I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chapter 2236 Liquid
Chen Lin spent more than three months studying in the cultivation room.

He finally realized that he truly lacked the talent to deduce magic formulas.

The lower-level ones are alright, but for profound secret techniques like the Soul-Destroying Finger, even with the blessing of a pure heart, it would take a hundred years to deduce them.

It may not succeed.

After persisting for several more months, Chen Lin stopped pressuring him and temporarily halted the simulations.

"grown ups."

An elderly man with white hair walked into the hall and bowed to Chen Lin.

Chen Lin looked him over.

He nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad. Reaching the peak of the Mang Realm in such a short time is enough to show that you have extraordinary talent. It's just that your cultivation has been unable to improve due to resource limitations."

"correct."

"How's your Wind Release technique coming along?"

"Slight progress has been made."

The white-haired old man answered respectfully.

"very good."

Chen Lin pondered for a moment and asked, "If I can help you advance to the Cage Realm, would you be willing to do something for me?"

"My subordinate is willing!"

The white-haired old man responded immediately.

But he immediately hesitated, sighed and said, "My lord knows my situation. I have been cultivating for too long and have also encountered strange monster attacks. My lifespan is running out, and I am afraid I will not be able to advance successfully."

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Lin waved his hand.

"I also have items that can prolong life, and I can provide them to you. In addition, I will give you a spiritual item to help you break through to the Cage Realm, which will at least give you a 30% chance of successfully advancing."

"Once you advance to the Cage Realm, your lifespan will naturally increase."

The old man's expression changed upon hearing this.

He bowed his head and said, "Thank you for your guidance, sir. Liu Yanchu is willing to serve you to the death!"

"Not that serious."

Chen Lin smiled.

Then take out a contract document.

He unfolded the document and placed it on the table, saying, "Let's be cautious from the start. It's not that I don't trust you, but what I need you to do needs to be kept secret, so we must sign a contract."

"It is to be expected."

Liu Yanchu didn't care at all, he directly cut his finger and dripped blood onto the contract.

Chen Lin showed a satisfied expression.

This is a genuine contract document, obtained from Yuan Qi's relics.

The reason he made things so secretive was that he wanted the other party to go and find the red-haired rat. Once they went there, they would be far away and without some kind of restraint, the other party would not be able to come back.

After all, they were just temporary subordinates, and no loyalty had been established yet.

He really had no other choice.

The follow-up techniques of the Soul Extinction Finger are crucial, not only for use in this world, but also for what he needs most when he returns to reality. As for deduce techniques, the Red-haired Rat is definitely the only one he has ever seen in his life.

Apart from the other party.

I'm afraid no one can do that.

Chen Lin felt very annoyed when he thought about this. He should have known better than to take out Tao Ling. Who would have thought that she would leave because of this? Otherwise, many things would have been much easier to handle.

The rat whiskers the other party gave him were useless; they could only serve as a token and couldn't be used to sense the other party's location at all.

The contract is completed.

Chen Lin put away the documents, then took out a spiritual herb and a pill.

It was handed over to Liu Yanchu.

"This spiritual herb is a life-giving herb that can extend one's lifespan by ten years. It is also very easy to refine and has the added benefit of nourishing life force, making it perfect for your current use."

"The elixir is the Gathering Cage Elixir."

"I don't need to explain this much. You are a cultivator from the Age of Light, so you should be familiar with this pill."

Explained it.

Chen Lin then told the other party to leave.

The other party is not practicing the temple's techniques, so there's no need to enter the temple to resolve the bottleneck; they only need to cultivate in seclusion.

This is one of the reasons he sought out the other party.

There is another reason.

It's because the other party has a wind attribute talent and a family secret technique that allows them to fly quickly and stealthily.

The dark energy is growing stronger, and the number of monsters is increasing. If you want to go to other places to find the red-haired rats, the cultivation level of the Cage Realm is not enough.

You must have a powerful way to escape.

"Hopefully it will work."

Chen Lin murmured softly.

He didn't actually have high hopes; he was just trying to comfort himself.

Not to mention that finding the red-haired rat is like finding a needle in a haystack, even if he did find it, the other party might not be willing to come to see him, since the other party left precisely because they didn't want anything to do with him.

half year later.

Liu Yanchu successfully advanced to the next level and set off for Tianlong City.

This was Chen Lin's instruction.

In addition to going to Tianlong City, they were also asked to check out all the gathering places around the Linglong Sect's secret area, in order to find the red-haired rat and also Hua Yi.

The red-haired rat has been eyeing the giant gate in the secret realm and may have already returned from the Northern Continent.

So let's go there and take a look first.

If there's no trace of it, then go to the Northern Continent to search.

Several years have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Zhao Meng entered the mid-stage of the Mang Realm, but no abnormalities occurred, so it is impossible to determine whether she was Zhao Mengru reincarnated.

The spirit crystal mines in the Lianyun Mountains have been almost fully explored.

But we haven't reached the deepest point yet.

With this mine, the Kaiyuan Sect's foundation was greatly strengthened. Moreover, Chen Lin was extremely generous, distributing almost all the spirit crystals he mined to the Kaiyuan Sect disciples.

This made other cultivators extremely envious, and those who were still observing couldn't resist joining the sect one after another.

The advancement of the Myriad Manifestations Technique proceeded in an orderly manner.

However, once you enter the Cage Realm, even with ample resources, your cultivation speed slows down, and it will be impossible to advance to the mid-stage of the Cage Realm in a short period of time.

Chen Lin wanted to summon the temple.

It would be a real shame not to use the Oracle Token.

But after careful consideration, I gave up on this tempting idea.

Even cultivators from this realm, like Bai Qingshui, often refused the temple's rewards. As an outsider, he had no reason to take such a risk unless he was desperate.

There is no such thing as a free lunch, nor can there be any reward without a reason.

There will definitely be a price to pay.

Moreover, since the temple is related to the Heavenly Palace, it is even more important not to enter it lightly.

"My lord, we've reached the deepest point at the spirit crystal mine, but there's been some trouble. Would you like to go and take a look yourself?"

This day.

Bai Qingshui arrived at the cultivation room to report the situation, his expression very solemn.

"What's happening?"

Chen Lin asked in surprise.

"Um……"

Bai Qiushui pondered for a moment.

He put it, "There's some... liquid there, in a very strange state. We can't figure out what it is, but it's definitely not something ordinary."

"liquid?"

Chen Lin became interested.

He stood up and said, "Let's go take a look!"

Deep in the Lianyun Mountains.

This is the southern section of the mountain range, far from Tiger Roaring Gorge.

There are also relatively few monsters and strange beasts.

Chen Lin flapped his soul wings and landed near a mine with Bai Qingshui. They immediately released their soul perception to explore the inside of the mine.

"what?"

He had barely released his senses when he noticed something was wrong and let out a soft exclamation.

Looking at Bai Qingshui, he said, "Didn't you say before that there was no special energy here? Why do I feel like my senses are being affected, and there are even signs of being devoured?"

"Your Honor."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingshui immediately offered an explanation.

"Originally, there was no abnormal energy here, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was abundant, which could weaken the suppression of dark energy and was very beneficial to cultivators who practiced the techniques of the Age of Light."

"But things changed after that liquid appeared."

He then added, "But there's no need to worry. That liquid can indeed absorb energy, and no energy can avoid it. However, the intensity isn't very high. As long as you don't stay there for a long time, it won't harm your body."

"I see."

Chen Lin nodded to indicate that he understood.

But instead of rushing into the mine, he activated his natal runes and released some rune figures that flew into the cave entrance.

After a cup of tea.

The rune figure flew back.

With a strange expression, Chen Lin greeted Bai Qingshui and the disciples responsible for guarding the mine, and together they flew into the mine.

The mine shaft is very large.

It gets wider as you go down.

They even built many temporary residences, and many disciples were mining on the edge, with constant banging sounds.

Chen Lin ignored him.

He activated his nine-layered armor for protection and made his way to the deepest part of the area.

Then I saw what was called 'liquid'.

To be precise, it was a sticky mass, about the size of a washbasin, grayish-white in color, constantly rolling and wriggling.

It's disgusting.

I observed for a while.

Chen Lin asked, "Have you tried collecting it?"

Bai Qingshui remained silent.

Another middle-aged man who had reached the peak of the Mangjing realm spoke up.

"Reporting to you, sir, we have tried, but we cannot collect it. As soon as it is touched, this liquid generates an extremely strong devouring force, sucking in both treasures and people."

"Since its discovery, it has already devoured five disciples and more than a dozen treasures."

Chen Lin frowned.

With a flick of his wrist, he released a tiny rune figure that circled the liquid, tentatively approaching.

Immediately, all the onlookers were taken aback.

The little rune figure was jumping and hopping on the liquid, but it was completely unharmed. It was not swallowed up and there was not the slightest abnormality.

"My lord is mighty!"

The disciples guarding the area immediately exclaimed in praise.

At the same time, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since the Supreme Elder had a way to deal with it, they no longer needed to stay here. It was impossible not to be afraid after five of their fellow disciples had been devoured in just over a day.

Chen Lin showed no expression.

Because the rune figures he had just released outside had already scouted the area, he knew there wouldn't be any problems.

What made him hesitate was whether or not to touch this thing.

I thought about it.

Chen Lin activated the runes, which transformed into a giant hand and grabbed at the liquid.

But they couldn't catch them.

The liquid looked viscous, but it was as easy as water to slip through your fingers.

There was no pause.

He spread his large hand, and the runes reformed into a ladle shape, ready to scoop the liquid in.

But it still failed.

The liquid did enter the 'scoop', but as soon as it left the ground, the liquid inside the scoop disappeared, while the size and shape of the liquid below remained unchanged.

Chen Lin looked shocked.

The fact that this liquid could resist his runic abilities meant that its level was at least on par with the bone fragments.

Even higher.

Could this place actually be a 'spring,' like that giant gate, connecting to an unknown higher space?
"You all go up first, Sect Leader Bai stays behind."

Chen Lin waved.

After everyone else left, Bai Qingshui approached.

He glanced at the liquid. "What have you discovered, sir? What do you need me to do?"

Chen Lin remained silent for a moment.

He spoke up and instructed, "I suspect this pool of liquid is connected to another dimension, and I plan to explore it further. You don't need to do anything, just take my body to a safe place and settle it down. Remember not to leave the mine."

Done.

He condensed his true soul body.

The physical body is then handed over to the other party.

Bai Qingshui had seen Chen Lin use this secret technique before, so he wasn't surprised. He simply carried his physical body on his back and took out a golden silk cloak for defense.

He nodded to Chen Lin.

Without saying anything more, he slipped away.

Chen Lin's gaze never left the liquid, staring at it for a full half-incense stick's time. With a thought, tiny runes flew out and condensed into a palm-sized rune figure.

He was also holding a miniature blue dagger in his hand.

The little figure jumped a few times on the liquid and then plunged the blue dagger in.

The liquid sloshed.

The water surface seemed to have been broken, with ripples appearing and gradually a crack forming.

Chen Lin's eyes flashed.

He immediately separated several runes and crawled into the crack, concentrating his mind to probe the situation inside through the rune senses.

It was discovered soon after.

The rune senses revealed a very peculiar building with faint sounds of conversation, but both the images and sounds were very blurry.

This is a drawback of the rune itself.

The reason is that he has not mastered the sequence of perception, and direct application can only achieve so much. Therefore, he usually uses soul perception, but now that soul perception is suppressed, he has switched to using runes.

Chen Lin manipulated the runes, slowly moving and observing them.

It also continuously stimulates the main body of the natal rune in the dantian, increasing the connection between the two.

"what?"

A surprised exclamation came from deep within the building.

Then Chen Lin felt his natal rune tremble, as if it had been attacked by some kind of force, and it began to disperse little by little, showing signs of collapsing.

He was shocked.

Without hesitation, sever the connection with the exploration runes.

This will damage the runes, but it's a necessary sacrifice to save the king.

The rune connection was successfully severed.

At the same time, the rune figures on the liquid were also retrieved.

Just when Chen Lin thought he was safe, a phantom emerged from the crack. It looked like a young man, but his features were unclear.

"They actually managed to get in!"

The figure sounded very surprised.

"Good good."

"Now I'm rich! I have to get my hands on the other page too, and see who dares to say I can't do it."

They were amazed for a moment.

The figure looked at Chen Lin.

He was about to speak when he frowned.

Looking around, he said with displeasure, "Why is there still the aura of the dark rules of the strange kingdom? These perverts are really everywhere; I can even run into them here."

"I should have known better than to trade the Dawn Stone."

He muttered several more sentences to himself.

The figure seemed to have calmed down.

Looking down at Chen Lin, he said, "What is your name? Why don't you bow to me?"

Chen Lin took a step back.

He bowed slightly.

But before he could organize his thoughts, lifelike talismans appeared out of thin air, enveloping his figure within them.

Then it started to spin.

Like a razor blade, it instantly sliced ​​the figure into countless pieces, which then vanished without a trace.

The runes then dissipated.

Followed by.

The puddle of liquid on the ground gradually shrank and solidified into a needle-shaped grayish-white crystal.

Chen Lin looked completely bewildered.

Those runes that suddenly appeared seemed to be the same as his natal runes, but at a higher level, and their spirituality was beyond imagination, just like living beings.

Where did these runes come from?

And why strangle that figure?

Who is the figure?

What kind of building is behind the liquid?
One question after another arose, and the more Chen Lin thought about it, the more confused he became.

But there was one name he remembered.

Xi Shi!

The figure sensed the dark energy and confirmed that it came from a strange kingdom, and immediately regretted trading the Dawn Stone.

Does that mean that the Dawn Stone can break the dark rules here?

Chen Lin stood still, motionless.

My mind raced, searching for any memories of the Dawn Stone, but I couldn't recall ever hearing of it.

"It's a clue no matter what."

He muttered something to himself.

Chen Lin composed himself and slowly walked to the spot where the liquid had disappeared, observing the 'crystal needles' that remained.

It really is just a needle.

Very fine.

There were no energy fluctuations either.

If you didn't see the changes with your own eyes, you wouldn't even notice them.

I didn't dare touch it easily.

Chen Lin observed for a long time, then took out a divine weapon and threw it from a distance, hitting the crystal needle.

no response.

I thought about it.

He then sent out a wisp of his soul power to test it.

Still no response.

At last.

Chen Lin retreated far away, all the way to the upper level of the mine, and then released the rune doll that flew back down to check.

Induction.

After the rune figure touched the crystal needle, the tip of the needle seemed to change slightly, appearing to become thinner.

There were no other abnormalities.

The little man held the crystal needle in his hand and increased the infusion of runic power.

But it's still the same.

The crystal needles seemed to become thinner, but it was just a feeling; the naked eye couldn't perceive it at all.

But there is no danger.

After studying it for a while, Chen Lin manipulated the little man to bring the crystal needle back and find Bai Qingshui, allowing the soul to return to its original body.

"Sir, are you okay?"

Seeing that Chen Lin's face was pale, Bai Qingshui immediately asked him with concern.

Chen Lin shook his head.

"I'm fine. The liquid has been cleaned up. Send someone to dig down now and see if there are any other abnormalities."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingshui's face lit up with admiration.

"You're amazing, sir!"

Chen Lin smiled and said, "If I didn't have some tricks up my sleeve, how could I have made the chieftain of Qingquan Village submit?"

Bai Qingshui's expression changed.

"Sir, you already know, but although I am a bandit, I have not..."

"No need to explain."

Chen Lin waved his hand.

"I don't care about your past, as long as you are loyal to me. In the dark ages, there is no distinction between officials and bandits. It's already good enough that you can survive."

"Thank you for your understanding, sir."

Bai Qingshui breathed a sigh of relief.

They immediately summoned people to dig beneath the liquid.

It didn't take too long.

He then came to Chen Lin and reported: "Sir, there is nothing down there. The spirit crystal mine only goes that far. Beyond that, it's all ordinary rock."

"Then forget it."

Chen Lin had anticipated this and stopped dwelling on the matter.

I thought about it.

He then instructed, "Stop all explorations in various places for now. Gather all personnel and head to the nearest settlement to inquire about something called Dawn Stone."

"Expand the exploration area as much as possible, and feel free to make any requests."

"Pass the order."

"The reward for finding relevant information includes divine weapons, divine cultivation techniques, divine pills, and rare and precious materials. If anyone can find the Dawn Stone, in addition to various rewards, I can also grant them one wish!"