I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

"Welcome home, Ancestor!"

Chen Lin entered the city lord's mansion, and all the disciples of the Chen family came to pay their respects.

"Get up."

I glanced at it.

There were fifteen people in total, and they all did indeed have his bloodline aura, but it was very weak.

There must be at least three generations between them.

After some investigation, it was learned that Chen Fan and Chen Meng had left the Underworld to cultivate before the trial even began. They did not want to cultivate the Ghost Path, so staying in the Underworld was not suitable for them.

He never came back after leaving.

Life and death do not know.

However, Chen Lin felt that with the Immortal True Monarch present, the two of them would not die. The other party was not weak and was a being from a special realm like the Underworld, which had a certain ability to control life and death in this realm.

"Reporting to the Ancestor."

After getting up, a representative of the Chen family, Chen Dihai, spoke.

"When my grandmother left, she said that if you, my grandfather, came here, she would like to ask you for a few treasures."

"explain."

Chen Lin's eyes flickered slightly.

The Immortal Lord left after the Heavenly Trial began, so what he sought was most likely related to the mission.

"We need a portion of Mother Light Sand, the silk of the Six-Eyed White Jade Spider, a portion of Primordial-level spiritual items, five portions of Soul Ash, and three top-grade Soul Inquiry Pearls."

"in addition."

“There is a two-faced ghost king eight thousand miles south of the city. My grandmother wants you to help her kill it. This thing has harassed my grandmother many times and is very arrogant. However, this ghost king is extremely powerful. If you don’t have confidence, grandfather, there is no need to take the risk.”

After Chen Dihai finished speaking.

She looked at Chen Lin with hopeful eyes.

He didn't know his great-grandfather personally, but there was a portrait of him in the family. Although it looked somewhat distorted, the spirit was the same, so he shouldn't be mistaken.

The only concern was that his bloodline energy was very weak.

Chen Lin glanced at Chen Dihai.

He could sense the other party's suspicion, but that was normal. He was currently a soul clone and originally had no bloodline aura. He released a simulated bloodline aura to increase trust.

But it's very weak.

However, he came to deliver treasures, not to take them, nor did he need them to believe him.

"What else do you need?"

Chen Lin spoke in a deep voice.

"I'll give you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to make a list for me. Since you are all my descendants, I'll help you this once. There won't be another chance like this."

"Thank you, Ancestor!"

Everyone was overjoyed.

They immediately gathered together, discussed the matter, wrote down the required items, and handed the list to Chen Lin.

Chen Lin flicked his sleeve.

One by one, the treasures landed on the table.

"You're lucky. I have all the treasures you need, and what your grandmother wanted is also here. As for that two-faced demon king, I'll take care of him..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Chen Lin's figure then disappeared.

He only has a blood relationship with these descendants, and helping them to this extent is enough. He came here only to settle this karmic debt, so as to avoid any obstacles when he cultivates the path of cause and effect in the future.

There is no real family affection.

The residence of the Two-Faced Demon King is a magnificent palace.

He was currently pondering the trial missions. There were five missions in total, and he had already completed one. He only needed to complete one more to advance to the second stage.

But he wasn't in a hurry.

He wanted to wait for the Immortal True Lord to return, then take this cold beauty into his room and devour her special immortal yin essence. This way, his cultivation would increase dramatically, and he would be more confident in passing the second trial.

What are you thinking about?

Just as the Ghost King was lost in thought, a voice suddenly appeared.

Followed by.

Chen Lin's figure appeared out of thin air.

"Who are you!"

The Ghost King was both shocked and furious. His body immediately disintegrated, turning into a cloud of black mist and disappearing from the room.

But it didn't work.

An invisible force field covered the entire space. The black mist, which had disappeared, returned along the same path and reformed into the Ghost King, sitting obediently in its original spot.

Even their postures and expressions are exactly the same.

Chen Lin nodded.

He just used the power of time, and the effect was quite good. It was insufficient when facing a Dominator-level expert, but it was very effective against low-level cultivators like this.

"I'm asking you..."

"never mind."

Chen Lin initially intended to interrogate him, but then decided it was unnecessary. With a wave of his hand, he annihilated the other party and all the ghosts in the palace.

The palace then vanished like sand.

And he.

It transformed back into a soul and returned to its original body.

"How much longer?"

Chen Lin looked at Ling Ziyu and asked.

"We're almost there, just ahead, about 30,000 li away. But this stretch of road is a bit dangerous, so we need to be careful."

Ling Ziyu pointed to a certain spot.

immediately.

She then felt a lightness in her body.

Then a sense of spatial pulling appeared, and in the blink of an eye, they had arrived at the end of a tributary of the River Styx.

Is this the place?

Chen Lin gazed at the river that had appeared out of nowhere at the end of the river, and used his divine sense to sense it. He immediately detected the existence of the sealing formation.

A thought suddenly struck him.

This formation is truly extraordinary.

The coverage area is not very large, only covering a ten-mile radius at the end of the river, but there are nine array eyes, and each array eye has a sealing symbol.

Such sealing symbols are at least at the Sovereign level, and within the Netherworld corresponding to the Seven Star Realm, it's likely that no one can break them.

Thinking about this...

A question that had been lingering in Chen Lin's mind for a long time came to mind.

That is, does the underworld have a higher dimension?

Realms related to the Seven Laws, such as the Demon Realm, the Monster Realm, and the Buddhist Realm, are all special spaces within the Boundary River and are not particularly unique.

But the underworld is different.

The current ninth level is actually outside the boundary river, and according to his understanding, there are also Styx Rivers in other realms, which govern the reincarnation of living beings.

Since there is reincarnation, there should be a corresponding reincarnation space; one cannot be directly reincarnated from the River Styx.

This is a question worth exploring.

Chen Lin had a feeling that if there really was a higher level of the underworld, it might be connected to the outside of the Book of Creation, or even to the outer heavens!

That way.

There is a high possibility that a crack exists in the sky.

"Senior, have you observed the seal?"

Seeing that Chen Lin remained silent, Ling Ziyu couldn't help but ask him a question.

He then pointed to the river and said, "I saw with my own eyes that exquisite treasure chests floated out of it some time ago, and there was more than one, but they didn't float out of the seal's range before being pulled back by the whirlpool."

"We must act quickly."

"Although there are no powerful ghosts here, we cannot guarantee that ghosts from other places will not come, and the ferryman may also appear at any time."

"You seem to know a lot about the underworld."

Chen Lin didn't rush to act, and asked calmly.

The ghosts here posed no threat to him, and the ferryman was no match for him. What he cared more about was what was inside this seal that required nine symbols to suppress it.

Although they are all single symbols, since they serve as the core of the formation, they must be related to each other.

It cannot be treated as an independent symbol.

"I have been trapped here for three thousand eight hundred years and have never been able to find a way out. If I can get the exquisite treasure chest, I may be able to find a way out. Otherwise, I will not be able to complete the Heavenly Trial mission."

"how."

"Your mission isn't in the Underworld?" "That's right."

Ling Ziyu nodded.

Frustrated, he said, "I don't know how the missions were assigned. There were several, but none of them could be completed in the Ninth Level of the Underworld. We can't go up to the other levels, and we can't return to the Starfield. We can only stare blankly here."

Chen Lin understood.

When the other party was trapped here, he was not famous in the outer space, no wonder no one knew him.

"This seal is unusual."

After observing for a while, Chen Lin pondered and spoke.

"Even with my methods, breaking the seal would require a huge amount of energy and come at a considerable cost."

"so."

Chen Lin looked at Ling Ziyu.

"If there are more than two exquisite treasure chests inside, you may take one; whatever the rest are, you have no right to redistribute them."

"What if there's only one treasure chest?"

Ling Ziyu did not react much.

She was a cultivator who had lived for tens of thousands of years and knew the rules of the cultivation world. Even if the other party didn't give her anything, or even killed her, there was nothing she could do.

"I can offer you other compensation and then take you out."

"Row."

Ling Ziyu agreed without hesitation.

She wanted the exquisite treasure chest because she wanted to find a way out. Since she could get out, it didn't matter if she didn't get the treasure chest. She had to seize this opportunity. If she didn't get out soon, the mission would really be hopeless.

"A smart person."

Chen Lin made a comment.

With a wave of his hand, the God-Slaying Staff appeared in his grasp, and he unfurled his soul wings and took flight.

"Step back."

He reminded Ling Ziyu, then activated his heart's essence, causing the God-Slaying Seal to manifest, and smashed it down on one of the symbols at the array's core.

"Buzz!"

A roar immediately erupted.

The originally invisible sealing array suddenly burst into dazzling light, with nine symbols flashing simultaneously and interconnected by array patterns, forming a circular light curtain.

"open!"

Chen Lin roared.

The God-Slaying Seal suddenly flashed, and a series of strange powers surged into the sealing array, instantly calming the turbulent array down. The symbols that were first to be affected exploded.

The formation is completely incomplete and its power is reduced by half when one symbol is missing.

There was no delay.

Taking advantage of the activated state of the God-Slaying Seal, Chen Lin struck the remaining eight symbol array eyes one after another, and then took out a fake pill and swallowed it.

Even if he can't use the God-Slaying Seal, no one can do anything to him in this place.

There is no need to waste divine blood.

"You are awesome, senior!"

Ling Ziyu was shocked and quickly offered compliments.

She knew all too well how powerful this seal was. Not only was she helpless against it, but even high-level ghosts had come before, but they couldn't break it, let alone make the seal manifest.

But the other party dismissed it so casually.

At least at the late stage of the Eternal Realm, or even a Quasi-Dominator!

Ling Ziyu secretly pondered how to get on this coattails. If she could build a good relationship with him, she would have a chance to complete her trial mission.

Chen Lin ignored the other party.

He took out another fake pill and swallowed it, staring intently at the slowly dissipating light screen.

Although there are no other rulers in the entire Seven Star Realm besides the Fisherman of Heavenly Lake, there is something strange about this place, so we still need to be vigilant.

"Ok?"

When the light screen completely disappeared, Chen Lin and Ling Ziyu exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

At the center of the light screen was a strange creature statue, its body resembling blooming flowers, while its face was human, its features showing signs of pain.

The statue's hands are cupped in a cupping gesture, with water constantly flowing from its palms.

This is the source of this tributary of the Styx River.

Chen Lin did not act rashly.

Although there were four exquisite treasure chests spinning back and forth in the pool below, the statue gave him a very strange feeling, and he needed to test it out before taking any action.

Ling Ziyu dared not step forward.

She nimbly hid behind Chen Lin.

He whispered, "Senior, I don't want any of these exquisite treasure chests. You can have them all. I won't pick them up. Just take me with you when you leave."

Chen Lin did not answer.

He stared intently at the statue. After a moment, feeling his heart's essence fully restored, he felt a slight sense of relief. He gripped the God-Slaying Staff with one hand and gently tapped it with the other.

The light of the Soul-Destroying Finger flashed and struck the statue's brow.

No exception.

Upon seeing this.

Chen Lin tried using sword energy and yin-yang runes, but to no avail, before he was finally relieved.

They moved a little closer.

With a wave of his hand.

All four exquisite treasure chests were then captured.

"You really don't want it?"

Chen Lin turned to look at Ling Ziyu.

Ling Ziyu pursed her lips, suppressed her greed with immense willpower, and nodded emphatically.

"Although I provided the location, you have already given me pills as payment. I dare not have any other desires. All the items belong to you, senior. Just take me out of here."

"no problem."

Chen Lin didn't stand on ceremony.

He was still quite interested in the exquisite treasure chest; perhaps he could open it and get another secret order, which would give him even more confidence in completing the trial.

Turn around.

Open all four floating treasure chests.

A series of flashes of light appeared, revealing four items.

Chen Lin immediately recognized the familiar object. One of the treasure chests contained a large piece of metal fragment.

The remaining three items.

One is a bottle of colorful crystal marrow, the other is a broken black knife.

There is also a "Bird-Climbing-the-Out-of-the-Head" talisman.

It could be said that apart from the metal fragments, none of them were anything of value. Of course, that was from his perspective; from Ling Ziyu's perspective, they were all priceless treasures.

Ling Ziyu kept watching intently.

Although she didn't know what they were, she could tell from her intuition that none of the four items were related to her going out, nor were they the mission items or the legendary secret orders she needed.

She made the right choice.

"I'll take both of them."

Chen Lin gave Ling Ziyu the colorful crystal marrow and the talisman of the first bird.

And explain its purpose.

These two items were no longer of any use to him. He had plenty of Variegated Crystal Marrow, and he could easily craft the Peacock Talisman. Giving them to the other party would be considered fulfilling their previous agreement.

"Thank you, senior!"

Ling Ziyu was overjoyed.

Excitedly, he put away the treasure and then bowed solemnly to Chen Lin.

"Senior is the most upright person I have ever met. I sincerely admire him. I wonder if I will have the opportunity to stay by his side and listen to his teachings at all times."

Chen Lin glanced at it.

With his powerful perception, the other party's little schemes were as conspicuous as a beacon in the darkness, making him want to laugh.

But after a moment's thought, he didn't expose it.

It's not a bad thing to keep them around. He needs to find items, so the more people he has, the better. However, the prerequisite is that their tasks are also related to finding things, otherwise they won't work hard for him.

"You can stay if you want."

Chen Lin agreed.

He then picked up the broken sword, examined it, casually put it away, and then used his spiritual sense to send the metal fragments into the gourd-shaped cave. (End of Chapter)