I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chapter 2251 Collection
The suction force of the pocket in Wen Ruyu's hand continued to increase, and the giant flaming spear was forcibly sucked in, no matter how much it struggled.

"Humph!"

Once the flamethrower was completely inside the pocket, he snorted coldly, tightened the bag, and the pocket immediately shrank to the size of a palm, disappearing into his pack.

The spatial tremors immediately stopped, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Lin moved quickly underground.

Runes flowed around his body, calming the surging energy within him.

Although the wave of flame gun attacks just now failed to break through the defense of the nine-layered armor, it still made him feel quite uncomfortable.

They walked for a while.

Chen Lin suddenly stopped.

To his surprise, the increasingly intense heat suddenly vanished!

There is only one possibility.

That means the boy in red has been eliminated.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Lin still did not probe his senses and continued moving towards Sunset Lake.

This time, I'm being very careful.

The strength of Wen Ruyu and the others exceeded his expectations. He originally thought that even if these people could kill the Flame Spirit, they would suffer heavy losses. Only when the two sides fought each other could he take the opportunity to obtain the Dawn Stone.

In retrospect, he underestimated these people.

Especially Wen Ruyu.

Even when suppressed by the rules of the Ferry of Life, a mid-level Dominator is still excessively powerful.

Moreover, a super power like Four Seasons Manor would definitely continue to explore the Ferry of Life, and the items it possesses would be unimaginable. It's not impossible that it has items that allow one to retain all their cultivation after entering the mission interface.

The more Chen Lin thought about it, the more cautious he became.

Without the Flame Spirit drawing attention, these people could discover him at any moment.

But there is one advantage.

With the spirit of fire destroyed, the temperature at Sunset Lake also dropped; otherwise, even with the Ninefold Armor, it would have been difficult to get close.

Chen Lin's fears did not come true.

Even after arriving at Sunset Lake, there was no sense of being discovered.

Those people were probably busy figuring out how to capture the oxen, and didn't have time to care about him, a nobody. To capture the oxen, you first needed to control the rainbow at the ox's tail, while he was at the ox's head.

They are far apart.

After traveling for a while, Chen Lin felt his body lighten and entered a liquid.

A wave of heat suddenly swept over us.

This was no ordinary heat; it contained terrifying power of rules. If it weren't for the protection of the Nine-Layer Armor, one would have been reduced to nothingness in an instant.

But Chen Lin was not surprised; on the contrary, he was delighted.

The more this is the case, the more it suggests that the Xi Stone may exist.

He checked it first.

The surrounding liquid was not ordinary water, but rather like thick magma, constantly churning. The senses would be annihilated by the power of the rules as soon as they left the body.

no way.

He could only activate his Heavenly Eyes to examine the scene.

But you can't see very far.

Chen Lin tried to move forward, but as soon as he moved, fire spirits appeared all around him, attacking him frantically as if he were facing an enemy.

This caused the Ninefold Armor to tremble violently.

This startled him.

In such an environment, if the Ninefold Armor were to be broken, he would have no chance of survival.

However, the nine-layered armor remained sturdy. Only the first three layers were broken through, and the fourth layer was as solid as a rock, impossible to budge.

Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

We continued to tentatively move forward.

Previously, when viewed from above, this lake was not small, covering an area of ​​over a thousand miles, and it was located right at the "bull's head" position, making it look like an old bull drinking water.

The center location can be easily found by observing the changes in heat.

After a stick of incense.

Chen Lin stopped again.

His brows were furrowed.

The closer to the center, the stronger the power of the rules. He is still some distance from the center, and five layers of his nine-layered armor have already been broken through.

I don't know if I can hold on until the end.

I thought about it.

Chen Lin still did not back down.

If he misses this opportunity, he will have almost no chance of completing the mission. No matter who takes the ox, the temple will withdraw from this world, and Wen Ruyu will not stay.

At that time, Li Fuyao will be all-powerful, and let alone bring light back to the world, he probably won't even be given a way to survive.

With the Dark King as his backer, he was no match for him.

Holding the variegated crystal in his hand, Chen Lin activated the fire attribute energy on his gem belt, ignoring the fire spirit's attacks, and used a fire escape technique to accelerate his advance.

This causes the speed to increase dramatically.

Before the time it takes to drink a cup of tea was up, a blinding light appeared before them, a hundred feet in size, radiating a terrifying heat.

Chen Lin's eyes lit up.

This is undoubtedly the Dawn Stone.

But he also had some concerns.

As the origin of the second sun in this world, this thing's energy is rather weak. It must have been consumed by the ox for tens of thousands of years, resulting in excessive energy depletion.

This makes the collection easier, but it may not be able to restore light to this world, which makes the situation uncertain.

It's highly unlikely that it can be done.

To achieve our goal, we probably need to find the current sun and use this item to eliminate the erosion of dark energy within it before we can hope to complete the mission.

While thinking about it.

Chen Lin moved around the ball of light.

It is currently nighttime in the secret realm, which should be the time for the ox to absorb energy. Once this absorption is complete, the secret realm will turn into daytime, at which point the energy intensity of the Time Cluster will inevitably surge.

Therefore, it needs to be collected as soon as possible.

Chen Lin had already thought of a solution to this problem.

The only means he currently possesses, besides his natal runes, are to suppress this thing. He can only condense a chain of runes to see if he can shrink it.

If not.

We will need to rely on the treasure of space.

The Fruit Pit Cave Heaven is definitely not suitable, but he obtained the Mountain-Suppressing King's 'King's Seal,' which is also a large-capacity spatial treasure. Although it is not a cave heaven, it should be able to be used to store this item.

I just don't know if it can withstand the energy of this thing.

There wasn't time to think things through.

With a thought, Chen Lin sent out countless runes that transformed into a long, thin chain that wrapped around the ball of light.

no way.

He still needs to maintain the Ninefold Armor, and the amount of runic power he can use is limited, so he can only condense this one.

The chains kept extending.

Using the runes as a sensory aid, Chen Lin discovered that the ball of light was not entirely solid; the outer layer was simply too bright, and it was actually writhing energy.

The core inside is only about ten feet long.

This made his complexion look better.

The smaller the size, the fewer runes are needed, so that the Ninefold Armor is not weakened, which would be fatal.

The runic chains flickered incessantly amidst the scorching energy, yet remained remarkably sturdy, quickly binding around the core.

Chen Lin immediately attempted to refine the compressed material.

But there was no response.

Chen Lin was not surprised.

Even if he mastered a high-level natal rune, he was still just a Cage Realm cultivator, not even at the Wheel Realm. The possibility of him refining the Sun Core was extremely low.

No further tests were conducted.

He took out the Mountain-Suppressing King Seal, activated it, and increased the supply of rune power to incorporate the Dawn Stone into it.

But immediately.

Chen Lin's expression changed.

Although Xi Shi was suspended in the lake, it was as if it had roots, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not budge it in the slightest.

It cannot be refined or stored.

This is difficult to do.

After trying several more times and realizing he couldn't do it, Chen Lin began to look around and think of other methods.

He had been making plans and devising numerous schemes over the years in order to acquire this item.

The third option is to drain the lake.

However, to do this, we need to wait for those people outside to leave. He hadn't expected so many powerful figures to appear, so the plan was based on him coming in alone.

"If all else fails, I'll have to find help." Chen Lin thought and thought but couldn't come up with a good solution, so he decided to go out and ask the black cat for help.

Red-haired rats aren't very effective.

The opponent's strength is limited, and they probably can't shake this thing. Among the strong people present, apart from Wen Ruyu, only Black Cat has such ability.

Think of this.

Chen Lin slowly retreated.

He didn't plan to go up directly to search, but wanted to retreat to a distance first and see what the situation was like. There was a fight for the treasure up there, and going out directly would easily get him caught in the crossfire.

Since you've decided to abandon the ox that serves you, there's no need to wade into muddy waters.

"Moo!"

Just as Chen Lin was about to set off, a deep voice suddenly rang out.

Although it wasn't very large, it made his soul tremble. Eight layers of his nine-layered armor collapsed, leaving only the last layer teetering on the verge of collapse.

The entire lake stirred up.

Chen Lin was shocked.

They hurriedly increased their speed of retreat.

However, affected by the swaying of the lake, he was unable to move as he wished; his body was like a small insect, swaying back and forth with the waves.

Not just him.

The luminous stone also swayed, bobbing up and down.

Chen Lin desperately activated his natal runes and increased the absorption speed of the colorful crystals. At this moment, he could not care about anything else and had to keep the last layer of rune armor intact.

Otherwise, death would be certain.

"Moo!"

The dull sound rang out again.

Chen Lin's heart skipped a beat.

But he soon discovered that the sound was outside the lake and quite far away from him, so the intensity of the impact was still within his tolerance range and his armor was not penetrated.

He felt a little relieved.

I sensed the pattern of the water waves, and then the ripples began to float upwards little by little.

suddenly.

Chen Lin's eyes flashed.

The Xishi stone floated up with the help of the waves and got closer and closer to him.

He hesitated.

My heart skipped a beat.

Instead of rushing to escape, they changed position and moved closer to Xi Shi.

That cry must have come from the ox. It's perfectly normal for a primordial-level spiritual plant to have its own consciousness. The reason the lake was shaking like that was because the ox lifted its head out of the water.

There must be a fierce battle going on outside right now, and this thing has even floated up; it's the best time to collect it.

Should not be missed.

As the waves churned and swayed, Chen Lin gradually approached the Dawn Stone.

The runic chains were extended once more.

However, the power of the runes was consumed too much, and the chains that were formed this time were thinner and thinner. They were also affected by the rolling waves, and it took several attempts to hit the Dawn Stone.

Chen Lin pulled hard.

As the waves swayed, Xi Shi was actually pulled over.

But before he could even feel happy, he was swept back by the waves, which also carried him down more than a hundred feet.

Next.

Chen Lin was like flying a kite, rising and falling with the Xi Shi, but each time he was just a little short, unable to pull the Xi Shi closer.

This made him extremely depressed.

Seeing his natal rune begin to dim, and the absorption rate of the variegated crystals unable to keep up with such intense consumption, he began to consider retreating.

You can take risks, but you can't force things.

Chen Lin even suspected that the Xi Stone possessed a spirit and had been toying with him all along.

I tried again.

After failing to succeed, Chen Lin decisively gave up.

"Don't move, I'll help you."

Just as Chen Lin was about to retract the rune chains, a voice suddenly rang in his ears.

Then a giant cat paw appeared from above.

He gently tapped the Xishi, and the still vibrating Xishi floated to his side like a ball.

He immediately activated the King's Seal.

The inkstone trembled.

The entire lake suddenly turned dark.

Chen Lin was overjoyed.

He clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "Thank you for your help, senior. I will never forget this kindness and gratitude."

After speaking, he looked at the inkstone.

Upon discovering that the object was getting hotter and hotter, showing signs of melting, he hurriedly released runes to envelop it, which stabilized it.

Then he retreated swiftly and left the lake.

They fled underground for a long distance, and only returned to the surface when they felt they had gone far enough.

He strained his eyes to observe, and his mind immediately sharpened.

The area around the lake was completely empty, with no trace of Wen Ruyu and the others. Instead, the distant sounds of cattle bellowing and a constantly swaying rainbow could be heard.

It felt like a tigress was chasing after everyone.

"Don't look at it."

The figure of a black cat appeared.

Jisu exclaimed, "This isn't a normal spiritual plant at all; it's a primitive, low-level creature. We've been tricked!"

She sounded very frustrated.

He continued, "The rest of the people were all devoured. The Shadow King's messenger and the woman from the Heavenly God Palace broke through the void with the help of a powerful being behind them. We don't know if they are dead or alive."

"Wen Ruyu is also seriously injured, let's get out of here!"

While talking.

The black cat released black mist, which swept up Chen Lin and flew towards the tower.

It lacked the ability to break through the secret realm and could only leave through the tower passage; otherwise, it wouldn't have gone to Sunset Lake to find Chen Lin.

Upon hearing the other party's explanation, Chen Lin's heart sank.

According to the other party, all of this was likely arranged by the Shadow Scholar, who worried that one Dawn Stone would not be enough to 'evolve' the spirit plant, so he attracted powerful figures from all sides to provide energy for the Ruzi Niu.

If so.

They would have no chance of escaping.

"Where's the red-haired rat, senior? Have you seen it?"

Chen Lin asked urgently.

The spiritual liquid he refined is in the other party's hands, so he can test whether it works.

"Being hunted down."

The black cat replied.

He added, "I don't know what it sprinkled on the bull's head, which made the bull move slowly. Otherwise, I wouldn't have survived. But don't worry, it can use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magical ability) and get rid of that mad bull."

Chen Lin completely lost hope.

The elixir has some effect, but it doesn't seem to be very significant, so there's no other way.

Not only do we need to escape the secret realm as soon as possible, but we also need to leave Yuming City and run as far away as possible, or immediately restore the sun and complete our life mission.

Otherwise, if he takes the Xi Shi away, he will surely be hunted down by Ru Zi Niu.

The secret realm cannot trap the opponent.

"Moo!"

Just then, a cow mooed in my ear.

This time it was louder than any before, and it had an irresistible impact.

It strikes straight to the soul.

Chen Lin felt dizzy and fell to the ground with the black cat.

Also jolted out was a red-haired rat that was lurking underground. The cat, the rat, and the human lay side by side on the ground, conscious but unable to move an inch.

Followed by.

A gigantic black bull appeared, flicked its rainbow-colored tail, and looked at the three of them with a mocking gaze.

"quick."

"Quick, get the peaches."

"hurry up!"

The red-haired rat weakly spoke into Chen Lin's ear.

(End of this chapter)