The laziness on Tian Taozi's face disappeared, and he became serious.
It's truly delightful to see that this old rival, after his crushing defeat last time, was able to quickly recover from the shadow of failure and cultivate a superior sword embryo!
In an instant, sword light surged through the sea of clouds, the river roared, and deafening thunder mingled with the furious roar of the water, making it impossible to distinguish between them.
The middle-aged man dodged the aftershocks of the battle somewhat awkwardly, his eyes revealing a mixture of regret and hope.
A cultivator who has achieved the highest level of Dan (a type of internal alchemy) is indeed comparable to a fourth-level cultivator.
Unfortunately, he couldn't persevere back then.
Of course, achieving a mid-grade elixir is not the end of the road; there are still the paths of Nascent Soul and Yang Spirit to choose from. Unlike those who achieve a low-grade elixir, who have completely lost hope of immortality.
The middle-aged man, having cultivated to the third level, was not lacking in decisiveness. He took out the Tai Su Refining Flag he had just acquired, intending to throw it out directly to seek a glimmer of hope for his survival.
At this moment, Lin Yi, who was hidden in the Tai Su Refining Flag, was unwilling.
Those who achieve the highest level of elixir are considered to have a firm and flawless Daoist heart, and have always been regarded as candidates for becoming true immortals.
None of these cultivators are easy to deal with.
Lin Yi secretly activated the Primordial Refining Flag, and a wisp of Primordial White Qi descended, empowering the white bone spirit bridge beneath the middle-aged man's feet.
This magical artifact is called the Bridge of Life and Death, and it is one of the most frequently used magical artifacts by the disciples of the Netherworld Demon Sect. Its function is to connect Yin and Yang and travel through the Netherworld as if walking on flat ground.
The middle-aged man immediately noticed the difference. The void, which had been shrouded by the Golden Core domains of Tian Taozi and Xu Ruofei and was like a quagmire that was difficult to escape, suddenly became easier to pass through.
Without hesitation, he immediately activated the Bridge of Life and Death beneath his feet and made a desperate attempt.
Tian Taozi sensed the change and waved the Yellow Spring Reincarnation Banner in his hand, blocking Xu Ruofei's attack. A long rope flew out from his sleeve, but it failed to achieve its purpose.
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With the blessing of the primordial white energy, the Bridge of Life and Death flew all the way into the depths of the Netherworld. The light and shadows before their eyes changed, and they had already traversed several layers of the Netherworld.
The space in the netherworld is chaotic, making it impossible to make accurate judgments.
However, the spiritual light of the Bridge of Life and Death has dissipated, and it is clearly unusable without being refined again.
The middle-aged man felt a pang of heartache for a moment, then put away the meticulously crafted magical artifact. With a wave of the Tai Su Refining Flag, white lotuses bloomed and faded, giving people a peculiar feeling that was hard to describe.
Before the middle-aged man could fully experience it, suddenly, streams of pure white energy descended, binding him tightly like chains.
Lin Yi stepped out of the Tai Su Refining Flag, looked at the shocked middle-aged man, and said, "What does your Demonic Sect intend to do by infiltrating Lingzhou? Please tell me, fellow Daoist?"
Emerging from the tiger's den, only to fall into the wolf's lair. The middle-aged man closed his eyes in anguish and said, "I was merely ordered by the Flame Nether Demon Lord of my sect to patrol the first level of the Netherworld and kill cultivators who entered it. I know nothing else."
Upon hearing the words "Flame Nether Demon Lord," Lin Yi stroked his chin. They had met once before in the Netherworld. He never expected to encounter him again.
"Things are getting a bit tricky," Lin Yi thought to himself. There must be more than one fifth-level cultivator from the Demonic Sect. It would be difficult to snatch food from the tiger's mouth.
While facing difficulties head-on is a commendable spirit, one must first assess one's own capabilities.
After asking a few more questions, he sealed the middle-aged man's cultivation and threw him directly into the Small Universe Realm to work as a laborer tending the medicinal fields for Xuan Yao Daoist.
Several purplish-black demons emerged from the darkness, their bodies covered in a sticky liquid, emitting strange roars that sounded like a mixture of hatred and joy.
Lin Yi's gaze sharpened; the aura revealed by the leading demon had actually reached the third rank.
He dared not be negligent; who knew how many such monsters lurked in this layer of the underworld? If he attracted too many, he truly couldn't handle it.
The next moment, the River Luo Heavenly Book appeared in Lin Yi's hand, and the innate pure qi and the primordial white qi swept down from the left and right, capturing the leader first.
The leader of the demons was struck and his aura became unstable. With a roar, the demon extended his claws and captured the two demons on either side of him. They turned into two purplish-black liquids and merged into his body.
"Interesting." Lin Yi channeled his magic power, and the Hongmeng Cauldron appeared in his hand. He then smashed it directly at the target.
The demon was immediately suppressed and could no longer move.
The greater Lin Yi's good fortune, the more valuable this treasure of blessings is.
After refining all the demons, Lin Yi put away the Hongmeng Cauldron, then used the "Nameless Sage" mental cultivation method to make a slight deduction. Suddenly, he let out a "Huh" and the Heluo Heavenly Book in his hand was vibrating slightly.
"This feeling..." Lin Yi's lips curled up slightly. It was truly a case of "after seemingly no way out, a new path opens up."
After regaining contact with the Blessed Land of a Hundred Flowers, Lin Yi used the River Luo Heavenly Book to deduce the location while urging the Tai Su Refining Form Flag to fly continuously through the Netherworld.
In the underworld, there is no alternation of day and night; one can only judge the passage of time by changes in the body.
A month later, Lin Yi finally had a clear and definite understanding of the location of the Blessed Land of a Hundred Flowers.
This blessed land is neither in the underworld nor in the mortal world, but lies between yin and yang, forming a world of its own and evolving into a nascent grotto-heaven.
In the distance, three powerful beams of light shone, manifesting respectively as a long, muddy yellow river, a ferocious three-headed, six-armed demon god, and a blood river dragon with bared fangs and claws.
One of them was none other than the Flame Nether Demon Lord whom Lin Yi had met before.
Lin Yi dared not be negligent. He activated the Five Primordial Treasures of the Primordial Era to conceal his presence and observe the situation from his hiding place.
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Chapter 102: A Bountiful Harvest
The situation is now quite clear: the three bigwigs of the Demonic Sect have their eyes on the Hundred Flowers Blessed Land, which has already evolved into the prototype of a grotto-heaven.
Lin Yi secretly speculated that the poisonous dragon that descended from the sky was probably a seventh-tier Celestial Immortal. Only such a powerful being could destroy a top-grade blessed land overnight and leave no trace for hundreds of years.
Compared to blessed lands that rely on the earth's spiritual veins and cannot be moved, grotto-heavens are relatively independent and can freely roam the void. If they can be housed by a magical artifact of the same level, they are essentially portable miniature worlds.
Of course, once integrated into a magical artifact, the grotto-heaven could no longer evolve into a middle-thousand world.