I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 197 - 162 Buddha and Demon Freedom Skill

Tian Lin returned to the city, Pingyang City was just beginning to light up with lanterns.

He didn't have the interest to stroll around and enjoy the night scenery, but went straight back to his house in Westward Lane.

When Yu'er saw Tian Lin return, she immediately had someone prepare dinner and went to make a cup of hot tea for Tian Lin.

She took a stack of books from the side and handed them to Tian Lin, saying:

"Here are the Five Elements Golden Core Technique books that I got from the Manager, Master, you can take a look."

However, Tian Lin was not in a hurry to look through the Five Elements Golden Core Technique.

He sat down on the stool and first picked up the Water God Technique from underneath the Five Elements Golden Core Technique, and asked Yu'er, "Is this a Divine Skill?"

"I was lucky today to run into the Great Elder. The Great Elder, hearing that I was seeking spells for you, Master, allowed me to bring these five Divine Skills for you."

Yu'er smiled and said, "The Great Elder mentioned that aside from the great families, it is quite rare for someone to achieve Five Elements Foundation Establishment by the age of seventy. Therefore, he gifts you these five Divine Skill spells, to aid you in attaining the Five Elements Golden Core."

Tian Lin was overjoyed and said to Yu'er:

"To have received five Divine Skill spells, firstly, I must thank the Great Elder for his generosity, and secondly, thank you for your efforts."

At this moment, Yu'er didn't take credit, simply removing her hairpin to adjust the wick of the lamp, brightening the room further.

Tian Lin, under the candlelight, opened the Water God Technique and his expression fluctuated between joy and frowning as he looked through the spells.

Yu'er stood silently by the side without speaking, until Cui'er brought in the dinner, which seemed to bring Tian Lin back to his senses.

She quickly set the meal on the table, and as Tian Lin picked up his bowl and chopsticks, she arranged the dishes and asked Tian Lin, "Master, you looked worried just now; is there something troubling you that you can share with me?"

She didn't know about Tian Lin's true background and felt that although he was a high-level cultivator, he seemed clueless about many things, like an old man from a rural area.

Not only were his concepts old-fashioned, but he also seemed very unfamiliar with everything in the city.

"This Water God Technique is good, but the associated Water God Pill is troublesome," he said.

His idea of trouble wasn't because the Water God Pill was expensive.

Rather, the Water God Pill, which others say aids in practicing the Water God Technique, may have unknown effects for Tian Lin.

In short, Tian Lin couldn't cultivate the Water God Technique using the Water God Pills available on the market.

"Indeed, the Water God Pill is a bit expensive; it costs a top-grade Spirit Stone to exchange for ten pills."

Yu'er said, "Unfortunately, the Water God Pill is also very precious to my Tong Family, and unless you, Master, become a Great Tributor, there's no way to purchase them at a discount from the Tong Family."

Become a Great Tributor for the Tong Family?

Tian Lin hadn't even considered this, so he set aside the Water God Technique and shifted his attention to the Five Elements Golden Core Technique.

According to the Five Elements Golden Core Technique, the Five Elements True Qi is a combination of five types of Spiritual Energy. Therefore, one must cultivate five Divine Communication spells from this combination.

Only after cultivating these five 'Dharma Bodies' does one reach the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

To reach this stage, one must cultivate the five Divine Skills associated with the Five Elements Dharma Body to the Perfect Realm.

The most common and easiest Divine Skills to cultivate to form the 'Five Elements Dharma Body' are the Water God Technique, Fire God Technique, and other five Divine Skills of the Five Elements.

The so-called Five Elements Golden Core Technique is the Divine Skill of 'peacefully' settling these five Dharma Bodies in the Dantian.

"Those who are on the Water Spirit Foundation Establishment path need the Water God Pill, and those on the Five Elements Foundation Establishment path also need it — after all, the cultivation thereafter cannot be separated from elixirs. It seems that Alchemists are indeed the ones who make the most Spirit Stones!"

Seeing Tian Lin engrossed in reading, Yu'er thought he might have had some new insight.

Little did she know that when Tian Lin spoke up, it all revolved around the smell of copper.

She chuckled and joined in the conversation: "Master is right, among the Hundreds of Cultivation Skills, Alchemists earn the most money, followed by Artifact Refiners, and then Array Masters and Talisman Masters."

She said this with some hesitation.

Tian Lin asked her, "Have you got something on your mind?"

Yu'er replied, "Since Master is interested in fishing, why not learn the Beast Taming Skill. I've heard that Beast Tamers also make a lot of Spirit Stones in the North Wilderness."

Tian Lin narrowed his eyes, looking at Yu'er and asked, "Why suddenly bring up the North Wilderness?"

He hadn't yet disclosed his plan to go to the Wendaos Sect to the Tong Family; after all, he was a tributor for the Tong Family, and it wasn't good to start off by telling others he was going to leave.

"In my humble opinion, cultivation relies on wealth, companions, Dharma, and location. For your future cultivation, Master, you cannot separate from the necessity of 'wealth.'

And to obtain this 'wealth,' you must choose something from the Hundreds of Cultivation Skills."

Tian Lin nodded and smiled, "I appreciate your kindness, and I will learn the Beast Taming Skill when the opportunity arises."

This was a temporary placation since he knew how difficult it was to master the Hundreds of Cultivation Skills.

Now that dinner was over, Yu'er took away the empty bowls and plates from the room.

Cui'er peeked out from the side room and saw the empty bowls and plates in the transmission plate, looking self-satisfied as if things went exactly as she expected.

Yu'er gave Cui'er a glance and handed the dishes to the robust maid to clear away, then quickly went back into the room to make up Tian Lin's bed.

This was the first time Tian Lin had a maid serving him, and he felt incredibly uncomfortable.

Back in the Yao Yue Sect, going from an Outer Disciple to an Inner Sect Disciple, he never had the service of maids or servants.

And even the disciples of the Yao Yue Sect, both inner and outer, were somewhat plain.

The Second Steward only had a young boy accompanying him, and the Third Steward had only an accounting master.

Even Shang Yu, after Xiao Yue's death, had never had anyone attend to him closely.

Unlike Pingyang City, where not only was there finery in clothing, but also many particulars in daily affairs.

As far as Tian Lin knew, the young scions of Pingyang City's noble families not only had servants but also sword holders and Sword Slaves for protection —

"Was Pingyang County as extravagant a thousand years ago?" Tian Lin could only sigh at the changes in customs through the times, a true constant across the ages.

The next evening, Tian Lin didn't go to sleep but left the house with the Spirit Stones in hand.

In the company of Yu'er and Cui'er, Tian Lin was led through a stroll around the Tong Family's elixir shop.

One after another, the names of elixirs appeared before Tian Lin, and to say he wasn't tempted would be a lie. However, currently strapped for cash, he couldn't even afford a single Water God Pill, so he could only look on with desire.

The cultivator who received Tian Lin was a Foundation Establishment stage practitioner, yet a resident tributor of the Tong Family.

He thought he could earn some Spirit Stones from Tian Lin, but to his surprise, 'Tian' was not only poor but also incredibly stingy, rendering his attentive attitude a pointless effort.

Had it ended there, it would have been fine, but Tian Lin inspected every elixir in great detail, wanting to take a look regardless of its quality, which genuinely amused the resident tributor.

"If Tian finds none of these elixirs to his taste, perhaps take a look at the Buddha Demon Pill refined by Dragon Alchemist," the tributor suggested.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a servant was dispatched to retrieve the elixirs from the upper floor.

Cui'er's expression changed, and Yu'er also whispered in Tian Lin's ear: "The elixirs upstairs are all very expensive, at the very least, they account for top-grade Spirit Stones."

Tian Lin raised his eyebrows and looked at the resident tributor.

The resident tributor stroked his beard and said with a smile:

"Rest assured, Tian, although the Buddha Demon Pill is stored on the second floor, each pill only costs one Low Grade Spirit Stone."

His words not only stunned Tian Lin, but also left Cui'er and Yu'er a bit puzzled.

If the pill was really that cheap, why would it need to be placed on the second floor, protected by an array?

Soon, the servant had returned from upstairs, holding a porcelain bottle in hand.

When he opened the porcelain bottle, both Cui'er and Yu'er choked.

No one expected a bottle of elixir to smell as pungent as chili peppers—and this stench was clearly much stronger than that of chilies.

Among them, Tian Lin was the only one who smelled fragrance.

After thinking for a moment, he leaned forward to take a closer look at the bottle.

Inside the porcelain bottle, there were a few black, uneven elixirs.

"Master, the reason this medicine is placed on the second floor may be that it isn't suitable to be sold on the first floor, for fear of tarnishing the Tong Family's pharmacy's reputation," Yu'er whispered in Tian Lin's ear.

Her voice was soft, but the resident tributor heard her loud and clear.

Indeed, the tributor chuckled and openly said:

"Indeed, these are the failed pills refined by Dragon Alchemist. Since he is the Tong Family's resident alchemist, our pharmacy had no choice but to buy these pills using Spirit Stones.

But since they're failed pills, how could we sell them to others? We had to put them away in a high place, for use by side branches within our clan. If you're interested, Tian, I'll sell you one cheaply as a token of my goodwill."

Although he was annoyed with Tian Lin, he didn't want to be enemies with him.

A single Low Grade Spirit Stone really wasn't something that would harm Tian Lin.

"May I know what effects this elixir has?" Tian Lin asked.

Listenting to the resident tributor's reply:

"This Buddha Demon Pill is an auxiliary elixir necessary for the 'Buddha and Demon Freedom Skill'—of course, it's clear that Dragon's batch has failed, so naturally, it cannot be used to cultivate the Buddha and Demon Freedom Skill.

Though these are failed pills, they indeed were made from Mid-grade Spirit Grass, and even if one can't use them to cultivate, they can still be used for Body Refinement."

Tian Lin then turned to Yu'er: "Is the Buddha and Demon Freedom Skill very powerful?"

Yu'er explained: "It is a Divine Skill; it is said that one thought is Buddha and one thought is Demon. Between Buddha and Demon, one can freely traverse from ultimate bliss to hellish agony."

Tian Lin was somewhat speechless, this was the first time he saw the information on the term to be correct.

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No, that's not right, because the term displayed was [Buddha Demon Pill], but this was clearly a flawed and wrongly refined Buddha Demon Pill; otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to buy it with just one Spirit Stone.

"What's wrong, Tian, do you find it too expensive, and thus hesitate?"

The resident tributor noticed Tian Lin was scrupulous, so he wanted to dismiss Tian Lin quickly.

He straightforwardly said: "Since Tian has joined the Tong Family, we'll inevitably interact in the future. I'll just give you this bottle of elixirs as a gift."

Tian Lin responded: "How could that be right? This bottle contains ten failed pills; I should offer to pay ten Spirit Stones. However, I wonder if the shop has more of these elixirs, and if I'm willing to purchase in bulk, could the price be slightly reduced?"

The resident tributor looked at Tian Lin in surprise, after contemplating, he couldn't help saying: "Fellow Daoist, make sure you think it through. Don't buy useless pills just because they're cheap."

He was speaking the truth, not wanting to offend Tian Lin over a trivial amount of money.

After all, a person who is extremely stingy, if they ever realize they've been shortchanged, they might hate it so much they lose their appetite.

"Thank you for your kind offer, Manager Tong, but I have my own plans," said Tian.

After thinking for a moment, the tributor offered: "I have five hundred failed pills here. If fellow Daoist takes them all, then just pay for four hundred Spirit Stones."

He wasn't aiming to make a profit from Tian Lin's Spirit Stones; in fact, if he could avoid holding onto these failed pills, he'd consider it a gain.

Tian Lin couldn't produce so many Spirit Stones at the moment, so he asked Manager Tong to keep these failed pills in the shop for a while.

With that, Tian Lin took a bottle of failed pills and returned home with Yu'er and Cui'er.

Yu'er couldn't help saying: "Master, if you wanted to buy Body Refining Elixirs, you could simply choose better ones. They may seem more expensive, but their effects are better than those of ten or even a hundred failed pills."

Tian Lin asked her: "I recall there's a Buddha and Demon Freedom Skill in the mansion, I wonder what it takes to obtain it?"

Yu'er looked at Tian Lin in surprise, the look in her eyes that of seeing a monster was somewhat unhidden.

Her sister, even more so, looked at Tian Lin as if seeing a fool.

"Manager Tong has already said, these are failed pills, unable to be used to cultivate the Buddha and Demon Freedom Skill," said Yu'er.

Tian Lin shook his head, not heeding her advice.

Yu'er didn't dare to persuade further, so she simply said: "The Buddha and Demon Freedom Skill is not like the Water God Technique, which is sold everywhere. Master, if you wish to obtain it, merely having Spirit Stones is not enough, you need Contribution Points.

Actually, if Master really wants the Buddha and Demon Freedom Skill, you might as well inquire with Dragon Alchemist," she suggested.

"That Alchemist who refined the failed pills?" Tian Lin said, "He's my neighbor, and I was just planning to visit him."