I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

"What's wrong with this knife? Why do you look like this, sir?"

Seeing Qu Zixian's strong reaction, Chen Lin had a bad feeling and simply asked her directly.

Actually, he was also very confused.

He obtained this sword by killing a Black-Veined Celestial God, who was merely the lowest-ranking henchman of the Celestial Palace. If this sword were truly a powerful treasure, it shouldn't be in the hands of someone like him.

"do not know."

The melody was not explained at first.

After giving a perfunctory reply, he said to Mocha and the others, "These fireflies appear only at intervals. Let's not waste time and go check where the book is first."

After saying that, he ignored Chen Lin and quickly walked towards the cave.

Mocha and the others followed immediately.

"How to do?"

Yue Yingxian looked at Chen Lin and asked.

Although she was also a cultivator in the Star Ruins, and even the Ten Clans Village had dealings with forces such as the Heavenly God Palace, she could only stand on Chen Lin's side at this moment.

"Follow."

Chen Lin acted nonchalantly and followed Qu Zixian and the others.

But he clearly sensed that Qu Zixian's reaction was very different from before.

Previously, she treated him as a useful henchman, but now she doesn't want to have anything to do with him.

This made him even more uncertain.

For a moment, I even considered throwing away the Ghost King Blade.

However, the Ghost King Blade is the best way to counter Thousand-Headed Firefly. Without it, let alone killing someone to silence them, one might not even be able to get past Thousand-Headed Firefly.

Lost in thought, Chen Lin remained silent the whole way.

Soon they arrived at the cave entrance where the books were located.

He scanned the area but found no trace of Adaya, nor could he sense Tiezhu, which made him somewhat disappointed.

But I didn't dwell on it.

Adaya is a cultivator in the Star Ruins, and it seems she has quite a few troubles of her own. It's not surprising that she doesn't want to show herself in front of these people; he had expected this beforehand.

In this case.

He has to rely on himself for everything.

"This is it, Lin Yue. Go in and investigate."

Qu Zi looked around the cave entrance for a while, then gave instructions to Chen Lin.

"Yes!"

Chen Lin did not refuse.

He was already interested in the book, and even without being told, he would go into the cave to take a look.

"and many more!"

Just as Chen Lin reached the cave entrance and was about to go in, Zhou Anshi, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

He noticed that everyone was looking at him.

Zhou Anshi took two steps forward and focused his senses, saying, "I can feel the fluctuations in space. If the so-called secret realm truly exists, this is probably the entrance."

Qu Zi first touched his chin.

He understood what Zhou Anshi meant.

If the entrance to the secret realm is inside, Lin Yue might trigger the teleportation mechanism and be pulled into the secret realm if he goes in first.

Opportunity was no longer relevant to them.

"Then let's go in together."

Qu Zi thought for a moment before speaking.

Although Zhou Anshi and the others were invited by him, the reward included a share of the resources obtained in the secret realm. According to the information he received, the light and shadow images that appeared here seemed to be related to a legendary place.

They all came to this Seven Star Realm because of the legendary treasure.

Chen Lin didn't pay any attention.

They continued walking ahead and were the first to enter the cave.

Yue Yingxian followed closely behind.

Qu Zixian and the other three exchanged glances before filing in.

Nothing unexpected happened.

The group carefully made their way deeper into the cave, where they found a book.

It's also ordinary.

It looks no different from a regular book.

It was casually placed on a blue stone, emitting neither light nor any energy fluctuations.

"what?"

After observing for a while, Mocha let out a soft exclamation.

Then he said, "Look, there are no words on this book. Could it be a wordless book?"

"There is no such thing as a wordless book; it's just a rumor spread through misinformation."

Qu Zi was the first to express his disapproval.

Then he said to Chen Lin, "You, go and pick up the books."

Chen Lin's eyelids twitched.

He had just spoken with Tie Zhu, and there were no dangerous fluctuations in the book, not even the aura of the Thousand-Headed Firefly. It must require some kind of energy to activate it before any unusual signs would appear.

but.

Where does the energy for stimulation come from?
No need to guess, it must be the place where that light and shadow scene is located.

Therefore, touching this book may attract the attack of the dark red vines, and besides the dark red vines, there may be other terrifying creatures in that space.

"What, you want to disobey orders!"

The music first turned cold, and a faint rune appeared between his brows.

This rune appeared.

The divine flower in Chen Lin's mind trembled violently.

It was as if he had encountered a natural enemy, unable to release any energy, which instilled a sense of fear in Chen Lin's heart.

They couldn't even muster the thought of resistance; all they wanted was to grovel and submit.

"Humph!"

Qu Zi first gave a cold snort.

He said to Chen Lin again, "No matter whose divine messenger you are, you must not disobey the official disciples of the Heavenly God Palace. This is an ironclad rule of this palace. If you dare to disobey, don't blame me for being impolite."

Chen Lin's face looked extremely grim.

He had considered the potential dangers posed by the divine messenger, but thought that only the one who granted him divinity could suppress him. He never imagined that any legitimate deity could exert pressure on him.

Under the oppressive force, not only could they not use their divinity, but they couldn't even muster the will to resist.

Although he has an indomitable spirit and can break through the suppression, since the opponent can exert pressure, they might be able to detonate the divine flower in his mind, causing him to lose his fighting ability instantly.

Chen Lin's expression changed several times.

After much deliberation, I respectfully agreed and slowly walked towards the books.

Now is not the time to take action.

If you want to kill the other party, you must first attack Qu Zi, and you must kill him with one blow, without giving him a chance to exert his pressure.

All four are currently on guard, with no possibility of success, so they can only continue to endure.

Qu Zixian's expression remained calm.

In his eyes, the divine messenger was just a servant of the Heavenly God Palace, and Chunjiu's servants were also servants. Even if he killed them, he would only need to apologize to Uncle Chunjiu and offer some resources.

Yue Yingxian sighed inwardly.

She knew the rules of the Heavenly God Palace, and couldn't help but feel some worry.

The person destined for this calamity is a divine messenger from the Heavenly Palace. It's unknown what kind of trouble they will cause, especially if the calamity is a love tribulation, which will be even more difficult to handle.

All eyes were on Chen Lin.

Chen Lin was also on high alert, instructing Tie Zhu to be ready to act at any time.

His greatest reliance now is Tie Zhu's fire magic.

However, nothing unusual happened.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Chen Lin walked to the bluestone and successfully picked up the book on it.

"bring here!"

Qu Zixian frowned and gave Chen Lin an order. Chen Lin glanced at the pages, but didn't dare to turn them. He simply held the book in his hand, returned it to Qu Zixian, and handed it over.

These people don't know.

However, he had previously received feedback from Tie Zhu that the Thousand-Headed Firefly was a character in this book, and the blank page was because the characters had all flown away.

If you turn to the next page, the characters may instantly materialize. At such close range, hundreds of fireflies attacking at once would be difficult for anyone to withstand.

The Thousand-Headed Firefly can do more than just create illusions; its true power lies in attacking the soul, instantly numbing it—even the eternal and perfect soul would find it difficult to resist.

Chen Lin was well aware of this.

However, this ability requires direct contact, so it didn't demonstrate its terrifying nature in previous responses.

Qu Zixian was unaware that the characters originated from this book, so he remained cautious and did not refuse, taking the book into his hands.

I just flipped through it casually.

A glint flashed in Chen Lin's eyes, and he tightened his grip on the Ghost King Blade, signaling Tie Zhu to prepare.

As long as the Thousand-Headed Firefly appears, even if it cannot injure Qu Zi first, it will definitely distract him, allowing him to seize the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

The other party is dead.

If he and Yue Yingxian join forces, they still have a chance to deal with the remaining three people.

As for whether Yue Yingxian will help, as the one destined for this calamity, if he dies, the other party won't fare much better and won't stand idly by.

however.

Qu Zi turned the page of the book, but nothing unusual happened. There was no energy fluctuation, let alone a thousand fireflies.

Chen Lin was somewhat puzzled.

He took a step forward, leaned closer, and looked at the pages of the book.

My heart skipped a beat.

The pages of the book were also empty!
No characters?

Chen Lin's expression remained unchanged, but he began to mutter to himself.

The page was turned to about two-tenths of the way through the book. Logically, the beginning of the page should be blank, while the end should contain characters.

This also aligns with the time span of the Dark Years.

But there are no characters after that, which is somewhat illogical.

The situation has changed.

Chen Lin abandoned his plan to attack, stepped back, and stood side by side with Yue Yingxian.

Then he communicated with Tie Zhu on a spiritual level.

"Are you sure you saw the characters on the pages when you sensed them earlier?"

"Sure and certain!"

Tie Zhu answered immediately.

Chen Lin pondered for a moment, then asked, "Can you sense any extraordinary aura emanating from the books now?"

The fact that he couldn't sense the energy fluctuations didn't mean they weren't there, because energy also has different levels. Perhaps the energy level on the pages was too high, exceeding the sensing limit for him and Qu Zixian and the others.

"Um……"

Tie Zhu showed hesitation.

"What, are you unsure?"

Chen Lin immediately pressed for more information.

"I am somewhat uncertain. This book gives me a special feeling, but I can't quite put my finger on what's so special about it. If I try to sense it carefully, I can't sense anything at all."

"correct!"

Tie Zhu suddenly remembered something.

Then she said, "Dad, have you noticed that the color and appearance of this book are very similar to the books in the room where Sister Lin Xinyi's vine is located?"

Chen Lin's heart skipped a beat.

After Tie Zhu said that, he also felt that it was somewhat similar.

However, there are many different styles of books, so it's normal for them to be similar. He hadn't thought much about it before.

"How about Dad talks to Sister Lin Xinyi and see if she has any feelings about it?"

Tie Zhu offered a suggestion.

Chen Lin immediately denied it.

If Lin Xinyi communicates within the fruit core space, the resulting spatial fluctuations will definitely be detected.

That Zhou Anshi has a powerful spatial talent.

Suppress your doubts.

Chen Lin focused his attention on Qu Zixian.

The other person had already flipped through several more pages, but it was still blank, and their expression was rather unpleasant.

After flipping through them all.

Qu Zi handed the books to Mocha first, saying, "You guys take a look too. I didn't find anything unusual."

The three of them passed the book around, but found nothing. Finally, they handed the book to Chen Lin.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
The moment the book landed in Chen Lin's hands, the Ghost King Blade in his hand activated on its own, and the ghost face on the blade detached from the blade and pounced onto the book.

"what are you up to!"

Upon seeing this, Qu Zixian's expression changed drastically. Thinking that Chen Lin was about to do something, he roared angrily, and mysterious characters flashed between his eyebrows, suppressing Chen Lin.

At the same time, the black and white flying swords shot out, the black sword piercing towards the center of Chen Lin's brow, while the white sword released a burst of white light, completely enveloping Chen Lin.

The other three also made their moves at the same time.

A colorful ring appeared in Mocha's hand, with characters constantly changing on it, and it flashed to the top of Chen Lin's head.

Bagu opened its mouth, and its voice actually materialized into a black arrow that attacked Chen Lin's heart.

Zhou Anshi was not idle either.

Reaching out and grabbing at the void, Chen Lin's surrounding space became distorted, sealing off all the space he could use to hide.

The four worked together seamlessly, as if they had rehearsed it countless times, and all their moves were deadly, leaving no survivors.

"kill!"

Chen Lin roared, igniting his indomitable spirit, and broke through Qu Zixian's divine suppression.

He felt secretly depressed.

Unexpectedly, such a turn of events occurred. He didn't find an opportunity to silence them, and instead, he found himself in a passive position.

Plans are really not as fast as changes.

But he couldn't worry about too much at the moment, and he had considered this scenario when he simulated the plan to eliminate the witnesses, so he wasn't too panicked.

As the spirit of defiance was ignited, the inexplicable feeling of submission in his heart instantly dissipated. Although the divine flower was not yet active, it did not self-destruct.

Chen Lin was certain.

First, he threw the book in his hand towards Qu Zixian, then reached out and grabbed the Xuanjin Spear.

With a flick of his wrist, he sent the colorful ring above his head flying.

There was no time to deal with the arrows formed from sound, or the black flying swords.
Because the speed is too fast.

He could only let the attacks hit him; hopefully, with his armor on, neither of these attacks would necessarily harm him.

Simultaneously.

Chen Lin cast a tranquility spell on himself to prevent being attacked by sound.

However, Chen Lin's expression immediately changed.

The black arrow was easily blocked by the force field of the Hope Armor, but Qu Zixian's flying sword was very strange. It exploded in the defensive force field and turned into countless fine characters.

These characters, in a way he couldn't comprehend, struggled to break through the armor's defenses, then transformed back into flying swords, aiming straight for his brow.

"boom!"

A soft sound rang out between Chen Lin's eyebrows.

Then Chen Lin saw a snow-white bead being flicked away and flashing back to Yue Yingxian's brow.

At the same time, Tie Zhu's figure flashed by.

It turned out that Yue Yingxian had blocked the attack for him in advance, saving Tie Zhu from consuming energy.

However, Yue Yingxian was also seriously injured. She was trembling all over, and blood was flowing from her seven orifices. She seemed to have no fighting ability left.

"Unbelievable!"

Qu Zi first gave a cold snort.

With another flick of his finger, the two flying swords merged into one, radiating a chilling pressure, and shot towards Chen Lin once more! (End of Chapter)