A month passed.
The floating Tianyuan Island seemed to have completely disappeared and never appeared anywhere again.
Some speculated that he went to the Falling Star Continent, some speculated that he left this world and returned to the world where the ancient demon was, and some speculated that he went into hiding and was recovering his strength, and once he appeared, it would be a demonic calamity.
There are many different opinions, but none of them can be confirmed.
But these have nothing to do with Chen Lin. It is not his concern, and he has no ability to worry about it.
After establishing his relationship with Luo Qinglan, he felt a lot of pressure. After returning to Baiyin Xiancheng, he devoted himself to cultivation.
At the same time, he also paid close attention to the movements of Wanjianmen.
Another month passed, and Chen Lin finally received a message that Zhao Ziping and another hidden agent successfully delivered the things to He Jiuxiao and confirmed that they had been used.
Now he finally relaxed completely.
Chen Lin was very happy that his new major problem had been solved. Then Liu Ruolan brought him good news, saying that the Time Snail he wanted had been found and someone would be sent to deliver it to him.
This is really a double blessing.
Because He Jiuxiao was seriously injured, he was unable to go to the depths of the Wuding Sea to look for the Time Snail. So on his way back, he made two copies of the sea map jade slip and placed them in the Sihai Fairy City, and entrusted Liu Ruolan and Tan Tai Yunjin to help him issue tasks in their respective fairy cities.
In order to motivate the adventurous monks, he offered a very attractive treasure reward.
As expected, a big reward will always attract brave men. He found the thing in less than two months. Even if he went there himself, he might not be able to find it so quickly.
"Brother Chen, I didn't expect that you would be so impressive if you made a splash!"
In the box of the best spiritual food pavilion in the fairy city, which has a soundproof barrier, Liu Ruolan looked at Chen Lin and teased with a smile on her face.
Chen Lin didn't expect that the other party said he would send someone, but came in person, so naturally he had to entertain him well.
As for the other party's teasing, he could only smile and say nothing.
If others say it's okay to do this kind of thing, but he says it himself, he would be suspected of showing off. What makes him depressed is that it has been more than two months and the heat of the incident has not subsided.
In order not to attract attention, he now doesn't even leave the Immortal City, and doesn't even go to the City Lord's Mansion to handle affairs. He just practices in seclusion in the cave.
Seeing this, Liu Ruolan tactfully stopped talking about this topic.
Changing the subject, he asked, "Brother Chen, why do you suddenly need the Time Snail? You also asked about the Time Sand before. Are you trying to practice time-related magic? But as far as I know, there doesn't seem to be such a spiritual root in the cultivator's spiritual root system. If you want to practice it, you need to have a natural ability related to time."
Time-related talents are very rare, so she seemed very curious.
Chen Lin shook his head and said, "How could I have such talent? I'm just researching a new pill recipe recently and I just happened to need it."
The last time he went to Wanmeng Fairy City, he asked the other party about the information about the Time Sand and the Eight-Armed Circumvention, so it was not surprising that the other party had speculations in this regard.
"By the way, Master Wan Meng went to explore the Demon-Suppressing Temple again. What was the result?"
Chen Lin suddenly remembered the incident at the Demon-Suppressing Temple.
He also had a Buddhist bead in his hand whose purpose he didn't know. In addition, he suspected that there were subsequent exercises of the Vajra Body Tempering Technique in the temple, but he had never dared to use the Buddhist bead projection to go in and investigate.
Liu Ruolan hesitated for a moment and said, "Originally this matter cannot be told to outsiders, but you don't have to keep it secret from Brother Chen. My master has indeed explored the Demon-Suppressing Temple again, and even entered behind the small door we saw."
"Oh, what's in there?"
Chen Lin showed curiosity and asked.
Liu Ruolan shook her head and said, "I don't know the details, and I didn't dare to ask more."
She smiled awkwardly and continued, "However, my master said that he gained a little, but he was also injured and it took him several years to recover. Recently, he seems to be preparing to explore again, and he also asked me about your situation. I came here on behalf of my master to ask if Brother Chen is willing to go there again to explore."
It turns out that the other party came here in person for this!
Chen Lin calmed down and understood, but he smiled bitterly and said, "Forget it. I'd better not go to that kind of place with my small body. Even Master Wan Meng was injured. If I go there, I will just die."
Although he really needed the follow-up exercises of the Body Refining Technique, the scene in the demon world left him with such a huge shadow that he didn't want to take any more risks.
Liu Ruolan had a different opinion when she heard this.
She shook her head and said, "Brother Chen, you are wrong! The demon world is indeed full of dangers, but it is different from the real world. It is mainly about breaking the rules. Brother Chen has the inheritance of the Demon Temple and has a natural advantage in exploring this scene. It would be a pity if he is not caught!"
"Resources in the cultivation world are becoming increasingly scarce. If Jindan cultivators like me want to make further progress, how can we easily give up a place where we can obtain resources?"
After a pause, Liu Ruolan continued, "Besides, the secret realms and ruins in the real world are equally dangerous, and once they appear, they are overcrowded. Not only do we have to guard against the dangers of the secret realms themselves, but we also have to be wary of other cultivators who kill people and steal treasures. It's not as peaceful as exploring the demon world. If Brother Chen agrees to go, it's just right for me to go with him."
Chen Lin didn't expect that the other party was also a fan of the demon world. He was worthy of being the disciple of Master Wanmeng.
But he had made up his mind, so he could only disappoint the other party and refused, saying, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Brother Liu. I really don't have any desire to explore the Demon Realm. It's too bizarre. It's better for me to practice honestly in the real world."
He is different from the other party. He has natural talents and is not short of resources. There is no rush for the follow-up of the Body Refining Technique. He can cultivate to the Golden Body Realm with the current level, and there is still a long way to go!
Seeing Chen Lin's firm attitude, Liu Ruolan couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but she didn't continue to persuade him. Instead, she changed the subject and talked about other things.
The two of them were eating and chatting, when suddenly Chen Lin remembered something and asked, "Fellow Daoist Liu, Master Wan Meng is said to have reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Stage for countless years. Why hasn't he broken through to the Spiritual Transformation Stage yet? Are there any restrictions?"
Several late Nascent Soul cultivators in this world have existed for hundreds of years, but none of them has tried to advance to the God Transformation stage. He once asked the Silver Fairy about this, but the other party did not say much, which made him very curious.
Liu Ruolan looked at the surrounding enchantment and whispered, "This is not a secret. Brother Chen should have some guesses in his mind. He is just afraid of those things!"
She pointed upwards, her expression solemn.
Then he continued, "Once a cultivator in this world reaches the God Transformation Stage, he must ascend. At that time, he will be free from the protection of the world's will, and the alien spirits can attack him without any scruples. If he fails to ascend, under the terrifying power of the God Transformation Tribulation, his soul will basically be shattered. So no matter success or failure, there is no way to survive. Who dares to try!"
Chen Lin nodded with a heavy expression. He also guessed so.
The reason why Master Wan Meng is keen on exploring the Demon Realm is probably that he wants to use the Demon Realm to bypass the blockade of alien spirits and sneak out of this world to ascend.
There is also Xuanyin Zhenjun of Xuanyin Immortal City, who holds the magical map of the Yellow Springs and never leaves Xuanyin Immortal City. However, it is said that he is very interested in things related to the underworld. He must be like Wanmeng Zhenjun, wanting to sneak away through the underworld.
Several other late Nascent Soul cultivators seemed to have taken similar actions.
Moreover, Chen Lin suspected that after the insect monster appeared, these late Nascent Soul cultivators did not unite to attack. Perhaps they had the idea of reversely entering the insect interface and looking for a way to leave from there.
Thinking of this, he still asked in confusion: "Fellow Daoist Liu, you are often with Master Wanmeng, but have you heard what the purpose of those strange spirits is?"
He was very confused about this, but still had no definite answer.
If the alien spirits want to raise Gu, then they should not sit idly by when a catastrophe occurs that could wipe out the cultivator community.
Moreover, they only sealed off this world. Although they required the cultivators who wanted to be promoted to the Nascent Soul stage to sacrifice the essence of their souls, those spiritual cultivators who had sacrificed their essences were not taken away and remained in this world. What was the point of doing this
Liu Ruolan pondered for a moment after hearing this, and said, "I'm really not sure about this. Perhaps those cultivators who have been promoted to the Spiritual Realm know something. However, I have heard my master speculate that those alien spirits must need to get something from the Nascent Soul cultivators, but they cannot control all the cultivators, so they use this method of coercion and inducement."
Chen Lin shook his head.
Even Master Wan Meng didn't know, so other people were even less likely to know. So they stopped dwelling on the matter and started talking about other topics.
We chatted for a long time before it ended.
Liu Ruolan was in a hurry to return to Wanmeng Fairy City, so she said goodbye after leaving Lingshi Pavilion.
In the cave.
In front of Chen Lin was a large basin filled with fist-sized conchs with strange patterns on them. There were dozens of them.
This is the time snail.
It sounds quite impressive, but in fact, this creature can only be barely considered a monster, not a low-level one.
According to legend, when this object completes a certain transformation, it can predict the future by releasing illusions.
But these things in the basin obviously have not transformed, and can only release very hazy and faint illusions. It is impossible to tell what they are, and naturally there is no way to guess whether what is shown is a picture of the future.
Chen Lin didn't know whether this thing could replace the Sand of Time, so he could only keep it and wait until he found a replacement for the Eight-Armed Orbit.
Thinking of the eight arms circumventing him, he got a headache again.
Ever since he got the recipe for the Soul Refining Pill, he has been trying various methods to find out more about it, but after so many years, he still has no clues.
Everyone who was asked looked confused.
Moreover, this name does not sound like a magical medicine. Even he himself suspected that there was a mistake in the recipe.
But soon, Chen Lin put the matter behind him.
Because with the unlimited supply of Baili Dan, his cultivation finally reached the peak of the early Golden Core stage.
He decided to go into seclusion and concentrate on breaking through to the middle stage of the Golden Core!