After reading the information left in the talisman, Lin Yi's spirits lifted. With a wave of his sleeve, he put away the "shop" and flew towards Xuanling Island.
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Inside the main hall of Xuanling Island.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lin Yi and Zhang Danfu took their seats.
Zhang Danfu didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Of the five strange beast illustrations that Young Friend Lin offered as a reward, I know three of them."
"I wonder which three?" Lin Yi asked.
“The Primordial Book Demon, the Five Blessings Heavenly Demon, and the White-bellied Demon Fish,” Zhang Danfu recounted one by one. “The Primordial Book Demon is a type of demon soldier raised by our sect. In addition, I encountered the Five Blessings Heavenly Demon when I was traveling in the Central Plains.”
"As for the White-bellied Demon Fish, it is said that this kind of monster lives in the Guixu Great Whirlpool in the east of the East Sea. This is a piece of information that I obtained by chance from the Qingdi Garden. As for whether it is true or not, you will have to judge for yourself, young friend Lin."
"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Zhang," Lin Yi said sincerely.
Zhang Danfu smiled and said, "My lifespan is nearing its end; it's simply a matter of mutual benefit. However..."
"Please enlighten me, Senior Zhang," Lin Yi asked.
"I don't want elixirs, I want well-refined longevity pills." Zhang Danfu sighed and said, "Firstly, there are very few overseas cultivators who are skilled in alchemy. Secondly, unless we are sworn brothers, who would dare to gamble with someone's character by using precious longevity elixirs? If things go wrong, it will all be for nothing."
Lin Yi took out a jade bottle and handed it to Zhang Danfu, saying, "This is a Gouli Immortal Pill that can extend one's life by over a thousand years. However, it is only effective the first time it is taken, and it will have no effect the second time."
Zhang Danfu reached out and took the jade bottle. After opening the lid and taking a light sniff, his expression changed drastically. He quickly closed the bottle and began to circulate his qi to regulate his breathing.
Lin Yi watched this scene with a smile. He wasn't worried that Zhang Danfu would turn his back on him after getting the benefits. If that were the case, the Six Yang God-Sealing Banner would be a good place to go.
Zhang Danfu inhaled the fragrance of the elixir, circulated his true energy to refine it, and gained some benefits. He also realized the preciousness of the Gou Li Immortal Pill. As a cultivator, he had long since mastered the cultivation of his physical body and knew his own lifespan.
Just that one moment added at least several months to my lifespan, extending my life by over a thousand years; this is not a deceptive exaggeration.
Throughout the ages, the lifespan of a dynasty in the secular world is only a few hundred years.
After pondering for a while, Zhang Danfu took out a scroll containing nearly a thousand innate book demons and handed it to Lin Yi with a hint of reluctance.
This was originally a magical artifact he had crafted for his daughter, and it contained a carefully nurtured innate book demon that had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.
The Taoist magic passed down through the Xuanling Island lineage is called the "Limitless Heavenly Book," which was comprehended by the ancestral masters of each generation from the innate book demon. It can capture the enemy's magic and release it when fighting, and its power is quite profound.
Unfortunately, these innate book demons only inherited a few parts of their bloodline, and after continuous reproduction, it became even more difficult to trace their origins.
Lin Yi took the scroll and was very satisfied. He put the scroll into his Small Universe Realm and nourished it with chaotic primordial energy, waiting for it to return to its origin and restore its ancestral appearance.
The primordial spirit of the Taixu robe appeared beside the innate book demon. These demon soldiers emitted a special fluctuation that made her restless.
The rice isn't cooked yet; we'll have to wait.
After leaving Xuanling Island, Lin Yi headed towards the Central Plains.
During your free time on the road, keep an eye on the changes in the innate book demons and replenish their chaotic energy.
In the Fuling Mountains outside Xiaopei County, Tiandu Commandery, Yanzhou, a long rainbow suddenly appeared one day.
The sword light receded, and a young man of about eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, appeared. A large array appeared in his palm, and he was constantly calculating.
This young man was Lin Yi. After receiving news about the Five Blessings Heavenly Demon from Zhang Dan's residence, he flew here on his sword without delay.
The Taiyi Heavenly Escape Yin-Yang Array was operating rapidly, and faint patterns appeared before Lin Yi's eyes. After using the Innate Five Escapes Array to escape several times, he finally saw a group of bats of various colors, some as large as cartwheels and some as small as palms, in an underground cave.
Lin Yi glanced at it and saw that all five colors were present: white, black, red, yellow, and blue.
A white bat flew towards Lin Yi, and upon approaching, it transformed into an old man with a white beard. The old man bowed and said, "This old man, Bat Star, greets this Daoist Master. May I ask what brings you here?"
Lin Yi smiled slightly and said, "I wish to train a special army of Dao soldiers, so I have come here specifically to find you. I wonder if you would be willing to follow me?"
As he spoke, he released his magical power.
The changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of a thousand miles instantly fell under Lin Yi's control. This was precisely the most domineering aspect of the Dragon-Tiger Supreme Control and Command of All Beasts True Method.
A cultivator who has not yet reached the third rank, formed a golden core, and established their own domain has no power to fight back.
The bats instantly fell to the ground, bowing down at Lin Yi's feet.
After subduing the Five-Colored Bat Clan, which originated from the bloodline of the Five Blessed Heavenly Demons, Lin Yi went to the Ten Thousand Mountains and passed on the Thirty-Six Formations of the Tai Xuan to Wen Liang.
Then, he summoned back all the spirit clones of the Netherworld Fire Curse and headed towards the Great Vortex of Guixu at the end of the East Sea.
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Chapter Ninety-Six: Return to the Ruins, Departure
East of the East China Sea, where the sea meets the sky, a colossal whirlpool lies dormant, swallowing the sun and moon, and oppressing heaven and earth.
Space has been distorted here. As the distance shortens, concepts such as front and back, left and right, up and down have become confused.
All Lin Yi could see was a vortex. Only when he was there did he truly understand what it meant to be awe-inspiring and powerful.
Thinking back on how he once used the seven innate true waters to create the "Black Emperor Overwhelms All Things" technique, it now seems incredibly shallow and laughable.
The sacred treasure, the Heluo Book, appeared above his head, cascading down streams of primordial pure energy, while yin and yang energies surged beneath his feet, suppressing the four symbols and five elements.
Lin Yi walked step by step into the depths of the vortex.
This place is devoid of light and color, form and appearance, seemingly the final destination, or perhaps the end of the universe.
Boundless loneliness and endless solitude surged in like a tide.
There are no earth-shattering battles, nor endless grudges. When the world you know is completely gone, what is left?