A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Chapter 154 Accomplices

"A fragment of the Void Heaven Map!"

Zhou Yuan was shocked, but Lin He explained, "This map is the key to enter the Void Heaven Palace, as Fellow Daoist Zhou naturally knows. But have you ever considered why those people from Extreme Yin Island aren't staying there, but instead chose to appear here?"

"This—could it be for this fragment of the Void Heaven Map?" Zhou Yuan suddenly realized.

Lin He nodded, then analyzed, "The so-called appearance of a rare treasure in the Tongtian Mist Sea is probably a conspiracy. After all, we haven't seen any rare treasure at all. And those bunch of inexplicably appearing Poison-Repelling Pearls and magical artifacts are most likely something Ji Yin concocted himself. He used these treasure hunters to find out where Sect Master Sun and his group were, and that's why he called on Old Monster Chi Huo to attack Sect Master Sun and his group. It just so happened that they ran into us."

Zhou Yuan nodded repeatedly after listening, saying, "That's right, that makes more sense. It seems that this is probably the truth of the matter."

At this point, Lin He suddenly asked, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, do you consider me a man who kills indiscriminately?"

"This—" Zhou Yuan's face turned pale upon hearing this.

"I know what you're thinking," Lin He sighed. "Sect Leader Sun gave me that Level 5 Earth Armored Dragon and helped us deal with Ji Yin and the others, so you consider him our friend, not our enemy. Yet I ambushed and killed him without batting an eye. You're afraid that one day I'll do the same to you, aren't you?"

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I—"

Lin He waved his hand to interrupt her, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, there are some things you may not be aware of. This Sect Master Sun was once a disciple of Ji Yin Island. Ji Yin Island has a fine tradition of turning its disciples into puppets. After learning about this, Sect Master Sun immediately betrayed Ji Yin Island. But before that, he was a disciple of Ji Yin Island, and he participated in many of Ji Yin Island's evil deeds. Do you really sympathize with such a person?"

"Ah!" Zhou Yuan was taken aback. She hadn't expected there to be such a hidden story. Sect Leader Sun had mentioned these things before, but Zhou Yuan hadn't thought about them in depth.

Lin He continued, "The reason this person gave me that level-five earth armor dragon was to divert trouble, making me fight Ji Yin and the others to the death so that they could escape. Don't you understand, Fellow Daoist Zhou?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan turned pale and looked ashamed. It wasn't that she hadn't thought about it, but she subconsciously misunderstood and came to a completely wrong conclusion.

"I misunderstood Fellow Daoist Lin and almost made a grave mistake. Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Lin explained things to me, and I am extremely grateful! However, there is still something that puzzles me. Fellow Daoist Lin also told me about the Void Heaven Remnant Map. Aren't you afraid that I might leak it?"

Lin He shook his head and said, "No need for thanks. After all, we're accomplices now, we're already bound together, right, Fellow Daoist Zhou?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan turned pale and weak, only then remembering something: Lin He had just killed Wu Chou.

"Wu Chou was the only descendant of Ji Yin, but now that we have joined forces to kill him, Ji Yin will definitely not let us go."

"You were the one who killed him, why drag me into this?" Zhou Yuan muttered to herself, but didn't dare say it aloud.

"Of course, the Myriad Sounds Sect can't handle Extreme Yin Island. Only the Heavenly One Pavilion can back you up," Lin He chuckled, then added jokingly, "Of course, the Myriad Sounds Sect can also go to the Star Palace and see if they'll go after Extreme Yin Island for the sake of two Core Formation cultivators like you?"

Zhou Yuan quickly shook her head and said, "That's impossible. Let's not even talk about whether we can get the Star Palace to help us. Even if we could, the Star Palace would never do such a thing for us. Our Miaoyin Sect is just a lower-middle-class power. There are plenty of such powers in the Chaotic Star Sea. The Star Palace doesn't even look at us."

"It's good that Fellow Daoist Zhou understands," Lin He nodded and said, "You have also seen the strength of Tianyi Pavilion. These eighteen Refining Bodies of mine were given to me by an elder of the pavilion as a life-saving item. You have also seen their power. They can give you the combat power of the early Nascent Soul stage for a short time. Even the Extreme Yin after possession is no match for them."

Zhou Yuan finally understood. "Fellow Daoist Lin, please rest assured, the Miaoyin Sect will never have any disloyal intentions."

"Alright, I'm relieved to hear that." Lin He continued, "It's still early. Once I've recognized this Earth Armor Dragon as my master, I can take it to search for treasures. This place is full of rare and precious materials, so I'm sure we'll reap a great harvest. Of course, Fellow Daoist Zhou will also get a share of it."

By using his status as an accomplice, Lin He forced the Miaoyin Sect to rely solely on the Tianyi Pavilion. Of course, he didn't forget to share some benefits with them, demonstrating a combination of kindness and coercion!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan didn't know whether to be happy or worried. She could only wait for the Earth Armor Dragon to recognize her as its master before following Lin He to search for rare and precious materials everywhere.

With the help of this earth-armored dragon, the harvest was indeed greatly improved, and they scavenged many rare and valuable items. Zhou Yuan naturally got a share as well, and her frustration was finally reduced.

Lin He also found his target of this trip, the One-Star Ganoderma, in an extremely difficult-to-find place. This was a Ganoderma with abundant spiritual energy, and there were still some starlight left on it, making it look exceptionally mysterious.

Lin He carefully put it away in the jade box, and his journey was finally coming to a successful end here.

The two did not linger any longer, and soon flew to Ape Spirit Island at the edge of the thick fog, and then rushed back to Tianxing City from Ape Spirit Island.

Upon returning to the general store, without waiting for Lin He to ask any questions, Zhou Yuan took the initiative to return the giant tortoise puppet and the Frost Dragon Token, and Lin He naturally took them back.

At this moment, Sect Leader Wang walked over and asked with a gentle smile, "How was it? Did the trip go smoothly?"

"This—" Zhou Yuan glanced at Lin He, and seeing him nod, she then told Wang Heng about Wu Chou's execution.

When Sect Leader Wang heard that Wu Chou had been killed by Lin He, and that he had been killed while possessed by the Extreme Yin, he was greatly shocked. He immediately said respectfully, "Protector Lin is indeed incredibly powerful. Our Miaoyin Sect will need your esteemed protection in the future!"

"That's natural. After all, the Miaoyin Sect has now become an outer sect of the Tianyi Pavilion. As a superior sect, the Tianyi Pavilion will naturally protect you." Lin He then asked, "By the way, is there any news about the Taiyang Sect that I asked you to investigate before?"

"We've found out about Protector Lin."

At this moment, Lin He sat in the seat of honor, while Zhou Yuan, the host of the place, and Sect Master Wang stood to the side, respectfully replying, "According to the intelligence we have obtained, the Taiyang Sect is located on a small island called Lihuo Island, which is not close to Tianxing City. Its location has been marked on this map."

Lin He took the map, glanced at it, and then nodded, saying, "Not bad, you've done a great job. I'll take my leave now!"

As they spoke, Lin He moved and instantly appeared outside the house. This terrifying movement technique caused the expressions of Sect Master Wang and his wife to change. They exchanged a glance and gave a bitter smile. Then, a blue light flew out and they quickly left Tianxing City.