I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chapter 2254 Return
Chen Lin's figure flashed, and the scenery in front of him instantly disappeared, reappearing in the ferry space.

He glanced at it quickly.

Frowning slightly.

Because Hua Yi was not seen.

However, the helpers summoned the first two times received their rewards separately after completing the missions, so it's not necessarily true that something bad happened to them.

At this time.

A beep sounds.

"Dear Life Experiencer, congratulations on completing this mission. Because you lacked the necessary lunar power when you restored the light, the overall evaluation is as follows."

Chen Lin frowned.

While there's no penalty for a low rating, there's also no reward; you only get one random treasure.

He didn't mind anything else; he could accept the disappearance of his natal rune, since it was hard to say whether it was good or bad. But the crystal needle was of extraordinary origin, and it would be a real pity if he couldn't take it with him.

"You will receive one Life Coin as a reward, based on an achievement obtained from a random quest."

One Life Coin...

Such a reward left Chen Lin speechless.

Although I already knew what the low-level reward would be, I still felt it wasn't worth it when I thought about all the dangers involved in the mission.

No wonder those sorcerers called those who entered the ferry gamblers; their evaluations certainly had a huge impact.

and.

Chen Lin had never been able to figure out the rules behind the task evaluation.

Each time seems different.

When I first accepted the mission, the evaluation was given by "Quiet Fire," who also wrote a letter explaining it.

Lin Ergou's case was determined by the ferry.

And this time.

The attitude of the person who posted the task was not mentioned, so it is impossible to determine whether the posting was based on the poster's will or the ferry's objective evaluation.

However, the answer will be revealed soon.

He also posted the task himself, and that feedback should be available as long as one leaves the ferry.

"I want to use Life Coins to upgrade solidified items."

Chen Lin made a request.

With only one treasure reward, and if it's completely random, there's no way you'll get anything good. You can only try using Life Coins to increase your chances.

"Please pay with Life Coins".

As the notification sound rang, Chen Lin took out a few Life Coins. Whether he would make a profit this time depended on fate.

if not.

You must place your hopes on your natal rune and see if it can withstand the rules of the ferry; otherwise, all your efforts will be in vain.

Life Coins have disappeared.

A familiar treasure chest appeared before them.

Chen Lin reached out and took it.

But to his surprise, he wasn't teleported away immediately after getting the treasure chest.

"Based on your destruction of the temple, you have gained one chance to draw a prize. Would you like to draw now?"

The notification tone sounded again.

lottery?

Chen Lin was stunned.

Why not just give them whatever reward you want? Why go through all this fuss?
But he still spoke up: "Extract."

There was a flash of light.

A large disc appeared in front of us.

There are several regions on it, and each region has a number. There is no discernible pattern.

"Please click on nine of the numbers; you can repeat them."

The notification tone sounded again.

Chen Lin became increasingly puzzled.

This was the first time he had ever seen a lottery like this, and he couldn't help but wonder about the purpose of Life Ferry's actions.

"Please complete the draw within twenty breaths, otherwise you will be considered to have forfeited."

There wasn't much time to think about it.

Hearing the prompting tone, Chen Lin reached out and randomly selected nine numbers.

Based on the situation in the mission, the Ferry of Life and the Temple are enemies. He destroyed the Temple, so giving him some rewards is reasonable. We should not give up the benefits we have already gained because of suspicion.

Numbers clicked.

The prize platter flashed and then disappeared.

A dazzling treasure chest, only the size of a palm, appeared, giving it a mysterious feel.

"Dear participant, congratulations on completing the lucky draw. We hope you will shine even brighter in your future missions."

"This life mission is the most difficult level of the normal mission. You have enough experience. The normal life mission letter will no longer be available to you. If you want to continue to participate in the life experience, please enter through the ferry."

"You are now qualified to board the ferry."

"Based on your status as a one-star passenger, you are granted one free boarding pass. To board again, you will need to pay one hundred Life Coins or the corresponding points. Your previous privileges will remain unchanged."

"I wish you a pleasant journey."

As the notification tone ended, Chen Lin's vision blurred, and he found himself outside the top hat building.

No need to wait for observation.

The space around them swayed, and Hua Yi's figure appeared.

"Owner!"

Hua Yi saw Chen Lin and went up to him with a happy expression.

Chen Lin also showed a relaxed expression.

He nodded to indicate that they would talk later, then looked at Xu Wuye and Tian Shu, who were both very excited.

"The time hasn't changed, has it?"

This life mission is a little different; I wonder if the timeline will change.

"Reporting to Master, the time has been slightly longer this time; you have been inside for almost half an hour."

Tian Shu answered immediately.

"Ah."

Chen Lin responded with a hum.

The two quarters of an hour he wasted writing the letter indicates that although this life task is of a high level, it is still in a time-locked state.

This way, many things won't be delayed.

I just don't know how the task he posted is going, and why I haven't received a response yet.

Just thought of this.

A prompting voice appeared in my mind.

"Dear One-Star Passenger, your mission has been completed. We will now show you the mission process. Please provide your evaluation of this mission."

"During this period, you are in a state of time standstill, so you don't need to worry about external interference."

"To protect the privacy of the participants, you will not receive their information at this time. Your evaluation is for reference only, and the final result will be determined based on multiple factors."

That concludes the notification.

Images immediately flashed through Chen Lin's mind.

He watched all of 'his' actions as an observer, but the time was compressed; what took the other party ten days to complete, he watched in just a dozen breaths.

Moreover, it does not affect memory.

The other party's method was simple: first, spend three days finding a cultivator from Red Umbrella Star and buy a spiritual herb with the aura of Red Umbrella Star from him.

It took another six days to purchase other materials.

Then, he set up an array in a remote part of the city, which directly shattered the void and teleported him to Red Umbrella Star.

It was so simple that Chen Lin didn't know how to express it.

He even suspected that the other party was a master-level array master who casually set up an array that could even break the great array of Peach Blossom Sea without being discovered by Fu Tianduo and the others.

But the price is not small.

In order to buy materials, the other party sold off most of his treasures, making him wince in pain.

Chen Lin gave a wry smile.

No wonder he didn't find any treasures when he possessed Lin Ergou. It's not that the other party didn't have them; it's possible that they were hidden away, and that he erased the memory of hiding them when he wrote the letter.

The quiet fire is even more direct, simply preventing the user from being possessed.

However, Chen Lin felt that given his situation when he wrote the letter, even if he knew he would use up so many treasures, he would still be willing to leave safely.

Moreover, most of his important possessions were stored in the Fruit Core Cave, so the loss wasn't too severe. "Please give your evaluation."

The image disappeared, and a notification sound rang.

"Excellent."

Chen Lin spoke without hesitation.

Logically speaking, the opponent's performance had reached a perfect level, but the consumption was too great, so it had to be downgraded by one level.

of course.

This is only one aspect.

What worries him is that if the other party gets a perfect rating, they will solidify all the gains from this mission, and everything he has will be copied by the other party.

Such a complex situation could lead to hidden dangers that are difficult to eliminate.

"Thank you for your evaluation, but because the other party used methods that exceeded the limit of the boundary in the mission, the overall evaluation is reduced, and the final judgment is excellent."

Chen Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A top rating can only solidify one achievement and, by chance, one obtains a treasure, having a negligible impact on him.

"Based on the other party's evaluation, we will obtain a portion of your memories. As a one-star passenger, you can use Life Coins to erase them. Do you wish to erase them?"

"eliminate!"

Chen Lin answered immediately.

You can't give your own memories to others.

This also served as a wake-up call for him, reminding him to set limits beforehand when assigning life tasks in the future, otherwise there would be too many pitfalls.

"Please pay with Life Coins. The more Life Coins you use, the better the elimination effect."

"Money is everywhere."

Chen Lin muttered a curse under his breath, took out all the remaining Life Coins he had, and disappeared in a flash of light.

Although the quantity is small, the other party only gave it an excellent rating, and the memories that can be obtained are limited, so it is basically enough.

"Memory blurring has ended. You will return immediately... Your energy has interfered with the rules and is being corrected. The correction period is ten breaths, ten, nine, eight..."

The notification sounds kept coming, and finally a countdown appeared.

Chen Lin's eyes flashed.

Without having time to check his physical condition, he waved his hand and brought Tian Shu and the others into the Fruit Core Cave. He then extended his soul to find Yan Li and give him some instructions before disappearing.

"The timeline is being merged."

"Unknown energy interference has occurred, causing deviations in the fusion process, or partial fusion failure."

"Currently being corrected..."

The series of notification sounds made Chen Lin's heart jump.

If the fusion fails, who knows what will happen? This feeling of being out of control is very frustrating.

Chen Lin made a decision in secret.

No more tasks will be posted in the future.

It was an attempt made out of desperation to leave Taohai, but now it seems somewhat reckless.

After all, it wasn't a desperate situation at the time.

However, the current situation may pose a huge hidden danger, or even lead to its direct demise.

While thinking.

A powerful temporal rule enveloped Chen Lin, and then his body and soul seemed to 'shatter', turning into particles of light that drifted in the river.

Consciousness gradually became blurred, and I didn't know where it came from or where it was going.

I don't know how much time has passed.

at last.

He felt as if he was being drawn to something, and all the light particles found an outlet. Then, Chen Lin's soul trembled, and his consciousness slowly returned.

Finally, he opened his eyes.

"You're awake."

A crisp sound rang in my ears.

Chen Lin was in a daze, and it took a while for his vision to clear so he could see his surroundings.

It was an old but clean room, and he was lying on the bed. Two people stood in front of the bed, an old man and a young man. The old man was wearing a gray robe, with white hair and beard, and had a huge gourd on his back.

The other is a young girl.

Judging from his appearance, he wasn't in a very good position. His clothes weren't valuable, and he didn't have any decent treasures or ornaments.

As for cultivation.

Neither is high.

"Can you hear me? If you can, blink."

The girl continued to ask.

Chen Lin blinked.

He can actually move now, but the situation is unclear, so we took the opportunity to find out more about it.

In the mission footage, the person who accepted the mission landed on Red Umbrella Star via a teleportation array in a deserted valley, and then received a notification that the mission was completed.

Under normal circumstances.

The node he merges with should be in the valley, which is when the quest prompt appears.

That's clearly not the case now.

The reason is obvious: his own energy interference caused a deviation in the timeline, and he has arrived at some unknown point in time. It may be a delay, or it may be a return to the past.

There is another possibility.

It was because something went wrong during his fusion that he lost consciousness, and was then rescued by the old man and the young man.

Do you have star crystals?

The girl asked again.

Seeing that Chen Lin didn't speak, she immediately explained, "You are seriously injured now. My master said that he needs to refine a batch of pills to heal you, but we don't have the money to buy the materials."

Were you seriously injured?
Chen Lin felt a slight sense of relief.

Since he was seriously injured, it means that the fusion was completed, but a problem occurred that caused his consciousness to be sealed off, and he was rescued by these two.

Rather than a change in the timeline.

If the timeline is altered, it will cause problems with his own time anchor, leading to a series of chain reactions, and may even send him back to before he time-traveled, turning his millennia of accumulation into nothing but a dream.

However, Chen Lin felt...

Even a ferryboat in life can't go that far; it's still subject to rules.

Otherwise, things would fall into chaos.

Having figured out the reason, Chen Lin stopped pretending to be sick and sat up in bed.

"what!"

The girl exclaimed in surprise and retreated to the old man's side.

The old man also looked nervous.

He cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand. What my disciple said is all true. He has absolutely no intention of being greedy and taking your money. Otherwise, Ya'ao would not have saved you."

Chen Lin stood up.

After checking the situation, I was immediately delighted.

My natal rune is still there!

The two reward chests I received haven't been opened yet, so there's no question of them being fixed, which means that the rune can indeed resist the ferry rules.

Then Chen Lin probed the Fruit Core Cave with his divine sense.

A surge of joy welled up in my heart once again.

All the treasures in the cave were still there, and Hua Yi and his companions were safe and sound.

In this way, he brought out almost all the gains from this mission, and apart from the mission rewards, it was no different from a perfect rating.

Feeling happy, Chen Lin smiled.

"Fellow Daoist, don't worry. I am not a demonic cultivator, nor am I someone who repays kindness with enmity. As for refining pills, I have healing items on me."

While talking.

Chen Lin took out the spiritual liquid and pills and began to swallow and refine them.

After a stick of incense.

He felt that there was nothing seriously wrong with his body, so he put away the magic spell and looked at the old man to ask him a question.

"Where is this place, and how should I address you, fellow Daoist?"

"hehe."

The old man felt relieved upon hearing this.

He stroked his beard and said, "This is Lu Family Village. I am Lu Fanxing, and I am the alchemist in this village."

(End of this chapter)