After the tense pressure was relieved, Chen Lin's cultivation progress began to improve rapidly.
He also refined a new kind of elixir, called Silver Ring Pill, which was of a very high grade and greatly enhanced one's progress in cultivation.
"Hey, why is it so cold all of a sudden?"
Chen Lin was studying magic when he suddenly shivered and a chill went through his bones.
He immediately stood up and looked around in surprise.
As a foundation-building cultivator, it is impossible for him to shiver even in the ice and snow, let alone an ordinary cold wave.
What's more, his major is fire-attributed skills!
After checking for a while and not sensing the source of the cold, he opened the cave and went outside to check, but as soon as he went out, he found that the cold had disappeared.
Chen Lin frowned and came to Qin Lingyu's cave.
"Did you feel anything unusual just now?" He asked directly after coming in.
Qin Lingyu shook her head in confusion and said, "No, what's wrong, husband?"
"Didn't you feel it?" Chen Lin was surprised for a moment, then said, "Nothing, then you continue to practice, I'll go to the store to check."
After leaving Qin Lingyu's cave, he asked some cultivators again, but none of them felt anything unusual. The shopkeeper and the clerks in the shop also gave the same answer.
This made Chen Lin certain that what was abnormal was not the environment, but himself.
Returning to the cave, he began to check his body and then checked the belongings he carried with him.
The first target of suspicion was the Buddha statue.
He took out the box containing the Buddha statue, opened it and examined it carefully, but found nothing unusual.
He studied it carefully for a while and put it back after making sure there was no problem. Then he checked other items.
I checked everything, but found nothing.
Then he checked the cave again, and after spending half a day there, he still found nothing.
Chen Lin finally became a little nervous.
As a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, his feeling would definitely not be wrong. The more he couldn't find it, the more it showed that this aura was unusual.
After thinking for a while, he placed some of his belongings in the cave, and then returned to the training room of the shop to practice.
Since we can't find it, we can use the method of elimination. As long as that smell appears again, we can eliminate some of the possible items.
Three days later.
Chen Lin in the training room suddenly opened his eyes and his body shivered involuntarily again.
This time the feeling was even stronger than last time, and it even made his soul tremble, but it disappeared quickly.
Chen Lin's face was gloomy and he started checking again.
There was nothing abnormal with the body, and no problems were found with the items either.
Moreover, the most suspicious Buddha statue has been placed in the cave by him, and the others are some talismans, magic weapons, elixirs and so on, which cannot have such an aura.
"This is really strange!"
Chen Lin was a little confused and at the same time even more nervous. He didn't know what was happening to him. This helpless feeling made him very uncomfortable.
"What could it be?"
Chen Lin frowned and thought hard.
Suddenly, his expression changed and he thought of a possibility.
If there was anything he did in common last time and this time, it was that they were both practicing and comprehending the Soul-Destroying Finger!
Could it be a side effect of practicing this secret technique
Chen Lin found it unlikely. He had been practicing this secret technique for about two years and had never encountered such a situation.
Although he thought it was not the case, after eliminating all the impossible, the only thing left was the correct answer. He immediately concentrated and continued to comprehend the secret technique and conduct experiments.
Then his eyes lit up.
Sure enough, when the soul perception was amplified through the secret method, that chill appeared again!
It’s actually underground
This time, because he was prepared, although the chill directly affected his soul and disappeared quickly, Chen Lin still vaguely felt that the source seemed to be underground.
But there is nothing underground
When it comes to understanding the underground, he has the final say. There is a vertical hole in the secret room at the back, and there are several horizontal passages deep underground, leading to other entrances and exits.
In order to prevent the underground passage from being damaged, he had used detection symbols to detect it, but found nothing abnormal.
Furthermore, there is a large defense formation underground in the entire Silver Immortal City to prevent cultivators from entering the city through underground. No matter whether it is a cultivator or a monster, they cannot hide underground in the city. As long as they enter the monitoring range of the formation, they will be discovered.
He was able to open up an underground passage because as a true disciple, he had an exclusive pass token that exempted him from the effects of formations. The reason he dug this passage was mainly because there was a forbidden formation in the city, which prevented him from using earth escape talismans. Otherwise, he wouldn't have to go through all this trouble and could have directly used talismans to escape underground.
"Could it be that the tunnel was not dug deep enough, so it did not reach the abnormal area?"
Chen Lin pondered for a while and thought of another possibility.
The city defense formation also has a range. If there is an object hidden deep underground, it may not be detected.
He was a little hesitant, wondering whether he should continue to dig deeper and investigate.
Anything that can make the soul feel uncomfortable is probably not an ordinary object, and the feeling is stronger on the shop side than on the cave side, which means that the thing that causes this phenomenon should be in this area.
As for why other cultivators couldn't feel it, Chen Lin guessed there were two possibilities.
One is that after practicing the Soul-Destroying Finger, the soul's sensitivity becomes extremely sharp, much stronger than that of a normal cultivator.
Furthermore, the Soul-Destroying Finger is an attack against the soul. The aura created during cultivation alone can make creatures like the Netherworld feel dangerous. This icy feeling may also be a counterattack by the source of the aura after sensing the danger.
However, the specific situation could not be confirmed, and in the end Chen Lin did not dare to act rashly, but went to the City Lord's Mansion to ask to see the Silver Fairy.
"Reporting to Elder Chen, the City Lord is not in the training room and has left some time ago!"
When he arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, he was told that the Silver Fairy was not in the city, and Mu Linglong had not returned yet, which made Chen Lin very helpless.
However, as the Silver Fairy's last disciple, I cannot turn a blind eye to this situation.
Originally, he could have gone to find He Huahai, but because Mu Linglong kept whispering in his ear that the other party would betray him, he was a little hesitant to believe the other party. Moreover, the Silver Fairy asked that the matter of the Soul-Destroying Finger should not be spread to anyone, and he didn't know whether this included the other party.
In desperation, he finally decided to explore it himself first, and then do something else if it didn't work.
In the following days, Chen Lin began to practice the Soul-Destroying Finger in various locations, and finally determined the place with the strongest reaction.
It was actually in the Medicine Hall!
This place made Chen Lin think a lot and he began to doubt why He Huahai squeezed him out of the Alchemy Hall and let Lu Yuan be the deacon elder.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be shocked.
If there is something wrong with He Huahai, it will be a big disaster!
Chen Lin was frightened, but with his cultivation level, he didn't dare to go to He Huahai to investigate anything. He could only suppress his doubts in his heart and act as if nothing had happened.
He did not dare to dig a tunnel in the Alchemy Hall to check the underground situation. At the same time, he gave up the idea of investigating the source of the breath. He even planned to leave the city and hide somewhere else for a while.
"Haha, Brother Chen, you've had a great time during this period!"
Chen Lin walked back with a heavy heart. As soon as he reached the door of the shop, he saw Yun Haishang. The other party had a happy look on his face and seemed very happy.
"It turns out to be Brother Yan. Brother Yan is smiling so happily, but do you have any good news to share with me?"
In order to avoid noticing anything unusual, Chen Lin forced a smile and started jokingly.
Master Yunhai smiled and nodded, saying, "Thanks to Brother Chen's introduction, I have gained a lot from this trip with True Lord Baiyin. However, I will be returning to Yunhai Fairy City soon, so I came here to say goodbye."
Then, he took out a box, handed it to Chen Lin and said, "I'm sorry for bothering you during this period. I'll give you this treasure. The road ahead is long and we'll meet again in the future!"
After saying that, he strode away and disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye.
Chen Lin looked at the box in astonishment, then looked at the other person's back, and couldn't help but sigh.
Mood has a huge impact on a person. He has never seen him so happy since the first time he met him in Wuding Sea. It seems that he has found what he wanted in the Demon World.
That’s right!
Chen Lin's eyes lit up.
Just now, the other party seemed to say that he went to the Demon Realm with the Silver Fairy. Now that he is back, my master should have come back too!
Thinking of this, he didn't even look at what was in the box and went straight to the City Lord's Mansion.
"Disciple greets Master!"
Sure enough, the Silver Fairy had returned and met him.
Chen Lin suddenly felt relaxed.
"What's the matter? Is there something urgent? If not, let me sort out the gains from this trip before we talk."
Fairy Baiyin had a smile on her face, and it seemed that she had gained a lot, but Chen Lin couldn't wait and said directly: "Yes, disciple does have something important to report to Master."
"oh?"
Fairy Bai Yin was surprised for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then follow me. I can check on your progress in cultivation."
After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the room, and Chen Lin hurriedly followed.
Arriving at the city lord's private room, Fairy Bai Yin sat at the head of the table and looked at Chen Lin and said, "What's so urgent? Tell me."
Chen Lin immediately described what had happened to him and his own guesses. Unexpectedly, after listening to him, the Silver Fairy smiled.
"It seems that your Soul-Destroying Finger is making good progress, but don't panic, it's just that the fish has taken the bait. Since you are here, you can practice in the City Lord's Mansion first, but don't practice the Soul-Destroying Finger for the time being."
Chen Lin was stunned and didn't understand what the other party meant for a moment.
But the Silver Fairy did not explain, but waved her hand to signal him to leave.
Chen Lin didn't dare to ask any more questions. He could only suppress his doubts in his heart and go to the practice room to practice.
But the other party obviously knew the specific reason and had everything under control, so he didn't have to worry about it.