I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chapter 2216 Confrontation
Faced with the red-haired rat's anger, Chen Lin remained calm.

He bowed his hand.

"What does Your Majesty mean? I have no intention of breaking the agreement. It's just that I used up the energy of the Longevity Mirror before and need some time to replenish it."

Let me explain the situation first.

Then he added, "Let me leave here first. Once the Longevity Mirror is restored, I will definitely come back to help the King restore his lifespan."

"Do you think I'm stupid?!"

The red-haired rat jumped three feet high in anger.

But he immediately let out a muffled groan, fell back onto Chen Lin's body, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

His body swayed twice.

It took a full cup of tea to recover.

Chen Lin twitched his fingers, but refrained from making a move, fearing that the other party might destroy his physical body in a fit of rage.

"Damn it!"

The red-haired rat was furious.

He gritted his teeth and said, "You've been hit by another sword. Now your innate lifespan is completely used up. Don't even think about leaving. We'll all become nourishment for the Linglong Sword here."

Chen Lin's expression also turned sour.

It wasn't because of what the other person said.

Instead, he discovered that after blocking the red light attack from the red-haired rat, the runes on the bone fragment had dimmed to the point of being barely visible to the naked eye.

This situation is likely to be triggered only once or twice more at most, which is quite significant.

Without the bone fragments, not only would the red-haired rats be difficult to deal with, but it would also be difficult to fight powerful monsters after leaving, and it would be impossible to break through space to contact Qiu Yebai and the woman with the phoenix crown.

We must be patient.

It can no longer be used.

Chen Lin stared at the red-haired rat.

He changed his attitude and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I did not mean to deceive you; I had no other choice."

"Your Majesty can rest assured."

“I will definitely keep my word. As soon as the Longevity Mirror is restored, I will immediately return it for Your Majesty to use. If you do not believe me, I can swear an oath or sign a contract.”

While patting his chest to assure him, Chen Lin observed the red-haired rat.

Although the opponent is powerful, he has been suppressed here for tens of thousands of years, so his strength is probably not much. He was also injured by the Linglong Sword just now, so the threat will be further reduced.

If we can reclaim our physical bodies, there is still a chance to escape this place.

The red-haired rat also looked at Chen Lin.

I watched for a while.

His eyes darted around as he said, "It seems your soul is indeed special. With your current cultivation level, you can actually condense a soul body on its own. No wonder you can master the art of torture."

"It's a pity your skills in torture are too weak, you're still far from being a master of torture, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to control you."

"But now."

The red-haired rat patted Chen Lin's body with its paw.

He sneered, "You came here via the ferry of life, didn't you? The sense of separation between body and soul doesn't lie."

"Now that you have this mission body in my hands, let's see how you run away. Without the mission body, your mission will fail, and you will surely die!"

Chen Lin's heart sank.

It seems the other party has been acting all along; their mind isn't as simple as they appear. I've seen through everything about them long ago.

However, he remained calm.

When he took out the character card, he had already thought that the other party would guess his background, and the fact that the other party had not yet killed him meant that they must still need him for something.

"Your Excellency, why don't you just state what you want to do?"

Chen Lin made his point clear.

The red-haired mouse smiled slightly.

"It's nothing much, I just need your soul to enter the Linglong Sword and suppress the sword spirit so that I can escape from here."

"Suppress the sword spirit?"

Chen Lin frowned.

"Are you joking, sir? I can't even withstand the sword energy of this sword. How could I let my soul enter it? What's the difference between that and courting death?"

"Moreover, with my soul power, it's impossible for me to suppress the sword spirit."

The red-haired rat casually stroked its whiskers.

He said slowly and deliberately, "Don't worry about the sword energy, I can help you deal with it."

As for whether it can be suppressed.

"hehe."

"If a soul with primordial characteristics cannot be suppressed, then no other power can suppress it, not to mention that you can also use torture techniques."

Chen Lin remained silent.

The other party had planned this all along, leaving him no room to refuse.

But he couldn't do that.

He knew that if he merged his soul into the Linglong Sword, he would have no chance of survival. The other party's goal was not to let him suppress the sword spirit, because if he took over the sword spirit's authority, the first thing he would do was to kill the other party.

Therefore, the other party must have ulterior motives.

"Why, don't you want to?"

The red-haired mouse's tone turned cold.

"If you don't want to, then stay here and be buried with me. You'll have company on the road to reincarnation."

After saying that, it gave Chen Lin no more chances and gently tapped Chen Lin's head with its claws.

Chen Lin's expression changed.

After a long pause, he finally spoke, "It's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that I don't have the ability. How about this, sir, you provide me with some treasures to temporarily enhance my soul strength. That way, there might still be hope."

The red-haired mouse rolled its eyes.

"If such a treasure existed, I would have gone there myself. Why would I need your help?"

Chen Lin shrugged.

"Then there's no other way. Either way, I'm going to die. I might as well die here. If my soul is devoured by the sword spirit, I won't even have a chance to enter reincarnation."

Before the red-haired rat could speak, Chen Lin spoke again.

"How about this, I'll cultivate here. If I can raise my cultivation to the Cage Realm, or advance my soul level, I might be able to suppress the Linglong Sword, and then you can leave."

"In your dreams!"

The red-haired rat made no attempt to hide its mockery.

"With your physical aptitude, it would take you forever to advance to the Cage Realm. You might as well just say you want to wear me down."

Chen Lin frowned, feigning anger.

He asked in a deep voice, "If this won't work and that won't work, could you please tell me how much of your innate lifespan you have left? If we provide you with ordinary life-extending spiritual items, could we extend your lifespan?"

What he needs to do now is to stall for time as much as possible. As long as he can keep the opponent calm, he can slowly look for opportunities to turn the tide.

Because when he condensed his true soul body, he did not separate his soul completely, but used the method of soul division, so there is still a soul in his body now.

Once the red light on his body dissipates, he can transfer his consciousness and regain control of his body.

To catch the opponent off guard.

"Ordinary life-extending products are useless."

The red-haired mouse answered coldly.

It was also frustrated.

He thought a savior had arrived, but instead, he ended up seriously injured and his lifespan was almost over.

If the other party doesn't come, it can hold out for another one or two hundred years; but once the other party comes, it becomes a death warrant.

I calmed myself down.

The red-haired rat continued, "I was suppressed by the Linglong Sword, and I was also struck by the spiritual light of the innate infant spirit in the past, which continuously affected my lifespan. I could have lasted for a few more years, but I was seriously injured by the sword light again just now, and I can't even last another year."

"This is all because of you."

"If you can't solve this for me, I won't let you get away with it either."

Chen Lin thought for a moment.

They still couldn't take out the innate spiritual infant he had obtained.

Instead, he took out the Longevity Mirror.

He tentatively asked, "Can the time marks on this mirror only form naturally? Is there any way to increase their speed?"

"Of course."

The red-haired mouse glanced at the mirror.

His face was grim as he said, "It seems you weren't lying. The power of time on this mirror is indeed gone. To restore it quickly, we need primordial-level time manipulation techniques."

"Otherwise, we can only rely on the natural accumulation over time."

"At most, it takes ten years for a time spot to appear, which can increase one's innate lifespan by one year. If the time rule of the place is not strong enough, it will take even longer, and it is possible to recover a spot in a hundred or even a thousand years."

Chen Lin touched the mirror.

Even if it takes ten years for a single spot to form, that's too long for him.

The other party can't wait, and neither can he.

"Are there any other ways? Can a congenital spiritual infant increase the recovery speed?"

Chen Lin was prepared to give up the spirit infant.

Given the situation, sacrificing one's life for one's wealth is not an option; preserving one's life is the priority.

The red-haired rat shook its head.

"It should have some effect, but it won't be too strong. It's better to absorb it directly."

"What about variegated crystals?"

Chen Lin pressed for an answer.

He then added, "You know which treasures can accelerate recovery. Think about it carefully. I have quite a few treasures on me, so perhaps I can find one or two."

"you?"

The red-haired rat also revealed a mocking tone.

However, he still said, "Any item that can provide energy to the Longevity Mirror either contains primordial-level rule power or is a pure top-level energy body. The variegated crystal can only barely meet the requirements, and its effect is not significant."

"Tell me more specifically."

Chen Lin felt slightly relieved upon hearing this.

Even a small effect is still an effect. He still has two pieces of variegated crystal and a congenital spiritual infant, which can increase his innate lifespan by two or three years. Although it's not much, it can prevent the other party from having a mental breakdown and going down in a fight to the death.

The red-haired mouse pondered for a moment.

He began, "What everyone knows is the innate spirit infant, the colorful crystal, and the primordial level light of time."

"But the first two methods don't work."

"The latter is not something you can possess either. Only a ninth-tier ruler is qualified to condense this level of Light of Time, and it is also quite difficult to preserve."

There was a pause.

The red-haired mouse will continue its story.

suddenly.

Its two tiny eyes flashed, and its gaze fell on Chen Lin.

He quickly asked, "You have the legacy of the Punisher King, have you ever been to the strange kingdom?"

"Never been."

Chen Lin shook his head.

He then countered with a question: "Does Your Excellency mean that there is some treasure in the Mysterious Kingdom that can increase the recovery speed of the Longevity Mirror?"

"There are many more treasures in the mysterious kingdom."

The red-haired mouse was greatly disappointed and lost interest in communicating.

"How about Seven-Colored Nightmare Coins?"

Chen Lin asked a question.

The Nightmare Realm is an extension of the eerie kingdom. The Seven-Colored Nightmare Coins are rumored to be so magical, so they might be useful. Unfortunately, the item is kept in his gem belt, so he can't take it out to test it.

More than just the Seven-Colored Nightmare Coins.

Treasures such as variegated crystals are inside.

He was now afraid that the other party would discover the storage space inside his belt and force it open, which would mean he would lose at least half of his bargaining chips.

Fortunately, he had brought his personal bag with him, containing his innate spiritual infant and the Longevity Mirror; otherwise, his situation would have been even worse.