I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chapter 2207 Refining
Chen Lin did not want to venture into the mountains.

But things backfired.

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the ground shake violently, and then a red, luminous object, shaped like a millstone, appeared in the distant sky.

Under the red light, a hazy, huge black silhouette appeared.

"what is that?"

Lu Xuanming looked over in astonishment.

He immediately exclaimed, "It's a Red-Eyed Demon! How could this thing be here? Run!"

After saying that, he turned around and flew into the mountains.

What is a red-eyed demon?

Chen Lin had never heard of this name before, so he immediately asked Yuan Qiming.

Yuan Qiming was also completely baffled.

He shook his head and said, "I don't know, but Lu Xuanming comes from a family with a long history of learning and knows a lot. Listening to him should be the right thing to do."

After giving a greeting, it flew into the mountains.

Chen Lin frowned, hesitating for a moment.

He was cursed with misfortune, and things wouldn't be any better for him even if he went into the mountains; he might as well seek refuge in another direction.

at this time.

The ground trembled again, and the red shadow demon began to move. As the thumping sound approached, its outline became clearer and clearer.

It was a gigantic creature, hundreds of feet tall, and the luminous object the size of a millstone was its single eye, which was now gazing at the mountains.

Cyclops?

Chen Lin raised an eyebrow.

However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this Cyclops was slightly different from the Star-Picking Clan of the Ancient Wilderness. Not only was its body black, but its single eye was also crimson, giving people an extremely unsettling feeling.

Judging from the eyeballs alone, their shape and aura are more like those of a demon.

Currently under observation.

An eerie feeling enveloped Chen Lin's entire body.

Then the giant's head turned and looked at him with its crimson eyes.

He was shocked.

Without the slightest hesitation, he dashed into the mountains and fled rapidly into the depths.

The same goes for the rest of the people.

All cultivators who saw the Red-Eyed Demon, even if they didn't recognize what it was, were terrified by its imposing presence and quickly sought places to hide.

Chen Lin glanced at the fleeting figure.

Searching for Yu Yuanqi's whereabouts.

This red-eyed demon is difficult to resist. The best way at present is to find it and see if it can open a passage so that we can leave the secret place directly.

However, after looking for a while, I couldn't see where the other person was. The main reason was that the environment was too dark and there were many buildings, making it impossible to see things from a distance.

no way.

Chen Lin could only fly towards the highest mountain in the center, which was the rendezvous point agreed upon by Yu Yuanqi.

As for hiding underground or going to other places, neither is advisable.

The red-eyed monster's eyes are so strange that it must have an extraordinary ability to detect things. Moreover, its misfortune is not over yet, so it must be the first one to be found.

"This way."

Just as Chen Lin was moving forward at high speed, a voice suddenly rang in his ears.

It was Zhao Xining.

He followed his senses and saw Zhao Xining fly out from a hidden spot and wave to him.

But the other party did not stop.

Its figure moved like a ghost, flying straight towards a complete palace in front of it. Besides it, two other figures also flew towards that direction.

Upon seeing this, Chen Lin hesitated for a moment, then changed his plans and flew over there as well.

It would be safer to stick with everyone first, so as not to be targeted by that red-eyed demon alone, and then go find Yu Yuanqi.

But he wasn't as lucky as others.

Just as he changed direction, a dark figure darted out from the collapsed buildings on the hillside. It was thin and withered, wearing a gray-white pointed hat, and charged at him with a strange cry.

Chen Lin's face twitched.

He secretly decided never to use the Luck Enhancement Technique again, and then attacked with the Soul Destroying Finger.

The shadowy figure wasn't very strong, definitely not at the Cage Realm. After being struck by the Soul-Destroying Finger, its speed immediately slowed down, and its aura became deathly still.

After being hit twice more, it collapsed, leaving only a rune crystal and the opponent's gray-white pointed hat.

Chen Lin casually put it away.

He glanced back, his expression growing increasingly grim.

Defeating the monster didn't take much effort, but in that short time, the Red Shadow Demon had already reached the mountainside, its huge foot slamming down and precisely targeting his location.

Moreover, this Cyclops is at least at the late stage of the Cage Realm.

Even a casual step carried the power of the domain's rules, trapping him as if in a cage, unable to move.

"Depend on!"

Chen Lin cursed under his breath.

He hurriedly activated the Soul Master's intimidating effect to resist the power of the domain, and then a flash of earth-yellow light appeared at his waist as he burrowed into the ground.

"boom!"

The red-eyed demon's enormous foot slammed down, creating a crater several meters deep in the ground, causing the surrounding mountains to crack.

Chen Lin, who was moving through the mud, was jolted.

He had a bad feeling.

He immediately activated his belt, and a five-colored light shone, forming a protective shield that protected him.

However, it did not have much effect.

The energy released by the red-eyed demon was extremely domineering. The light shield collapsed after only two breaths, and its body was blasted more than ten feet off the ground, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.

Chen Lin looked horrified.

The aftershock of just a casual kick was enough to inflict such severe injuries on him; even if this monster's strength hasn't reached the Wheel Realm, it's probably close.

Even a Wheel Realm expert!
As soon as the idea came up.

Chen Lin dared not linger for even a moment, nor did he bother to carefully discern the direction. He once again activated the yellow gem on his belt and plunged headfirst into the ground.

They frantically used earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or technique) to move towards the center of the mountain range.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

The red-eyed monster's stomping sounds continued one after another.

Each step he took landed precisely on Chen Lin's back, causing him to suffer continuous injuries. After a dozen breaths, he was covered in blood and his innate strength was exhausted.

Even the belt is difficult to activate.

Chen Lin's face was extremely pale.

The backlash from misfortune was indeed not so easy; it seems it won't end until he experiences a life-or-death ordeal.

Now that Tie Zhu has left, his symbiotic relationship with the other party will probably no longer be effective. If he dies here, then he will really be dead.

They might not even have the chance to enter the cycle of reincarnation.

In the blink of an eye.

Chen Lin used his last bit of energy to activate his belt, continued his earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique), and then took out the Nine-Aperture Black Ginseng.

He had already used up both the variegated crystal and the dazzling liquid crystal, and he had no other treasures that could quickly restore his body, so he could only try this one.

A dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor.

No hesitation.

Chen Lin stuffed the sea cucumber into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.

Then, he used the Myriad Manifestations Technique to refine it.

He then discovered that he didn't need to actively refine it at all. After the ginseng entered his stomach, the energy naturally transformed into streams that flowed back and forth along his meridians, instantly filling his entire body.

A feeling of absolute power suddenly arose within me.

Chen Lin felt his cultivation level rising again and again.

He progressed through the middle stage of the Mang Realm, the later stage, the Perfection Realm, and then the Cage Realm. Finally, energy lit up a single point of light on his body, then two, three, and so on, until nine points were lit up, exactly the same as the positions on the Nine Aperture Black Ginseng.

Finally, the nine points of light flickered continuously, producing some indescribable and wondrous reaction, condensing into a profound rune in his dantian.

The whole person was immediately immersed in a wonderful state of mind.

Chen Lin felt like he had become a god looking down on all living beings. Everything was incredibly insignificant in his eyes. He wouldn't even bother to glance at a Wheel Realm expert.

A sense of detachment arose spontaneously.

He felt that this world was a burden, and only by going to a higher place could it suit his temperament.

And so the whole person began to sublimate, constantly rising higher and higher, in pursuit of that ethereal and elusive place.

"Buzz!"

Just as Chen Lin was completely immersed in this artistic conception, his soul seed suddenly trembled violently.

A series of halos bloomed, radiating a scorching heat, pulling him out of his reverie.

The halo then dissipated.

The soul seed became shriveled and shrank.

Chen Lin regained his senses and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

He had just truly lost his self-awareness. If his soul seed hadn't activated on its own, he probably would have remained trapped in it until his death.

This thing is indeed not so easy to refine.

As for why the soul seed was activated on its own, he didn't understand either. It wasn't the inheritance of the soul master, nor the power of Xing Jun; it seemed more like a natural emergency response.

However, the situation was critical, and Chen Lin had no time to think.

I took a quick look.

Having confirmed that there was no danger to his life, no signs of possession, and that his innate strength had been fully restored, he used his earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magical escape technique) to continue fleeing into the distance.

"Ok?"

The red-eyed demon sensed something and looked at the ground in the distance with its one eye.

A huge beam of red light shot out.

As Chen Lin was fleeing in a frenzy, he suddenly felt a sense of impending doom, a palpitation of impending death. Sensing something was wrong, he abruptly activated his soul seed, mobilizing all his soul's essence, and unleashed a ghostly light that seemed to have a physical form.

At the same time, all the gems on the belt are activated, forming a five-colored defensive shield.

But the palpitations did not decrease.

In a flash, without even thinking of other methods, he simply took out the bone fragment and, following Wu Shen's cultivation path, activated the runes in his dantian, attempting to activate them.

The runes in his dantian trembled instantly.

at the same time.

Patterns appeared on the bone fragments, coalescing into identical rune patterns and emanating a strange aura.

The crimson beam, as thick as a millstone, pierced through the soil and rocks, striking Chen Lin directly.

It first clashed with the Soul-Destroying Finger, and the beam of light flickered a few times, shrinking in size, but it did not dissipate. It was still the size of a washbasin, shattering the belt shield and striking Chen Lin.

Chen Lin felt a tremor in his heart, as if countless thoughts flooded his mind, all of them extremely evil.

At the same time, his body was twisting and contorting, his blood was boiling, and it seemed that every inch of his flesh and bones had developed an independent consciousness and wanted to break away from his body.

The discomfort was indescribable, the pain unimaginable.

Even with Chen Lin's willpower, he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

But that's it.

The runes on the bone immediately began to flash.

A unique aura emanated from above, instantly weakening the intensity of the beam's corrosive power by most, leaving Chen Lin able to resist the remaining damage with his soul power.

"open!"

Chen Lin let out a low roar, releasing his Soul Master aura to free his body from its restraints.

Then, enveloped in a yellow light, it darted diagonally forward without stopping or paying attention to the red-eyed demon. It used bone fragments to clear a path and continuously increased the speed of its escape.

on the ground.

The red-eyed demon's massive body swayed twice, and then the crimson beam of light dispersed, revealing surprise and fear in its single eye.

He tilted his head and thought for a moment.

Instead of continuing to pursue Chen Lin, he kicked a small hill away and strode towards the center of the mountain range.

Chen Lin kept moving forward.

About half an incense stick later, he suddenly felt a jolt in front of him, as if he had encountered something hard, but it was immediately broken by the power of the bone fragments, and the light passed through.

Then my body felt light and I entered an open area.

Without the soil and rocks as a medium, the earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape into the ground) immediately becomes ineffective, and the earth falls downwards.

Chen Lin unfolded his soul wings, maintaining his levitation state, and quickly began to examine the area.

His expression changed involuntarily.

Before them was the interior of a building, which looked quite luxurious and showed no signs of damage.

Based on the time it took him to escape through the earth, he must have gone at least several thousand feet underground. It's hard to say whether he's still in the mountains. How could there be such a magnificent building there?
Did not dare to act rashly.

Chen Lin retracted his soul wings and gently landed on the ground.

I first checked the material of the wall, and it was indeed an unknown metal, very hard, and had a strong defensive effect against energy.

If it weren't for using bone fragments to clear a path, it probably wouldn't have been possible to break through it.

After checking all the surrounding walls and confirming that there were no killing formations or similar methods, Chen Lin felt relieved enough to observe the other areas.

This is a spacious room.

In the center was a large wooden tea table, covered with a thick layer of dust, but without any signs of corrosion.

It must be a high-grade spirit wood.

Unfortunately, it's too big to fit into the belt space, and the Fruit Core Cave can't be opened, so I can't take it with me.

wrong!

Thinking of the Fruit Pit Cave, Chen Lin's heart stirred.

Immediately activate the runes in your dantian, releasing that unique energy and injecting it into the fruit core cave.

The fruit pit naturally produced a weak reaction.

It works!
Chen Lin's eyes lit up.

The dantian runes can be used directly, but the power they generate is very weak and insufficient to open the cave.

He activated the bone fragment with runes again, and then tried using the energy generated by the bone fragment. The fruit pit produced a faint spatial aura, and its connection with him became clear again.

Become!

Chen Lin was overjoyed.

But he didn't open it immediately; instead, he fell into thought.

The reason why the Nine-Aperture Black Ginseng has this energy is not due to its own effect, but because its roots penetrate behind the Giant Gate and absorb the energy inside.

As for why it can stimulate bone fragments.

It's highly likely that the energy within this bone fragment is what caused the Nine-Aperture Black Ginseng's mutation, due to its long-term coexistence in one place and the development of some mysterious connection.

The iron pillar is also related to the space behind the giant gate.

Therefore, this energy is of the same level as the energy possessed by the iron pillar.

If so.

Chen Lin's eyes flickered.

This energy might also penetrate the treasure chest of life, allowing him to disregard the rules of the ferry of life and freely switch between his second identity.

"Looks like my luck isn't completely terrible yet."

Chen Lin muttered something to himself, then put his thoughts aside and continued to observe his surroundings.

Thinking about anything else now is useless; we need to find a way out of this secret place first, otherwise everything will be in vain.

Besides the table, there are nine chairs in the room, one of which is very tall and large and is placed in the main seat. This arrangement doesn't feel like a place for receiving guests, but more like a place for high-ranking members of the sect to hold meetings.

Also.

There were some decorations hanging on the surrounding walls, as well as a very strange painting.

That's about it.

Chen Lin walked up to the painting, looked at it for a long time but still couldn't figure out what it depicted. After testing it and finding nothing unusual, he took it off and put it into his belt space.

The rest remained untouched.

They arrived at the doorway and studied the wooden door for a while.

I thought about it.

Instead of rushing out, he went back inside and sat in the largest chair to begin recovering his magical power.