I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chapter 2193 Flowers
Runes flew out of the one-eyed monster's eye, plunging everyone into absolute darkness.

You can't see or hear anything, and your senses can't penetrate even the slightest bit. You lose all external sensation and can only feel yourself.

Chen Lin's heart sank.

He was shocked to discover that both the Myriad Manifestations Technique and the Spirit Empowerment state were suppressed by the opponent's supernatural powers, and even his telepathic connection with Tie Zhu was severed by unknown energy.

Only the essence of the soul can still be stimulated, but even that is extremely weak.

Although the situation was dire, they couldn't just wait to die. Chen Lin quickly retreated, then flicked his fingers repeatedly, unleashing a chaotic barrage of Soul-Destroying Finger light in all directions.

But he didn't use his full strength.

With insufficient soul power, it is impossible to determine the opponent's location. This is the only way to break the opponent's supernatural power; one cannot expect too much.

The effect is very good.

The moment the Soul-Destroying Finger emitted its first wave of light, the space trembled.

The oppressive feeling receded like a tide, and my senses returned to normal instantly.

"Xing Jun!"

The one-eyed monster let out a sharp cry, sounding utterly shocked.

Chen Lin also regained his sight.

The 'rune eyeball' had returned to the monster's eye, but it no longer had the eerie feeling it had before; instead, it was filled with a sense of deathly stillness.

His heart skipped a beat.

The thoughts from before came back to mind.

Although these monsters don't have a strong presence, they are very likely related to the mysterious kingdom.

Only bizarre creatures are so sensitive to the Soul-Destroying Finger; even ghostly beings from the underworld are not so immediately affected.

This situation eased Chen Lin's tense nerves somewhat.

If the opponent is a creature from a strange kingdom, even if it is a top-tier expert in the Cage Realm, he can handle it for a while, and even if he can't defeat it, he can still save his life.

"How could there be a 'Critic' in this world?"

The one-eyed monster blinked, and the deathly stillness in its eyes gradually dissipated.

But his expression was unusually surprised and suspicious.

"wrong!"

"Absolutely impossible, Xing Jun couldn't possibly be here. Who are you?"

The one-eyed monster's tone turned gloomy as he coldly looked at Chen Lin and asked.

Chen Lin did not answer.

Instead, he took out the Radiant Crystal from the package and took a big gulp.

He also had spiritual fruits and pills that could restore the soul, but none of them were as fast as this. In this life-or-death situation, he couldn't care less about wasting them.

at the same time.

Tie Zhu flashed back to Chen Lin's wrist.

Hua Yi and Hua Qianyu, still shaken, retreated behind Chen Lin, staring in fear at the one-eyed monster opposite them.

The one-eyed monster waited for a while.

Seeing that Chen Lin remained silent, his figure gradually faded away.

A voice appeared in Chen Lin's mind.

"Boy, no matter where you come from or what your status is, I advise you not to get involved in this matter, otherwise even if you are Xing Jun, you will not escape death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the one-eyed monster disappeared.

Chen Lin did not move.

No one else moved either.

They all maintained their original abilities and remained vigilant for a good half hour before finally letting out a long sigh of relief, confirming that the one-eyed monster was truly gone.

Sun Shenggu and Bai Qingshui walked up to Tian Muguang's body, which had turned into rubble, but they didn't dare to touch it.

Chen Lin also walked over.

He wasn't saddened, but rather shocked by the one-eyed monster's methods. Not only could it kill without leaving a trace, but it could also turn the body into stone, which was truly bizarre.

It seems his understanding of the strange creatures is still superficial.

No wonder Adaya and Xiaohua both said that even the Star Ruins experts dared not enter the strange kingdom and would avoid any strange creatures they encountered.

They are indeed difficult to deal with.

What weighed heavily on Chen Lin's mind was the one-eyed monster's warning.

The other party's words confirm one thing: his arrival in this mission space was definitely not randomly selected; there is a certain probability that it was deliberately arranged by that gray pigeon.

There is another possibility.

That was the place that life's ferry had matched him with.

It seems to be the former reason, since he took the initiative to make the request and even paid one life coin, but Chen Lin has a feeling that the latter is more likely.

If it is the act of ferrying people across the river of life, what is its purpose?
Is the intention to use him to achieve some purpose, or to have him come and eliminate the strange creatures?
Chen Lin's mind raced.

He had no choice but to consider carefully. If the ferry of life had specifically brought him here, then his mission could not be completed without achieving the other party's goal.

The light will never appear.

"Tiezhu, could the figure you saw in the temple be a strange creature?"

Chen Lin glanced around and then engaged in a mental exchange with Tie Zhu.

"Probably not."

Tie Zhu answered immediately.

Then he analyzed, "Although it wasn't very clear at the time, the shadows in that hidden space were more like humans. I didn't see anything particularly large or small."

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing this answer, Chen Lin felt he had grasped some clues.

Perhaps the strange creatures are targeting the people inside the temple. Those people hide inside and refuse to come out, relying on the temple's protection to distribute cultivation techniques and treasures to cultivators in this world, fighting against the strange creatures.

However, the two sides cannot fight without a reason.

If we can find the crux of this struggle, we may find a way to restore the light.

"My lord, this place is not safe to stay any longer. We should leave quickly. I suggest we cross Tiger Roar Gorge as soon as possible, otherwise we will encounter that monster again and more people will die."

Bai Qingshui stood up and said to Chen Lin.

Sun Shenggu dug a pit and buried Tian Muguang's fragments and head on the spot.

"Won't the monster chase us across the mountains?"

Chen Lin put aside his distracting thoughts and asked.

He didn't want to stay here any longer. He was able to neutralize the opponent's supernatural power with a lot of luck involved. The Soul-Destroying Finger just happened to hit the rune's eyeball.

That's why I scared the other person away.

You might not be so lucky if you try again.

"I don't know that either."

Bai Qingshui shook his head.

He immediately added, "However, Yuming City is not far from the Lianyun Mountains. We can reach it quickly by crossing the mountains. There are experts at the Wheel Realm there, so it must be better than here."

Chen Lin pondered for a while.

He nodded and said, "Alright, but I must make this clear beforehand: if we encounter any powerful beasts in the mountains, I will not fight them to the death. In that case, life and death will be left to fate, so don't expect me to save you."

As soon as these words came out.

Bai Qingshui and Sun Shenggu's expressions both changed.

Even Hua Qianyu, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but twitch her face.

They knew that with their own strength, it was unlikely that they could cross the mountain range. Even without the legendary Wheel Realm Demon King, any one of the tiger demons from before could leave them with nowhere to escape.

That's why I strongly invited Chen Lin to join me.

"grown ups……"

Bai Qingshui was about to say something when Chen Lin stopped him.

"No need for further words. I'm barely able to take care of myself. If you want to come, then come along; if you don't, then forget it."

Chen Lin didn't waste any more time talking to the two of them. After determining their location, he flew away with Hua Yi and Hua Qianyu.

Bai Qingshui and Sun Shenggu exchanged a glance.

We can only keep up.

Tiger Roar Gorge.

This is the only flat area in the Lianyun Mountains, with a not-too-wide river flowing through it. However, the river is dark red, polluted by dark energy, and is not suitable for drinking.

This isn't just the case. Many rivers have been polluted to varying degrees. Even cultivators at the Mang Realm level find it difficult to withstand the corrosive effects of abnormal energy. Only those who reach the Cage Realm can eliminate the energy's influence.

Therefore, water is more precious than food.

This is also why Hua Qianyu wanted to stay in the valley permanently after seeing that clear spring.

Even so.

Upon reaching the river, Bai Qingshui and Bai Qingshui drank heartily, as they hadn't had a satisfying drink in a long time and were extremely thirsty.

Besides, the future is uncertain, and life and death are unpredictable, so I'm willing to accept some erosion.

Chen Lin ignored the two of them.

While gazing into the depths of the mountains, he also spoke with Tiezhu.

"How is the energy recovery going? I feel something's not right here; it's too calm. We need to fully recover before we leave."

Tie Zhu remained silent for a while.

He said listlessly, "Fighting that one-eyed monster took too much of my energy. To fully recover, I'm afraid I'll have to use up Dad's piece of variegated crystal."

Chen Lin also fell silent.

This is the last piece of the iridescent crystal. After it's used up, he won't be able to switch identities with the help of the iron pillar, which will be very detrimental to his actions after returning to reality.

But after thinking about it, I decided to take out the variegated crystal.

It was handed over to Tiezhu.

We can deal with the future later; we should focus on the present.

Once Tie Zhu obtained the variegated crystal, he stopped talking and focused entirely on absorbing its energy.

They also racked their brains to think about how to use the flames.

The battle with the Cyclops made it finally realize that its supernatural powers were not invincible. No matter how powerful it was, it was useless if it couldn't hit the enemy. It had to discover multiple ways to use fire to increase its strength.

"Let's go!"

Chen Lin called out.

The group tentatively ventured deeper into the canyon.

He did not use the Soul Wing Technique. Firstly, it was too dark to discern directions, and secondly, flying was too conspicuous and easy to be discovered, making it less safe to hide on the ground.

"Look, sir!"

After walking for about half an hour, Sun Shenggu suddenly stopped and pointed to the cliff on one side.

Chen Lin looked over.

At the spot the other party pointed to, several faint fluorescent lights were flashing, but because it was in a recessed area, they were not very clear.

He took a few steps forward.

After adjusting the orientation, it became much clearer immediately.

In the vision of the Heavenly Eye, there grew a small flower, and the light spots were emitted from the flower's stamen. There were four of them, and they looked like they were blinking, flashing light once each time they blinked.

And it swayed constantly, as if waving.

Chen Lin's eyes flashed.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Wait here for a moment, I'll go take a look."

After speaking, he spread his soul wings and carefully flew over the river, approaching the flowers on the cliff.

Once you get closer, your vision becomes clearer, and you can see the flowers clearly.

Chen Lin, however, showed a look of disappointment.

From a distance, the flower's features reminded him of the "three-eyebrow, four-eye" flower, but upon closer inspection, it didn't seem to match at all.

The flower doesn't actually have four points of light; there are five, one of which is obscured by a leaf.

Also.

The flower was surrounded by a ring of tiny leaves, and it didn't look like an eyebrow. Although he had never seen what a "three-eyebrow, four-eye" flower looked like, the name didn't match.

But come all come.

Regardless of whether you have three eyebrows or four eyes, you can't go back empty-handed.

Chen Lin tentatively approached.

Ten feet.

Five feet.

Three feet.

Suddenly, the flower on the cliff trembled and quickly closed up, turning into a fist that punched Chen Lin!
Chen Lin was startled.

Immediately flap your soul wings to dodge the opponent's attack, and at the same time activate the Myriad Manifestations Technique to form a light shield.

The characteristic of the Myriad Phenomena Formula is that it encompasses everything.

The released energy can be transformed into any magical artifact, making it very easy to use.

"boom!"

Chen Lin failed to dodge and his fist struck the light shield.

To his surprise, his light shield failed to block the attack and was shattered by the fist's energy.

Moreover, the force of the punch was still strong, and it struck him in a flash.

He only had time to twist before a bloody hole appeared on his body. Fortunately, he dodged the blow and avoided his dantian; otherwise, his energy runes would have been ripped out.

Chen Lin's face was grim.

He almost lost his life here just because he came to pick a spiritual flower. Hua Qianyu was right, the Lianyun Mountains are indeed extremely dangerous. He was too careless.

He secretly became alert.

Then Chen Lin activated his Soul Wings and retreated backward, simultaneously using Soul Annihilation Finger to prevent the opponent from pursuing him.

But it didn't work.

The Soul-Destroying Finger technique has very limited damage to flowers, only causing them to pause slightly. However, the opponent possesses a short-range teleportation technique, and in a few blinks, they are already close again.

Another punch was thrown!
Forced into a corner, Chen Lin had no choice but to interrupt Tie Zhu's recovery, summoning the power of fire to meet the attack with a punch.

"Ok?"

The punch was thrown, but there was no impact from the collision of energy; instead, it missed completely.

What surprised and bewildered Chen Lin even more was that the world suddenly changed. Not only did the flowers disappear, but the surrounding mountains also vanished, and even the darkness disappeared, with long-lost light appearing before his eyes.

Although there was light, the surrounding area was shrouded in thick white fog, obscuring any distant views.

He immediately condensed an energy shield and cast a Soul Armor spell on himself.

Then quickly check the situation.

"No need to look, I'm right below you."

An old voice sounded.

Chen Lin immediately looked down and saw the white mist below dissipate, revealing a small island. On the island, an old man wearing a striped robe was sitting and fishing.

The island was shrouded in thick fog, obscuring the water and making it impossible to tell whether any water existed at all.

"Was it you, senior, who brought me here? What are your instructions?"

Chen Lin landed on the island and respectfully bowed.

"Humph."

The old man snorted.

Then, with a wave of his hand, Chen Lin's package appeared in his hand. After opening it, he took out the pieces of tiger meat.

Tears streamed down his face.

He wailed, "My grandson, you've really been murdered! How am I supposed to live now?!"

Chen Lin's lips twitched.

He swallowed hard and slowly backed away.

Tie Zhu also released his grip on his wrist, preparing to launch an attack.

However, Chen Lin soon discovered that no matter how far he retreated, his body remained in the same position, as if the space itself had been locked.

His face grew increasingly pale.

He clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Senior, please calm down. I did not intend to kill your grandson, but it wanted to eat me, so I had no choice but to fight back."

"If it wants to eat you, just give it to it. Why kill it?"

The old man put down the piece of meat and said calmly.

then.

An aura of killing intent, almost tangible, emanated from the air!