I am cautiously cultivating immortals in a strange world

Chen Lin placed the fragments in one place.

In an instant, they were joined together, and there were no gaps, forming a complete square metal plate, the shape of which looked somewhat similar to the Primordial Monument.

But it is definitely not the original monument.

As the fragments were pieced together, the mysterious characters on them flew up one by one, entering Chen Lin's sea of ​​consciousness through his brow and forming a magic incantation.

"The Creation of Heaven and Earth".

Chen Lin had not systematically studied the profound characters, but the characteristic of these characters was that their meaning could be directly understood, and the name of this technique was "Opening Heaven".

As for its specific function...

It is a mysterious way of condensing special energy to break through all barriers.

It appears to be an offensive technique.

However, Chen Lin felt that this technique seemed to have a specific purpose, and was most likely used in a special scenario rather than a conventional method.

of course.

None of that mattered to him.

He only needs to utilize its immense destructive power. According to the description of the technique, once mastered, this secret method allows one to ignore any obstacles and break through all barriers.

It is many times more effective than crystal needles.

If he could achieve perfection, there might be no means in this world that could trap him. Crossing boundary walls would be a piece of cake, and he could even 'soar freely' within the River of Rules.

It is even possible to cross the river of rules and travel between rivers of different attributes.

nice one!
After absorbing and inheriting the knowledge, Chen Lin's eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

Secret techniques recorded with true characters are undoubtedly of the highest level in the current realm. Even if they were in the ethereal outer heavens, they would still be top-tier existences.

I was excited for a long time.

He suppressed his excitement and looked at the metal plate.

After the writing disappeared, the object became unremarkable and turned into dust with the slightest tremor.

Chen Lin touched his chin.

Such a miraculous technique is unlikely to be replicated by the Linglong Treasure Tree. The metal fragments are most likely the original, because he could sense that the inherited intent he had just received was very strong, and it also carried an indescribable sense of mystery.

To master this technique, this sense of mystery is indispensable; it is the key to cultivation.

Replicas cannot achieve this level of quality.

In the memories of the Emperor of Linglong Kingdom, there is also information about metal fragments, which are treasures that cannot be replicated.

As for why it appeared in the Linglong Treasure Chest, it could be either the work of the Linglong Kingdom's emperor as a backup plan, or the Linglong Treasure Chest could "retrieve objects from a distance" and directly store the metal fragments inside.

The former is more likely.

The emperor of Linglong Kingdom vaguely remembered this, but he couldn't recall it clearly.

After a moment's thought.

Chen Lin shook his head and stopped seeking confirmation.

Then I thought of that 'mysterious person'.

The order given to the emperor of Linglong Kingdom was to collect items that could not be replicated by the Linglong Treasure Tree. He had previously suspected it was the Primordial Stele, but now it seemed that the Creation Technique was also a possibility.

"A mysterious person..."

With a soft murmur, Chen Lin left the cave.

Such a powerful being is still quite far from him, and even if the other party is a powerful being from beyond the heavens, he will still be subject to the constraints of the Heavenly Dao and will not appear openly during the trial.

He is not much of a threat.

After reviewing the inheritance process, Chen Lin focused his attention on the broken sword.

This secret method of creation is too advanced. Even if one receives special initiation and inheritance and possesses the 'key' to start cultivation, one still needs to study it diligently to even begin.

He doesn't have time right now.

"what?"

After studying it for a while, Chen Lin was surprised to find that this broken sword was also unusual.

Despite possessing extraordinary abilities, he could neither activate nor damage them in the slightest using any energy.

He also discovered...

The knife wasn't actually broken. The missing tip has a very smooth break, as if it had been ground down, and there are obvious signs of it growing back later.

"Senior, this sword seems to grow on its own!"

Ling Ziyu, who was standing to the side, also noticed something amiss and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

It's not surprising that magical artifacts have a 'healing' effect; once a magical artifact of a certain level is broken, as long as the fragments are found, they can be fused together again.

But those that grow out of thin air are rare.

“I can tell.”

Chen Lin touched the broken edge and then looked at the statue in front of him.

He had his doubts.

The metal fragments and this knife were deliberately left here by the seal set up, waiting for a designated target to collect them. There must be a specific method to open this sealing array.

Unexpectedly, he forcibly broke through it using the God-Slaying Seal.

So who left it?

No need to guess.

It must be the emperor of the Linglong Kingdom.

"After all the scheming and plotting, nothing was gained. It seems that being too calculating is not a good thing."

Chen Lin muttered to himself.

He then leaped into the air and smashed the statue down with a stick.

boom!
A deafening roar erupted, but the statue remained completely still.

"boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Chen Lin struck several more blows.

After it still had no effect, he put the stick away and left it on the ground.

Observe closely.

It wasn't surprising that he couldn't be broken. Without the blessing of the God-Slaying Seal, the God-Slaying Staff was just a high-level magic weapon, and he didn't want to waste his heart essence on it.

"Let's go."

Chen Lin called out to Ling Ziyu.

There were no symbols or anomalies on the palms of the statue as described by the thin woman, nor was it a rift in the sky, so there was no point in continuing the research.

"Oh."

Ling Ziyu was somewhat reluctant to part with it.

She felt that the statue was so eerie that it must be connected to some mysterious space, perhaps a treasure trove.

It might even be possible to trace the source of the River Styx.

pity.

She herself was unable to investigate.

"Triggering the side quest: Reviving the Flower Goddess."

Chen Lin's foot, which he had just raised, remained suspended in mid-air for a long time before finally lowering it, his face filled with surprise and uncertainty.

The Trial of Ascension to Heaven even has side quests?

He looked at the statue again, scrutinizing each flower, waiting for the next hint.

"The Flower Goddess was one of the guardians of the Heavenly Dao. She perished for some reason, and her essence fell into the myriad worlds. You have a certain affinity with her, so you can try to revive her."

"Success will earn you the favor of the Flower Goddess and a special reward."

"The timeframe is before the end of the Ascension Trial."

The prompt tone was very mechanical and devoid of any emotion.

Chen Lin could tell that, apart from the sound when he first obtained the Mandarin Duck Board, everything after that was 'programmed', leading him to deduce that there was most likely something wrong with the Heavenly Dao.

Otherwise, even the Dharma Protector wouldn't have perished.

"The Goddess of Flowers..."

The name evoked many associations for Chen Lin.

First is the Valley of a Thousand Flowers.

The quest prompt says he has some connection with the Flower Goddess, which probably doesn't refer to the statue in front of him.

It is very likely related to the Valley of a Thousand Flowers.

The flowers in the Valley of a Thousand Flowers may have been influenced by the essence of that Flower Goddess, which is why they are so unique. This is also why even powerful figures like the Blind Girl and Little Flower cannot break the 'Fishing' contract.

Thinking about this...

Chen Lin touched the Jade Pendant from the Cave Heaven and summoned Xiao Cao.

"Owner!"

The little grass revealed its form and immediately assumed a defensive posture.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual around him, he relaxed and glanced at Ling Ziyu before his gaze fell on the statue.

"There's something wrong with this statue."

She glanced at it only once before immediately asking Chen Lin, "What did you see?"

Chen Lin immediately inquired.

Although the grass is not a flower, it also comes from the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers and is the first fishing contract he formed with. It is not surprising that it can sense the abnormality of this statue.

"It carries the unique aura of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers."

He replied with a sentence.

The little grass flew down to the statue and gently stroked the flower carvings on it.

"Yes."

"It's the scent of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers, and it's the kind of... well, the kind of noble scent, like that of Hua Ruyu and the blind girl, not my kind of 'grass scent'."

"We are all living beings, so there is no such thing as noble or lowly."

Chen Lin immediately corrected him.

He didn't want the grass to put itself in a humble position.

The little grass nodded repeatedly.

He said with a smile, "Yes, yes, Master is right. I was just using an analogy."

"Do you have that aura?"

Chen Lin also stepped forward and focused his attention on sensing, but still couldn't sense anything.

"I have some too, but it's not obvious."

"It must be from growing up together for many years and being influenced by Sister Hua Ruyu and the others, rather than being something I possess myself, but it gives me a strong ability to sense this aura."

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to discover that there was something wrong with the statue."

I gave an explanation.

The little grass looked at the statue's hands.

"Master, this water also contains that kind of aura. Could it be that the palm of the statue is a spatial rift, connecting to the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers?"

"That's unlikely."

Chen Lin shook his head in denial.

"The Valley of Myriad Flowers is just a low-level scene in the Nightmare Realm, while this place is the ninth level of the Underworld. It is unlikely that the two are connected, and the Valley of Myriad Flowers has no water source."

"But there's a gambling lake."

The little grass remained skeptical.

"hehe."

Chen Lin smiled.

The God-Slaying Staff appeared in his hand, and he said calmly, "Whether it is or not, we'll know once we break it open."

He was reluctant to waste his heart essence before, but now that there's a side quest, he can no longer hold back and must figure out the root cause of triggering the quest to revive the Flower Goddess.

He drank half a bottle of divine blood.

Chen Lin let out a low shout, activated the God-Slaying Seal, and smashed it down on the statue again.

"Buzz!"

This time, the statue has finally changed.

After a buzzing sound, it began to 'bloom,' with each flower's petals fully unfolding and releasing a refreshing fragrance.

Chen Lin's vision blurred.

What you see is no longer a statue, but a group of graceful women.

There are flowers like jade, a blind girl, golden scales, Hua Yi and Hua Shiwu, and Xiao Hua who has never appeared again. Every figure is lifelike.

"Husband."

"Husband."

"Husband."

The calls echoed in his mind, stirring up a strong longing in Chen Lin.

"Humph!"

suddenly.

A cold snort came from the grass, and Chen Lin's vision shattered, returning to normal.

Then I saw it.

The flowers on the statue were all cut off at the roots, leaving only a bare trunk. The hands were also broken open, revealing a faint spatial node from which water flowed.

Chen Lin was speechless.

He was tasked with reviving the Flower Goddess, not destroying her. How could he possibly complete the mission if he did that?

Xiao Cao kept observing Chen Lin's expression.

Seeing this, she immediately shrank back, as if she had done something wrong, and obediently returned to Chen Lin's back, her little face stern and silent.

Chen Lin shook his head.

He naturally wouldn't be harsh on the little grass.

The mission was important to him, but the little grass was even more important.

However, he was quite surprised that the little grass could so easily cut through the statue that even he couldn't destroy with the God-Slaying Seal. It really is true that one thing can subdue another.

It seems that the origin of this little grass is not as simple as ordinary sword grass.

Chen Lin didn't investigate further.

He raised his hand and released a rune figure that burrowed into the node.

soon.

The rune figure flew out, holding a withered flower petal in its hand.

Chen Lin reached out and took the petals.

After observing for a while, I handed it to the little grass, saying, "Sense it and see if there's any special connection."

"No need to sense it, there isn't one."

The little grass immediately denied it.

"However, the residual scent on these petals is somewhat similar to the origin of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers. In addition, there is also the scent of the Seven Realms Flower on them. Master should pay close attention."

"Ah."

Chen Lin's eyes flickered.

He also sensed that the petals carried the aura of the Seven Realms Flower, especially the one that had been merged with the Fairy of Yaochi and the others, whose aura was very similar.

This made him understand.

No wonder the quest prompt said he was destined to be with the Flower Goddess.

This is not just fate, it's a deep connection. If the other person were to be resurrected, he wouldn't know how to face it.

"never mind."

Chen Lin shook his head and sighed softly.

He didn't plan to do the side quests anymore. Once the Flower Goddess was resurrected, the beauties like Hua Ruyu, the blind girl, and others would definitely be devoured and merged, and the Fairy of Yaochi would no longer have the chance to reincarnate.

This is not what he wanted to see.

He flicked his hand, and the petals floated up.

He hesitated for a moment.

Chen Lin released the green heart sword to destroy it.

But then he thought about it again and stopped.

Take out a special container, collect the petals, and put them into the cave.

These petals may be the source of the Valley of a Thousand Flowers. If they are destroyed, it is unknown whether they will affect the little grass, the blind girl, and others. It is best not to leave them for now.

Processing complete.

Without further delay, Chen Lin led the two women into the River of Rules and returned to the Seven Star Realm.

The same applies here.

All living beings were shrouded in the shadow of the trial mission, their brows furrowed with worry. No one was in the mood to cultivate; everyone was rushing about, busy with their own tasks.

There are also those who are desperate.

They simply abandoned their mission and enjoyed the last moments of their lives, causing some special places to become unusually prosperous.

quickly
Chen Lin then received bad news.

The boundary river has disappeared!
Before the Ascension Trial began, the entire Boundary River suddenly disappeared, as if it had been drawn away from the void. Now, the outer star field and the abyss are directly connected.

Upon learning this news, Chen Lin immediately teleported to the border river, but found nothing.

He strained his senses to the maximum, but still couldn't find the Boundary River. Even the connecting points like the Rainbow Bridge had disappeared, and he couldn't sense the Nightmare Realm either.

Who can do this?
Chen Lin did not believe this was a natural phenomenon. The timing was too precise, indicating that a powerful being had used great supernatural abilities to conceal the entire boundary river.

The purpose is self-evident.

This is to prevent the will of Heaven from taking over.

Then.

The answer is obvious.

He must be the old fisherman of Tianhu Lake! (End of Chapter)