A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Negotiations are often based on the balance of power between the two sides. If Lin He, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, wants to negotiate with a group of Core Formation cultivators, he must demonstrate his strength. Otherwise, he is not qualified to negotiate at all. Even if he begs and pleads to negotiate, he will not get any results.

Therefore, neither Hong Fu, Li Huayuan, nor even Nangong Wan intended to stop him. If Lin He couldn't even get past this hurdle, then he shouldn't talk big about negotiating with a Core Formation cultivator.

Lin He naturally understood that this was a test. Facing the burly man surnamed Yan, who was in the mid-stage of Core Formation, Lin He held nothing back and immediately manipulated Lan Chou to take out the Golden Rain Sword.

As soon as the Golden Rain Sword was drawn, the room was filled with golden sword energy, like a shower of golden rain. On one side was the golden sword energy, and on the other side was the giant sword ready to be unleashed!

The next moment, the giant sword flew out from the big man's back and landed in his hand. The big man looked solemn, gripped the giant sword tightly in his right hand, and then slashed forward!

With just one sword strike, it seemed as if the world had changed color. Lin He's pupils contracted as he saw a several-foot-long, earth-yellow sword aura flying towards him.

Upon seeing this, the Fairy of Rainbow Robes, who was in charge of the formation, quickly took out the formation plate and pointed it. Instantly, a multicolored protective shield appeared, enveloping the two and preventing the battle from affecting others.

Seeing the earth-yellow sword energy coming, Lin He controlled Lan Chou to step forward and slashed with the Golden Rain Sword. The golden sword energy and the earth-yellow sword energy collided fiercely in the next moment.

After a deafening roar, the two figures moved simultaneously. The burly man and Lan Chou were seen fighting each other with their swords, engaging in hand-to-hand combat. However, it was clear to anyone with eyes that Lan Chou was at a disadvantage, with many wounds on his body. But relying on the advantage of being a corpse that felt no pain, he continued to fight the burly man.

Finally, after a loud bang, the burly man surnamed Yan unleashed a powerful sword aura that sent Lan Chou flying more than ten meters away, crashing heavily to the ground.

Even so, Lan Chou can still move. In essence, Lan Chou is only being controlled by Lin He's consciousness. Unless Lan Chou's entire body is dismantled or Lin He is killed, Lan Chou will continue to fight, since he doesn't know pain or fatigue.

The big man also realized this, and he obviously did not want to continue to get entangled with Lan Chou in a pointless way. He was just about to walk towards Lin He.

At this moment, a seven-colored giant peak suddenly appeared above his head, as if it would blot out the sky and the sun. The seven-colored peak then fell heavily down.

The burly man let out a cold snort, and the giant sword in his hand emitted a sword cry. The next moment, an even thicker sword aura flew out, blocking the incoming Seven-Colored Peak.

At this moment, streaks of earthy yellow light suddenly appeared at the bottom of the mountain. The sword energy could no longer directly hit the giant peak and intertwined with the earthy yellow light. Although the earthy yellow light was obviously suppressed, it did not collapse immediately.

This scene surprised many Core Formation stage cultivators watching from the sidelines. Although they had heard of Lan Chou, they still felt the power of this external avatar at such close range.

"go!"

Seeing that the seven-colored giant peak was difficult to deal with for the time being, the big man turned his attention to Lin He. He casually grabbed some soil and formed it into swords, which quickly formed more than a dozen stone swords. These stone swords flew towards Lin He in a swarm, looking very aggressive.

However, just as it was about to hit Lin He, a blue light appeared, and Lan Chou arrived in time with a blue light shield, blocking Lin He's path.

Although this blue light shield is just an ordinary ancient treasure, as a specialized magic weapon, its defensive capabilities far exceed those of ordinary magic weapons.

Despite the giant's continuous attacks with condensed stone swords, they were all easily blocked by the blue light shield.

"An ancient treasure! And a defensive ancient treasure at that!"

The burly man's expression turned grim; ordinary attacks simply couldn't break through the ancient treasure's defenses.

As both the burly man and Lin He pondered whether to resort to other methods, Fairy Ni Chang suddenly spoke up.

"Please stop, you two!"

Upon hearing this, the burly man surnamed Yan appeared to be still eager for more. He quickly said, "Nephew Lin, your avatar is indeed extraordinary. I'll come back to learn from you again next time!"

Lin He glanced at the burly man and suddenly understood something. He thought to himself, "So this guy is a martial arts fanatic. He deliberately provoked me just now in order to fight. He's too straightforward."

After everyone tidied up the place, it was easy to get things done thanks to their magical powers. The place was quickly cleaned up, and Fairy Ni Chang led everyone to the council hall.

Everyone took their seats, and Fairy Ni Chang spoke first, "You have all witnessed Junior Nephew Lin's strength, and I think no one has any doubts about it."

No one objected. Lin He was able to withstand the attacks of the mid-stage Core Formation cultivator surnamed Yan for so long, which clearly showed that he already possessed the combat power of a Core Formation cultivator.

Seeing this, Fairy Ni Chang nodded, then asked, "So, regarding the matter mentioned by the Six Sects of the Demonic Path, what is your opinion, Junior Nephew Lin?"

Lin He put on a troubled expression, his face not looking too good. "My fellow disciples, you should all know that I have killed quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators before. Some of them may have connections with those Core Formation cultivators. If I join the battle, those people will definitely kill me."

Li Huayuan quickly chimed in, "That's right. Putting aside everything else, just considering the Ghost Spirit Sect, they won't let Junior Nephew Lin off the hook."

Lin He killed many Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect, and Elder Meng Fan of the Ghost Spirit Sect also died in the siege of Lin He and his two companions. The hatred was too deep.

Fu Yunzi, however, said, "Fellow Daoist Li, you can't say that. The sect has invested so much effort in nurturing you; now is the time to repay the sect. How can you make so many excuses to shirk your responsibility?"

Fu Yunzi casually pointed at Lin He, who sneered and said, "Uncle Fu makes it sound so easy. After all, it's none of my business, so I'll just mind my own business."

"Junior Nephew Lin, what do you mean by that?" Fu Yunzi said with some dissatisfaction. "You clearly already possess the combat strength of the early Core Formation stage. Even if you were to face a mid-Core Formation cultivator, you could escape without any danger to your life, even if you were no match for them. Why are you making so many excuses?"

"A mid-stage Core Formation cultivator?" Lin He shook his head.

Fu Yunzi was somewhat puzzled. He had been in seclusion for a period of time refining a treasure and had only emerged this morning when he was immediately summoned for a meeting. Therefore, he was unaware of what had happened yesterday.

Seeing this, Li Huayuan's lips moved slightly, and he began to transmit his voice to him. Upon hearing that Lin He had actually killed Old Monster Yan, and that together with Hong Fu and Li Huayuan, they had killed Meng Fan, Fuyunzi looked shocked and only spoke after a long while.

"I see. I just came out of seclusion this morning and was unaware of the details. I have misunderstood you, Junior Nephew Lin."

Lin He then said, "Uncle-Master Fu, it's not that I'm unwilling to participate in the battle, but the risks are too great!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Yunzi did not refute it further. After all, Lin He had killed Yan Laoguai and participated in the siege of Meng Fan. At least the Ghost Spirit Sect and the Imperial Spirit Sect would not let Lin He go. So, the enemies he would have to face were far more than just one person.

Suddenly, the fairy in flowing robes who was presiding over the meeting asked, "Junior Nephew Lin, the six sects of the Demonic Path have more Core Formation stage cultivators than our seven sects. Every Core Formation combatant is very valuable to us. Do you have any conditions you'd like to mention?"