was very happy: "I told you, you wouldn’t go back on your word, and you did come after all." "Second Uncle, you dress like a groom." Lin Xiaosu gave him a once-over. Second Uncle laughed: "You rascal, is that how you talk to your elders? I’m leaving now..." "Wait a sec, Second Uncle, I have to ask something!" "What?" "Second Uncle, have you seen Taoist Lu Yun again later?" "You asked this last year...he...he probably isn’t around anymore. It’s been more than twenty years after all..." Second Uncle sighed. Second Uncle went down the mountain. With the impulse to meet Second Aunt. And with the lingering regret of the old friend who hadn’t appeared in over twenty years... Lin Xiaosu stood on the platform, gazing towards the sky. Taoist Lu Yun appeared and then left, only meeting him and Hu Ya, without meeting this old friend from more than twenty years ago at all. Where did he actually go? What role does he play in this world? The footprints he left in the snow, what do they actually signify? Thirty-three steps, with a gap of three feet and three inches, and three inches and three millimeters of snow under the footprints. So precise yet so inexplicable... There truly are too many secrets in this world... Lu Yun, the Mad Taoist, they seem to be no different from ordinary people, but if you examine closely, each one is incredibly mysterious. Could they be remnant species too? Just like Saintess Qian Ling. Except they emerged a few years earlier...oh sorry, for using the term "emerged." How many more people like them are there in this world? What lies in those corners. What mission do they carry? The night is deep, the sky clear. Stars without moon. The faint starlight casts a silver glow on the old willow at the entrance of the Taoist Temple. Inside the Taoist Temple, the bluestone slabs are also covered with a layer of silver glow under the solar lights. Lin Xiaosu’s gaze fell on the forest behind the Taoist Temple. In the depths of the forest, a shadow moves, leaves and branches shooting into the dense woods. That’s Zhou Mei. She is indeed practicing martial arts in the forest below the police office. The police office has surveillance, and it’s a 360-degree, no blind spot monitoring. The alert is on her phone, she doesn’t need to sit in front of the monitor, eyes wide open; she only needs to be around the Ancient Tower. So, she uses this time to push her newly acquired Dakongxuan deeper, making it truly a crucial part of her "Abandoned Gun". This Dakongxuan teaching is currently known to only two people. Miao Ruolan and Zhou Mei. In terms of cultivation, Miao Ruolan is naturally far above Zhou Mei. However, one must admit that Zhou Mei’s profession brings her combat power close to Miao Ruolan. Zhou Mei is a police officer, she has a foundation in combat. As an ordinary person, no matter how strong the combat awareness, it’s limited, but when such an ordinary person truly possesses ancient martial arts, the explosive combat power is quite astounding. Just like her, what about the border outpost? Does it also need reinforcement, letting Dakongxuan, this Buddha Divine Power... eh, in fact, it’s not a Buddha Divine Power at all, enter the path it should embark upon, truly shining on the battlefield? Lin Xiaosu has also collected relevant information about Gongchun Mountain outpost. The outpost has become a mysterious place within the army, attracting considerable attention. That day’s great victory at the border is sensitive between the two nations, the news was blocked, not many people know about it, but another incident set the entire army ablaze. That was last year’s Southwest Military District’s big competition. Li Wei, from Gongchun Mountain outpost, shone brightly on the competition field, becoming a super Military King. A bunch of soldiers surrounded him, asking for guidance. This honest young man scratched his half-inch long hair, embarrassed, and told them that in Gongchun Mountain outpost, he was at the bottom, and the other sixteen were stronger than him. At this, the military district leaders couldn’t sit still... This is one aspect of glory. This is also one aspect of morale. But there’s another aspect, which is that Qingmian Country changed its strategy towards Gongchun Mountain outpost. Drug smuggling no longer passes through here, occasionally there are invasions, but in small numbers, each being Genetic People, fully showing those warlords have realized the unique nature of Gongchun Mountain outpost, not daring to use ordinary mercenaries’ lives to fill this bottomless pit (in fact, a deeper and truer reason is: Mercenaries have already listed it as a forbidden zone for actions). Signs indicate that this once ordinary outpost is showing a trend of advancing towards a high-tech approach... Suddenly, a slight glimmer flashed! Lin Xiaosu’s figure moved, casting aside all distractions... Without a second’s delay, he pressed onto the bluestone slab... His Heavenly Tao Primordial Spirit instantly broke through the Heavenly Window below, reaching the familiar Stele beneath. On the Stele, eighteen leaves. Beneath the Stele, a Crystal Coffin. Inside the coffin, colorful clouds float, presenting a myriad of phenomena. This scene is identical to what Lin Xiaosu saw the previous two times. A year’s span here is truly a flicker in time. However, as his gaze fell inside the Crystal Coffin, he was shocked... Many of the clouds within the coffin had dispersed. This beauty, half of her body exposed. What kind of scene is this? It’s the scene that the editor said cannot be described! Even the battle-hardened Lin Xiaose at this moment feels his heart stir... However, his purpose this time is not to admire the scene for "exploration". It is for the dewdrop above. More than ten leaves above, most have dried up, including the two leaves he intercepted. Only three remain verdant. As if a wind blew past, one dropped a dewdrop. Lin Xiaosu’s heart raced, his Heavenly Tao Primordial Spirit wasted no time, moving to catch this dewdrop. Suddenly, the sleeping beauty in the coffin below opened her eyes! Her eyes opened wide! Inside the coffin, it seemed like thousands of miles of starry rivers suddenly parted! A starlight traversed through the myriad constellations, becoming a sword! "Eclipse Star Eyes! Slash!" Four words seemed to come from the depths of the starry sky, carrying a supreme killing intent from above the nine heavens. Lin Xiaosu was greatly startled... Swoosh! His Heavenly Tao Primordial Spirit split in two! His consciousness seemed completely obliterated! Among the starry rivers, the sword light retracted, becoming a crescent moon, merging into the eyes of the coffin beauty. On her face appeared a satisfaction that drove countless Heavenly Prides mad. However, this satisfaction gradually faded with time. A question mark slowly appeared in the beauty’s eyes... 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Chapter 382: Three Strikes and You’re Out!

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