Mortal Cultivator: Lin Tianzun

Chapter 186: Kill Xiao Cha and obtain the "Nine-bend Spiritual Ginseng".

Let’s go, talk about it!
Lin Fan gently held Fairy Zi Ling's slender waist and walked towards the jade pavilion beside him.

The two of them walked to the Jade Pavilion. Lin Fan sat on the stone bench and said to Fairy Zi Ling, "My husband's shoulders are a little sore. Madam, please help me massage them."

Upon hearing this, Fairy Zi Ling immediately came behind Lin Fan, stretched out her delicate hands, and began to massage Lin Fan.

Han Li was very tactful. He found a place and closed his eyes to rest.

Yuan Yao's graceful figure followed closely behind Lin Fan. Her life-saving magic weapon was now severely damaged and could not be used in the short term, and she had no other means of protection.

It is not an easy task to enter the inner hall. Any mistake will result in death.

She had no choice but to hold on tightly to the "thigh" in front of her. The moment Lin Fan sat down, Yuan Yao also sat down and said in a delicate voice:

"I wonder if you could take me with you, senior. My life-saving magic weapon is severely damaged, and I have no choice but to go to the inner hall..." After saying that, she looked at Lin Fan with a pleading look on her face.

This charming look is so pitiful, coupled with her gorgeous face, her destructive power is devastating...

"..."

The atmosphere in the hall was a little solemn.

"..."

At this time, two monks walked out of the ghost fog.

The two men's faces were a little pale. It seemed that they had encountered a powerful ghost and their vitality was greatly depleted. They walked quietly to a corner and meditated to practice qi.

After a while, another monk walked out of the ghost fog. Time passed quietly, and from time to time, a monk walked out of the ghost fog.

"..."

The whole day passed in a flash.

At this time, sixty or seventy monks had gathered in this hall.

These monks were either chatting in low voices in groups of two or three, or standing alone in a corner, regulating their breathing silently.

Those Nascent Soul cultivators gathered together, and no one knew what they were discussing...

Just when many monks were getting impatient, a blinding white light suddenly burst out from a bare stone slab in the center surrounded by several jade pavilions.

The white light was so bright and dazzling that the attention of all the monks in the hall was instantly attracted to it.

The white light continued to shimmer for a few breaths before slowly dissipating. When the light completely faded, a teleportation array, emitting an ancient aura, suddenly appeared on the previously empty plain.

At this time, the two law enforcement elders of the Star Palace stepped forward quickly and began to carefully inspect the teleportation array. Sometimes they leaned over to check the details of the runes, and sometimes they reached out to touch the array plate to feel the fluctuations of spiritual power.

……

After a thorough inspection, one of the elders announced, "The teleportation array is operating normally! This array is the only way to the next level, 'Ice and Fire Path.' Before entering the second level, you can gather some spiritual herbs and fruits as rewards for passing the first level."

"..."

Upon hearing this, the monks began to stir. From time to time, monks in the crowd would step into the teleportation array and teleport away.

At this time, Lin Fan stood up, hugged Fairy Zi Ling beside him, kissed her on the cheek and said, "Let's go."

After saying that, he turned around and hugged Yuan Yao's delicate body. The three of them flashed and appeared on the teleportation array in an instant.

In an instant, white light flashed again, enveloping their bodies in a powerful glow. When the light dissipated, Lin Fan and the others appeared on a vast grassland.

The breeze blows gently, bringing bursts of fresh and pleasant scent of flowers and plants.

Looking into the distance, you can see rolling mountains and hills in the distance, looming in the clouds and mist.

Lin Fan stood quietly there, waiting calmly.

Lin Fan didn't know the exact location of the "Nine-bend Spiritual Ginseng".

However, Lin Fan knew that there was one person who definitely knew the exact location of the "Nine-bend Spiritual Ginseng", and that was Master Xuan Gu "Xiao Cha".

Just now when he was in the hall, Lin Fan saw "Xiao Cha", so Lin Fan was ready to sit back and wait for "Xiao Cha"!
Sure enough, after more than ten breaths, a dazzling white light suddenly flashed, and then a handsome young man in white appeared not far away.

This person was none other than Master Xuan Gu - Xiao Cha, who had caused Han Li great suffering. Unfortunately, this person did not know how to judge people, and was ambushed by his own disciple. His physical body was destroyed, and his Nascent Soul was forced to turn to the "ghost way"!
This person is a genuine Nascent Soul cultivator. Even though he is only in the late Jindan stage now, ordinary late Jindan stage cultivators are no match for him. Ordinary early Nascent Soul cultivators cannot capture him easily either.

Lin Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and then he pinched the sword gesture with his right hand. The spiritual power in his palm surged and gathered, and in the blink of an eye, several shining golden sword auras condensed.

These sword energies were surrounded by sharp edges, like materialized blades, wantonly cutting through the surrounding air, making a "sizzling" sound and emitting a terrifying and sharp aura.

Lin Fan pointed at Xiao Cha from a distance, and in an instant, the sword energy made a sharp sound of breaking through the air, "Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...", several sword energies were like arrows shot from a bow, wrapped in tremendous spiritual power, and slashed towards Xiao Cha like lightning.

Wherever the sword energy passed, the air was instantly torn apart, leaving behind traces of distortion visible to the naked eye. The surrounding temperature also dropped sharply, and a chill came over him.

Xiao Cha had just arrived here via the teleportation array, and before he even set foot on the ground, he hadn't expected someone to attack him without warning. His hair stood on end, and a chill ran up his spine, reaching all the way to his crown.

Xiao Cha used his spiritual sense comparable to that of the Nascent Soul stage to sweep around and immediately discovered that a cultivator in the middle Nascent Soul stage was standing quietly dozens of feet away. It seemed that the sword energy was emitted by this person.

He was instantly filled with shock and anger. He didn't even know this person, and he had no grudge against him, so why did he attack him directly? This was really too much!
At the critical moment of life and death, Xiao Cha reacted extremely quickly. He opened his mouth without hesitation and a short sword as black as ink flew out of his mouth in an instant. It was his life-saving magic weapon, the "Demon-Slaying Arrow".

As soon as the Demon-Slaying Arrow appeared, it began to spin rapidly in the air, making sharp whistling sounds, like a ferocious beast choosing its prey, with strands of black and gold arcs emerging on its surface.

At the same time, Xiao Cha quickly slapped the storage bag on his waist and took out a bone shield that looked like white bones. The surface of the bone shield was engraved with dense runes, and there were constant ghost howling sounds coming from it.

As Xiao Cha activated his spell, runes instantly shimmered, rippling across the bone shield's surface. Immediately afterwards, the bone shield gave a slight jolt, hovering steadily in front of him.

Just as he finished making these defenses, golden sword energy came roaring with the power to destroy the world.

In the blink of an eye, the sword energy, the demon-killing arrow, and the bone shield collided violently, and there was a crisp "crack" sound, as if solid ice was breaking, which made people's eardrums hurt.

Xiao Cha's eyes widened in disbelief. The bone shield that he had relied on so much was as fragile as thin paper in front of the sharp sword energy. It did not play any blocking role and was instantly chopped into countless pieces.

The Demon-Slaying Arrow was not much better off. It was directly knocked away by the powerful impact of the sword energy. The spiritual light on the arrow dimmed rapidly, and even a shocking deep scratch appeared, losing most of its power.

After a successful strike, the sword's momentum remained undiminished, carrying its remaining power as it slashed towards Xiao Cha. However, in the blink of an eye, the sword's energy was already close, and Xiao Cha had no time to unleash his other magical powers. He only felt an overwhelming pressure rushing towards him, almost suffocating him.

At this moment, his face was as pale as paper. He had been trapped for hundreds of years before regaining his freedom. He had no magic weapon in his hand that could compete with a powerful Yuanying stage cultivator.

Looking at the sword energy so close at hand, Xiao Cha was filled with despair. He could no longer care about anything else and shouted at the top of his voice, "Senior, please show mercy. I really don't know how I have offended you!"

In response to him, there were several whistling sword energies. Then, with a "puff", his body was easily split in half by the sword energy. Blood fell from the broken body like snow and rain.

A shrill scream echoed across the grassland. Lin Fan's spiritual power surged around him, and he instantly appeared next to Xiao Cha's head.

Lin Fan grasped the head with his hands and unleashed the Soul Search Technique, his consciousness searching for information. After half a cup of tea, he finally found the information he needed, and then with a Fireball Technique, the corpse was reduced to ash.

He put away his storage bag, flashed to the side of Fairy Zi Ling, and said, "Let's go." Then Lin Fan hugged Yuan Yao and flew in a certain direction with Zi Ling.

Two hours later, Lin Fan, Fairy Zi Ling, and Yuan Yao appeared on a bare hill. Not only was there no grass growing there, but the spiritual energy was also extremely thin.

No one could have imagined that such a magical herb as "Nine-bend Spiritual Ginseng" would grow here.

Unfortunately, Lin Fan did not have the special recipe for the "Nine-bend Spiritual Ginseng". Otherwise, he might be able to use the special medicinal power of this magical herb to break through the bottleneck of the Spirit Transformation Stage.

The function of this immortal herb now is to increase the chances of forming a Nascent Soul for fellow Daoists. Using it to refine the "Nine-bend Spiritual Ginseng Pill," used to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, can increase the chances of forming a Nascent Soul by 40%.

Now, with the aid of the Soul-Nourishing Wood and the Soul-Fixing Pill, the chances of forming a fetus would be at least 60-70%. If a powerful spiritual consciousness were to assist, the success rate could be increased by another 10-20%.

Lin Fan pinched his fingers and the powerful spiritual consciousness in his mind surged out, immediately spreading out like a fine spider silk, searching the rocks carefully, not missing a single tiny spot.

Soon, he caught a glimpse of green light. The distribution of this light was random and extremely faint. It was the pure and spiritual energy of the "Nine-bend Spiritual Ginseng"!

Lin Fan instructed Fairy Zi Ling and Yuan Yao, "The two of you will help me capture a magical herb."

After saying that, Lin Fan slapped his storage bag, and in his hand appeared an egg-sized, golden ball, a few khaki flags with faint light flashing on them, and a jade box.

Then, Lin Fan pinched his fingers and a thin golden thread shot out from the ball. It grew longer and longer, rapidly crisscrossing back and forth, quickly weaving into a small golden net. The net was only the size of a palm, but it was unique and glittering.

Lin Fan handed the item to the two of them and said, "You two go down and find a place to set up the Four Symbols Black Tortoise Formation. Then, place the musk orchid beast feces in the jade box into the formation."

Then, "...and then use this golden net to catch it. Do you understand?"

"I understand, husband." Fairy Zi Ling replied.

"Yes, senior." Yuan Yao replied.

Lin Fan's spiritual energy surged around him as he headed off into the distance, following the 'clear spiritual energy' of the rocks as he began to search. His powerful spiritual sense kept searching for the true form of the 'Nine-bend Spiritual Ginseng'.

Fairy Zi Ling and Yuan Yao began to set up the formation. They buried the ochre flags one by one in the ground.

Half an incense stick later, when the formation was set up and the jade box was opened, an extremely fishy smell hit my nose.

Fairy Zi Ling and Yuan Yao both frowned tightly, looking like they wanted to vomit but couldn't. "Where did you find this, Senior..."

“This stinks!”

Two hours later, Lin Fan searched for hundreds of miles and finally found the body of the "Nine-bend Spiritual Ginseng" in the groove of a huge rock.

Lin Fan sighed, "It's damn good at hiding. If you don't look carefully, you really can't find it."

This thing is about half a foot long, earth-yellow in color, with a dry and wrinkled bark, just like an ordinary rhizome of an old tree.

At the top, there grows a very beautiful little silver flower, which emits a faint glow and a faint fragrance.

"..."

On the other side, the two women, who had been waiting for several hours and had already become impatient, noticed a flash of yellow light not far away, and a sneaky-looking hare appeared on the grass outside the formation.

The rabbit was snow-white all over, with a pair of blood-red eyes that kept rolling around. It looked around from time to time, looking extremely smart.

The hare's pink nose kept sniffing in the direction of the jade box, and from time to time a very human look of intoxication appeared on its face.

"..."

A few hours later, in a dense forest.

This place is lush and green, with towering ancient trees. Each giant tree is soaring into the clouds, more than ten feet high.

The lush branches and leaves stacked up layer upon layer, completely blocking the sky. Only a few scattered rays of sunlight struggled to filter through the gaps, casting mottled light and shadows on the ground.

Lin Fan descended from the sky, his figure flashing like a ghost, and landed steadily in front of Man Huzi, completely blocking his way.

Barbarian Beard's face flushed crimson instantly, his eyes wide open as he glared at Lin Fan fiercely. Veins bulged on his forehead as he demanded loudly, "Sir, what exactly do you mean by stopping me here? Are you trying to demonstrate your magical powers against me?"

Lin Fan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile. He said slowly, "Brother Man, as long as you hand over the entire copy of 'Tianzhuo Mo Gong', I promise to let you leave safely. Otherwise, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death."

"Hahaha!"

Man Huzi laughed in anger, his laughter echoing through the dense forest and startling a flock of birds. "You little brat! We're both mid-Nascent Soul cultivators. Do you think just a few words like these will make me obediently hand over my main cultivation technique?"

As he spoke, he took a step forward, his aura suddenly rising. "I, Man Huzi, have been wandering the Chaos Star Sea for so many years, and I'm at least somewhat famous! Even if the Six Paths Supreme Saints come in person, don't think of stopping me so easily. Do you really think I was able to cultivate to this day because I was scared?"

Barbarian Beard snorted coldly, a fierce look flashing in his eyes. "Today, I want to see for myself what earth-shattering magical power you possess that you dare to speak so arrogantly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Man Huzi took a deep breath, his chest puffed out, and then he let out a deafening roar.

In an instant, a dazzling golden light burst out from his body, like the scorching sun descending.

In the blink of an eye, his entire body seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, rapidly expanding, and his body size more than doubled.

The clothes on his body could not withstand this force and were torn to pieces with a few "hissing" sounds.

Then, a shocking scene appeared. The exposed hands, feet and face of Man Huzi were covered with golden scales the size of copper coins.

These scales are as hard as if made of red gold, with a cold light flowing on the surface. They look indestructible at first glance, as if they can withstand any attack in the world.

(End of this chapter)