A man from the Big Dipper, starting his charlatanship at Mount Tai.

"Then, what if this ancient talisman continues to grow stronger? Could it further shorten your transformation time?" Lin Xiu coaxed.

That seems to be true.

"Alright, then I'll wait until you get stronger before you come looking for me!" The spirit of Purple Mountain replied simply and straightforwardly.

Lin Xiu: "......"

"Ahem, well, what I mean is, how about you let me observe you, or give me a sliver of your original mountain formation or something, so that my ancient talisman can upgrade as quickly as possible?"

Lin Xiu felt that it was better to speak frankly and openly when talking to someone as pure as the spirit of Zishan.

Ah, I see! You're so clever! How come I didn't think of that?!

The voice of the spirit of Purple Mountain was very cheerful.

Here, that's for you!

A pure purple light, seemingly condensing the essence of the entire Purple Mountain over millions of years, emerged from the void and slowly drifted towards Lin Xiu.

The light spot was small, yet it weighed heavily, radiating the unique spirituality of Zishan Mountain.

Enveloped by the original mountain range of Zishan, Lin Xiu felt the scenery before him change.

He felt as if he were at the very heart of Zishan Mountain, and could clearly "see" the "shape" of the entire mountain!

Nine dragons guard the mountain, purple qi rises, the Dao patterns inside the mountain are interwoven like a galaxy, and the earth veins are like a giant dragon lying dormant. A majestic force that suppresses the ages and bears the heavens and the earth comes rushing in!

With Zishan's proactive assistance, Lin Xiu's ancient mountain-character talisman is once again leveling up!

【ding~】

[The level of the ancient mountain-shaped talisman has been increased.]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the "Mountain" character ancient talisman (Eighth Heaven). Your Dao comprehension related to "Mountain" within the Dao-Slaying range has been raised to the highest level.]

The improvement was two whole levels, and he was just a little short of reaching the Saint level, which made Lin Xiu very satisfied.

Because he has other ways to level up quickly!

.......

"That's my plan. What do you think?"

Soon, Lin Xiu revealed his entire plan.

Specifically, Lin Xiu and the Spirit of Purple Mountain will cooperate. Lin Xiu will improve his strength and the level of the Mountain Character Ancient Talisman as soon as possible to help the Spirit of Purple Mountain take human form, while the Spirit of Purple Mountain will also provide Lin Xiu with the necessary assistance within its capabilities.

The Purple Mountain Spirit, a top-tier flying immortal's terrain-transformed spirit, can still control a portion of its birthplace before taking human form.

After listening to Lin Xiu's plan, the spirit of Purple Mountain found it very reliable and immediately gave him a purple immortal stone.

This is my Purple Mountain Life Stone, a part of my Sendai transformed.

[By possessing this life stone, and in conjunction with the essence of my mountain, even while I am in slumber, you can still manipulate a portion of Purple Mountain.]

Lin Xiu reached out, and a piece of purple jade fell into his palm. It felt warm and smooth like jade, and contained boundless mountain power.

"Thank you, young lady."

Lin Xiu cupped his hands in greeting to the purple light, but couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

The spirit of Zishan said that the life stone of Zishan was transformed from the altar she stood on before she took human form.

What about... the Primordial Stone?

Although he was somewhat concerned, Lin Xiu did not inquire, because... he had another important matter to attend to.

【Hmm? You want me to help you find someone?】

“That’s right. Find an old man with the physique of a God-King who entered this place about four thousand years ago. His life force is very weak.”

Lin Xiu had many things planned, but he still put "rescuing Jiang Taixu" first.

Although he arrived earlier than in the original story, Jiang Taixu was still in critical condition. The sooner he could be rescued, the sooner he could be rescued.

Okay, no problem, please wait a moment.

The spirit of Zishan began searching within the Zishan mountain for life forms that met Lin Xiu's standards.

To the spirit of Zishan, the mountain itself is not her true form, but merely the terrain that nurtured her, much like the shell of an egg.

That's why, when she first met Lin Xiu, she said that Lin Xiu had carved words on her eggshell.

Found it!

"Okay, please bring him to me."

"By the way, he is extremely weak right now, so please be gentle and try to teleport him here directly to prevent his condition from worsening."

Lin Xiu was worried that the spirit of Purple Mountain didn't know what gentleness was, so he gave it a special reminder.

Hmph~ You can trust me to handle things~

The spirit of Purple Mountain gave Lin Xiu his assurance.

Half a minute later, the entire Zishan Mountain began to recombine like a Rubik's Cube, constantly changing its structure and position.

The purple halo dissipated, revealing a withered human figure sealed within the purple mountain crystal.

It was an old man, his clothes tattered and barely covering his body. He was so thin that he was almost unrecognizable, his bony frame supporting his withered skin. His gray hair was sparse and disheveled, his eyes were closed, and his face was so pale that it was as if a layer of skin was directly stuck to his skull. Only a faint purple light between his eyebrows, like a candle flickering in the wind, proved his last chance of life.

The spirit of Purple Mountain diligently completed Lin Xiu's task, directly teleporting the mountain where Jiang Taixu was trapped to this location, without directly extracting Jiang Taixu from the crystal, thus preventing Jiang Taixu's condition from worsening.

Lin Xiu looked at the withered-faced God King Jiang Taixu, who was bound to the Purple Mountain, and sighed.

Who could have imagined that King Jiang, who was invincible in an era four thousand years ago, would become like this now?

No, it wasn't just King Jiang; countless heroes and even emperors in the world of Shrouding the Heavens have fallen to the passage of time.

......

While Lin Xiu was observing Jiang Taixu, Jiang Taixu was also observing Lin Xiu.

Lin Xiu merely sighed, while Jiang Taixu was utterly astonished.

Why did such a strange change occur in the Zishan mountain? Why was he directly taken out of Zishan?

Could it be... because of this young man in front of me?

Chapter 136 Jiang Taixu broke out in a cold sweat (Second update)

"Senior, you must be the God King Jiang Taixu?" Lin Xiu asked.

"Um, I am Jiang Taixu, and you are...?"

After being transferred to the surface of Purple Mountain, Jiang Taixu was in much better condition than when he was inside Purple Mountain, and he could no longer speak in fits and starts.

"Senior God King, I came here specifically to save you."

Lin Xiu smiled brightly, revealing his healthy, white teeth.

"Not long ago, I adopted a girl named Jiang Tingting. She has a Yin constitution."

"She told me that she sensed a bloodline connection in the direction of Purple Mountain. Coincidentally, I also know some divination techniques, and I calculated that you are still alive. I have come here to rescue you from Purple Mountain!"

Jiang Taixu: "......."

Jiang Taixu was filled with doubt and vigilance because Lin Xiu's words had too many flaws.

Lin Xiu said he adopted a girl named Jiang Tingting, who is said to have a Yin constitution? This statement raises many questions!

The Jiang family is an imperial family, so they must have a broad vision. How could they let the Taiyin Body be left to wander outside?

Then there's the issue of "bloodline intuition" that Lin Xiu mentioned.

He couldn't understand how Jiang Tingting could sense that there were blood relatives in the direction of Zishan. In all the generations of the Jiang family, he had never heard of anyone with this ability.

Finally, there's the issue of Lin Xiu himself.

Even with the art of divination, who can predict the events of Zishan?

He's been trapped in Purple Mountain for so long, the Jiang family must have asked a fortune teller to calculate his whereabouts. Purple Mountain is dangerous, and it's also a rare place to become an immortal. Even a fortune teller couldn't predict anything.

But the young man in front of him actually said that he had figured out that he was in the Purple Mountain?

Suspicious, extremely suspicious.

......

However, Jiang Taixu was a seasoned veteran, and he didn't voice his suspicions. Instead, he took the initiative to talk to Lin Xiu, trying to buy himself time to recover.

"Young friend, the Jiang Tingting you speak of should be of my Jiang family bloodline, right? How could she possess such a powerful bloodline sensing ability? Could it be... that she is a direct descendant of mine? Or perhaps, this is a unique ability of the Taiyin Body?"

"Ah~ you mean this~" Lin Xiu's smile widened.

"Actually, Senior God King, what I just told you was all my own setting. I hope that when you return to the Jiang family, you will tell the Jiang family the same thing."

"Of course Tingting doesn't have any bloodline sensing ability anymore. I just hope that you can return to the Jiang family with Tingting and become her protector."

Jiang Taixu: "......."

Jiang Taixu's expression was subtle.

Well, Lin Xiu's logic was indeed better than before, but his vigilance remained unchanged.

Jiang Taixu's complexion was already very unpleasant, and his mood was somewhat complicated, which made his complexion even worse.

Lin Xiu couldn't stand it any longer and offered his suggestion:

"By the way, Senior God King, why are you always so silent? Have you not recovered yet? How about I help you recover?"

As he spoke, Lin Xiu stepped forward, lightly touched Jiang Taixu's withered hand, and began to replicate Jiang Taixu's Dao of Flesh and Blood.

With a thought, Lin Xiu copied a wisp of extremely subtle yet pure divine king body's flesh and blood from Jiang Taixu's body, which condensed into a faint humanoid outline in his Daoist space.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiu secretly activated the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, and a drop of primordial essence radiating a powerful life force was extracted from the Daoist rhyme!

This is the very essence of Jiang Taixu's Divine King Body. Although there is only a trace of it, it already possesses the true meaning of his bloodline.

"Senior God-King, your essence is almost exhausted. If you want to recover quickly, it will take too long. Let me lend you a hand."

Lin Xiu planned to replicate a portion of Jiang Taixu's original essence and then let Jiang Taixu absorb it.

This method of recovery is most suitable for someone like Jiang Taixu, whose vital essence has been depleted.

Even if this might lead to "Jiang Taixu not teetering between life and death and unable to live a second life," Lin Xiu didn't care.

Because he already had a way to help Jiang Taixu live out his second life.