I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Since Gu Tianhan didn't return for a long time, Chen Lin stopped waiting.

After the Azure Shuttle was completed, it returned to Horseshoe Mountain and headed straight for the Black Stone Forest.

A barely perceptible streak of blue light shot out into the void.

Every so often, the tail of the shuttle would flash briefly, then the light would disappear instantly, only to reappear much further away.

Chen Lin showed a satisfied expression.

The weapon-refining master of Dream City is indeed exceptionally skilled.

The opponent not only increased the flight speed of the Azure Shuttle, but also used the power of the feather's rules to add a high-level spatial treasure, giving the treasure a brief teleportation effect.

In this way...

Not only is the ability to traverse distances enhanced, but it can also be utilized in combat.

After all, teleporting in the Star Ruins is a luxury. Apart from strange places like the Zodiac Secret Realm, it is very difficult to achieve long-distance teleportation.

However, the cost was not small.

To enhance the teleportation effect, he spent over a hundred pieces of iridescent crystals, still only at cost price.

no way.

Due to the rules, high-grade flying artifacts are the most expensive and best-selling in the Star Ruins. He was already very satisfied to have such an opportunity.

Full speed ahead.

What used to be a journey of several years was completed in just a few months.

Looking at the towering black forest in the distance, Chen Lin shrunk the Azure Shuttle, touched it with great affection, and decided that when he had enough time in the future, he would place it under the Purple Light Tree to nurture it and see if it could give birth to an innate artifact spirit.

That would be even more perfect.

He looked down on ordinary artifact spirits that were fused later in life, as they had no potential for growth and were prone to unforeseen changes. He preferred to control them himself.

Put away the Azure Shuttle.

Chen Lin flew in through the entrance.

However, upon arriving at the Silver Fairy Palace, they learned that the Silver Fairy had already left the Black Stone Forest, and her whereabouts were unknown, but she had most likely gone to the strange kingdom.

"Senior Brother."

A young female cultivator with a heroic air saw Chen Lin about to leave and hurriedly called out to stop him.

"what happened?"

Chen Lin looked at the other person.

He then corrected, "I'm not the eldest brother. There are other senior brothers and sisters above me. I'm the third one. You can just call me the third senior brother."

"Ah."

The spirited female cultivator immediately changed her tune.

"Third Senior Brother, when Master left, he instructed that if you came, we should all follow you. If the other outer disciples did not want to follow, they should all be dismissed. She might not come back here."

"Follow me?"

Chen Lin grinned.

My master really is a hands-off manager.

But immediately.

He felt a renewed sense of unease.

Judging from the situation, Master wasn't confident about this trip. If I had known, I would have come earlier and given some of what I had obtained to the other party. Now, I can't find it anywhere.

How many of you are there in total?

Chen Lin asked in a deep voice.

Since his master had given the order, he, as the disciple, had no choice but to accept it. Moreover, it wouldn't be troublesome. With the increased speed of the Azure Shuttle, it would only take a few months to return to Horseshoe Mountain, and there would be no delay without having to transfer through the Zodiac Secret Realm.

The Black Stone Forest is in chaos, and without the Silver Fairy to oversee it, the safety of these disciples cannot be guaranteed.

"Replying to Senior Brother."

The spirited woman spoke respectfully.

"Master has taken in nine formal disciples, more than one hundred outer disciples, and some maids and servants, totaling two hundred and sixteen people."

"What are the cultivation levels of the nine formal disciples?"

Chen Lin learned more about it in detail.

“Besides me, who is in the late stage of the Void Realm, only two of my junior sisters are in the early stage of the Void Realm, and the rest are in the half-Void Realm. The youngest, the ninth junior sister... no, now she should be called the twelfth junior sister, is only in the early stage of the half-Void Realm.”

"But my twelfth junior sister has excellent aptitude, and Master values ​​her highly."

"Oh?"

Chen Lin raised an eyebrow.

"Your qualifications are very good. Where are you? Call me over so I can take a look."

In his eyes, there was no difference between the semi-void and the void realm. Such cultivation levels were not enough to survive in the void and were of no help to him. However, if the aptitude was good enough, there was still value in nurturing them.

In particular, the Silver Fairy said that he has good aptitude and may have the potential to become the Punisher Lord.

soon.

The twelfth junior sister was summoned over.

It turned out to be the same big-eyed female disciple who had stopped him from going up the mountain last time.

"Xie Lingyun greets Senior Brother."

The big-eyed female disciple looked nervous. She knew what the Silver Fairy had told her and was afraid that Chen Lin would hold a grudge about what happened last time and wouldn't take her away.

What are your talents?

Chen Lin asked directly.

"Replying to Senior Brother, I don't know what kind of talent it is. When I was born, I had a cloud of energy on my head that looked like a spiritual cloud. Later, I refined it into my body, but I haven't found a use for it yet."

"Born with extraordinary phenomena?"

Hearing what the other person said, Chen Lin also became interested.

"Show me Lingyun?"

"Ah."

Xie Lingyun nodded.

Then a special fluctuation appeared on his body, and immediately afterward, a ball of energy about three feet in size appeared out of thin air and floated between the two of them.

She immediately offered an explanation.

"When I was born, this ball of energy was only the size of a fist. It gradually grew larger as my cultivation level increased, but there were no other changes. My master couldn't see anything about it either."

Chen Lin walked closer.

After concentrating and sensing for a while, I didn't find anything.

Then they released runes, soul techniques, and the Seven Star Characters, but none of them worked.

This spiritual cloud was as if it did not exist. Any energy that fell on it simply passed through it, neither producing any abnormal reaction nor being dissipated.

Chen Lin took out the Xuanjin Spear.

I thought about it.

It was taken back.

That characteristic has an erasing effect; don't erase someone's innate abilities.

"Take your time to study it, and let me know what you find."

Chen Lin did not continue the experiment.

The Black Stone Forest is a mixed bag of people, and now that the allied forces are fighting back against the strange creatures, it's not advisable to linger.

Then he looked at the heroic woman.

"Your name is Su Qinglian, right? I'll leave things here to you. Make a list of all those who are willing to leave and wait for me in the main hall. I'm going out for a bit, and I'll talk to you in detail when I get back."

After saying that, he left the Silver Immortal Palace.

Qin family.

After hearing Chen Lin's purpose, Qin Wanggu remained silent in thought.

Chen Lin didn't mince words and said bluntly, "Even if your daughter is still alive, she is in the territory of Marquis Di. Marquis Di is a titled marquis, and after he dies, he will return to the so-called divine realm."

"so"

"If we want to save the senior's daughter, we can only go deep into the divine realm to search for her."

His meaning was quite clear.

Normal cultivators wouldn't dare go to the strange realm, let alone those in the God Realm. Even for a Sovereign, it's a forbidden area. If the other side wants to rescue someone, they can only rely on someone like him who cultivates special techniques.

But he didn't say it explicitly.

It's even less likely that they would give the other party any guarantees.

"I see."

Qin Wanggu sighed softly.

He took out an exquisite jade box.

"I am currently seriously injured and have an entire family to take care of. I cannot leave the Black Stone Forest, nor can I find anyone who has the opportunity to enter the strange kingdom. I can only trouble you, fellow Daoist."

The jade box was presented to Chen Lin.

He said sadly, "Whether it succeeds or not, let's keep it as a memory."

"I will do my best."

Chen Lin picked up the jade box. He opened it and looked inside, then asked, "Senior, could you help me collect more of this? The more the better. This item is related to my strength improvement. If I can gather enough, I will go to the Mysterious Kingdom in the near future."

"But don't worry, senior."

"I won't take these things for free; we can trade them for equivalent value."

“I can give it a try.”

Qin Wanggu readily agreed.

Chen Lin was overjoyed.

He immediately stood up and clasped his hands in thanks: "Then thank you very much, senior. I will do my best to help Fellow Daoist Nianjun. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will bring her back."

Make a guarantee.

He then left the Qin family, wandered around the market, and returned to the Silver Immortal Palace.

Treasures like the Supreme Soul-Questioning Pearl are unlikely to be obtained through normal purchases. The Qin family patriarch is of high enough cultivation and status that he should be able to obtain it if it exists in the Black Stone Forest.

Just wait.

Inside the main hall.

The disciples stood anxiously in one place, waiting for Chen Lin's instructions.

Chen Lin looked around.

His lips twitched instantly.

Of the two hundred or so disciples, there were fewer than ten men, all of whom were elderly; the rest were all young female cultivators.

If we take them all back, Horseshoe Mountain will become a land of women.

"Let me explain the situation first."

Chen Lin spoke in a deep voice.

"The place I'm taking you to isn't necessarily safe either. There are no powerful rulers there to protect you, and not many cultivators either. If you go there, you'll basically have to rely on yourself to cultivate."

“If you can survive here, I don’t recommend coming with me.”

"in addition."

"The Silver Immortal Palace still has some assets; if any of you leave individually, we can give you some."

As soon as these words were spoken, many people immediately showed hesitation.

Migration within the Star Ruins is a major undertaking.

The mortality rate is extremely high.

Everyone here, except for a few who were brought from outside by the Silver Fairy, were all born and raised in the Black Stone Forest. They only joined the Silver Fairy Palace because the invasion of strange creatures caused chaos and changes in their families.

"All right."

Chen Lin glanced at it.

"You don't need to worry. Leaving now is not considered betraying your sect. If you want to continue using the name of the Silver Immortal Palace, that's fine too. If you have any needs, just tell me and I will try my best to meet them."

"Now obey my orders."

"Those who want to stay, stay put. Those who want to come with me, stand on the right."

As Chen Lin finished speaking.

Immediately, people began to move, and soon they split into two groups.

Just as he expected.

Not many people actually want to leave.

Aside from Su Qinglian and nine other formal disciples, there were fewer than thirty registered disciples. On the contrary, the male senior cultivators among the maids remained largely untouched.

"I can help you break any contracts you have, so you don't need to worry about any backlash."

Chen Lin gave the conditions again.

The maid and the male cultivator immediately began to move.

In the end, less than ten remained.

I waited for a while.

After no one moved, Chen Lin had Su Qinglian use the token left by the Silver Fairy to terminate the servant's contract.

He then took out some unused low-level treasures and a considerable number of spotted stones, and distributed them to the people on the right according to their status. After processing them, he told them to leave directly.

Then he looked at the remaining fewer than fifty people.

He said in a low voice, "Are you sure you want to come with me? Once we go, there may be no chance of coming back."

"besides."

"As long as you come with me, it's the same as joining my sect. From now on, unless Master returns and rebuilds the Silver Immortal Palace, you must not betray me!"

"I am willing to follow my third senior brother!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Chen Lin shook his head helplessly.

There were simply too many people. He had intended to shake off some more, but it seemed there was nowhere left for the remaining ones. Although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to take them with him since the Silver Fairy had given the order.

"alright."

He waved.

"If there's anything else you need to prepare, hurry up and get it ready. We'll set off in ten days."

"Su Qinglian".

"Go find a buyer and sell this Silver Immortal Palace site as a package. There's no use keeping it. You can keep the money from the sale as operating funds for the sect."

"Yes!"

The crowd respectfully agreed and then left the main hall.

The Silver Immortal Palace is in a good location, with a protective mountain array and spiritual veins. As soon as it was announced that it was going to be sold, many forces immediately wanted to buy it.

To avoid attracting unwanted attention, Su Qinglian didn't hold an auction and quietly completed the handover. With the grand entrance of the previous dimensional dream weaver, the buyer didn't dare to use their power to intimidate and gave a fair price.

Chen Lin originally intended to sell it to the Qin family, but after Qin Wanggu was injured, he did not want to continue expanding.

So they gave up.

Ten days later.

Chen Lin went to the Qin family and obtained two Soul-Questioning Pearls. He did not stay any longer, put everyone into a one-time-use grotto talisman, and rode the Azure Shuttle back to Horseshoe Mountain.

"Senior brother, which faction controls this place? Is there anything we should be careful about?"

Upon entering the valley, Chen Lin released everyone. Su Qinglian immediately asked a question, her voice tinged with trepidation.

"hehe."

Chen Lin smiled.

"There's nothing to be concerned about. This is my territory. There aren't many people here, just my family and friends."

"what!"

Su Qinglian showed a look of surprise.

The same goes for everyone else.

They all thought that when Chen Lin said there weren't many people, it meant that the forces they controlled didn't have many people, but they didn't expect that it was a place with natural scenery.

"Could this place... be invaded by strange creatures?"

A somewhat delicate disciple asked in a low voice.

These words were spoken.

Everyone realized what was happening and looked at Chen Lin with worried expressions.

With few people and no dominant power, occupying such a place is not a good thing. Not only do they have to be wary of strange creatures, but they will also attract the covetous eyes of powerful cultivators.

Those brutal and powerful beings are even more terrifying than bizarre creatures.

"Don't worry."

Chen Lin waved his hand.

"I'm not so desperate as to send you to your deaths. Let me first introduce my companions here, and then I'll explain everything in detail."

There was no further explanation.

Instead of taking them to the palace, he called out Suer and the others, introduced them to each other, and then had Yang Tian show them around the area.

Then start choosing a location to build a settlement.

Previously, everyone lived in the palace, but these junior sisters certainly couldn't go in directly. Not only did they not understand, but the Purple Light Tree also couldn't withstand so many people absorbing its energy.

Now that the number of people has increased, management is necessary; we can no longer allow things to remain lax.

First, the central lake was expanded.

Then, the layout of the cave dwelling was designed around the lake.

Building houses is very easy for high-level cultivators. With just a few spells, exquisite buildings rise from the ground, and after further embellishment, well-arranged cultivation sites are completed.

Chen Lin didn't care too much.

Once all the buildings were completed, a large Heavenly Mystery House was placed in the center as the core, and the Kaiyuan Sect was established, with himself as the sect leader and Su'er and Sun Caiyi as deputy sect leaders.

The remaining key personnel were all given the title of elder.

Then they stopped paying attention to it.

With Little Grass and Puda in tow, we headed to Dream City once more. (End of Chapter)