Then, a second and a third golden arrow of the sun shot down from the sky.
The couple quickly supported each other and ran outside.
Seeing that the delicious food was about to slip away, the monster, no longer bothering to entangle with Lin Yi, unleashed a surge of eerie green flames that extinguished the true fire of the sun. Its eyes flashed with emerald light as it chased after the couple.
At this moment, Lin Yi put away the fire crows in the sky, because he no longer needed to take action.
"You beast, you're asking for death."
With a thunderous roar, an endless torrent of magic descended from the sky, instantly engulfing the monster.
This is a master at the ninth level of Qi Refining, equivalent to a fourth-level True Monarch of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The monster was instantly blasted to dust, but a ball of eerie blue flame flashed and disappeared in an instant.
Lin Yi arrived at the shore and saw a middle-aged man with a refined appearance treating the injuries of the man and woman.
The woman's injuries were somewhat better; she would recover after some rest. The man, however, had used a forbidden technique that threatened his life, shaking his foundation and requiring considerable effort to repair.
"Zhang Danfu of Xuanling Island, thank you for your help earlier, young friend, for saving my daughter and my unworthy disciple's lives," the middle-aged man said, cupping his hands in thanks.
"Senior Zhang, you're too kind. It was nothing, just a small favor," Lin Yi said, waving his hand.
After a brief conversation, Zhang Danfu invited Lin Yi to visit Xuanling Island. Lin Yi thought about it and then agreed.
Xuanling Island is not far from this deserted island, only a few hundred miles away. After arriving on the island, Lin Yi discovered that there were also many signs of battle on this island.
Zhang Danfu sighed softly and said, "Although there are often conflicts overseas, they are not widespread. This time, the old leader of the Eastern Pole Sect, Zu Shentu, has been in seclusion for decades and has mastered an extremely vicious and evil supernatural power called the Heart Demon Curse. Once this curse is planted, it can steal the essence and vitality of others for its own use. Thousands of fellow practitioners in the Eastern Pole Sect have been wiped out by it."
"Later, there were also the Sword God Ancestor, the Evil Heavenly Lord, the Floating Dragon Island Lord, and the Hundred Mile Divine Lord. The four of them envied the infinite power of this Taoist technique and took the initiative to join the ranks of the Ancestral God Tu, becoming his henchmen. These people killed and harmed people, practiced evil techniques, and apart from the major Taoist sects and the loose immortal sects, other overseas Taoists were all drawn into this bloody storm."
Lin Yi asked with some surprise, "Isn't there any Nascent Soul expert who has stepped in to subdue the demon?"
Zhang Danfu shook his head and said, "It's not that there aren't Yuan Shen masters overseas who have attained immortality, but they're all busy enjoying themselves. As long as Zu Shen Tu doesn't come knocking on our door, who cares about the lives of outsiders? Zu Shen Tu is a great calamity in our eyes, but in the eyes of those Yuan Shen masters, he might not even be worth a second glance."
Lin Yi fell silent for a moment, just like that Nascent Soul True Immortal of Haoyang Sect in Lingzhou of the Great Xia World, who had been preparing for more than two hundred years to open up a blessed land. For ordinary people, this was already the umpteenth generation.
But for that primordial spirit immortal, it was merely a matter of seclusion in the mountains, refining magical artifacts, and visiting a friend.
After a pause, Zhang Danfu continued, "Young friend Lin, please stay on my Xuanling Island for now. A few days ago, a high monk named Konghai from the Burning Lamp Buddhist Sect cultivated the Vajra Body and attained the fruit of immortality. Many fellow Daoists have already gone to Great Bright Island for help. If the Venerable Konghai is willing to lend a hand, the great calamity overseas can be averted."
"Thank you, Senior Zhang," Lin Yi said.
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A month later, in a courtyard on the west side of Xuanling Island, Lin Yi was silently observing a ball of dark green flame in his palm.
Just a few days ago, Xuanling Island was attacked by sea monsters once again.
Lin Yi then realized that there were very few people who were truly capable on the vast Xuanling Island, which explained why Zhang Danfu had invited him here.
"This is the Great Inner Demon Curse." A faint layer of holy water rippled in Lin Yi's palm. The dark green flames surged left and right, but could never escape his palm.
Lin Yi retrieved some information from his mind.
The root of this inner demon curse lies in the ancient blood sacrifice method, which slaughtered countless lives and used the resentment of those dying to create a vengeful spirit out of thin air. Then, it was nurtured with the user's own magical power, transforming it into a curse spirit, which was then multiplied into countless clones and passed on to others.
Anyone who obtains this cursed spirit clone will experience a sudden surge in cultivation, and their mind will be captivated by the cursed spirit. If they continue to cultivate, they will eventually lose their minds and become a walking corpse, with all their magical power being taken away by the cursed spirit clone.
With each bit of cultivation gained, the cursed spirit becomes more powerful, eventually transforming into an unparalleled inner demon.
At that time, as long as the cultivator merges his soul with this supreme inner demon, it will be like refining a primordial spirit. As long as all those who cultivate the inner demon magic sect do not die, they will never die.
In particular, inner demons are elusive, appearing and disappearing at will, appearing before one's eyes with a single thought, and capable of seizing another's magical power in an instant. If one truly masters this, even if one may not be invincible, it would still be an extremely powerful supernatural ability.
Having grasped the essence of the Heart Demon Curse, Lin Yi once again observed the azure flame in his palm, dissecting the changes in the surface energy, revealing an emotion of utmost purity.
I hate the injustice of Heaven, the unfairness of the earth, the disloyalty of my friends, the incompetence of my parents, the unvirtuousness of my wife, and the unfilial behavior of my children…
"This inner demon curse should be the Netherworld Fire Curse." Lin Yi put away the curse spirit clone of the Netherworld Fire Curse, and then two flames of different colors, pitch black and silver white, appeared in his hand.
These two flames merged and transformed into a deep blue-green flame. This flame is called the Netherworld True Flame, formed by combining the Earthly True Flame and the Yin True Flame.
Lin Yi took out a long banner from the Qiankun Cauldron. This was an embryonic magical artifact that had not yet had its protective seal refined. The banner pole was made of Crimson Fire Yuan Copper Wood, and the banner surface was woven from the silk spun by the spider demon Zhu Caiyun.
The Netherworld True Fire enveloped the long banner, and 666 talismanic runes flew out from Lin Yi's dantian and were incorporated into the long banner.
The eerie green flames flickered incessantly, bathing the entire courtyard in a verdant glow.
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Chapter Seventy: The Six Yangs Confer Godhood, Reforging the Sword Embryo
With Lin Yi's current cultivation level, it didn't take him long to complete the first layer of the restriction. The long banner shrank to a foot in length, spinning continuously in his hand, its surface shimmering with a ghostly green light.
"This is the Six Yang God-Sealing Banner." Lin Yi examined the small banner in his hand. The name of this magical artifact was derived from the "Six Yang God-Sealing Technique" used in its creation.
In the past, Lin Yi obtained two Daoist techniques and one magic spell from the Yuan Shen Illusion left behind by Xu Wen of the Tianhe Sword Sect.
Of the first two, the Fire Crow Formation was passed down by the ancient cultivator Fire Crow God, while the Yin Yang Divine Demon Technique is the fundamental method by which the unorthodox immortal Hundred Bone Daoist attained immortality.
The Six Yang Sealing God Technique he is currently using is a protective spell. This spell was also passed down from Daoist Baigu.
Legend has it that after this unorthodox immortal attained immortality, he did not want to spend a thousand years refining a magical artifact, so he painstakingly created this method, hoping to take a shortcut.
To refine the Six Yang God-Sealing Banner, in addition to needing countless living souls, one must also collect the main souls of six Daoist masters who have refined their primordial spirits.
But it's not so easy for six Taoist masters who have cultivated their primordial spirits to make a move; there's simply no way they could refine such a magical artifact to perfection.
Later, Daoist Baigu himself felt that the "Six Yang Sealing God Method" was wishful thinking and would easily offend the public, so he did not refine it, but he did pass on the method.