I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Do you think the phrase "money-grubbing" applies to me?

If he hadn't had to hold his breath underwater, he would have given He Dong a good talking-to.

It's strange, but since ancient times, there has been a saying that one should be buried in the ground for peace. Water is yin and is not suitable for a tomb. Digging a grave under the Xiangjiang River and having many people buried alive with it, Lin Yi wondered if the guy who buried people was hoping that the dead would come back to life on the seventh day after their death.

Because it's so strange, there must be a secret in this tomb.

Guided by He Dong, Lin Yi finally arrived at the entrance to the underwater tomb. Although it was called a tomb, it looked more like a house built in the water. The entrance was a large gate with a plaque that read "Crystal Palace".

Good grief, you call this a tomb?

Chapter 19 The Corpse in the Crystal Coffin

The Crystal Palace resembled an underwater mansion, with its door ajar, from which a chilling aura burst forth.

Lin Yi couldn't see the Yin energy, but he could feel its chill. What was particularly amazing was that once he arrived here, the water was completely blocked, so Lin Yi no longer needed to hold his breath.

"I'll leave you here. Be careful on your own from here on out."

"What? You're not coming with me?"

Lin Yi was completely bewildered.

I thought I was going to raid a dungeon with some pro players, but they just spectated instead.

This is outrageous!

"My tribulation is about to begin, and going into tombs will damage my karma. Besides, the resentment here is too strong, and it's extremely poisonous to me. Next time, I'll definitely take you in next time..."

Lin Yi: "..."

The phrase I least believe is "next time, for sure."

But He Dong made it very clear, so Lin Yi didn't insist.

However, he spoke so righteously about going to slay demons and monsters, but what he really wanted was to have a bodyguard to protect him while he leveled up. Now that the bodyguard is gone, what will he do if he encounters danger?

Running away at the last minute would be a huge blow to one's public image.

Forget it, this character design...

It's better to not have it.

"that……"

"By the way, after you go in, take this ghost talisman. If you encounter danger, stick the ghost talisman on your body, and the ghosts inside won't be able to see you. As long as you don't use your true energy, you won't be in danger."

Just as Lin Yi was about to back down, He Dong took out a yellow talisman. Her big eyes were full of sincerity: "This is something I spent a lot of effort making. It is very precious. Do not use it unless absolutely necessary."

Lin Yi was immediately moved; He Dong was truly a great teammate!

"I'll only charge you 1,000 gold coins, and put it on your tab. It'll be 64,000 gold coins."

Lin Yi: "..."

You only wanted to do business with me, but I was moved by you.

Scumbag!

Lin Yi silently accepted the ghost talisman and walked towards the Crystal Palace.

With this talisman that allows him to leave the battle at any time, he might as well go in and give it a try.

Before going in, Lin Yi first cut his middle finger with a knife and used it to write eight characters on the back of the standard-issue broadsword: "Slay demons and eliminate evil, bring peace and tranquility to the people."

The main enemies this time are all ghosts. Ghosts have no physical form and cannot be harmed by ordinary weapons. However, the Jingye Division does not have any cultivators of the highest rank. All they need to do is write these eight characters on their weapons to kill the ghosts.

I don't know why it's written as slaying demons and monsters, but in the end only the ghosts get hurt.

Outside the Crystal Palace, as Lin Yi's blood flowed out, He Dong once again felt the extremely pure yang energy, which was even more intense than the energy Lin Yi had cultivated before. She was almost unable to control herself.

"This kid's yang energy is so pure, could he be a pure yang body?"

Not only is he a pure yang body, but he must also be a virgin, otherwise he wouldn't have such pure yang energy.

I really want to take a drag.

He Dong forcibly withdrew his senses.

Only a vile female ghost would lust after a man's body. Even if she couldn't earn enough money, she would never lust after Lin Yi's yang energy!

Lin Yi's yang energy was highly beneficial to He Dong, and naturally it was also very attractive to the vengeful spirits in the Crystal Palace.

It was like blood flowing into a shark swarm. Not long after Lin Yi entered, the entire Crystal Palace became as lively as if it were New Year's Day. Countless vengeful ghosts surged towards Lin Yi like a tidal wave. Lin Yi was certain that he could kill a whole bunch of ghosts with one strike, but he would also be devoured by the remaining ghosts until there was nothing left.

In the critical moment, Lin Yi could only unleash the Tiger's Roar. With a roar as loud as thunder, the ghosts in front of the wave were shaken by the roar and instantly scattered. The vengeful spirits behind, who were not greatly affected, were frightened and scattered in all directions. In the blink of an eye, there was not a single ghost in front of Lin Yi.

"Not bad!"

Lin Yi glanced at the Demon-Slaying Manual and saw that twenty ghosts had been annihilated by that roar, and his cultivation level had increased by forty years in one go.

The harvest was not bad, but Lin Yi felt that something was wrong.

Twenty ghosts died, meaning each ghost only had an average of six years of cultivation, which doesn't seem reasonable.

It's normal for the ghosts in the city to only have this level of cultivation, but the Crystal Palace is isolated from the world, so it's illogical that the ghosts inside have such low cultivation levels.

Looking at the open door, Lin Yi guessed that someone must have been to the Crystal Palace before.

As Lin Yi walked further in, he saw corpses scattered all over the ground.

These corpses did not decompose; instead, they remained as they were in life, each one covered in wounds and scattered in various locations.

According to He Dong, this should be the place where people were buried alive.

But Lin Yi felt that this looked a bit like a crime scene.

These people came here for unknown reasons, and then for some unknown reason they started killing each other. In the end, none of them left alive.

Lin Yi continued to venture deeper inside. The surging tide of ghosts had vanished, and he didn't know where they had gone. He wanted to go in and kill them one by one, hoping that his cultivation could break through five hundred years.

However, as he walked deeper into the tomb, he encountered nothing but piles of corpses. Logically, a tomb should have traps and mechanisms to prevent entry, but this place seemed to be welcoming guests.

There were just a few more deaths.

"Could this greedy ghost have made a mistake? This doesn't look like a tomb at all! Could it really be a crystal palace?"

Lin Yi was puzzled. This Crystal Palace didn't look like a peaceful place. There were so many corpses and no one had cleaned them up. It didn't look like anyone lived there.

"Let's find one last palace. If we can't find those ghosts, we'll just go back."

One shouldn't be too greedy. If you still can't find it, you should just stop while you're ahead.

Just then, a Dragon King's Palace appeared in front of Lin Yi.

Crystal Palace, Dragon King's Palace, is there really a Dragon King here?

Lin Yi felt uneasy, but still decided to go in and take a look.

Since we're already here, we should at least take a look.

Lin Yi took the ghost talisman in his hand, activated it, and then carefully walked inside.

The place was finally clean and tidy, no longer littered with corpses. However, as soon as Lin Yi entered the hall, his gaze was fixed on the throne.

There is a crystal coffin there.

Is this really a tomb?

To be honest, apart from the coffin in the Dragon King's Palace, the rest of the place has absolutely nothing to do with the tomb.

Lin Yi walked towards the crystal coffin. The coffin lid was transparent, and Lin Yi could see the person sleeping inside at a glance.

It was a woman dressed in a bright red dress, looking dignified and noble. She wore a golden mask with phoenix carvings on her face, which covered her eyes, but judging from her high nose bridge, small lips, and oval face, one could tell that she was definitely a beauty.

She placed her hands on her abdomen, looking peaceful and serene; even in death, she appeared to be merely asleep.

"Since this is a tomb, given its status, those ghosts certainly wouldn't dare come here. Oh well, let's go back!"

Lin Yi didn't want to explore any further, nor did he take anything from the Dragon King's Palace. Compared to other places, the Dragon King's Palace contained far more valuable items.

The coffin was made of crystal, the floor was made of white jade, the chairs were made of gold, not to mention some funerary items.

But Lin Yi wasn't very interested in money; after all, it was just a string of numbers anyway.

He didn't glance at anything else, but as he was leaving, he couldn't help but look back at the coffin, wanting to see the woman in red one last time.

But when he turned around, he was stunned.

The female corpse that had been lying comfortably in the coffin had vanished without a trace, and the lid of the crystal coffin was open, but Lin Yi did not hear a sound.

"It's starting to feel like a horror movie. Luckily, I have a ghost talisman, so that zombie shouldn't be able to see me."

Lin Yi muttered to himself, turned around, and prepared to leave.

With that turn of his head, he was pressed against a delicate face.

The woman in red was right behind me!

Before Lin Yi could react, the red-clad female corpse slightly opened her mouth, revealing two sharp canine teeth that lunged at Lin Yi...

Chapter 20 I Thought Love Had Arrived

"Jiang Linglong, a descendant of an ancient royal family, died under a curse and transformed into a zombie king, suffering from a bloodthirsty disease. Killing her will grant you five thousand years of cultivation."

The demon-slaying manual in his mind turned a new page, but Lin Yi couldn't care less about that now. His reaction speed was very fast. When the female corpse bit him, he did a backbend with a "Iron Bridge" move and then used a "Rabbit Kicks Eagle" move to kick Jiang Linglong in the abdomen.

It was like kicking a steel plate. Jiang Linglong didn't even flinch, but Lin Yi felt his heel go numb from the impact. He quickly used the kick to create some distance, and when he saw the new page on the Demon-Slaying Manual that read "five thousand years of cultivation," Lin Yi's mentality collapsed.

I'm such an unlucky guy.

You can't win a fight, so stop right there and don't move.

At this moment, Lin Yi only hoped that He Dong's ghost talisman would work, and remembering Uncle Jiu's teachings, he quickly held his breath.

Jiang Linglong's two little tiger teeth have grown a bit longer. Once they grow a little longer, they will no longer be tiger teeth, but fangs.

She stared at Lin Yi with her red eyes and charged straight at him.

"Can she see me?"

He Dong, you unscrupulous merchant, what kind of counterfeit and shoddy products are you selling!

Jiang Linglong's speed was faster than Lin Yi's eyes could catch. He realized he might have been discovered and blocked with his sword in advance, which blocked Jiang Linglong's hands. But she bit down, and with a snap, the sword inscribed with "Slaying Demons and Eliminating Evil" was chipped.