I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

"Ok?"

Chen Lin, floating in the void, looked on in surprise and doubt.

After leaving Dream City, he came to Tiger Hill, but all he saw was emptiness; there was no trace of Tiger Hill to be seen!
what happened?

Chen Lin took out the positioning device, confirmed the location was correct, and couldn't help but frown.

Perception spreads.

The search covered an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles, but after finding nothing, it immediately deployed its escape light to expand the search range. However, even after searching all the way to the vicinity of Goose Feather Well, it still couldn't find any trace of Tiger Hill.

It's really gone.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait."

After scanning the area around the Goose Feather Well, Chen Lin called out to a man at the near-Dominator level.

"Huang Qingyu of the Seven Absolutes Sect greets Senior."

The man sensed Chen Lin's cultivation level and immediately became respectful and somewhat apprehensive, proactively revealing his identity.

Once the trial begins, the previous order is destroyed, and anything can happen.

"Oh?"

Chen Lin sized up the other person.

"So you're a fellow Daoist from the Seven Absolutes Sect. Don't worry, I'm friends with your Elder Beitang Zhu. I have a question for you now."

"Please ask, senior."

Hearing Chen Lin's words, Huang Qingyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Do you know when Tiger Hill disappeared and where it went?

"This one?"

Huang Qingyu answered without hesitation.

"It was after the Heavenly Trial began that Tiger Hill suddenly came to life, turned into a tiger, and soared into the sky. Nobody knows where it went."

"Turns into a tiger?"

Chen Lin frowned deeply.

"Correct."

"It turned into a tiger. No one expected that Tiger Hill not only looked like a tiger, but was actually a real life form. Moreover, even the sect leader of my Seven Absolutes Sect had not discovered it before. Its level has probably reached the Primordial level."

"What about the long-lasting vines up there?"

Chen Lin pressed for an answer.

Whether Tiger Hill is still there or not is not important; what he needs is the Everlasting Love Vine, and after this change, perhaps the Everlasting Love Vine can even emit dust of longing.

"I don't know either."

Huang Qingyu shook her head.

He paused for a moment.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Some people saw the scene when Tiger Hill left and said that the Everlasting Vine was probably transformed from the tiger's stripes, and now it has returned to its body."

"As for the Long-lasting Bell, it is said to hang on a tiger's neck, but that's just a rumor; I haven't seen it with my own eyes."

This answer made Chen Lin frown even more.

If the Longing Vine had the stripes of a tiger, then he definitely wouldn't be able to obtain the Love Dust, and besides, he wouldn't have the ability to get close to a Primordial level being.

To complete this task, you must try to find the Shadow Scholar's secret realm.

"I understand, you can go now."

Chen Lin tossed over a bottle of pills suitable for quasi-rulers, telling the other party to leave, and then called out to stop him.

"Wait a minute."

"Did you just enter the Goose Feather Well? How are you now? Have you noticed any unusual changes?"

"Replying to Senior, I did indeed enter the Goose Feather Well. Since the secret realm inside was broken last time and some treasures were taken away, the danger level inside has been greatly reduced."

"But there weren't many treasures left."

“No one used to come here much. Now that the Trial of Ascension has started, people are coming here to try their luck and see if they can get the items needed for the mission.”

That's where we left off.

Huang Qingyu's heart skipped a beat.

He remembered Chen Lin's identity. He recalled that someone in the sect had mentioned that the powerful person who obtained the treasure from the Goose Feather Well had a good relationship with Elder Beitang. This person must be the one in front of him.

This delighted him.

"understood."

At this time.

Chen Lin waved his hand, indicating that the other party could leave.

But Huang Qingyu did not move.

He bowed respectfully.

He asked expectantly, "Is your surname Chen, senior?"

Chen Lin raised an eyebrow.

"good."

"It seems you already know who I am, but is there anything I can help you with?"

"Senior Chen has keen insight."

Huang Qingyu immediately took over the conversation.

"This junior needs a rainbow flower. I heard that you come from the Seven Star Realm. I wonder if you have such a flower? If you do, this junior would like to trade one."

Chen Lin looked at the other person in surprise.

Rainbow flowers are useless to cultivators who do not practice the Seven Laws, especially since the other party is a quasi-ruler, and the flower's level is insufficient for them.

Then.

It must be required for the mission.

Therefore, it seems that the search tasks issued by Heaven are not necessarily things that the other party needs; some are just for assessment purposes.

After all, there are countless living beings in the entire cultivation world, and the number of tasks is astronomical; it's impossible to make them all so detailed.

There are probably quite a few people with the same task.

"can."

Put aside distracting thoughts.

Chen Lin took out a rainbow flower and handed it to the other party.

"This is your reward for providing the information. I also have some questions for you, and you must answer them truthfully."

"sure."

Huang Qingyu readily agreed.

But he immediately added, "However, if it involves trial missions, I really cannot answer, otherwise I may be in danger of being eliminated."

"rest assured."

Chen Lin asked calmly, "Is Elder Beitang still inside the Seven Absolutes Sect?"

"No."

"Elder Beitang left the sect half a year ago to go out and complete a trial mission. Almost all the cultivators above the Void Realm in the sect have also left."

A brief pause.

Huang Qingyu continued, "According to the analysis of the elders in the sect, the trial missions are issued at a level higher than the recipients. Taking cultivators as an example, mortals receive missions for the Qi Refining stage, which is at the Foundation Establishment stage, and the Foundation Establishment stage is at the Golden Core stage."

"so."

"As long as you are a cultivator in the Void Realm, your mission scope is the entire void, because those in the True Realm can roam freely."

Chen Lin's lips twitched.

In this case, cultivators in the Void Realm are the most unfortunate group. They cannot stay in the Void for long periods of time, yet they have to take on missions throughout the entire Star Ruins.

It's very difficult to accomplish.

of course.

The others weren't much better off.

Even disregarding luck, any task that crosses a significant level would make anyone's scalp tingle.

Take him for example.

As a first-order overlord, all five tasks are probably related to the origin. Fortunately, it is only a matter of choosing two out of five, and two of them are search-related, otherwise there would be no hope at all.

"Has your Seven Absolutes Sect's Supreme Elder come out of seclusion?"

Chen Lin continued to ask questions.

The Supreme Elder of the Seven Absolutes Sect is a high-level ruler who never shows his face. You can judge the situation of other high-level rulers by observing their actions.

"They have already left the mountain."

Huang Qingyu did not hide anything. Although it involved the Supreme Elder, it was no longer a secret, and the sect had not required it to be kept confidential.

Chen Lin's heart sank.

It seems that even high-level rulers have been forced to come out of seclusion, indicating that Heaven will not let anyone off the hook.

Therefore, we must be careful not to encounter any powerful figures from Four Seasons Manor on the way. At this point, Bai Yujing's deterrent power will not be as effective.

But there's no need to worry too much.

The high-level overlords not only have a higher mission level, but they also have to resist the whispers of the Forsaken Lands, so they probably won't have the energy to deal with him.

"Has your sect compiled statistics on which types of missions are appearing most frequently right now?"

Chen Lin composed himself and continued asking.

Although the Heavenly Dao imposed restrictions when issuing the mission, a powerful force like the Seven Absolutes Sect could not possibly fail to conduct a survey, and it was not without means to do so.

really.

Huang Qingyu nodded.

"It has been statistically analyzed."

"Among cultivators above the True Realm, 30% of their missions are search-type missions, and 30% are exploration-type missions, mainly involving exploring abandoned lands."

"And then there are the hunting missions."

"This is also quite a lot, accounting for about 20%, mainly targeting those who rebel against spirits."

"The remaining 20% ​​is quite mixed, with all sorts of types."

"As for low-level cultivators below the True Realm, more than half of the missions are search-related, and some are experimental, such as eating special items to conduct some kind of experiment on oneself. However, these kinds of missions are basically issued to beings with special talents, and ordinary beings are not qualified."

Upon hearing this, Chen Lin's heart stirred.

Do you know anything about the Reverse Spirits?

He also received a mission to hunt down the Reverse Spirits, but he didn't know what they were and had never heard of them before.

"not sure."

"Not only am I unaware, but none of the experts within our sect have heard of it. This information is deduced from the information gathered by various major forces. Because they cannot discuss the details of the mission among themselves, the information is very vague."

"But there's one thing."

"Those who defy the Heavenly Dao can be tasked with hunting down; they must either be extremely powerful or possess special concealment abilities, making them not easy to find."

I hesitated for a moment.

Huang Qingyu spoke again, "In addition, our sect elders also speculate that the Reverse Spirits may be an external force that has not yet appeared. It is also possible that it is a camp set up by the Heavenly Dao for testing purposes, and they also have the task of hunting down us normal cultivators."

"The truth will only be known when the Rebels appear."

"good."

Chen Lin nodded in satisfaction.

The information provided by the other party was very useful, saving him the trouble of searching for others. Everyone is busy with the mission now, and it's not easy to find someone to help.

Huang Qingyu cupped his hands in greeting.

"That's all I know. If you have any other questions, you can go to the Seven Absolutes Sect and ask the elders. I'm not a member of the elders' council, so I lack information."

"That's enough, you can go now."

Chen Lin told the other person to get up.

It glanced around and flew into the goose feather well.

Half an hour later, he flew out of it again, his face full of disappointment.

Just as Huang Qingyu said, Goose Feather Well is no longer special. The entire secret realm has been looted, and this place is not suitable for survival. No one has come to occupy it.

This is now an exploration ground for low-level cultivators.

There was no further delay.

Chen Lin changed his form and appearance, and began to traverse the void, leaving behind bounties in various places to find those who could imitate him, as well as Xiangsi Chen and the tiger from Tiger Hill, whom he also searched for.

These two tasks are the least dangerous.

The others are all too difficult.

So he decided to focus his main efforts on this, while also collecting fate-related items to accelerate the evolution of the Red Heart Aperture, aiming to complete it within a few years.

At that time, one's destiny ability will be enhanced, and one may be able to directly predict the location of the treasure.

When you're in a hurry, time flies by.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Chen Lin traveled to many places and covered almost the entire core area. Now that he has high-level spatial power, he can freely travel through space, so traveling is no longer a problem.

pity.

It's useless to go to many places.

They found nothing, nor did they encounter any so-called rebellious spirits; they only managed to understand the rift in the sky.

It was pretty much what he had predicted.

The so-called rift in the sky is a gap in the boundary wall that appears due to abnormal circumstances. It can also be called a node, but it is not within the scope of the Book of Genesis. Instead, it belongs to a higher level.

It could be a barrier to the outer heavens, or it could be connected to other strange places.

Chen Lin was unaware of such a crack.

His only suspicion was about the waterfall inside the tattered straw sandal, but it was more likely connected to something outside the Book of Creation than to something at the level of the Outer Heavens.

"You really think highly of me!"

Chen Lin wandered around for another year and couldn't help but start complaining.

Half the time has passed, and all five tasks are still in progress. At this rate, failure is almost inevitable.

Changes must be made.

Feeling a sense of urgency, Chen Lin stopped blindly trying his luck and, after weighing his options, decided to return to the Seven Star Realm.

He originally planned to go back in the last two years, but he hadn't gained anything in the past few years, which made him restless. He also wanted to see if Luo Qinglan and Wen Xinzhao needed his help.

There is another major reason.

That is, he wants to explore the River of Destiny, find some high-level Destiny Spiritual Objects, and accelerate the evolution of his Red Heart Aperture.

He figured it out.

Blindly searching will never accomplish the task; one must rely on talent.

Also.

Chen Lin looked at his palm.

On one of his fingers was a wooden ring.

This item was given to him by a strange woman. When he first came out of the Seven Star Realm, she told him that he could go to see her when he could activate this item.

He always remembered this.

In fact.

After the second soul exorcism and the advancement of the Soul Master's inheritance, he was able to make this thing react, but he still couldn't figure out who the woman was, so he couldn't activate it.

Now we can give it a try.

The other party was tied up in that cave and spoke mysteriously; they might know some secret information.

I'll just check if the other person is online.

Chen Lin's eyes flickered.

When he first met the other party, he couldn't detect any energy aura at all, but he had a strange and unique feeling that he still remembers to this day.

If the other person is still around...

Then this person is very likely to be a Rebel Spirit!
Regardless of whether it was true or not, he had to go and see. After making the decision, Chen Lin no longer hesitated and directly mobilized the power of the Green Heart Aperture to envelop the wooden ring.

The ring suddenly came to life.

An incomprehensible pattern has formed on it.

Followed by.

The pattern emitted rays of light, enveloping Chen Lin, and then vanished from the spot in the next moment.

"You've arrived."

It was the same cave, the same frail woman, and the same indifferent voice.

Chen Lin raised his eyebrows slightly.

The other party actually didn't leave.

The level of suspicion has increased.

Unless they are unable to break free of the ropes, they must not have received the trial mission, and if they have not received the mission, they must be a rebel!
My heart was filled with excitement.

Chen Lin's face remained expressionless.

He said calmly, "Didn't you say back then that I should come find you when I could activate this ring? Now that I'm here, you can say what you have to say." (End of Chapter)