I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chapter 2338 Talent Changes
Chen Lin had also considered Su Wanyi's suggestion.

However, this would be too broad a scope, as Soul-Gathering Grass is not an important spiritual plant and can be placed arbitrarily in any shop.

Therefore, there are many items that can be accessed.

Moreover, the shop's treasures circulate very quickly. During the time the Soul-Gathering Grass was placed there, countless treasures that had come into contact with it were sold, making it almost impossible to find out the truth through conventional means.

"Let's go back first."

Chen Lin wasn't in a hurry and returned to Xiaoxuan Island first.

inside the room.

He took out a flower of destiny.

I thought about it.

Then he took out a bunch of red grapes.

The one that grew on the small tree in the River of Destiny is now fully mature, and the tree has been successfully transplanted into the Jade Pendant Cave.

get ready.

Chen Lin unleashed his innate abilities, expanding his own domain of destiny.

He wanted to try to use his innate ability to divine the whereabouts of items related to the Soul-Gathering Grass.

However, given that it involves 'that characteristic,' divination is extremely difficult and requires the blessing of a spirit object representing destiny.

Talent domain is activated.

Chen Lin imagined searching for something that would imbue the Soul-Gathering Grass with 'that characteristic'.

really.

No lines are displayed.

He immediately refined and absorbed the Flower of Destiny.

His innate energy increased dramatically.

But it was still no use; the domain space showed no fluctuations.

Upon seeing this.

Chen Lin did not continue refining the 'Destiny Grape'.

This situation occurs when his needs exceed his current capabilities, and external assistance may not be effective.

Fate-related treasures are rare and should not be wasted.

After a moment's thought.

Chen Lin changed his approach, imagining that he could find clues in each shop.

But after considering all the shops that Su Wanyi had provided, there was still no sign of any activity.

Then they tried several other methods.

After using the magic characters to no avail, Chen Lin spread out his talent domain.

His expression kept changing.

There are only three possibilities for this outcome.

One reason is that one's innate abilities are suppressed in the Star Ruins, making it impossible to leverage the higher-level rules here.

Another one.

It's possible that the talent ability can't be activated because it involves 'that characteristic'.

The last one.

That means Su Wanyi lied!

After pondering for a while in his chair, Chen Lin disappeared.

It reappeared after an incense stick had burned.

His brows furrowed even deeper.

He had just gone to see Su Wanyi and conducted a soul interrogation using the Soul Master's inheritance, and the result was that she was not lying.

That leaves only two possibilities.

However, the first possibility is not very likely. After his talent ability was upgraded, it has reached a higher dimension. He can enter the River of Destiny in his true form in the Star Ruins. There is no reason why it cannot produce an effect.

and so.

The most likely cause is interference from 'that characteristic'.

"What terrifying power!"

Chen Lin couldn't help but sigh.

He didn't know whether he should be happy or worried. This energy was too powerful, so powerful that even he, the owner, was wary of it.

The main thing is.

Although he possesses such power, it is not under his control, and problems could arise at any time.

"grown ups."

Just as he was pondering this, Su Wanyi's voice rang out from outside.

"Come in."

Chen Lin put his thoughts aside.

He had just used an interrogation technique to seal the other party's consciousness. Logically, the other party shouldn't know that it was him. However, the other party was, after all, a late-stage Eternal Realm cultivator, and it was impossible for him to be completely unaware. Perhaps he had become suspicious.

"My lord, I have just remembered something that might be of use to you."

Su Wanyi entered the room and spoke respectfully, showing no sign of anything unusual.

"what's up?"

Chen Lin glanced at the other person.

He secretly praised it in his heart.

The other party must have suspected him, but they didn't show it at all. Even with his perception, he didn't sense any resentment. This is the composure of the head of the family.

He is indeed a person who knows how to repay kindness.

"Reporting to you, my lord, I suddenly remembered that the first batch of Soul-Gathering Grass was purchased by one of the clan's stewards and then placed in the clan's treasury. Is it possible that there is something in the treasury that caused the Soul-Gathering Grass to be tainted with a special aura?"

"However, I cannot sense the aura you mentioned, sir. You will need to check it yourself."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Lin immediately stood up.

Upon arriving at the Wang family's underground treasury, the steward was already waiting at the entrance.

"My lord, this is Wang Qinglin, the manager in charge of purchasing supplies. The first batch of Soul-Gathering Grass was purchased through him at Li Family Market. There were ten plants in total, and judging from their age and quality, they are the closest to the one you have."

"What did you use to bring the Soul-Gathering Grass back? Where did the shop place it when you bought it?"

Chen Lin asked as he walked.

The steward immediately replied, "My lord, it has been too long, and I can't quite remember the circumstances of the purchase. However, all the supplies I purchased for the family were stored in special storage bags."

As he spoke, he took off the storage bag from his waist and handed it to Chen Lin.

Chen Lin didn't stand on ceremony and took it, then probed into his soul.

However, no abnormalities were found.

After returning it to the other party, I entered the treasure vault and followed the signs to the place where spiritual herbs and other treasures were kept.

As soon as he released his soul, his expression changed, and with a wave of his hand, he took a long box into his hand.

After opening.

Inside is also a spiritual herb.

However, it wasn't Soul-Gathering Grass, but rather a more ordinary Soul-Nourishing Grass, which also carried a faint, special aura that caused a slight reaction in the 'that characteristic' of the soul's origin.

Where did this plant come from?

Chen Lin immediately inquired.

"It was also purchased at Li Family Market, along with the Soul-Gathering Grass. Because there were many of them, the family head didn't take them all with him when he left."

The manager answered immediately.

Su Wanyi, who was standing to the side, looked at Chen Lin with a flash of eyes and said, "Does Your Excellency ask this because this plant also contains the energy you need?"

"Ah."

Chen Lin nodded.

He then pointed at the steward, and a beam of white light shot into the steward's brow.

The steward immediately collapsed to the ground.

"grown ups!"

Su Wanyi was shocked, thinking that Chen Lin was going to kill her to silence her, but her expression changed twice and she stopped in her tracks.

He said in a hoarse voice, "You have done me and the Wang family a great favor, and I have no objection to silencing them. However, the other members of the Wang family are unaware of this matter, so please spare their lives."

You're overthinking it.

Chen Lin spoke calmly.

"I'm just erasing his memory, I don't intend to kill him to silence him. This matter shouldn't be spread, just remember to keep it a secret."

"what!"

Su Wanyi was stunned.

He then showed gratitude, "Thank you for sparing my life, sir. I promise that my clan will not do anything to betray you. If you have any orders, my clan will do its best."

"hehe."

Chen Lin smiled.

"Don't be nervous. I'm not a bloodthirsty person. There's nothing to hide about this. I just don't want to cause any trouble."

I offered some words of comfort.

Chen Lin glanced at the steward and said, "Settle him in first, then we'll go to Lijiafang Market together."

"Yes."

Su Wanyi agreed, and the two walked out of the treasure vault.

Chen Lin then returned to his room and activated his innate ability once more, unleashing his Domain of Destiny. This time, his objective was clear.

Imagine finding clues in Lijiafang City.

But there was still no movement.

Even using the Flower of Destiny and the Dharma syllables for blessing is not enough.

In this way, Chen Lin was certain that what hindered his talent was related to 'that characteristic'.

He hesitated for a moment.

He released the white snake and the mortal world to protect him, while his soul left his body, allowing the white snake to attack him and deplete his soul's essence.

Only after only the part with 'that characteristic' remains can the talent domain be activated solely using the soul.

He had tried this method before, but it didn't have any special effect because he couldn't actively call upon this energy, and therefore couldn't use it to correct his fate.

But now he wants to try again.

I don't seek to increase the power of my talent; I only hope to counteract the interference of 'that characteristic' on the Soul-Gathering Grass, so that my talent can be used normally.

The realm of destiny unfolds.

Chen Lin once again imagined finding clues in Lijiafang City.

A line faintly appears.

He immediately perked up.

Immediately change your mind, imagine finding something that gives the Soul-Gathering Grass that special properties, and then stare at the lines.

But then the lines slowly disappeared.

Upon seeing this.

Chen Lin no longer had any more expectations.

Reimagine finding clues, swim forward along the lines, and arrive at the node.

I observed it for a while first.

Last time, correcting Lan Menghan's fate resulted in attracting an unknown and powerful being. It's unknown whether anything will happen this time.

But after looking at it for a long time, I still couldn't figure it out.

Chen Lin could only suppress his worries.

He first activated the Dharma characters to bless himself, then prepared the crystal needles, and only then did he leap into the air.

To correct one's fate, one must be in the Fate Fish state. In this state, being attacked by the node will harm the body of the Fate Fish, and 'that characteristic' may not provide any protection, so one must be extremely careful.

"Buzz!"

The fish of destiny had just taken flight when the node trembled violently.

This time, instead of unleashing a light attack, it generated a terrifying suction force, attempting to pull Chen Lin's fish body into the node.

Even the light clusters at the nodes became transparent.

Chen Lin felt a chill run down his spine.

This was the first time such a phenomenon had occurred, catching him off guard. In his haste, he dared not hold back any longer and immediately activated the Seven Star Spoon.

Simultaneously, crystal needles are ejected.

But then a scene unfolded that made Chen Lin's heart sink.

Neither the Seven Star Spoon nor the Crystal Needle could achieve any effect; they fell into the river as soon as they were released, without exerting any power whatsoever.

This is not counting.

Chen Lin was also shocked to discover that he himself was affected by the node changes, and the fish's body became transparent!

And the impact is still expanding.

Lines, rivers.

The entire space was becoming transparent, as if it were about to disappear completely.

This made him feel like his soul was being pierced through the air.

If his talent domain collapses, his life will probably be in danger. He is not very afraid of death, but such a way of dying is too suffocating.

But now all means have been exhausted.

Low-level methods like chains of fate and tentacles of fate are even less likely to work.

Chen Lin's thoughts raced rapidly, while he struggled desperately to return to reality.

But it didn't work.

No matter how hard he tried, the fish's body was still being sucked toward the node little by little, and its body became even more transparent.

Time passed little by little.

Chen Lin struggled slower and slower until he was eventually swallowed up by the node.

Just then.

The reverse scale on the back of his neck suddenly flashed, and his transparent fish body briefly returned to normal.

Chen Lin immediately seized the opportunity, and with a thought, flew out of the node and returned to reality.

"Master, are you alright?"

The little white snake sensed something was wrong and hurriedly went forward to inquire with concern.

The mundane world is even more direct.

Starlight shimmered on the peach tip, and the character of destiny condensed rapidly, landing on Chen Lin.

Chen Lin swayed slightly.

Its eyes tried to open but failed, and its body began to flicker, sometimes transparent and sometimes normal.

His breathing was even more unstable.

However, with the infusion of the life-character energy from the mortal world, things improved somewhat, and the soul gradually stabilized.

A full hour passed.

Chen Lin opened his eyes and began to manipulate his soul and body to merge.

"call!"

He exhaled a long breath, his face showing the relief of surviving a disaster.

"It's alright now."

He gave the little white snake and Hongchen a reassuring look.

Then I fell into thought.

Think about it.

Chen Lin felt that this strange phenomenon was not necessarily the work of some powerful being, but more likely a backlash from 'that characteristic'.

He was able to survive because of his own 'characteristic', which manifested in his reverse scale in the Fate Fish state.

However, whether the guess is correct or not still needs to be verified to confirm.

Chen Lin weighed the options briefly.

Let's try exploring the realm of talent again.

His talent is an integral part of his being; we must be certain that he has fully recovered before we can be completely at ease.

Fear is useless.

No accidents occurred, and the operation proceeded normally.

After circling the area, the transparency had disappeared from everywhere, and even the fallen seven-star spoon and crystal needle were still there.

Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

then.

I just made up some excuse to imagine it.

The lines of fate slowly emerge.

However, Chen Lin sensed something was wrong. This time, the lines that appeared did not point forward, nor were they a single line. Instead, they crisscrossed and extended all the way to the edge of the domain.

If you sense it carefully.

You can also see the lines passing through the domain barrier and connecting with the lines in the River of Fate.

This change caused Chen Lin's expression to shift slightly.

I immediately followed the lines to see what was happening at the nodes.

They quickly discovered another difference.

Although he was still in the form of the Fish of Destiny, he was no longer bound by lines and could swim freely in the domain, just like in the River of Destiny.

But you can still sense the presence of lines.

Also.

He also had another feeling.

You can manipulate these lines to some extent, causing their trajectory to change.

Having just encountered danger, Chen Lin didn't dare to try immediately and continued to search for a node.

However, there were no node light clusters in the entire field.

Without the light cluster, there was no way to correct it, so Chen Lin could only disperse the domain and return to reality.

Then he concentrated and pondered.

This situation gave him the feeling that his talent had advanced, his way of controlling fate had changed, and he had formed a closer connection with the main river of fate.

However, his innate talent did not increase.

This made it difficult for him to determine whether it was an advancement, or whether his talent domain had been eroded, creating a loophole between him and the River of Destiny.

"grown ups."

Just as Chen Lin was hesitating whether to check immediately, Su Wanyi's voice came through.

He thought about it.

He abandoned the idea of ​​checking immediately, put away the mortal world and the little white snake, got up and walked out.