I Have Countless Clones - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Black Street
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Perhaps Zhou Zhihai needed to recuperate, his revenge never seemed to happen.
Lin Shen didn’t care about it and devoted himself to cultivation.
With three clones cultivating at the same time and the help of the Essence Tempering Pills and spirit beast meat, his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds.
On the third day after the Blue Rose incident, Lin Shen successfully broke through to the sixth level of the Qi Transformation Stage.
[Name: Lin Shen]
[Talent: God’s Jealousy]
[Stage: Qi Transformation Level 6, 2%]
[Cultivation Technique: Original Breathing Technique (Mastery 55%), Blazing Sun Palm (Mastery 52%), Mortal Restrain (Beginner 5%)]
[Number of clones: 3 (64%)]
A smile flashed across Lin Shen’s eyes as he watched the interface.
He had reached Level 6 in the Qi Transformation. In the entire Willow Academy, students who could reach this cultivation level were either from the eighteen influential families or declining old families.
None of them were ordinary students.
If the news of him reaching Level 6 became widely known, it would probably cause a new wave of commotion in the academy!
When that happened, he would truly become an influential figure in the academy!
Of course, Lin Shen wouldn’t let that happen.
He had cultivated Mortal Restrain just to hide his true cultivation level.
He would wait a while before revealing his real cultivation level. That way, it wouldn’t look too conspicuous.
“The progress of the Blazing Sun Palm has passed 50%. I should be able to reach Mastery in six to seven days!”
Lin Shen had verified the power of the Blazing Sun Palm many times in actual combat. This fundamental martial art technique of the Nine Suns Sect couldn’t be underestimated.
At Proficient, the technique could turn a pair of palms into a branding iron. While burning the enemy’s flesh and skin, it could also destroy the enemy’s internal organs with blazing force.
It made Lin Shen’s scalp tingle when he imagined how powerful the technique would be if he reached Mastery.
“The progress of the Origin Breathing Technique is also above 50%. I should be able to break through to Perfection in half a month at most. After that, my cultivation speed will increase by another level!
“It’s a pity that I haven’t been able to reach Beginner in Shadows yet.”
Compared to Mortal Restrain, it was much harder to reach Beginner in Shadows. Clone 1’s Perseverance couldn’t speed up the cultivation process, so there were no signs of him reaching Beginner any time soon.
“I’ll be able to form the fourth clone in eight days. After that, I’ll let the fourth clone comprehend Shadows together.”
Lin Shen quickly made up his mind and turned his attention to the medicinal pill.
He took out an Essence Tempering Pill and swallowed it before meditating.
After his cultivation level increased, the speed at which Lin Shen digested the medicinal power of the Essence Tempering Pill had increased significantly.
Under the effect of God’s Jealousy, in just an hour, the medicinal power of a pill was completely absorbed, and his progress increased by 3%.
“As expected, after my level increased, the effect of the Essence Tempering Pill has decreased a lot.”
Lin Shen did some calculations.
There were still 34 Essence Tempering Pills left, which could last him until he broke through to Level 7.
However, after that, he would have to buy new medicinal pills or find other substitutes.
“Looks like I’ll have to make a trip to the black street.”
Lin Shen recalled the Condensing Liquid he had seen in Tian Dian’s notebook.
He still had more than 200,000 spirit coins on hand. It looked like a lot, but in fact, they wouldn’t last him all that long.
Purchasing spirit beast meat alone was a huge expense. He didn’t have the extra money to buy more Essence Tempering Pills.
The Condensing Liquid’s medicinal effect wasn’t much worse than the Essence Tempering Pill, but the price was less than one-tenth of the latter. Under such circumstances, it was undoubtedly an excellent substitute.
As for the shortcoming of reducing one’s lifespan, it wasn’t worth mentioning to Lin Shen.
Seeing that it was already past nine in the evening, Lin Shen thought for a moment and decided that there was no time like the present. He would go to the black street now and prepare enough Condensing Liquid before he used up the Essence Tempering Pills.
Thinking of this, Lin Shen immediately flipped his wrist, and a bottle of Face Changing Pills appeared in his palm.
He opened the cork and tilted the bottle slightly. A round pill rolled into his palm.
Lin Shen strode to the full-length mirror embedded in the side of the bedroom cabinet and swallowed the pill.
Under Lin Shen watched himself in the mirror in amazement, his facial features, face shape, eyebrows, and even the skin color were rapidly changing.
There were no major changes to any part of his face, but when they were combined, the final result produced a completely different face.
“The effect of this Face Changing Pill is almost comparable to a plastic surgery!”
Lin Shen clicked his tongue in wonder.
The effect of a Face Changing Pill could last for 24 hours. Before the effect wore off, other than cultivator masters with spiritual senses, no cultivator could see through the true appearance of the person who took the pill.
This was a must-have item for almost every outsider who entered the black street.
If one had to name a flaw, it was that one couldn’t control the result of the Face Changing Pill changed into. Before taking it, one would never know what kind of appearance one would change into.
If the result was an extremely beautiful or ugly face, it would undoubtedly attract a lot of attention, which was against the user’s intention of disguising themselves, and the pill would be wasted.
After everything was ready, Lin Shen jumped down from the balcony and made a few more leaps after landing. He quickly disappeared into the night.
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The Eastern District wasn’t like the bustling Southern District and Western District. At night, silence and darkness enveloped most of the area. Only a few traffic routes were lit.
Lin Shen deliberately avoided the street lamps and walked on dark corners.
After breaking through to the sixth level of the Qi Transformation Stage, his physical strength had far exceeded that of the professional athletes in his previous life.
The speed of the 100-meter sprint in his previous life was just a normal speed for him now.
Coupled with Perseverance’s unique effect of recovery speed of +30%, Lin Shen didn’t have to worry about using up his strength and could run at full speed for a long time.
Hence, in less than half an hour, he entered the Northern District from the Eastern District.
The Northern District was even quieter and darker than the Eastern District.
Looking down from the sky, it was like a huge beast that had fallen into a deep sleep but was about to devour people at any moment.
After running wildly in the dark for another twenty minutes, Lin Shen finally arrived at his destination.
In the dark and silent Northern District in the middle of the night, the black street was one of the few places that still had activities.
Standing at the street entrance and looking inside, he could see many shadows moving around on the street.
The street was flanked by a mixture of shops and residential buildings. Most of the shops that were open at night had half-closed doors. The dim and lazy light coming out from the crack of the door was the only light source on the black street.
Touching his slightly stiff face, Lin Shen strode into the black street.
The few people walking towards him glanced at him and looked away with disinterest.
Most of the people who entered the black street had taken Face Changing Pills. All they saw was someone else’s changed appearance.
Investigating other people’s identities was one of the most meaningless actions here. At the same time, it was also the easiest thing to get someone into trouble.
The store that sells Condensing Liquid mentioned in Tian Dian’s notes is located in the middle of black street.
Lin Shen walked slowly and observed the shops along the way.
As mentioned in the notes, there were all kinds of shops on the black street.
Pills, weapons, talismans, cultivation technique manuals, rare herbs… Everything could be found here. He almost felt dazzled.
Lin Shen even saw a shop selling demon beasts.
When he passed by the door, he could hear the roars of beasts and the ferocious aura that soared into the sky.
Raising demon beasts was forbidden in Dragonside City.
Unless approved by the Three Sect Prefecture, once anyone was discovered to be holding demon beasts in secret, they would immediately face the ferocious punishment of the Martial Enforcement Hall!
Although Lin Shen saw many things along the way, he had no intention of buying anything.
The black street was filled with all sorts of people and goods of various qualities. It was easy for outsiders who came to the black street for the first time to buy fake goods, and their money would be swindled out of their pockets.
Therefore, Lin Shen had the principle of observing carefully before buying anything. No matter how hard the shop owners tried to promote their goods with their glib tongues, he was unmoved. Many shop owners rolled their eyes at him along the way.
After coming out of another shop, Lin Shen continued to walk along the street. The door of a shop five to six meters ahead suddenly opened, and a figure flew out. He fell to the ground in a sorry state and cried out in pain.
A two-meter-tall burly man walked out of the door and pointed at the person on the ground as he cursed.
“Old fool, do you want to die? I’m Black Bear! Remember that name! How dare you dine and dash here!”