Chen Lin stood on a tree branch and looked forward.
Through the area between the trees and the flames, he saw three figures walking towards him from afar.
Obviously, he also took a fancy to his tree.
This tree is the thickest and tallest in the surrounding area. It is at least three thousand years old, and the fruits on it are ripe. It is normal that it attracts people.
These three people can explore at such a deep depth, so their cultivation must be very high.
Chen Lin immediately held the basalt shield in his hand and became alert.
These three people were of normal body shape and were wearing robes. The robes looked quite impressive and were not only not afraid of fire but also had the ability to ward off fire. Wherever they passed, the flames were repelled aside.
The robe is also a kind of magic weapon. Under normal circumstances, the magic array on it relies on absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth to operate, but the spiritual energy here is too complex to activate the array at all. So the robes of these three people are specially made, relying on energy bodies such as spirit stones to stimulate the effect.
Normal body shape, robes, spirit stones.
Each of these items was not commonly used by local monks, so Chen Lin suspected that these three people were outsiders like him.
When the distance was a little closer, Chen Lin felt the fluctuations of the magic power of the three people and showed surprise.
He is actually just a foundation-building cultivator!
With the foundation-building cultivation base and no body-refining skills, this area seems a bit weak. No wonder they have to travel in groups.
Thinking of this, he no longer hid and fell to the ground.
"Who is it?"
This action immediately attracted the other party's attention. A low voice sounded, and three figures stopped at the same time.
Those who can explore in this depth are not ordinary people, and when they kill people here, there is no need to destroy the bodies, they can be cremated directly, so everyone is very cautious.
Without hiding, Chen Lin directly released his spiritual sense to investigate.
It was confirmed that the three of them were foundation-building cultivators, but they were all in the late stage of foundation-building, and one of them had already reached the great perfection level of foundation-building.
Feeling the strength of Chen Lin's spiritual awareness, the faces of the three people opposite suddenly changed.
After looking at each other, the man with tied hair in the middle said respectfully: "I didn't know you were here again, sir. Sorry to bother you. We will leave now!"
After saying that, he began to slowly back away.
“Wait!”
Chen Lin's voice rang out, and then he slowly walked towards the three people.
The three men's faces suddenly changed, and they each took out their life-saving trump cards and were about to use them.
"Just stay still and be quiet. I won't do anything bad to you. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
Chen Lin's voice sounded again. The three hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not dare to move.
"What are your names and where are you from?"
Coming in front of the three people, Chen Lin casually cast a spell, which sealed the surrounding ground fire holes, and the flames disappeared.
The three of them looked stern.
The man with tied hair in the middle bowed and said, "Your Excellency, my name is Han Zuxuan. I am not a local cultivator, but from overseas. These two are my companions."
After saying that, the two people next to him also spoke hurriedly.
"My name is Zhao Zhengfeng, nice to meet you, sir!"
"My name is Xu Baixian, nice to meet you, sir!"
Chen Lin glanced at the three people and asked again, "So you are cultivators from overseas. Where are you from overseas?"
Then his voice turned cold, "Don't hide it. I will investigate after you leave here. If you lie, don't blame me for being cruel!"
The three of them secretly groaned when they heard this, but they did not dare to show it. Han Zuxuan spoke up, "Your Excellency, we are cultivators from the Starry Continent on the other side of the Wuding Sea. We came here just to find some cultivation resources. We have absolutely no other intentions, and we are ready to leave immediately!"
They thought Chen Lin was the leader of a large tribe here, and hurriedly said that he was not here to build power or fight for territory.
Chen Lin's eyes lit up.
It turned out that he was actually a cultivator from the Starry Continent. This was really great. He was worried that he would not be able to get any news from there!
He still looked calm and said, "I have been to the Starry Continent before. Which immortal city or sect are you from? What are you looking for here?"
After saying that, he pointed at the man next to him named Zhao Zhengfeng and said, "You answer!"
Zhao Zhengfeng was stunned, but he didn't think much about it and immediately replied: "My Lord, I used to be a cultivator in Tianyun Immortal City, but the current Star Continent is no longer the same as before. Not only has it encountered a great disaster, but the land is no longer suitable for survival. All humans have retreated to the islands."
Chen Lin's eyes flashed.
It seems that the situation in the southern immortal cultivation world is not very good.
This is not the place to talk. He just wants to make sure whether what the three people said is true or false. It will not be too late to ask for details after leaving Huoyan Mountain.
After thinking for a while, he looked at Han Zuxuan and the other two and said, "What about you? Are you also cultivators from Tianyun Immortal City?"
Han Zuxuan spoke first, "Your Excellency, the three of us were indeed from Tianyun Immortal City before. After the city was conquered, we moved to the islands in the sea."
Chen Lin nodded. In his perception, the three people were not lying.
But I didn’t expect that these three people were all from Tianyun Fairy City.
He asked casually, "There is a female elder named Tantai Yunjin in Tianyun Immortal City. Do you know her?"
Then he found that after he asked this question, Han Zuxuan and Zhao Zhengfeng both looked at the young man next to them.
The young man showed a look of surprise, then he said respectfully, "My Lord, the Elder Tan Tai you mentioned is my master. Could it be that you know my master?"
After saying that, he looked at Chen Lin with anticipation.
If their master knew this powerful man who suddenly appeared, then they would not have to worry about their lives.
Chen Lin was really surprised this time.
This guy named Xu Baixian is actually the grandson of Tan Tai Yunjin.
Suddenly, his expression changed, and he looked at the other person and said, "Your last name is Xu, are you a descendant of Xu Zihua?"
"ah!"
Xu Baixian exclaimed, and immediately realized that he had lost his composure. He quickly calmed down and bowed, saying, "Your Excellency is right. My father is Xu Zihua."
Chen Lin sighed in his heart. It was such a coincidence that he could meet the son of an old friend in this place.
"How is your father now?"
He looked at the other person's face and found that he was indeed somewhat similar to Xu Zihua when he was young. Moreover, at this age, the other person had already reached the late stage of foundation building, so his aptitude must be good.
But he found that after he asked the question, the other party became depressed.
Xu Baixian took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "My Lord, my father has passed away many years ago."
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, and recalled the high-spirited young man in his mind.
Considering the man's age, even if he had not yet reached the stage of Dan, his life span had not yet run out, so he must have died in an accident.
"Where is Elder Tantai? Is she still alive?"
Having seen life and death all too often, such news no longer stirred up any waves in Chen Lin's heart, so he continued to ask.
"My Lord, my great master is still alive and has already reached the late Jindan stage."
It's good news that Tan Tai Yun Jin is still alive.
After taking a look at the three people, Chen Lin said, "I need to know more about the situation in the Starry Continent. The three of you should follow me back to Lujiao City. If there is anything you want to find, I will help you find it after I have learned more."
The three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief and agreed in unison.
Deer Horn City.
It took Chen Lin half a day to finish his communication with the three people, feeling deeply moved.
Just as he thought, the situation in the southern cultivation world was not much better, and was even worse than that in the northern cultivation world.
The area near the big rift in Wanhun Ridge was completely shrouded in the Yin Realm, and several powerful ghosts appeared. Even Nascent Soul cultivators did not dare to approach.
However, unlike the immortal cultivation world in the north, there is the Wuding Sea in the south, and the strong winds and thunderstorms above the Wuding Sea are the nemesis of the dark creatures, so the cultivators all moved to the island.
Although there are underwater monsters in the sea, they have been almost wiped out by the former alliance army, so the living environment is much better than that in the north.
Today, the southern cultivation world is divided into several large forces.
The first one is the City of Light built by powerful people such as Fairy of Flowers and Lord Wanmeng. However, the management of this city is extremely strict, and many monks who love freedom are not willing to join.
There are plenty of small islands in the sea, and you can survive anywhere as long as you don't worry about the spiritual veins.
The second largest force is the Sea Clan Alliance, which is an alliance formed by special sea races like the Sea Shell Clan. These races have been hiding in the seabed before, but now they have emerged and their strength is extraordinary.
The third largest force is the family alliance formed by aristocratic families, including bloodline families like Jin Xingyun, and secret families like Ji Wuming.
In addition to these three major forces, there is also the demon alliance on land, some other immortal cities and sects that are unwilling to give up their inheritance, as well as forces formed by Yin-based cultivators and demon-based cultivators, etc., which are much more complicated than the immortal cultivation world in the north.
Tianyun Fairy City was not incorporated into Guangming City, but occupied an island, changed its name to Tianyun Sect, and developed on its own.
In addition, Chen Lin also found out Luo Qinglan's information.
The other party also did not join Guangming City, but led the former members of Qingyang Sect to rebuild the mountain gate, and it seems that he is quite famous.
Now that the other party has become a Nascent Soul cultivator and has super strong bloodline, maintaining the sect's inheritance is not a problem.
The other party's obsession was the Qingyang Sect, and he wanted to develop the sect, so he achieved his wish.
After learning the information, Chen Lin let the three people act as they please.
The main purpose of these three people coming here is to collect immortal stones. They are accepting the task sent by the True Lord Guangming Cheng Wanmeng, so they don't need his help.
There are a lot of fairy stones on this continent, and it is not difficult to collect them. The difficult part is how to transport them back.
If it is a small amount, you can carry it with you, but if it is a large amount, you have to use a ship.
As a result, the danger of crossing the Wuding Sea increased infinitely, which was why when he hired people to collect it before, they could only bring back a small amount each time.
However, he still had to take care of Xu Zihua's son to some extent, and left two communication talismans for him, so that he could ask for help when he encountered trouble, provided that he could get there in time.
If the other party can return at the same time as him, he can take care of him then.
In the following days, Chen Lin continued to explore the Flaming Mountain and collect bone-eroding fruits.
A few days later, he suddenly received a message from Xu Baixian. After learning the content, he was surprised and suspicious.