I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

The straw hut was small and dark.

It consists of two rooms, one inside and one outside.

The outer room contained some household items, all woven from straw. As the rules of this setting weakened, the items lost their luster.

The rooms inside are living quarters.

There was a small bed woven from straw, a dressing table, a straw stool, and some pretty ornaments.

"Your friend has a great sense of life. The items in this room are all arranged neatly and are very beautiful. He must be an optimistic person."

The little black cat lay lazily on Chen Lin's shoulder and spoke.

Chen Lin did not respond.

His gaze fell on the dolls on the bedside table.

It was the very thing that was sealed in the stone coffin back then, and the aura he used as a medium was a remnant of this object.

I stepped closer.

Time has passed, and what once terrified him no longer poses a threat. Even the guardians are, in his eyes, merely slightly stronger Nightmare creatures.

Chen Lin picked up the doll.

After observing it for a while, I placed it in front of the little black cat.

"Could you help me determine if this object is connected to a certain space?"

He felt that if Niu Niu were to leave him a message, it would definitely be on this doll. This doll could be considered the medium through which he and Niu Niu met, and it had a certain significance.

The little black cat rolled its eyes.

He retorted angrily, "I've already said, I'm not a fortune teller!"

Although it said that, it still did some divination.

Then his expression changed.

After tilting his head and thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "It seems to be connected to a certain space, but it's not something I calculated. It's my extraordinary ability to sense space."

"Could you recalculate whether there are any dangers there?"

Chen Lin pressed for an answer.

The little black cat was too lazy to argue anymore. Its eyes emitted a faint, eerie light as it scanned the plush toy.

He shook his head after a long while.

Frustrated, he said, "I can't figure it out. It seems like some kind of force is blocking it, and my senses can't penetrate it."

Chen Lin also used his Destiny Talent to perform a divination, but there was no reaction at all; not even the lines of destiny could be shown.

So I stopped thinking about it.

He first touched the Sun-Swallowing Earthworm on his wrist and felt the terrifying aura contained within it, which made him uneasy.

Take out the five-colored road guide and five-colored nightmare coins, and use the doll as a medium to try to enter the associated space.

The variegated crystal truly lived up to its reputation as the strongest energy source in the Star Ruins. In just a few years, it filled the Sun-Devouring Earthworm with energy, giving it a lot of confidence.

Whether it's the symbiotic seal effect or the terrifying attack power, it can turn the tide at crucial moments and greatly help him rescue Niu Niu.

Otherwise, he would have been quite intimidated by the plans of so many powerful figures.

The colored Nightmare Coins were being consumed little by little.

Chen Lin's brows furrowed as well.

The doll wasn't activated; it didn't react at all.

Did you guess wrong?
Chen Lin examined the doll again.

After still finding nothing amiss, they began to examine other items, scrutinizing every detail without missing a single one.

Still no results.

There was no delay.

Chen Lin stepped out of the straw hut, released Hua Yi, and together with the little black cat, explored each building, turning over all the huts.

Finally, we returned to the straw yard.

His face doesn't look good.

The entire Guardian Hut Village was deserted, with only some odds and ends remaining in each hut. There were no valuable clues, which made him suspect that the mandarin duck that San Niu gave him was the only medium for him to meet Niu Niu.

Cao Yuanyang broke down trying to save him, and he was no longer able to see Niu Niu.

Chen Lin felt very heavy-hearted.

If that's the case, then Niu Niu's feelings for him are too deep; it's as if she gave up the chance to be saved, thus preventing him from being possessed by Kaguya.

"Is this village really that big? Should we expand the search area and look around some more?"

Sensing Chen Lin's feelings, the little black cat spoke up and made a suggestion.

Chen Lin shook his head.

He had checked this place before; it was an isolated scene, and the spatial barrier here was extremely sturdy, so he had no ability to forcefully break through it.

The thought of forcibly breaking through caused Chen Lin's expression to shift.

A flick of the wrist.

The rainbow sword appeared in his hand.

He glanced at the doll in his other hand, placed the two together, and then activated his inner star power to slowly ignite the Rainbow Sword.

The doll was enveloped in a swirling, multicolored light.

The doll's body trembled slightly.

Chen Lin's eyes lit up.

He had overlooked this matter. Since Niu Niu said that he had to get the Rainbow Sword to save her, then the sword must be able to sense the other party's location.

Think of this.

He immediately increased the energy supply to the Rainbow Sword.

He then put the flower into the Jade Pendant in the Cave Heaven.

Hua Yi is too weak and not very useful to keep outside. If she encounters danger, we would have to spare time to take care of her.

The ragdoll's reaction became increasingly intense.

Gradually, it began to exude a nightmare aura, and its eyes emitted a faint light as it turned to gaze at Chen Lin's face, seemingly trying to confirm something.

Upon seeing the rainbow sword, the doll's mouth suddenly opened wide, becoming an exaggerated hole that formed an energy vortex.

Chen Lin suddenly felt a powerful suction force. He did not resist and let the vortex suck him in.

next moment.

They then appeared in an open space.

Quickly look around.

The entire space was empty and boundless, filled with countless scarecrows, arranged in rows and columns like a battle formation, giving people a sense of solemnity and desolation.

In the center of the battle formation stands a high platform.

Atop it stood a massive, pitch-black pillar, bound by chains of various colors, tightly binding a petite figure.

Niu Niu!

Chen Lin's heart skipped a beat.

The one who was tied up was Niu Niu, who had turned back into the little girl he had first met.

Despite its straw body, one could still see shocking wounds on its skin, and its eyes were tightly closed, clearly indicating that it had suffered unimaginable torment.

Chen Lin gripped the Rainbow Sword tightly, his aura rising steadily as he passed through rows of scarecrows and walked step by step toward the high platform.

"Don't be impulsive."

The little black cat whispered a reminder.

The languid feeling vanished, and his body remained highly tense, as if he sensed danger.

Chen Lin didn't stop walking.

He wasn't a reckless person; he knew that the mastermind wouldn't let him rescue Niu Niu so easily.

However, he must take action to save people in order to force the person behind the scenes to come out.

As he walked, Chen Lin released his soul perception, sensing every place around him, not even sparing the scarecrow.

Baizhang.

Fifty feet.

Thirty feet.

We are getting closer and closer to the platform.

Chen Lin could even see Niu Niu's fine, straw-like eyelashes.

The opponent's chances of survival were extremely slim; they were on the verge of collapse.

suddenly.

He suddenly turned his head to the side, and the rainbow sword pointed at a scarecrow not far away.

He shouted coldly, "Who goes there? Come out!"

The little black cat on the shoulder was startled, its eyes immediately gleaming as it looked in the direction Chen Lin was pointing.

Then the scarecrow twisted and turned into a flesh and blood body, and it was a young girl.

"Gu Siming?"

Upon seeing the other person's face, Chen Lin looked astonished; he never expected that the other person would appear here.

"Why is Second Brother talking like that? You won't even call me 'little sister' anymore?" Gu Siming teased with a smile.

Approach slowly.

Chen Lin, however, did not let his guard down.

Pointing the rainbow sword at the other party, she said in a deep voice, "Why are you here? Explain yourself before we talk about sibling affection, otherwise I will seriously doubt your identity."

Gu Siming stopped in her tracks.

Sighed.

"It seems that my second brother never believed me from the beginning. We went through life and death together several times, and I regarded you as my closest person. In the end, I was wrong to trust you."

Chen Lin remained unmoved.

Still pointing the sword at the other man, he asked, "Where's your eleventh brother? Is he here?"

Gu Siming shook her head.

“My eleventh brother has already left the Seven Star Realm. If my second brother survives this time, we might be able to meet him in the Star Ruins in the future.”

"You want to kill me?"

Chen Lin narrowed his eyes, his tone filled with murderous intent.

Gu Siming straightened her clothes and said with a smile, "It's not that I want to kill you. On the contrary, without our Yesterday Manor, you wouldn't be where you are today, and you wouldn't even have been able to successfully possess someone."

"correct."

"According to you, it's called time travel."

Chen Lin glanced at the high platform and, seeing that Niu Niu was not making any move, turned his attention back to Gu Siming.

"You mean your manor saved me yesterday? Then tell me in detail, so I can see whether you are lying or I am ungrateful and don't know how to repay your kindness."

"There's not much to say."

Gu Siming's tone became indifferent.

“We saved you at the mountain villa yesterday, but not for your sake, and we do not need your gratitude.”

Done.

She looked into the distance, her face expressionless, and said, "Come out, everyone. We've been hiding here for so many years, waiting for this moment. Now that people have arrived, let's see who has the last laugh and proves themselves."

"hehe."

As Gu Siming finished speaking, a soft laugh rang out.

Followed by.

A figure familiar to Chen Lin appeared.

This time, Chen Lin was not surprised.

The person who appeared was Kaguya; it was perfectly normal for her to be there.

But the person who appeared next surprised him.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, how have you been?"

The newcomer landed not far away, looking at Chen Lin with a half-smile, his face full of mockery.

"A man from the sea of ​​clouds!"

Chen Lin's voice was flat.

But a storm was brewing in my heart.

Yunhai hadn't heard from him for so many years, and he thought the other party was dead. He never expected that not only was the other party alive, but he was also related to this scheme. He just didn't know whether the other party was a pawn or the one playing the game.

The appearance of this person made Chen Lin more vigilant.

The fact that the other party is here must mean that they are related to some powerful being. Moreover, the Soulless Ancestor once said that he wanted to possess this person's soul but failed, which means that the other party's soul strength is extremely high.

"Why does Fellow Daoist Chen seem so unfamiliar? It's more intimate to call me Brother Yan, after all, we are friends."

The man on the cloud sea maintained his smile.

However, instead of moving closer to Chen Lin, she stood with Kaguya.

This is obvious.

Chen Lin stared at the other person's face, his expression shifting, and said, "Are you the reincarnation of the Star Emperor?"

"Star King?"

The man on the cloud sea showed a look of reminiscence.

He shook his head after a long while.

"The Star Emperor is a thing of the past; I am now a person of the Cloud Sea."

Speaking of it.

He looked at Gu Siming.

After scrutinizing him from head to toe, his tone turned cold as he said, "To have hidden here for so many years without being discovered by anyone, you must be the mysterious patriarch of the manor yesterday, right?"

Chen Lin's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

He immediately turned his gaze to Gu Siming.

Yesterday, the old ancestor of the manor was a legendary supreme expert. Even if he wasn't a ruler, he was close, at least on par with the Sword Maiden.

The fact that such a person had been following him around all this time, even calling him brother and sister, was truly chilling.

Thankfully, I didn't do anything out of line.

Gu Siming smiled gently.

Her aura changed instantly, becoming as deep and unfathomable as an abyss. Although she still looked like a young girl, she gave off a sense of vicissitude.

"I never thought anyone would still remember this old codger. I can hardly even remember who I am anymore."

Just a thought.

Gu Siming glanced at the person in the cloud sea.

With a strange expression, he said, "So it seems that the story of the Star Emperor being possessed back then is true. You must be the reincarnation of that person who possessed you. I'm really curious about your identity."

The man in the clouds raised an eyebrow.

No answer.

Chen Lin remained a detached observer, piecing together the truth behind the scheme from the information exchanged between the two.

"Has Master Gu finally shown himself?"

Another voice rang out.

Then, the space rippled, and a sword appeared out of thin air, transforming into a woman.

Chen Lin's lips twitched.

It was the swordswoman who arrived!
This is truly a gathering of powerful figures from all sides; it's unclear who's on whom and what their true intentions are.

"Greetings, Sword Maiden."

Chen Lin bowed respectfully to the swordswoman from afar.

This person possesses extraordinary strength, nearly reaching the level of a ruler. If we can win him over, it will be beneficial for rescuing Niu Niu.

The swordswoman smiled gracefully.

“Why be so formal, my husband? We are husband and wife, and now is the time for us to stand together and kill these treacherous people. Then the whole world will be at peace.”

"Husband?"

Kaguya, who had been silent all along, exclaimed in surprise.

Yun Hai Shang Ren and Gu Siming both looked suspicious.

Chen Lin touched his nose.

He forced a smile and said, "My wife is absolutely right. Then please lend me a hand and let's rescue my friend first."

"Not urgent."

The swordswoman waved her hand.

Looking at the high platform, he said, "The main character hasn't even appeared yet. There's no use in us peripheral figures being anxious. Moreover, the Seven Star Chains are suppressing the aura here. Once they are broken, the Heavenly Lake Fisherman's Rules Lines may descend, and then no one will be able to escape."

The real deal?

Chen Lin was puzzled.

He still couldn't understand why these powerful figures had set up this scheme. He had previously thought it was to revive the Star Emperor in order to fight against the Fisherman of Heavenly Lake.

However, based on the conversation just now, it seems that this is not the case.

Everyone here seems to have their own purpose, and the more you know, the more complicated it seems.

pity.

He lacked the strength; otherwise, he could have acted swiftly and decisively, charging straight through.

The most important one is still Tianhu Fisherman.

With this mountain looming over his head, he dared not make any rash moves. The true ruler was an absolutely irresistible being.

Chen Lin's mind raced, trying to figure out who the swordswoman was referring to.

But no matter how hard I try, I can't figure it out.

It seems that all the powerful figures connected to him are here. Unless it is the Slave Seal Ruler outside the Boundary River, no one can pose a threat to him.

Just thinking about it.

The void rippled once more, and several figures appeared.

Chen Lin stood there, stunned! (End of Chapter)