I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chapter 2319 The Questioner

Upon seeing the palm-sized treasure chest, Chen Lin felt both anticipation and worry.

Chen Ling'er did not hesitate.

Open it directly.

An object the size of a baby's fist appeared.

It is colorful and covered with constantly changing runes, slowly rotating, giving people a strong visual impact.

Chen Lin sighed inwardly.

This thing looks like a pill, not a Nine-Tentacle Conch or an Elf Maple Leaf.

In that case, there will be no chance.

Chen Ling'er frowned.

Holding the pill in his hand, he transmitted his voice to Chen Lin, saying, "The prompt says it's a Great Dao Pill. After refining it, one can possess the power of a ruler. The success rate of fusing with it will greatly increase."

"nice one."

Upon hearing about the effects of the pill, Chen Lin's expression improved considerably.

Chen Ling'er shook her head.

"To allow cultivators in the Eternal Realm to obtain the power of a Sovereign ahead of time, it must have used the Dao traces of a Sovereign-level expert as materials. This pill goes against the natural order, and those who use it will inevitably suffer the consequences."

"Moreover, using other people's Dao traces might affect one's own understanding of the Great Dao."

"It's hard to predict whether the outcome will be good or bad."

"It's alright."

Chen Lin answered telepathically.

"I will help you refine it, removing any hidden dangers from the pill and leaving only its pure essence. Although that will weaken the pill's effect, it will also minimize any potential risks."

"What will we do when we go back?"

Chen Ling'er was still very worried.

"We'll see how it goes."

He replied with a sentence.

Chen Lin looked at the man in the clouds.

The other person kept their eyes fixed on the turntable, ignoring his observation.

After waiting for a while longer.

Everyone has finished drawing prizes.

Angela waved her hand, and more tables and chairs appeared in the hall, and the space of the entire hall was also expanded, no longer so crowded.

"Please take your seats."

"Try the delicacies on the ferry of life. These are all rare ingredients from all the heavens and myriad worlds, as well as seafood from the Sea of ​​Nothingness. You simply can't get them in the outside world."

As she spoke.

One by one, the maids filed in, each carrying an exquisite plate, placing dishes of food on the table.

Chen Lin and Chen Ling'er also took their seats.

You're welcome.

Enjoy your meal to the fullest.

After the banquet, those without star-level passenger status were all sent out, while some star-level passengers began to leave on their own.

Chen Lin thought for a moment.

He stood up and walked to the woman with a thousand faces, transmitting his voice: "I would like to ask you for a favor. When you go to Tiger Hill, could you please try to untie the sixteenth wind chime for me?"

"Are you joking, fellow Daoist?"

The woman with a thousand faces glanced at Chen Lin.

"The Long-lasting Love Bell is a rule-based object. Even a high-level ruler cannot undo someone else's bell. Forcibly destroying it would incur unimaginable karmic consequences. I cannot do that."

"Give it a try, nothing will happen."

Chen Lin continued to persuade him.

"The love between those who formed the bond of the Long Love Bell has ended, and it's even uncertain whether one of them is still alive. The power of the rules shouldn't be that strong anymore."

"I won't let you do it for nothing."

"Here are some Firefly Jade and Dream Sand, both of which can assist in the soul-breaking process. Consider this your reward."

Done.

Chen Lin took out the remaining Firefly Jade and Dream Sand from the Soul-Cleansing Technique, put them in a container, and handed them to the other party.

"Fire-emerald?"

The woman with a thousand faces' eyes lit up.

He immediately opened the container to check, and after confirming that everything was correct, he pondered and said, "Alright, I'll give it a try, but I can only try. Whether it succeeds or not, I won't take anything back."

"no problem."

Chen Lin nodded.

He then added, "But we must do it as soon as possible; we must reach Tiger Hill within a hundred years."

Actually, he felt that the other party was unlikely to be able to do it. He made this request simply to fulfill Nana's promise and ease his worries.

After all, I had promised them.

The millennium is almost up, and it's not good to completely ignore it.

Although the Great Xuandu Seal has been removed, he is still a person with principles, and he tries his best not to break the contract.

"it is good."

The woman in front agreed.

Then his figure faded away.

Chen Lin looked around. Angela had already left with ten selected individuals for the third round of selection, and it was unlikely that they would return.

So he decided to leave with Chen Ling'er.

Just then.

An irresistible pulling sensation appeared, and then the scenery changed, and they found themselves in a slightly dim, antique room.

The room was large, but simply furnished.

Aside from some simple daily necessities, there was only a long wooden table, at one end of which sat a middle-aged man wearing a top hat, elegantly sipping a glass of amber liquid.

"Chen Lin, right?"

Upon seeing Chen Lin enter, the middle-aged man spoke calmly.

He casually picked up another wine glass, poured half a glass of liquid, and presented it to Chen Lin from a distance.

"Try it."

Chen Lin gripped the cup.

It swayed.

He put it to his lips and drank it all in one gulp.

His expression immediately became dazed, and his soul appeared as if it had been soaked in liquid, turning amber in color, and then covering his body.

However, the liquid's color did not seem to completely suppress the soul's essence, and a faint colored light still flickered.

"Sure enough."

The middle-aged man spoke softly.

He did nothing else, quietly watching as Chen Lin's soul gradually devoured the amber color, eventually disappearing again.

But Chen Lin did not wake up.

At this moment, his consciousness was immersed in the sea of ​​consciousness, and before his eyes were thousands of colorful lines, while in the distance where the lines extended, a square giant stele appeared and disappeared.

The Primordial Monument!

Chen Lin was extremely surprised.

After drinking a cup of spiritual wine, he was able to reconnect with the Primordial Monument?

wrong!

After observing for a while, Chen Lin discovered that the square stele was an illusion, and its connection to him was extremely close. It was not the real original stele, but merely a manifestation of his inheritance.

The original Primordial Monument had already dissipated on its own after he received the Soul Master's inheritance.

However, the appearance of this phantom also increased Chen Lin's understanding of the Soul Master's inheritance. Things that he could not understand before, he suddenly realized.

Moreover, his soul was further purified as a result.

It has become purer.

Chen Lin didn't think about the middle-aged man's intentions. He immediately took the opportunity to sort out the entire inheritance of the Soul Master and also deduced the Soul-Destroying Finger.

The Soul Master's inheritance focuses on the use of the soul, and also on the more profound path of 'Soul Intent'.

There are no specific supernatural powers or techniques.

but.

Once one comprehends the essence of inheritance to a profound degree, all soul-related supernatural powers can be transformed into the extraordinary in one's hands, and every gesture is imbued with the power of rules.

The only exception is the Soul-Destroying Finger.

A qualitative change in the soul can raise the upper limit of this secret technique, but the power of the finger techniques will not undergo a qualitative change; it still requires self-cultivation.

Chen Lin believed it was due to the level of the secret technique.

The Soul Extinction Finger is a legacy of the Punisher King, capable of suppressing the strange creatures of the Strange Kingdom. Its level may not be lower than the original legacy, so it cannot undergo 'power conversion'.

However, under the blessing of the divine state, the deduction of the Soul-Destroying Finger has also made great progress, and it is no longer completely clueless.

After a while...

The energy of the amber liquid was completely exhausted. The colorful light in the sea of ​​consciousness faded, and the shadow of the Primordial Monument also disappeared.

Chen Lin slowly regained consciousness.

Look across.

The middle-aged man raised his glass to him and drank the liquid in it in one gulp.

But he didn't react.

It was as if he had just drunk a glass of ordinary spirit wine, smacked his lips, and seemed fairly satisfied with the taste.

"Thank you so much for the spirit wine, senior!"

Chen Lin bowed respectfully.

The only person who could have brought him here from the ferry without him being able to resist was the mysterious captain, Wen Chenke.

"sit down."

The middle-aged man gestured for Chen Lin to sit down.

Then he waved.

The Seven Star Spoon that Chen Lin had placed in his sleeve flew out automatically.

"The Seven-Star Spoon!"

The middle-aged man looked nostalgic.

"Back then, I almost died from the power of this thing, but now it lacks the original essence and is far less powerful than before. How did you obtain it?"

"It was a gift from Senior Ye Changge."

Chen Lin answered truthfully.

"Did he pass away before giving this to you?"

The middle-aged man's tone became erratic.

"No."

Chen Lin shook his head.

"Senior Ye wants my name to appear on the Ascension Ranking so that I can participate in the Ascension Trial. If I am lucky enough to succeed, he will come back and take me away from this world."

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing Chen Lin's explanation, the middle-aged man burst into laughter.

"He's still so naive. No wonder he was eliminated in the first round. He's lived for so many years and still can't see reality. The owner of the Book of Genesis has never thought of letting us out."

"We are nothing but his playthings."

"In their eyes, we are just putting on an act to amuse them."

Chen Lin's heart skipped a beat.

He immediately probed, "Senior, is our cultivation world truly a book?"

"more or less."

The middle-aged man regained his composure.

"Even if it's not the world in the book, it's something else. In short, it's someone else's plaything. There's no way we can break free. This isn't just a matter of the creator's will, but also a matter of our form of existence."

"After we leave this world, we may not be able to keep our lives alive."

He paused for a moment.

The middle-aged man looked at Chen Lin.

"Don't you have the wordless book of the Shadow Scholar? That's something the other party made by imitating the Book of Creation, trying to create a world within the book and then find a way for life to evolve."

"But I feel he failed."

"If successful, we wouldn't leave behind so many blank books for future generations to continue; we should directly leave behind the method of evolution."

Chen Lin suddenly realized.

So that's what the wordless book was for.

Then he asked, "It is said that the Shadow Scholar got first place in the trial, but he still couldn't escape this world?"

"Who knows?"

The middle-aged man's expression turned desolate.

"He hasn't appeared since then. Nobody knows if he really went out. Maybe he did, or maybe he was completely wiped out by the Creator."

Chen Lin remained silent.

He had a sudden, inexplicable feeling that the Shadow Scholar had probably been erased.

Huang Yan once said that this world is a completed book, and everything is predetermined, something no one can change. Therefore, the Shadow Scholar's creation of the wordless book is also part of the book's content.

Including his current exchange with this Wenchenke.

It is also a pre-written story segment.

a long time.

Chen Lin took a deep breath.

He cupped his hands and said, "I wonder what Senior wants me to do?"

Regardless of whether they are characters in a book or not, and regardless of whether they are part of an established story, what needs to be done still needs to be done; we will not turn back until we hit a wall.

Even if you hit a brick wall, you should still try to break through it.

"I only suspected that you were the reincarnation of the Shadow Scholar, but it seems that you are not. Since you have been chosen by Ye Changge, I will not compete with him. There are countless people with unique souls, and it is hard to say who is useful and who is not."

"but."

The middle-aged man changed the subject.

"You've received so many benefits from me, you should give me something in return. I don't ask for anything else, just like that night song. If you get first place and successfully transcend, you need to find a way to come back and take me away."

"must."

Chen Lin readily agreed.

He immediately made a request: "However, I am currently facing some difficulties and have been trapped in this realm by a Sovereign-level expert. Could you please use the ferry's authority to send me and my people to the Star Ruins?"

"Don't even think about it."

The middle-aged man shook his head slightly.

"In order to keep the vitality alive, I have solidified the rules of the ferry of life. Even what I want to obtain, I need to do according to the rules."

"Whether you want to change your disembarkation point or need the treasures in the vault, you must obtain them yourself according to the rules."

"At most, I can give you some more life-related items as a reward."

Chen Lin was greatly disappointed.

I thought I'd found a powerful backer to cling to, but it turns out he's just a pretty face.

But he was still unwilling to give up.

He then asked, "Does the senior possess the essence of the variegated crystal, or a similar treasure, that would allow me to quickly replenish the energy of the Seven Star Spoon?"

"No."

The middle-aged man shook his head again.

Chen Lin immediately changed his tune, "Then, senior, could you use your authority to help my Daoist partner, Xiaocao, successfully complete her life mission?"

"You're asking for too much."

With a wave of his hand, the middle-aged man made Chen Lin feel dizzy and disoriented. When he returned to normal, he was back in the Seven Star Realm.

Beside him was Chen Ling'er.

"Father, are you alright?"

Chen Ling'er immediately inquired with concern.

Luo Qinglan and the others immediately stepped forward, all with expressions of concern.

"fine."

Chen Lin waved his hand.

After glancing around and not seeing the Ant Guild Leader, he asked, "How long has the Guild Leader been in that Glazed Illusionary Realm? Has Dai Dai Dong sent any information back?"

"The president just went in a short while ago, and there's still no news from Fellow Daoist Dai Dai Dong."

Luo Qinglan gave a reply.

Then he asked a question in return.

"Did you get the materials, my husband?"

Upon hearing this, everyone around turned their gaze to Chen Lin.

"Oh, right."

"Where's Little Grass Sister? I can't find her."

Before Chen Lin could answer, Luo Qinglan asked again, looking at Chen Lin's Jade Pendant.

"She has entered the life mission space. The time flow rate is different for advanced missions, and it is unknown when she will be able to come out."

简单解释了一下.

Chen Lin took out what he had obtained.

"I only got the Multi-Eyed Stone and a Ring-shaped Spirit Hemp. I'm still missing the Nine-Tentacle Conch and the Elf Maple Leaf. Let's wait for the Guild Master and Dai Dai Dong to see what they get."

The voice just fell.

Everyone's expression changed simultaneously.

Looking into the distance, one could see terrifying pressures emerging, followed by the tremors of the void as more than ten ferocious giant ships broke through the void and arrived, filled with powerful cultivators.

The energy fluctuations that converged distorted the space within a radius of tens of thousands of miles.

The formation on Chen Lin's side was also on the verge of collapse.

The second wave of enemy troops has arrived!