"What do you two mean by this?"
Chen Lin stopped and looked at the two men warily.
Although I didn't think the other party would rob people on the road, I didn't understand why they stopped him.
"Don't panic, my fellow Daoist. My brothers and sisters have no ill intentions. They just want to ask for a favor."
Lu Li cupped his hands and forced a smile.
Chen Lin's eyes flashed slightly, and he seemed to understand the other party's intention, but he felt it was unlikely.
At this time, the other party spoke again: "Let me introduce myself first. I am Lu Li, a member of the Lu family. This is my cousin Lan Yuqing. You also saw me in Duobao Pavilion just now. I urgently need to refine the Soul Binding Talisman. Seeing that fellow Taoist seems to have purchased the materials for making talismans, I think he must be a talisman master, so I rashly blocked your way."
Chen Lin's mouth twitched.
It’s true.
He guessed it.
How desperate must the other party be to be running around like a headless fly.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a low-level talisman master who has just started. I can only refine the Power Talisman at present. I'm afraid I can't be of much help."
Chen Lin waved his hands repeatedly.
The refusal was very straightforward.
Although he really wanted to give it a try, and he was sure he could refine it with his ability to succeed ten times, he did not dare to agree.
The matter of his innate ability must never be leaked. If others think that he has this ability because he possesses some treasure, he will be blasted into pieces in minutes.
Even if others believe that he has a natural ability, there is still a possibility that he will be imprisoned and used as a talisman-making slave, and the probability is very high.
In the world of immortal cultivation here, there is no such thing as benevolence, righteousness, and morality, only the law of the jungle.
Lu Li didn't care about Chen Lin's refusal.
He sneered and said, "I am going to hold a talisman-making conference in Lianyun Inn tonight. I sincerely invite you to come and participate. If you have a talisman master you are familiar with, you can recommend one to me.
I, Lu, have plenty of spirit stones. Whoever can refine the talisman I need will be rewarded with 5,000 spirit stones, and the recommender can also receive 500 spirit stones as a reward! "
A light flashed in Chen Lin's eyes.
This reward is really generous!
"Oh well."
He nodded and agreed.
Spirit stone!
The huge reward of 5,000 spirit stones immediately broke down Chen Lin's defense.
Seeing this, Lu Li's expression also looked much better.
Then, the pair of brothers and sisters sneered at the same time, their bodies flashed, and they flew away at a low altitude.
Chen Lin looked at their backs with envy, wondering when he would be able to learn how to fly so that he wouldn't have to crawl in the snow so awkwardly.
He waited until the two figures completely disappeared before smacking his lips and looking away.
Continue to stagger towards your residence.
Besides him, there are many crawling ones.
From a distance, they looked like stiff zombies, emitting waves of evil and crazy sneers.
How can this be the demeanor of an immortal cultivator? It's simply an eyesore.
Chen Lin began to quicken his pace.
I returned to the yard with a heavy heart, and just happened to meet the sallow-faced and fierce female nun from my neighborhood coming out.
"Humph, old bachelor!"
He originally wanted to say hello, but the other party glared at him unhappily, making him hold back his words.
Chen Lin twitched his lips. He was too lazy to bother with such a woman. He ignored her and walked into his room.
I had just taken off my cotton coat and hat when there was a knock on the door.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, it's me, Zhao Zhengyuan."
Chen Lin's eyes flashed, he put a talisman in his hand and opened the door.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, something terrible has happened!"
As soon as the door was opened a crack, Zhao Zhengyuan squeezed in anxiously with a look of panic on his face.
"What's wrong?"
Feeling the other party's emotions, Chen Lin also became a little nervous.
"Dead, all dead!"
Zhao Zhengyuan's face turned pale and his lips trembled constantly.
"Everything is dead?"
Chen Lin was a little puzzled, but immediately his face changed as if he remembered something.
"Could it be that those who were possessed by evil spirits are dead?"
Zhao Zhengyuan nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, didn't I say last time that many people were possessed by evil spirits just like us? I saw you go out this morning, so I went out for a walk too. I asked around and found out that those people were dead, and their cause of death was the same as Sun Shi and the others!
Chen Lin's face suddenly turned gloomy.
The Sun Shi mentioned by the other party was the cultivator who was possessed by evil spirits along with the original owner and his friends last time. He died not long after returning.
There were several others, but none of them survived.
It is said that they all died miserably, as if they were dried by the wind, and their entire bodies turned into mummies.
"Are they really all dead? There is no one alive?"
Chen Lin's voice was a little dry.
If this is true, then his and Zhao Zhengyuan's presence would be too conspicuous and would definitely attract other people's attention.
Zhao Zhengyuan's face was not looking good either. He spat and said, "All those who were possessed last time are dead, but a new monk who has been possessed has appeared. Now it has attracted attention and many people are discussing this matter."
"Someone is possessed again?"
Chen Lin was shocked.
The more people who are possessed by evil spirits, the more conspicuous the two survivors will be, which is not a good thing.
"Yes, and there are quite a few of them. There are two rumors now. One is that a powerful evil creature has appeared outside the city and has set its sights on Kaiyuan City. Another rumor is that this situation is a plague."
Zhao Zhengyuan came out of his nervous mood and pulled a chair to sit down.
"plague?"
Chen Lin frowned, "That's impossible. Can immortal cultivators also be infected with the plague?"
Zhao Zhengyuan sneered and said, "Of course it will, but it is definitely not an ordinary plague. But don't be afraid, I, Zhao, have done some research on plagues!"
Chen Lin automatically ignored the other party's sick talk and frowned without saying anything.
If it really is a plague, it would be fine. It can be avoided by isolating yourself and not contacting others. But if you are targeted by a powerful evil creature, the consequences will be disastrous.
Moreover, if a powerful monster appeared outside, the danger of him escaping from here would increase sharply.
"Which one do you think it will be?"
Chen Lin asked casually.
"Ah, who knows? It will become clear after a while. Anyway, no matter what it is, we have no way to deal with it. It's snowing so heavily that we can't even find a way out of the city. We can only wait in the city."
Zhao Zhengyuan sighed, shook his head, stood up and left the room.
After the other party left, Chen Lin fell into thought, but after thinking it over and over again, he realized that there was no solution, just as the other party had said.
It is definitely not possible to escape from the city now.
The snow was more than half a meter thick. It was impossible to travel long distances without the ability to fly. Besides, the monsters outside the city were probably starving to death, so going out would be like delivering snacks.
Not to mention that there may be powerful weirdness.
"This world is too crazy to proceed step by step!"
Chen Lin gritted his teeth and made a decision.
Originally, he planned to proceed step by step, relying on his ability to hit the target ten times in a row to develop slowly, but this sudden change forced him to change his plan.
He did not continue making talismans, but cooked a pot of spiritual rice porridge. After drinking it, he began to meditate and practice.
In the evening, he made some preparations and walked out of the room carrying his package.