I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

The dark year has arrived as promised.

It was neither brought forward nor postponed.

It was as if it had been pre-arranged.

When Chen Lin went outside, he saw that the entire void was plunged into darkness, with not a single ray of light in sight.

Even the stars in the sky seemed to have disappeared.

Swish swish!
Countless cultivators flew through the sky, their shouts echoing everywhere, plunging the city into brief chaos.

Some people even took advantage of the chaos to loot shops in the market.

Chen Lin ignored everything else and stood at the door, concentrating on sensing the fluctuations of the primordial energy between heaven and earth.

He then showed a look of surprise.

Just as the legends say, the Dark Year only saw the disappearance of light; nothing else changed, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth was even stronger.

But the disappearance of light is abnormal in itself.

The Dark Year affected the entire Youlong Starfield, which is quite large and contains many self-illuminating planets, so it's impossible for it to turn into night simply because of obstruction.

It must have been caused by an external force.

"what!"

Just as I was pondering this, a scream suddenly rang out from the side.

Chen Lin glanced at him sideways.

Lin Xinyi collapsed to the ground, her body hunched over like a shrimp, rolling around on the ground.

Simultaneously.

A dark red light flickered between the other person's brows, as if something was about to emerge from it, emanating a chilling aura.

"My lord, what's wrong with Miss Lin?"

Old Qin looked surprised and tried to help Lin Xinyi up, but found he couldn't get close.

Lin Xinyi was surrounded by an invisible barrier, which he could not break through with his cultivation level. He could only ask Chen Lin with surprise and doubt.

Chen Lin stepped forward.

He released his senses to investigate, then with a wave of his hand, he lifted the other person along with the invisible barrier and carried them back into the shop.

Then place it on the ground.

"Close the door."

Chen Lin asked Old Qin to close the door and try different methods.

Then he was surprised to find that he couldn't break through the opponent's invisible light barrier either, not even with divine radiance.

A flick of the wrist.

The Ghost King Blade has been acquired.

However, after much deliberation, Chen Lin still did not use the knife to cut.

The Ghost King Blade was too powerful. Lin Xinyi was only at the Dharma Source Realm, not even at the Half-Void Realm, and could not withstand the erosion of the blade's intent.

The Xuanjin Spear is even less effective.

One spear thrust and a person would be smashed to pieces.

Chen Lin was at a loss for what to do.

This is the limitation of having a second identity: possessing high-dimensional energy but having too few supernatural abilities and techniques, making it impossible to cope with unexpected situations.

He touched the bracelet.

They still didn't let Tiezhu make a move.

The invisible barrier around Lin Xinyi is quite powerful, and breaking it would require a lot of energy. Iron Pillar's energy recovery requires variegated crystals, so it's best to avoid using them if possible.

He pondered while observing intently.

After a dozen or so breaths, Lin Xinyi's cries became weak, and a crack appeared between her eyebrows, from which bright red blood flowed out.

Followed by.

A long, thin, dark red object emerged from inside.

It kept extending outwards, getting longer and thicker, and began to branch.

It looks like a vine.

Chen Lin frowned as he looked at it.

This situation is somewhat like parasitism, but he had checked the other party several times before and had not found any foreign objects in the other party's body. With his perception ability, there should not have been any oversights.

As the vines grew larger and larger, Lin Xinyi became weak and feeble.

Chen Lin sighed inwardly.

He then instructed Tiezhu to lend a hand.

After all, the other party had followed him for over a hundred years; he couldn't just stand by and watch it be devoured by the alien species.

Tie Zhu raised his head and spat out a flame.

The invisible barrier surrounding Lin Xinyi instantly collapsed, and the still-growing 'vines' seemed to be frightened, immediately shrinking back quickly.

Chen Lin seized the opportunity.

The Ghost King Blade slashed down.

The blade struck the vine, and the tiny figure that formed the blade's light immediately began to slash wildly, cutting a gash in the vine.

"what!"

Lin Xinyi let out a heart-wrenching scream.

His whole body was convulsing, as if he was enduring unimaginable pain.

See this.

Chen Lin immediately sheathed the Ghost King Blade, letting the vines shrink into the other's brow.

Waited for a while.

Seeing that the vines had not reappeared, he took out a healing pill and gave it to Lin Xinyi. Then he placed his palm on the top of her head and examined her carefully.

"Old Qin, please take a look too."

After a while.

Chen Lin moved his hand away and spoke to Old Qin.

At the same time, he used telepathy to instruct Tie Zhu to also sense the situation.

a long time.

Old Qin shook his head.

He said in confusion, "Strange, there is no abnormal energy in Miss Lin's body, but the evil vines are clearly there, which is really not normal."

"Could it be a higher-dimensional life form, or some kind of innate being?"

Chen Lin asked a question.

"Not quite like it."

Old Qin carefully considered his answer.

"Although higher-dimensional life forms can suppress lower-dimensional life forms and even interfere with their perception, this is, after all, a lower-dimensional realm. Its rules are a separate system. When higher-dimensional life forms appear here, they will be suppressed by the rules of the realm. It is impossible for them to have no energy fluctuations at all."

"That's really strange."

Chen Lin then contacted Tie Zhu.

Tie Zhu hesitated for a moment, then said, "I can sense the vine, but it's not inside Sister Lin's body. It exists in another dimension, where the aura is very peculiar and the level is higher than that of the Seven Star Realm."

"Oh?"

Chen Lin's heart skipped a beat.

He immediately instructed, "Try to open the boundary barrier. You don't need to open it completely; just check the situation on the other side."

The Dark Year had just begun when Lin Xinyi started acting strangely, leading him to suspect that the space where the vines were located was related to the emergence of the Dark Year.

"okay!"

Tie Zhu responded with great joy.

His enthusiasm for helping Chen Lin demonstrates his importance.

The words fell.

A flame, like a sword beam, shot out and struck the void between Lin Xinyi's eyebrows. The space twisted and rippled like water.

Chen Lin's eyes lit up.

Actually, he was just saying it casually and didn't think the iron pillar could break the boundary. This was a barrier of a higher dimension, and its strength was beyond imagination. Even ordinary sovereign-level treasures might not be able to do it.

After all, this is not a node.

I can't believe it actually worked!

The scene depicted in the water ripples was a dilapidated room, very hazy, with only some bookshelves faintly visible, and seemingly some scattered books on them.

The image is too blurry.

The writing on the book is illegible.

However, it is clear that the building has been in disrepair for many years and is in a dilapidated state, with weeds growing all over the rooms.

One of them was a thick, dark red vine with countless branches that covered the entire wall of the room.

Chen Lin strained his eyes to see.

suddenly.

He vaguely saw a red rope on one of the vine branches, and above the red rope was a bright red wound that was constantly writhing but could not heal.

It is clear.

This branch is the one that sprouted from between Lin Xinyi's eyebrows. Just as Chen Lin was about to have Tie Zhu increase the force so he could get a closer look, the main vine seemed to have noticed someone watching.

He slapped the screen hard.

The spatial ripples immediately dissipated, and Mianmian disappeared from sight.

"Humph!"

Tie Zhu snorted and was about to make another move.

But Chen Lin stopped him.

"Forget it, it's not wise to create any unnecessary complications now."

The main body of that vine was clearly not an ordinary creature. If it were to be angered, Lin Xinyi would likely have no chance of survival, and it might even affect him personally. The most important thing right now was to seize Yingfei, and it was not advisable to provoke trouble.

"Hmph, it's lucky it survived."

Tie Zhu was quite indignant.

Chen Lin immediately asked, "Are you sure you can handle those vines?"

"I may not be confident, but I can't lose my spirit. I am the Sun-Eating Earthworm, and I never fear difficulties!"

"You've regained your inherited memories?"

Upon hearing Tie Zhu's answer, Chen Lin asked in surprise.

"No, it's just that when my father was in seclusion, he read some storybooks and imagined himself as the protagonist in the story. I feel like I have the destiny of a protagonist."

Chen Lin's lips twitched.

He ignored the other person and looked at Elder Qin instead.

He asked, "Did Elder Qin see the specific details in that scene?"

Old Qin looked completely bewildered.

"What scene? I didn't see anything."

Chen Lin's eyes flashed.

He then asked, "Did you see the spatial ripples that just appeared?"

"Spatial ripples?"

Old Qin looked around, surprised and uncertain, and said, "I only saw the shopkeeper release a flame, but I didn't see anything else. Was there any spatial ripple? Where was it?"

"It has disappeared."

Once Chen Lin was certain the other party wasn't lying, he didn't ask any further questions. He picked up Lin Xinyi and carried her into the quiet room at the back.

Give the other person the healing elixir again.

Then increase the sensor intensity and examine the other person's body little by little.

Based on the images from the spatial ripples, Chen Lin felt that the reason the vines appeared in Lin Xinyi's body was definitely related to the red rope on the branch.

That must be some kind of treasure similar to the Yin-Yang Lotus.

Half of it is on the vines, and half is on Lin Xinyi, which is why they can form a mysterious connection.

As for why this is the case, that remains unknown.

It could be related to the other party's origin, or it could be due to the other party's special constitution, making them the kind of being that is easily used as a vessel by evil beings from other worlds.

Although there are few such people, they do exist.

But after checking for a while, no abnormalities were found.

Chen Lin was quite surprised.

He turned to Tie Zhu for help again, saying, "Tie Zhu, try again and see if there is a red rope or a brand similar to a red rope inside Lin Xinyi's body."

"okay!"

Tie Zhu agreed.

It released a barely perceptible wisp of flame, which kept circling around Lin Xinyi.

“There’s nothing unusual, Dad. Sister Lin doesn’t have a red rope or a brand in her body, but her soul is a bit strange. She’s not afraid of my flames, and I can’t see through it. I guess the abnormality is in her soul.”

"Ah."

Chen Lin hummed in agreement.

He had long discovered that the other party's soul was special, and that he was likely a stowaway from the interstellar region. It was for this reason that he wanted to train the other party.

pity.

This second identity is not skilled in the ways of the soul and cannot see through the abnormalities in the other person's soul.

It's not possible to waste an opportunity to switch identities just because of this.

We can only suppress our doubts for now.

Continue treating Lin Xinyi, and at the same time communicate with Tie Zhu.

"Can you open a spatial portal at any time?"

this point is very important.

The fact that high-dimensional beings could grow in that dilapidated room means it must belong to a high-dimensional realm. If there's no way to reach the Star Ruins via the River of Rules, this is a viable alternative.

"It can be possible."

Tie Zhu answered immediately.

He immediately added, "However, we must be with Sister Lin. Without her connection to the vines, we cannot pinpoint the location."

After so many years of study and under Chen Lin's comprehensive instruction, Tie Zhu has a very comprehensive understanding of cultivation knowledge and is able to accurately judge situations.

"That's enough."

Chen Lin did not have high expectations.

Since Lin Xinyi is the medium, then we can keep her by our side. Anyway, we've obtained another treasure from the cave, so there's plenty of room to put it.

"grown ups."

Fifteen minutes later, Lin Xinyi's eyelids twitched, and she opened them a crack.

"Don't worry, I'm here. You'll be fine. Just focus on healing."

Chen Lin offered a word of comfort.

Then he took the other party into the Fruit Core Cave.

Walk out of the room.

He gave Old Qin a few instructions and then left the shop to check outside.

First, we arrived at the foot of the sacred stone.

The fact that this divine stone could condense black gold dew during the Dark Year indicates that it was also affected by the Dark Year, and it may be related to Lin Xinyi.

However, after the experiment, there was no reaction.

"Lord Lin, could you give me a chance to reform? I had no choice at the time. The reputation of Baiguoyuan was too great, and I was worried that my whole family would be implicated."

Just as Chen Lin put Lin Xinyi back into the Fruit Core Cave, Lu Xiaochuan appeared beneath the divine stone.

He bowed deeply with humility.

"Aren't you afraid of being implicated now?"

Chen Lin glanced at the other person sideways.

He said with a half-smile, "I killed an important disciple of the Hundred Fruit Garden. If his elders come and find out about your relationship with me, your family will probably be wiped out even faster."

Lu Xiaochuan's expression kept changing.

Then I gritted my teeth.

He forced himself to say, "It is only right for me to do things for you, sir, and take some risks. I beg you to forgive my past mistakes and give my Lu family a chance to start anew."

"hehe."

Chen Lin chuckled softly.

He waved his hand and said, "Alright, I'm not the kind of person who holds grudges. You don't need to worry about what I'll do. Just do things for me, and if I'm not in the city in the future, you can help take care of my shop."

"I will obey Your Majesty's decree!"

Lu Xiaochuan readily agreed.

He breathed a long sigh of relief.

Of course, all he knew was how dangerous it was to continue contact with the other party.

However, Baiguoyuan is terrifying, and Chen Lin is just as unapproachable. Given the strength they have shown before, they could easily destroy the Lu family.

That's why I gritted my teeth and came here to make my stance clear.

"What, is there something else?"

Seeing that the other party had not left, Chen Lin raised an eyebrow.

Lu Xiaochuan took out a package from his pocket and respectfully handed it to Chen Lin.

"I am deeply sorry that I was unable to fight alongside you before. This is a small token of my appreciation from the Lu family. I hope you will not find it offensive."

Done.

Without waiting for Chen Lin's reply, he flew away.

Chen Lin glanced around and saw that the people from the major forces were all keeping their distance, so he shook his head.

It also took off and left.

After wandering around the city without finding any information about Adaya, they returned to the shop.

Open the package.

Inside was a large bottle.

Inside the bottle was a giant egg the size of a human head, covered with mysterious runes and radiating an extremely strong life force. (End of Chapter)