I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chen Lin frowned upon seeing the carriage.

The one who came was none other than Princess Yuan Zhimeng of the Yuan Sheng Kingdom. This carriage was the same one she had seen at the Silver Fairy's place, and even the zodiac golden dragon was still among the strange beasts pulling the carriage.

The fact that this person has come here is likely to make the situation even more chaotic.

The imperial carriage stopped.

Yuan Zhimeng slowly stepped out of the carriage and stood by the railing, looking down at the crowd.

His gaze lingered on He Yue for a moment, then looked at Lu Ming and the Mahayana cultivator, before finally settling on Chen Lin's hiding place.

Seeing this, Chen Lin had no choice but to retract his spatial abilities.

He flew forward and clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Greetings, little princess."

The other party's sister has a special relationship with Bai Yujing, and both Yuan Wumeng and the other party have helped him before, so he should treat her better in terms of both sentiment and reason.

Yuan Zhimeng looked Chen Lin up and down.

He looked surprised.

"I heard that you have obtained the inheritance of the Linglong Kingdom and have also condensed the Nine-Aperture Linglong Heart. It seems that the rumors are true. Moreover, you can still remain normal. You must have survived the danger of being possessed."

"Congratulations!"

"From now on, the sea will be wide enough for fish to leap freely. If we can get a good ranking in the Heavenly Trial, we will have a great chance of entering the Outer Heaven."

These words were not concealed, and everyone present heard them clearly. Most of them looked blank, a few showed shock, and a few seemed thoughtful.

Feng Qing, standing to the side, frowned slightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Chen Lin was speechless.

Whether this woman made a casual comment or did it on purpose, she revealed all of his information.

But his eyesight is truly sharp.

I saw right through him in an instant.

"Thank you for the reminder, little princess. May I ask if Your Highness's arrival is also for the sword monument?"

Chen Lin immediately changed the subject.

"of course."

Yuan Zhimeng nodded.

Then he pointed to Chen Lin: "It's also because I'm looking for you."

"Find me?"

"good."

"I would like to invite you to be the Grand Preceptor of my Yuan Sheng Kingdom and participate in the Ascension Trial with me. As long as we can achieve a ranking, you can make any request you have. After the trial, I can provide you with unlimited cultivation resources, ensuring that you will not have to worry about resources until you reach the intermediate-level Dominator!"

"besides."

"You want to perform a second soul-exorcising technique, which requires a supreme-level spirit body. I can provide that for you now. I also have other auxiliary soul-exorcising methods that I can give you as well."

This promise not only moved Chen Lin, but also left the others speechless.

Such a terrifying price would be more than enough to hire a mid-level Sovereign, while Chen Lin, even with some skills, is only a Quasi-Sovereign in terms of cultivation.

Even Lu Ming was somewhat surprised.

He considered himself wealthy enough not to dare to squander his money like that.

"Thank you for your high regard, Princess, but I have already signed a contract and can no longer work for you. Please forgive me."

Chen Lin suppressed his greed and politely declined.

The benefits weren't free.

The opponent has made such a heavy bet, and the corresponding danger must be extremely great. Moreover, if there is a ranking in the Ascension Trial, the difficulty of obtaining it is unimaginable. Since he is hired by the opponent, I have no chance to compete for it.

"Who was the person with whom the contract was signed? The Wandering Mountain Clan or the Mochigan Clan?"

The little princess glanced at Lu Ming and He Yue.

Others might be wary of these two forces, but they are no match for the Yuan Sheng Kingdom.

No, that's not true.

Chen Lin waved his hand.

"He is a relatively unknown person. All I can say is that he is related to the Shadow Scholar; I cannot reveal anything else."

"The Shadow Scholar?"

Yuan Zhimeng was stunned.

He glanced at Chen Lin again, then turned and went back into the carriage.

"Since that's the case, then forget it. Just pretend I didn't mention it. But I hope we won't be enemies during the trial, otherwise even the Shadow Scholar might not be able to protect you."

"Thank you for your understanding, Princess."

Chen Lin bowed again.

He didn't take the other party's threat to heart. Once the trial to ascend to heaven began, everyone was in competition. Failure could mean death, and status and position were of no use.

At that time, everyone will have to rely on their own abilities to survive.

"Xiao Qiu".

Yuan Zhimeng gave a cold greeting.

A maidservant standing guard outside the carriage immediately stepped forward and said, "Princess, please give your orders."

"Let's get started, we're in a hurry."

"Yes!"

The maidservant respectfully agreed, then shook the cloth bag in her hand, releasing dozens of figures.

These creatures were strange-looking, all of them being from different races, and all of them had blank expressions. They were led to the foot of the sword monument and sat down cross-legged one by one to contemplate it.

Not long after.

Everyone was pinned to the monument by invisible flying swords.

The sword monument trembled violently and emitted a stream of light once more. The corpses of the cultivators on it vanished rapidly, causing the sword monument to be activated.

This time, no one fought over it.

Yuan Zhimeng stepped out of the carriage, took a step in mid-air, and landed below the sword monument, placing her delicate hand on the monument.

soon.

The sword monument emitted a buzzing sword sound, its surface shimmering with light, and strange runes appeared.

But in the end, it still failed to condense a sword shadow.

After flashing for a while, the runes slowly disappeared, and the buzzing sound faded.

Yuan Zhimeng was thrown back, her face ashen.

There seemed to be some resentment.

She placed her hand on it again, but there was no further reaction.

"Humph!"

After waiting for a while, Yuan Zhimeng snorted coldly and returned to the imperial carriage.

Without saying goodbye to anyone, the strange beast pulling the cart let out a few cries and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

She left.

Immediately, someone stepped forward to continue the experiment.

The powerful figures, including Feng Qing, took turns touching the bottom of the sword monument, but all of them failed.

No one was able to inherit it.

The light on the sword monument grew fainter and fainter. Seeing that there were no other powerful figures vying for it, Chen Lin flew forward, secretly activated the Sea-Suppressing Sword Technique, and then placed his palm on it.

He then frowned.

The sword monument did not react at all; it couldn't even produce a buzzing sound, let alone condense a sword shadow.

Chen Lin gave a self-deprecating laugh.

It seems that things have been going too smoothly for him lately, which has made him arrogant. He even defered to the blind girl before, thinking that he would definitely receive the inheritance when he came up. But he was slapped in the face by the result.

He didn't try again.

One person shouldn't get all the benefits. The gains from this secret realm are already enough, so returning safely is more important.

After glancing at the slowly fading light on the sword monument, Chen Lin stopped stopping others from trying, withdrew his hand, and retreated to a distance to wait for the blind girl.

After an incense stick has burned.

The strange phenomenon on the sword monument disappeared.

No one succeeded, and the rest dared not try again. After exchanging ideas, the cultivators with lower cultivation levels all retreated.

Yuan Zhimeng's actions just now have revealed the method of activating the sword monument to the public, and everyone is afraid of being forcibly used as a sacrifice.

The rest were also wary of each other.

After waiting for a while longer.

The space beneath the sword monument rippled, revealing the figure of the blind girl.

In a flash, it flew to Chen Lin's side.

"Let's go."

Chen Lin didn't rush to ask about the situation. He activated his mental energy, broke through space, and disappeared.

Feng Qing's eyes flickered a few times, but he still didn't chase after them. Instead, he and his two companions flew into the ruins and began searching for the strange object.

The others also stopped focusing on the sword monument and went off to search for treasure.

Only Lu Ming looked dejected, showing no interest in treasure hunting, and left dejectedly with his men. After everyone dispersed...

The void rippled.

An embroidered shoe appeared out of thin air.

It circled the sword monument once, and then landed on top of the giant monument.

The heels tapped gently, as if pondering something. Then, streaks of red light shot out from the toes of the shoes and disappeared into the void.

The cultivators who had just left were pulled back one by one by the red threads, and sat under the sword monument like puppets to comprehend it, only to be nailed to the sword monument one by one.

The sword monument was activated once again.

Almost the instant it was activated, a sword shadow appeared on it, flew out and merged into the embroidered shoe.

The embroidered shoes then disappeared.

No one else noticed this scene except for the Mahayana cultivator, who stood quietly on a high ground in the distance, watching with a look of surprise and doubt in his eyes.

"Could it be... her?"

The Mahayana cultivator muttered something to himself, then took off and flew into the distance without lingering.

seaside.

Chen Lin flew over with the blind girl.

He glanced back, then without lingering, spread his soul wings and entered the sea.

The sea surface suddenly surged with huge waves, and countless invisible creatures attacked him, but he did not flee. Instead, he used the effect of the badge to quickly harvest these sea beasts.

The blind girl also joined in to help.

It was impossible to tell how she did it, yet the invisible fish were slaughtered on a large scale.

"Excellent swordsmanship!"

Chen Lin gave a thumbs-up.

Feeling that the harvest was almost complete, we didn't linger and headed straight for the island we had come from.

Then they returned to North Cold City.

The residence of Qingding Heavenly Palace.

Bai Lingyu and Lian Zizhang had not returned, and it was unknown whether they were alive or dead. Chen Lin had no way to care, so he took the blind girl back to his residence to check the spoils of the trip.

Open the gourd that leads to the cave.

Chen Lin immediately became depressed.

He couldn't bring out a single corpse of the sea beasts he had painstakingly killed, and all the strange items he had plundered had also vanished without a trace.

There were only three things I brought out.

The book of the Zhenhai Sword Manual, the half-spider silk of the white jade spider, and the God-Slaying Cudgel.

Half a day still to go.

Chen Lin then withdrew his soul from the cave.

After calming down and checking to make sure the three items were okay, my complexion finally improved.

In any case, bringing out the Destroyer of Gods isn't a loss.

Also.

The changes in the Nine-Aperture Exquisite Heart, the comprehension of the Zhenhai Sword Technique, and the transformation of the soul all remained in their post-promotion state and were not erased.

As for items like the Scroll of Destiny, since they were not originally from the secret realm, they were not affected.

The gains were still enormous.

"How are you? Did you miss out on anything?"

After checking his own, Chen Lin looked at the blind woman.

"all good."

The blind girl nodded.

Then, he touched his brow, and a small sword-shaped light and shadow condensed there.

"Master, don't move. I brought out a sword spirit for you from the Land of Inheritance. It can help you comprehend the sword technique. You can refine and use it directly."

As he spoke.

The blind woman placed the sword shadow between Chen Lin's eyebrows.

Chen Lin did not dodge, allowing the sword shadow to penetrate his body. Then, his body trembled and he entered a mysterious state.

Just like when I was comprehending the Zhenhai Sword Technique before.

Chen Lin became a swordsman again, practicing swordsmanship day and night. After achieving some success, he began to challenge others everywhere, and almost died under the sword's edge countless times.

But he became more and more courageous in battle.

Gradually, the struggle is no longer limited to fighting against people, but also against the earth and against the heavens.

He even cleaved through the heavenly tribulation with a single sword strike.

Finally, he honed his swordsmanship to perfection, and wherever his sword touched, nothing could resist its power; even heaven and earth trembled.

Just as he was about to pierce the void with his sword and ascend to the upper realm, someone whose face he could not see suddenly appeared and shattered his sword will with a single, gentle strike.

He was brought down to the dust.

But he was not defeated.

Although he himself could no longer make any breakthroughs, he could cultivate successors to fulfill his unfinished wishes and find out the origins of that mysterious person.

So he found a secluded place.

They branched out and continued to study swordsmanship theory, even creating a sword monument to search for geniuses with swordsmanship talent.

pity.

He never fulfilled this wish until his death, so he integrated his swordsmanship will into his mind, which split into many sword spirits and sealed them in the sword tomb.

To help those who come after to cultivate themselves.

Life goes on and on; as long as the will to fight with swords remains unbroken, one day we will be able to break through the suppression of that mysterious being.

I don't know how much time passed.

Chen Lin awoke from his reverie.

The sword intent emanating from his body seemed to have changed; it was no longer entirely the "suppress" of the Zhenhai Sword Technique, but also gave rise to a sense of "breaking".

This can also be considered a kind of town.

Anti-town.

The two are mutually opposed yet complementary.

Having grasped this point, Chen Lin's understanding of the Zhenhai Sword Technique entered a new level.

"Could this sword spirit be the remnant soul of the Sword Ancestor?"

After a moment, Chen Lin looked at the blind woman and asked.

"It's not a remnant soul."

The blind woman shook her head and explained, "The Sword Ancestor of the Sword Ancestor is not a single person, but a mixture of the wills of countless sword cultivators."

"The sword spirit used by the master is merely an evolution of his will. The life he experienced may be real or it may just be a figment of his imagination. Don't take it too seriously. Just focus on the sword spirit within it."

"I see."

Chen Lin clicked his tongue in amazement.

In that case, the Sword Ancestor could actually be considered a natural deity, and the so-called Sword Dao Will could be seen as a kind of faith.

"Oh, right."

Thinking about this...

Chen Lin suddenly remembered something.

He asked, "Is this how the title of independent deity came about?"

"Ah."

The blind girl nodded slightly.

“Master is right. After I inherited the sword dao will, I also regained some memories. The title of independent god was indeed formed by the convergence of will.”

"Therefore, to obtain a title, one must gain everyone's approval and have a will strong enough to break the rules."

"Not just gods."

"Taoist sects, Buddhist sects, demonic sects, and so on—any sect that involves bestowing titles uses this method. Master can also give it a try."

"I understand."

After confirming the information, Chen Lin stopped paying attention and continued to experience the sword intent.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

After absorbing all the benefits brought by the sword spirit, Chen Lin prepared to conduct a second simulation of soul dissolution. However, at this moment, Chen Lin suddenly felt his aura fluctuate and inexplicably begin to expand.

And in the darkness, it seemed as if countless chains were binding him, tightly constricting him.

Simultaneously.

The energy of the entire Northern Cold Realm became disordered.

Lines of rules between heaven and earth flickered, along with a faintly visible river of void, and a bell that resounded in my mind even though there was no sound.

"not good!"

His expression changed drastically.

He was familiar with this situation; it was a tribulation of the Great Dao for those breaking through to the Dominator Realm! (End of Chapter)