Chapter 25：Strike Again

(Thanks to "Helan Mountain's Soul" for the ten upvotes...) Mu Xuyang dressed up as a monster and successfully robbed the spirit stone. When he returned to his dwelling, he carefully put away the props for dressing up and without hesitation, took out the spirit stone from his bag and held it in his palm. He then started practicing the "Immortal Gold Body Technique" while attempting to use the spirit stone to assist his cultivation, hoping that the effect would be more significant.

As the technique operated normally, Mu Xuyang could clearly sense the spiritual power contained within the spirit stone that he held in his palm was rapidly flowing out. It entered his body through his palm and guided by his arm, flowed into all the physical components of his body except his brain, such as flesh, tendons, bones, organs, marrow, acupoints, and so on.

"Using a spirit stone for assistance in cultivation really makes a difference. The progress is much faster than before when there was only a small amount of spiritual power in my body. With the help of the technique, the spiritual power is transformed into miraculous power and is gradually absorbed into my body. But now, with the influx of abundant spiritual power, the miraculous power produced during cultivation is multiplied many times over, directly breaking through all the barriers and penetrating into every physical component of my body. This means that with sufficient spirit stones for assistance in cultivation, I can soon enter the final stage of the body refinement realm and move on to the level of refining my mind."

After trying it out, Mu Xuyang felt excited that the progress of his cultivation had made a significant leap with the assistance of the spirit stone. However, he knew very well that the number and quality of the spirit stones he had robbed this time were very limited. At most, they could only support him for about a week of cultivation before they were depleted. His excited smile stiffened and was replaced with a trace of worry. He thought to himself, "After these stolen spirit stones are used up, where can I get enough spirit stones for assistance in cultivation? Ah... it seems that I can only take it step by step and see how those guys who were instructed by Lin Dong will deal with me in the future."

In the next week, Mu Xuyang spent his days feeding the old yellow dog with dry food and cutting grass in the spirit field. At night, he stayed in his dwelling and focused on cultivation. During this time, those guys who were instructed by Lin Dong did not show up again, which surprised Mu Xuyang. He even regretted scaring off the guys who had brought him the spirit stones by pretending to be a monster.

One evening, a week later, when Mu Xuyang had already used up all the spirit stones and was worrying about not having any assistance for his cultivation, he suddenly heard the sound of the old yellow dog's footsteps. He quickly got up and went out to check, and found out that the old yellow dog had noticed something unusual in the spirit field and had come to inform him. He felt a sudden joy in his heart and thought to himself, "I was just worried about not having any spirit stones to assist in my cultivation, and now these guys have appeared. I hope the spirit stones they bring this time won't be too few. If they are, it won't be worth it for me to rob them."

After hearing about the commotion in the spirit field, Mu Xuyang didn't want to take any chances of the old yellow dog not obeying him and revealing their true intentions during the robbery. So he put the dog in his bag of spiritual items, tied it to his waist, and then took the props for dressing up as a monster. He left through the back door and made his way to the vicinity of the spirit field, carefully observing the surrounding area.

After carefully observing the area, Mu Xuyang confirmed that there were no other hidden individuals in the large area surrounding the spirit field. He then calmly put on the monster props and swiftly approached the four individuals who were busy working in the spirit field.

Mu Xuyang moved very quickly, arriving within three meters of the four men in just over ten breaths. However, the four individuals did not notice his arrival, which surprised Mu Xuyang. He thought to himself, "Is it because my movements are too fast and too mysterious, or is it because these guys are just too incompetent? I'm so close to them, yet they haven't noticed me at all. If I wanted to kill them, these four guys wouldn't even have time to react. Killing them would be simple, but dealing with the bodies would be troublesome. Once the body is not disposed of properly and someone sees through the flaw, it would be a problem. Until I have the ability to completely destroy the body and erase all traces, it's better not to kill people in the sect."

Mu Xuyang saw that the four individuals were all focusing on using the power of the spirit stones to cultivate the spirit symbols and plant grass in the spirit field, completely unaware of his presence. He frowned slightly and imitated the sharp voice of a monster to speak to them, "You little brats really don't listen. You're doing bad things here, using the power of the spirit stones to cultivate the spirit symbols and plant grass in the spirit field. I really don't understand what you guys in the righteous sects are thinking. You're doing such despicable things that harm others for no gain."

The four individuals planting grass were Gou Jinshan, Dong Kuifu, Jiang Hongfa, and Luo Weimin. Jiang Hongfa and Luo Weimin had seen the appearance of the monster before and were now startled by the unfamiliar voice in their ears. They stopped working and, guided by the dim moonlight, looked towards the direction of the sound.

When they saw the figure that appeared, exactly like the monster they had encountered last time, their faces immediately became very ugly. Their fear rose to the extreme and their once strong legs began to tremble violently, causing the spirit stones and symbols they held in their hands to fall to the ground.

Gou Jinshan and Dong Kuifu had higher cultivation levels, reaching the mid-stage of the Transforming Realm, and were much braver than the other two.

In this moment of fear and uncertainty, both trembling with their legs weak, Guo Jinshan bravely spoke up to the disguised demon Mu Xuyang, while Jiang Hongfa and Luo Weimin were shaking uncontrollably: "You demon, you have the guts to sneak into our Leiying Hall and cause trouble. You're looking for death. We're busy now and have no time to deal with you. Get out of here and don't interfere with our work. If not, we will team up and pull your tendons, peel your skin, and make you wish you were dead."

"You have some courage, but your skills are too poor. This king was passing by and just wanted to get some spirit stones to assist in my cultivation. I have no intention of killing anyone. Otherwise, you four poor fellows would have been corpses by now." Mu Xuyang suppressed his voice and imitated the sharp voice of a demon as he spoke to Guo Jinshan, who had been staring at him, apparently trying to discern something from his appearance.

"Stop pretending to be a god and give your life for me!" Dong Kuifu, not far from Guo Jinshan, yelled at Mu Xuyang as soon as he finished speaking, and without hesitation, he pulled out a long spear from his storage bag and quickly waved it, creating a flower-like pattern as he stabbed at Mu Xuyang.