Chen Lin decided to go to the Demon Realm node in the north of Tianfeng City to take a look, but he couldn't enter rashly.
Although Yu Guangyan looks very honest, his character is uncertain and he doesn't know if he will set a trap for him.
Things in the demon world cannot be taken lightly. No one can fully believe them and one must verify them for oneself.
So he called Fatty Han and asked him to hire two old cultivators and take them to the destination together.
"Are you two ready? I never force anything on you. If you regret it now, it's not too late. You won't be punished."
Chen Lin sat on the spirit boat, used his spiritual eyes to find the node, and then spoke to the two old cultivators in front of him.
"Don't worry, senior. We are fully prepared. We are willing to give it a try no matter how dangerous it is. As long as the things you promised can be handed over to our descendants, it will be fine."
The person who spoke was an old woman with white hair and a dead look. It was obvious that she didn't have much time left.
The other was an old man, also with white hair, but looking relatively vigorous, and he nodded in agreement.
Chen Lin smiled and said, "Don't worry, the danger of this exploration should not be high, and there will be no danger to your life."
The expressions of the two men relaxed a lot, but they were still a little nervous. After all, they were only cultivators in the late stage of Qi training, and it was difficult for them to remain calm and composed when facing unknown dangers.
"Okay, you two go in separately, who goes first?"
In order to prevent the two from colluding inside and concealing what they had discovered, Chen Lin asked the two to go in separately.
The two looked at each other, and it was the old woman who stood up and said with determination: "Let the younger generation go first!"
Chen Lin showed an appreciative look, without saying anything, he controlled the spirit boat to come to the vicinity of the node, first set up a defensive formation and an illusion formation, and suddenly thick fog appeared on the surface of the lake, hiding the spirit boat in it.
Then he took out the boundary-breaking talisman and lightly drew it at the node. The node was immediately broken, and ripples like water appeared.
At Chen Lin's signal, the old woman gritted her teeth and jumped in.
Chen Lin glanced at the timing device and waited quietly there.
Fatty Han and the other old cultivator were staring at the location of the node nervously, while Xiaocao looked unconcerned.
Not long after, Chen Lin used the Boundary Breaking Talisman again to break the node. The Qi-cultivating cultivator had a weak resistance to the aura of the demon world, and he did not give the other party the Immortal Stone, so even if there was no danger inside, the other party would not be able to hold on for long.
As soon as the node was opened, a figure flashed and an old woman jumped out and landed on the spirit boat.
"How is it, is there any problem?"
When Fatty Han saw the old woman coming out, he immediately looked surprised and asked.
The old woman immediately greeted him and said, "Thank you, Lord Han, for your concern. I am not in any danger."
Chen Lin looked at the other party and confirmed that he was not demonized. Then he said, "Okay, let's talk about the situation inside first."
This old woman has some connection with Fatty Han. Fatty Han took her niece as his concubine, so this basically harmless exploration mission fell on her.
He also knew about this matter, and when he asked Fatty Han to find someone, he told the other party that there would be no danger in this exploration and asked the other party to find someone he knew to come.
The other old cultivator is a relative of Manager He.
When the old woman heard Chen Lin's words, she immediately respectfully recounted what she had seen and heard.
After listening to it, Chen Lin nodded. It was basically the same as what Yu Guangyan said, so it seemed that there should be no problem.
Then, he broke open the node and allowed the white-haired old man to enter.
With the old woman's example, the white-haired old man felt much more relaxed and jumped in without hesitation.
Still at the same time, after Chen Lin reopened the node, the other party also jumped out from it.
After some inquiries, the answer I got was the same as what the old woman said, there was just a dilapidated village inside, it was impossible to leave but there was no danger either.
After he felt relieved, he walked to the node and said to Xiaocao: "Wait for me here, I'll go in and take a look!"
Entering through the node in real body, there must be no problems with the node. There are many strong people here who can destroy the nodes, unlike the lower realm. Only Xiaocao can guard him and he can feel at ease.
In recent years, Chen Lin has been keeping an eye out for materials that can be used to refine shadow puppets, wanting to refine a high-level shadow puppet again to use as a guard when exploring the demon world, but he has not been able to find a suitable one.
The main reason is that he plans to refine one above the Nascent Soul level this time. A lower level will be of little use.
As for the Fire King Shadow Puppet, he had been away for so long that it had probably already escaped Luo Xiaoyu's control and turned into a wild monster.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Chen Lin broke through the node and entered.
His figure flashed and appeared under a big willow tree.
This big willow tree is the iconic plant of this scene and the center of the entire village.
After taking a look at the nodes that had not yet closed, Chen Lin sensed the concentration of the demonic energy here. After seeing that there was nothing abnormal, he began to check the surrounding situation.
After a tour, I found that it was just as Yu Guangyan said, there was nothing special about the whole village except for the thirty or so thatched houses.
There are tall earth walls on all sides, and there are pass barriers above the walls and overhead. The secondary pass cannot pass through, and it is impossible to see the scene outside.
The only way out of the village was blocked by a big gate like a city gate. You could see outside through the gap in the gate, but it was dark and you couldn't make out anything.
If there is anything eye-catching in the village, besides the big willow tree next to the node, it is a well.
As soon as he saw the well in the demon world, Chen Lin thought of the frog and his demonized puppet Fat Tiger.
However, this well has dried up. There is no well platform, willow pot, or frog. There is only a wooden windlass placed on two dry tree stumps.
In fact, even if he met the frog again now, he would not be as afraid as before. With the power of his golden soul, many soul secrets, and the bone knife in his body, the frog could not do anything to him.
After looking around the wellhead for a while, Chen Lin turned and came to the gate. He looked carefully and after making sure that he couldn't get out, he walked around the earth wall again.
Throughout the process, he activated his spiritual eyes to search for spatial nodes.
Finally, I have to admit that except for the node at the big willow tree, there are no other nodes here, and there is no place to explore.
Although he was mentally prepared to get nothing, he was still a little disappointed. He shook his head and prepared to leave.
"Um?"
Before leaving, Chen Lin came to the dry well again and took a look, then his expression froze.
He took out the bone knife and held it in his hand. After thinking for a while, he took out the basalt shield as well. After activating it, he moved closer to take a look.
Sure enough, the position of the windlass has moved!
Although the movement was small, he was still able to feel it because of the frog and he had checked the well very carefully just now.
There was a crack on the windlass, which was previously exactly in the center of the stump, but now it was offset by about an inch.
There is no wind or waves in this scene, so the windlass cannot turn by itself, which means something is turning it!
Chen Lin's expression changed, he activated his spiritual eyes and looked down at the wellhead.
When I got to the bottom, I could see the same soil as before, without any water.
He looked around again and saw nothing unusual.
After hesitating for a while, Chen Lin suppressed his curiosity and slowly retreated to the big willow tree.
Then he broke through the node and left.
As soon as his figure disappeared, a flash of light appeared in the dry well, and a fat shadow appeared at the edge of the well, with a frog standing on its head.
It is the puppet Fat Tiger and Frog combination!
"Haha, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. I just casually inspected my territory and actually met this guy. This is really fate!"
The frog puffed out his chest and belly, looked at the location of the node and laughed.
At this moment, it was obviously larger than before, and its cloak had turned golden. It still wore the golden crown on its head and held a golden scepter in its hand, looking very arrogant.
At this moment, the puppet's eyes lit up and it spoke in a muffled voice.
"You said you wouldn't attack my master. Don't forget that!"
The frog was furious when he heard this and said angrily: "What master? It's the former master! Does the former master know? Now I am your master!"
The puppet's voice sounded again, "But he is my creator. I cannot disobey his orders. As long as he gives me orders, I must obey."
The frog sneered and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as he dies, there will be no problem. Then I will be your only master. You can just be my mount!"
Fat Tiger's eyes lit up again, his emotions fluctuating, and he said, "You said you wouldn't attack him. You can't break your promise, or our agreement won't count."
The frog got angry and said, "Don't think that I am no longer capable without you. I just have some problems and don't want to waste time looking for another mount!"
But then his tone softened, and he said, "Okay, what I said definitely counts, but if he dies on his own, it has nothing to do with me!"
After saying this, it looked towards the node, its eyes showing a hint of conspiracy having succeeded.
As soon as Chen Lin entered the space node, he immediately realized something was wrong.
He did not return to the spirit boat in the real world, but entered a turbulent flow of the void. Fortunately, he activated the Black Tortoise Shield and the Golden Body in advance, otherwise he would have been torn into pieces by the turbulent flow of the void on the spot.
In the turbulence, there were wandering spots of light, each of which gave him a sense of danger that made his hair stand on end.
Seeing this, Chen Lin wanted to withdraw immediately, but the passage behind him had disappeared, and the surrounding light spots surged up rapidly.
He was horrified, but he was in the turbulence and could not move normally with his level of cultivation. In desperation, he could only slap his storage bag, take out the Void-Breaking Shuttle, and activate the ability of void shuttle without hesitation.
The Void-Breaking Shuttle hummed and emitted a ball of light that enveloped Chen Lin, then disappeared from the spot in a flash!