I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chapter 2120 Strange Scales

With the Rainbow Bridge gone and Rainbow City in ruins once again, Chen Lin felt worried.

Many of his family members live in the city.

Moreover, Rainbow City is the core of the Void Realm, teeming with powerful individuals. If even this place is breached, other places can't be much better off.

I took a walk around the city.

They didn't find a single person, nor did they find anything of value.

The entire city looked as if it had been abandoned for many years.

Chen Lin stood in the main hall of the city lord's mansion, stroking his chin in deep thought.

He felt that it didn't seem like a war had broken out here; rather, it seemed that all the cultivators had moved away for some reason.

Because there were no signs of a fight.

If that's the case, there's no need to worry too much. Even if his people leave here, they can go to the Kaiyuan Realm and won't have to wander around aimlessly.

As for why they moved away...

Chen Lin estimates it is related to the disappearance of the Rainbow Bridge.

and also.

The four major calamities that Niu Niu mentioned in her letter are about to begin, and judging by the timeline, they're starting soon. This might be a factor, so we need to pay close attention to them.

Finding no danger, Chen Lin wasn't in a hurry.

Sitting in the chair, I pondered my next plan.

First, he needs to ensure the safety of his family, which requires a trip to the Kaiyuan Realm. However, he is now Yuan Shanyue, and Chen Lin's presence has been sealed. His family does not recognize him, making it difficult to enter the Kaiyuan Realm.

The second priority is to rescue Niu Niu.

He stayed within the boundary river, not only to avoid the old fisherman of Tianhu Lake, but also to save Niu Niu. He owed her this, and whether from the perspective of gratitude or friendship, he had to make this trip.

But there's a problem.

The Rainbow Sword and the Guardian Hut Village medium are both on Chen Lin; he needs to change his identity to use them.

With points, you only get two chances to switch identities. If you switch now, you'll have to switch again when you leave the Seven Star Realm, and then all your chances will be used up.

There may be no chance to board the ferry of life again.

Chen Lin hesitated.

Unable to make a decision after a long time, I could only put aside my thoughts for the time being and start taking stock of my belongings.

This treasure chest mission was quite fruitful, and all the treasures were high-dimensional items that can be used even when entering the Star Ruins.

Also.

When switching identities, the treasure chest can only seal the items carried by the user. As long as the items are placed elsewhere, they can be transferred, and the user's original identity can also use them.

The first thing to check is the flower-shaped mark on the brain.

The illusory image of the flower was also brought out, which was quite unexpected for Chen Lin.

He now needs to confirm whether the object still bears the mark of the goddess after being transformed by the rules of the transitional ship.

Awareness sank into my mind.

He immediately felt a surge of energy.

The flowers still retain their original characteristics, but they no longer possess the aura of the goddess!

The ferry severed the ties that bound them together.

In other words.

This item became his personal possession, allowing him to use its inherent divine power without worrying about being controlled by the female deity.

of course.

It's also possible that it wasn't cleared by the ferry rules, but rather because the two were not on the same screen, or the other person was already dead. He killed the celestial being so quickly that he didn't even notice whether the female celestial being was there or not.

None of this matters.

As long as he can still use divine power, that's fine.

This energy is unique and doesn't seem to be suppressed much in this void realm; it can be used to power many divine artifacts.

Chen Lin was in a good mood.

Then he examined the ancient shaman's eyeballs in his palm.

Then he discovered that the substance's activity had not decreased; on the contrary, it showed signs of increasing vitality, which made him feel a little better but also made him feel depressed again.

This can also confirm the conclusion.

The disappearance of the goddess's aura was not caused by the ferry, but by other factors.

The treasure chest mission has no rewards or punishments. Completing the mission grants you a second life and allows you to fully enjoy all the rewards of your second identity. Failure, on the other hand, will trap you in the mission interface forever until you die.

This situation has both advantages and disadvantages.

For him, the fact that the eyeball was not cleaned was the biggest drawback.

If you want to continue using this identity, you must complete the ancient witch's task and deliver a message to the River of Hope.

Otherwise, there is a risk of death.

"As expected, there are no freebies."

Chen Lin muttered something to himself.

Logically speaking, this hidden danger shouldn't be a big problem. If all else fails, before the eyeball fully comes back to life, just switch back to the original identity and abandon this second identity.

Anyway, I didn't plan to keep this identity forever.

But the problem is.

He only has two chances to switch identities. He needs to switch back to his original identity once to deal with matters in this world, and he needs to switch back to his second identity again when leaving.

The opportunity will be gone.

This means that while he was in the Star Ruins, he had to act as Yuan Shanyue the whole time. If his eyeballs were to explode during this time, it could really kill him.

Death is a true death, regardless of one's identity.

Because once you die, you can no longer switch identities.

"Ugh!"

Chen Lin shook his head.

There's no point in thinking too much now; we can only take it one step at a time. Besides, with the Sun-Eating Earthworm around, it's not impossible to break the deadlock.

Continue to examine other items.

Hopefully, the armor, the Ghost King Blade, and the Xuanjin Spear will all function properly.

With these three treasures, Chen Lin felt that there were basically no people in this world who could rival him. These were all high-dimensional treasures, and if they were not suppressed, they could crush even eternal powerhouses.

Moreover, this body does not belong to this realm, so it will not be anchored by the Heavenly Lake Fisherman, and it will be fine to leave the boundary river.

"Crash."

Chen Lin opened his personal storage pouch and poured out a large pile of storage rings.

There are more than a hundred of them.

This isn't all that's been collected yet.

Because it was uncertain whether we could bring them out at the time, we didn't pick up some of the black-striped gods, which now seems like a waste.

Set the rest aside.

Chen Lin focused his attention on examining the three golden-patterned celestial deities.

First, open the one belonging to the eldest brother.

He was immediately overjoyed.

This guy truly lives up to his title of senior brother; his storage ring has a space of several tens of feet, and it's filled with a dazzling array of items, including dozens of flying swords alone.

But after the examination...

Chen Lin was greatly disappointed.

There was nothing particularly special about it; many of the items were left behind by ancient shamans, and he could only use a few of them.

Only some rare and precious materials, as well as spiritual liquids, can still be of some use.

Then there are classical texts.

Some of the contents contain alchemy recipes, as well as information on crafting divine artifacts and cultivating secret techniques, which may have some value.

But it's also limited.

He indirectly uses divine energy through flower branding, and cannot cultivate the techniques and secret arts of the Heavenly God Palace. He also lacks the ability to refine pills and weapons, so he can only serve as a reference.

Then Chen Lin picked up a ring.

An hour later.

After roughly checking all the rings, the items were gathered into the eldest brother's ring and put on his finger, while the rest were casually stuffed into his storage pouch.

There was a booklet left on the table.

Take your time to read it.

This booklet contains some information about the Heavenly God Palace; it's like a logbook. Although not very detailed, it still provides some understanding of the Heavenly God Palace.

Watch and watch.

Chen Lin's expression slowly changed.

dignified.

It was extremely solemn.

According to the above records, the Heavenly God Palace is an ancient and enormous organization with terrifying resources.

This sect focuses on cultivating divinity.

Divinity is a very high-level energy that can create rules, and it is a high-level existence even in the Star Ruins.

The members of the Heavenly Palace are divided into four ranks.

It is called Heaven and Earth, Black and Yellow.

The so-called Golden-Patterned Celestials are actually Yellow-rank. Red-Patterned and Black-Patterned Celestials are not considered to be of higher rank.

The sound of turning pages echoed continuously in the lobby.

Chen Lin watched intently.

The more I looked at it, the more I felt an invisible sense of oppression.

He desperately hoped that Hu Sanniang and the others would fail to leave the interface, otherwise his killing of the disciples of the Heavenly God Palace might be exposed.

The Heavenly God Palace will not let him off the hook once they find out.

He sighed secretly.

Chen Lin continued reading.

This section introduces several glorious victories of the Heavenly God Palace and mentions many surrounding forces, but does not mention Great Heavenly Lake, Tiger Hill, or Three Rooms.

If so.

Chen Lin analyzed that the Heavenly Palace should not be located in the vicinity of the Seven Star Realm.

It's good news that he won't be discovered immediately if he goes out as the Red Ape.

Besides.

The content also records several cultivation systems, as well as the names of the realms in each system.

The realms within the Star Ruins are quite chaotic. Each faction has a different cultivation system and realms, with only the title of "Dominator" being consistent.

Even eternity is not unified.

To make it easier to understand, three stages have been set up: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

The initial stage corresponds to the realm below the True Realm, the intermediate stage represents the True Realm and Eternity, and the advanced stage represents the realm of the Sovereign.

However, this is only a comparison based on the realm of the Seven Star Realm. There are still differences in reality. High-dimensional energy is different from low-dimensional energy, and the same realm is not comparable.

Another point.

Star Ruins is not a place where ordinary cultivators can stay for long.

The energy there is extremely corrosive; one must either reach the middle level or possess a high-level energy, such as divine energy, otherwise survival is impossible.

Put the book down.

Chen Lin stroked his chin thoughtfully.

The Star Ruins are no benevolent place; they are fraught with danger and utterly devoid of rules.

It is a true dog-eat-dog world.

But there are also advantages.

The energy there is abundant and unaffected by interface rules, making it suitable for various cultivation systems.

It has greater room for development.

Therefore, it's best to stay in the Star Ruins and cultivate there if possible.

After thinking for a while, Chen Lin put away the manual and took out another item.

Square scales.

"Ok?"

As soon as Chen Lin took the scales out, he realized something was wrong.

This thing actually 'grew'.

Not only did its length and width change, but its thickness also doubled, and it generated subtle energy fluctuations.

Chen Lin examined the scales carefully.

I thought about it.

Try to activate it using wizarding power.

hum!
The scales trembled, and the figure of a woman appeared on them. Her face was not visible, but her figure was very similar to the figure that the demon Yingtian had released using the Primordial Stone Tablet.

Chen Lin's eyes flashed.

The scales immediately returned to normal after the release of wizard energy ceased.

A brief pause.

He then tried to use divinity to induce it.

The scales reacted again, and a hazy human figure appeared.

And it's clearer now.

Not only that, but as divinity continued to be infused, the human figure kept changing, as if demonstrating something.

But soon.

The divinity was completely exhausted, preventing the human figure from fully manifesting and the demonstration from being incomplete.

Chen Lin did not pause.

It further stimulated the red ape's bloodline power, continuing to inject it into the scales.

It's still working!
The figure reappeared, but to Chen Lin's disappointment, the bloodline power was of a low level. Although it could provide continuous power, its effect was not as good as divinity.

Being powerless to possess a treasure is certainly not a good experience.

Chen Lin's curiosity was piqued, so he decided to unleash his indomitable spirit and increase the intensity of his bloodline power.

The figures gradually became clearer.

The changing movements became more fluid, and Chen Lin finally understood that the other party was demonstrating a set of martial arts techniques.

No hesitation.

He immediately followed along with the other party in the drill.

Anyway, I don't plan to use this red ape's body often, so I'm not afraid of any problems that might arise.

However, having only the movements without the proper techniques, he couldn't cultivate anything significant and gave up after practicing by imitation for a while.

After examining the scales for a while, Chen Lin put them away, intending to try again when he switched back to his original form.

Now we need to figure out what happened in the Void Realm.

Put aside distracting thoughts.

Chen Lin left Rainbow City and headed straight for the Kaiyuan Realm.

a few days later.

A golden light was traveling through the void when it suddenly stopped and transformed into a golden figure looking into the distance.

A fierce battle is taking place there.

On one side were several cultivators, and on the other side were strangely shaped void beasts, emanating bizarre energy fluctuations.

The figure was Chen Lin.

He observed for a while and found that the cultivators were at a disadvantage, and were in danger several times, almost being attacked by the void beasts.

So he stopped watching the spectacle.

He brandished his spear.

In a flash, he appeared above the battle, using his spear as a club to smash the Void Beast.

'boom! '

The Void Beast was bound by the power field formed by the spear and unable to dodge, and was directly smashed into a cloud of blood mist.

The cultivators who were struggling to persevere were all stunned and looked at Chen Lin with shocked eyes.

For a while.

Only then did everyone realize what was happening. One of the middle-aged men, who was at the late stage of the True Realm, stepped forward and respectfully bowed.

"Thank you so much for saving us, senior. We are extremely grateful. May we ask your honorable name?"

"Yuan Shanyue".

Chen Lin put away his spear and looked at the group of people.

The team consisted entirely of True Realm experts, with two of them being in the late True Realm stage, making them an extremely strong group in the Void Realm.

"Which sect do you belong to, and why are you here?"

After observing the man, Chen Lin looked at him and asked a question.

"Reporting to you, sir, we come from the Celestial Realm. We were ordered by the Celestial King to investigate the situation here, but we encountered a strange beast and almost perished here."

"Fairy world?"

Chen Lin asked, puzzled.

Then he asked, "Is it the Immortal Realm among the Seven Upper Realms?"

"Yes."

The middle-aged man answered respectfully.

But a look of doubt appeared in his eyes.

Chen Lin hesitated for a moment.

Without beating around the bush, he stated bluntly, "I have been in seclusion for many years, and have only just emerged from that seclusion. I am not very familiar with the current situation."

"Tell me, why did the Rainbow Bridge disappear? And Rainbow City, why is there not a single cultivator in the city? Where did everyone go?"

Everyone suddenly realized.

The middle-aged man immediately spoke up: "So you've just come out of seclusion, sir. Then this junior will explain some of the things that have happened over the years."

"The Rainbow Bridge collapsed after the Rainbow Sword was taken away by a mysterious powerful figure."

"A year later, the Sea of ​​Despair trembled, causing many places to collapse into the void, and the area near Rainbow City was one of the collapse points."

“These collapsed sites are often haunted by strange beasts. These otherworldly creatures are extremely troublesome, causing countless deaths and injuries in the cultivation world. No one dares to live near the collapse sites anymore.”

"Rainbow City was also forced to relocate entirely."

Chen Lin suddenly understood.

So that's the reason. It seems the situation isn't too bad.