A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Chapter 142 Protector Lin

"Senior Ma, the sect leader and deputy sect leader have other important matters to attend to. Please return."

Zhuo Ruting looked coldly at the horse-faced man in front of her. This man had previously promised to help Miaoyin Sect deal with the Six-Linked Hall, but at the last minute he suddenly changed his mind and only sent a junior disciple to inform them.

Now that he's heard that the sect leader and deputy sect leader of the Miaoyin Sect are injured, he comes over to test the situation. How could Zhuo Ruting possibly give such a person a friendly look?

However, the horse-faced man was thick-skinned and shook his head, saying, "No, I have important matters to discuss with Sect Leader Wang and Vice Sect Leader Zhou. I won't leave until I see them today."

"you----"

Zhuo Ruting was furious, but the other party was a powerful cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, so she could only snort coldly.

The atmosphere was very somber. Fan Jingmei also came over. Today, she changed her usual attitude and actually shared the same hatred as Zhuo Ruting, showing no kindness to the horse-faced man.

But this person was shameless enough that even though the host had made it so obvious that he was not welcome, he showed no intention of leaving.

Zhuo and Fan looked dejected when two blue figures approached. Overjoyed, they exclaimed, "Senior Lin is here!"

Lin He nodded and walked over with Lan Chou. Then he looked at the horse-faced man and said in a deep voice, "It seems you are Fellow Daoist Ma. Last time you broke your promise and went back on your word. This time, the host family doesn't welcome you, yet you're lingering here and refusing to leave. What exactly is Fellow Daoist Ma's intention? Could it be that you came here specifically to provoke the Miaoyin Sect?"

As they spoke, Lin He and Lan Chou stepped forward simultaneously, their powerful magical energy surging. Lin He had killed far too many cultivators, and his murderous aura was too dense. Even just a slight glimpse of it was enough to frighten the horse-faced man into taking two steps back. He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's a misunderstanding, it's completely a misunderstanding. Last time, I suddenly encountered an urgent matter and had to deal with it personally, which is why I couldn't come to help."

"You think you can just dismiss this matter with a single sentence?"

Seeing that Lin He was relentless, the horse-faced man secretly lamented his fate. He shouldn't have been so greedy for spirit stones and accepted this commission to test the Miaoyin Sect. Now he was in deep trouble and had no choice but to take out some spirit stones to apologize. He then hurriedly left without daring to look back.

"Senior Lin, thank you so much this time!"

Fan Jingmei then regained her usual charm, while Zhuo Ruting snorted coldly, seemingly quite dissatisfied, but still secretly observing Lin He.

Lin He waved his hand, and then the two of them met Sect Leader Wang and Zhou Yuan. Zhou Yuan waved for Fan and Zhuo to leave, and then took out two storage bags. "These are the materials that Fellow Daoist Lin requested. They have all been collected."

Lin He scanned the area with his divine sense and immediately showed a satisfied expression. He had now achieved all the goals he had set out for.

The common materials needed to refine the Golden Spirit Heavenly Star Needle have been collected, and the Star Stones have also been obtained. Now, all that is needed is to obtain a batch of level seven demon beast materials to improve the weapon refining level before starting the refining process.

The materials for setting up the three Core Formation stage formations have been collected, and the materials for the water-attribute magic weapon that Yan Ruyan wants to refine have also been gathered.

They also bought several Mountain-Moving Apes and even got twenty Dust-Reducing Pills.

Lin He took out another batch of level-five monster materials to pay the final payment, and sure enough, Zhou Yuan and Sect Master Wang both looked delighted.

Zhou Yuan suddenly remembered something and quickly asked, "By the way, have your elders given a reply?"

Lin He nodded and said, "Tianyi Pavilion will not interfere in the internal affairs of Miaoyin Sect, nor will it use Miaoyin Sect as cannon fodder. You two can rest assured. However, before that, there is something I need to make clear to you."

The two men naturally listened intently, only to hear Lin He say, "Although I had no choice, I have offended some people, such as Jiyin Island and Qingyang Sect. Aren't you two afraid of being implicated?"

The fact that Miaoyin Sect had become an outer sect of Tianyi Pavilion could not be spread around. Only Sect Master Wang and his wife, as well as Zhuo and Fan, knew about it. To the outside world, they still claimed that Lin He was a guest elder, so as to deter villains. However, this would also cause some trouble.

Sect Master Wang sighed and said, "We can't afford to offend either Jiyin Island or Qingyang Sect. It would be a lie to say we're not afraid, but our sect has no other choice."

At this point, both of them muttered to themselves, "This Fellow Daoist Lin is quite capable, but he's also quite good at causing trouble. Most cultivators would be incredibly audacious to provoke either Jiyin Island or Qingyang Sect, but Lin He has provoked both of them. That's more than just ordinary audacity."

"You two can also find others to serve as guest elders; it's not like I'm the only candidate."

Sect Leader Wang had no way to express his suffering. Lin He quickly realized that it wasn't that they didn't want to, but that they dared not!

Fellow Daoists Zhao and Meng had been allies with the Miaoyin Sect for many years, yet they still betrayed them when the time came. How could they dare to casually seek out anyone else?

Lin He coughed and said, "Since you two have agreed, our Tianyi Pavilion will naturally provide protection. I will stay in Tianxing City for a while until your injuries improve. Also, I will lend you these two items for the time being."

Lin He took out the giant tortoise puppet and the Frost Dragon Token and handed them to Zhou Yuan. "This giant tortoise puppet has the strength of the early Core Formation stage. In addition, this token contains the essence of a Frost Dragon, which also has the strength of the early Core Formation stage. With these two items, the Myriad Sounds Sect will essentially have two more early Core Formation stage cultivators. Furthermore, I still suggest that your sect consolidate its strength and make Tianxing City its main base."

Zhou Yuan and Sect Leader Wang were overjoyed upon hearing this, as it would greatly enhance the strength of the Miaoyin Sect. Zhou Yuan immediately nodded, her expression becoming much more respectful. Lin He's act of lending her the treasure made Zhou Yuan somewhat hesitant to accept, so she quickly said, "Now that the Miaoyin Sect has become an outer sect of the Tianyi Pavilion, Protector Lin, please feel free to speak frankly about what you need us to do!"

Lin He smiled, then took out the recipe for preparing Star Spirit Liquid and handed it to the two of them. "Although the other ingredients in this recipe are rare, they can still be found in a few decades. It's just that this Star Marrow Fungus—"

Zhou Yuan frowned, then said, "Our sect will send people to search with all our might, but this spiritual herb is extremely difficult to find, and it's hard to say how long it will take."

Lin He simply nodded, then took out the list of materials for refining early-stage Core Formation puppets again. "The materials here are not easy to find, but they are exactly what Tianyi Pavilion needs right now. We only found eight sets before, which is far from enough. Our elders attach great importance to this matter and have sent me a message, hoping that your sect can do its best to find them."

Zhou Yuan then said, "Please rest assured, Protector Lin, our sect will do our utmost."

Lin He was quite satisfied with the result. The three chatted casually for a while longer before Lin He left.

However, not long after Lin He left, a handsome young man with a pale face and heavy dark circles under his eyes appeared. He glanced in the direction Lin He had gone and said coldly, "So they've really gotten involved with the Miaoyin Sect. Guo Yun and Liu Hong have been missing for a long time; they're most likely dead at this man's hands. You meddlesome brat, you just wait. Once I reach the Core Formation stage, hmph—"