"It was a very simple scene, with only a bald mountain. The frog was escaping from the demon creatures and used a special scene to travel there. Then, it discovered that there were two space nodes there."
Fat Tiger answered all of Chen Lin's questions.
Chen Lin's expression changed when he heard this, and he said, "Do you know where the two nodes lead to?"
Fat Tiger nodded and said, "I know. One is the interface of the crystal light creature, and the other is in some place on the Tianfang Continent. It is a mountain range full of giant monument-like peaks. There are very powerful monks there. Frog took me out to investigate and then hurriedly returned. I never dared to go out again, and I covered the node with special means."
"Tianfang Continent, are you sure?"
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment. There is a Tianfang Continent in the southern boundary of the star. He didn't know if the two were the same place. However, there were mountains all over that looked like giant monuments. Such a conspicuous location must be very famous and should be able to be found out.
"Sure."
Fat Tiger nodded seriously and said, "That frog caught several low-level cultivators and asked them about it. It is indeed called Tianfang Continent. The boundary seems to be called Xing Something Realm. That's right, it is Xingnan Realm!"
Chen Lin was shocked.
It really is the Tianfang Continent in the Southern Star Realm. What a coincidence.
But there are only two nodes, one in Tianfang Continent and one leading to the Crystal Light Realm, which is of no use to him. He has no talent for space and has no interest in crystal worms.
However, if that place is really the home of the Crystal Clan, it would be important news to the Crystal Clan, and a lot of good things could be exchanged from them.
After getting a valuable clue, Chen Lin continued to ask Fat Tiger about the nodes he knew.
Not only the Demon Realm, but other alien dimensions are also acceptable and can be used to exchange things with the Crystal Clan.
But to his disappointment, although Fat Tiger had been to many places with Frog and knew some nodes, most of them were found in the demon world scenes.
He couldn't enter those scenes, so it was useless even if he knew. Moreover, as Frog's mount, Fat Tiger could only obey Frog's orders. In addition, his memory was not strong, so he basically couldn't remember anything.
The node about Tianfang Continent is because the frog stayed in the Crystal Light Realm long enough and went back and forth to the Demon Realm scene many times, so the memory of it is quite profound.
"Master, although I can't remember many nodes, if I get close to a node, I will definitely be able to remember some of them. Fat Tiger is very useful. Please don't be hasty when refining a Taoist companion for me."
Fat Tiger observed the man's expression and spoke mechanically.
Chen Lin had already ignored the other party's lust and desire, and nodded perfunctorily.
Suddenly, his expression changed, and he immediately stood up from the ground, activated the Basalt Shield in front of him, and looked towards the node.
Then I saw the hazy node began to enlarge, and dots of crystal light appeared around the node, and then Xiaocao's figure rushed in first!
"Master, are you okay?"
When Xiaocao saw Chen Lin, the tension on her face relaxed and she immediately rushed to Chen Lin to check and ask.
Chen Lin touched the other person's head lovingly and consoled him, "It's nothing. The crisis has been resolved. It's just that the node has been destroyed, so we're waiting for you to come and rescue us."
After Xiaocao finished checking and confirmed that Chen Lin was fine, he glanced at Fat Tiger next to him and immediately said, "Master, let's leave. Yu Guangyan of the Crystal Clan is still outside locking the node. She may not be able to hold on any longer."
Upon hearing this, Chen Lin did not dare to delay and immediately called Fat Tiger to enter the node together.
"Thank you, Brother Yu, for coming to rescue me. I am deeply grateful!"
The node channels were all shrouded in crystal light, isolating the space turbulence. Chen Lin successfully returned to the spirit boat and saluted to Yu Guangyan who was displaying his innate ability.
Yu Guangyan's eyes flashed, and he put away his innate ability and said, "How could I not come if Daoyou is in danger at the node I provided? However, I have explored this node countless times and there is no dangerous place. Could it be that Daoyou Chen has left the village wall?"
After saying that, he looked at Fat Tiger behind Chen Lin with a probing look.
The reason why he rushed over as soon as he received the communication talisman and even spent his innate talent to fix the space channel was because he was very confused about this point.
The demon world scene corresponding to this node has been abandoned by their clan. Unexpectedly, the other party still encountered danger in it. He couldn't think of any other reason except that he left the range of the wall. If he could leave the range of the wall, then this scene would be reactivated.
He suspected that Fat Tiger was a demon creature that Chen Lin obtained outside the demon world, because although Fat Tiger looked like a puppet, the faint demon aura on his body was real, so he was definitely a demon creature.
Chen Lin inspected the surroundings and saw that the formation was still there, Fatty Han and the two old cultivators were also on the spirit boat, and even Manager He came over, so he felt relieved.
He shook his head and said to Yu Guangyan, "No, I don't have a higher-level guide, so I can't break through the barrier. It's just that a frog suddenly emerged from the dry well and attacked me. Although I and my puppet drove it away, it destroyed the node, so I can only wait for rescue inside."
What he said was basically the truth. There was nothing to hide, otherwise it could not be explained.
"A frog popped out of that dry well?"
Yu Guangyan exclaimed.
Then he glanced at Fatty Han and the two old cultivators, and instead of asking any more questions, he nodded and said, "Since Fellow Daoist Chen has nothing to do, let's leave here first. My innate abilities have been consumed too much, and I can't use them again today."
"Okay, let's go back to my place first. I have something to discuss with Fellow Daoist Yu."
Chen Lin understood what Dui meant and directly invited the other party to visit his mansion.
He put away the formation and drove the spirit boat back to Tianfeng City.
He first signed a new spiritual contract with the two old cultivators, restricting them from leaking today's events, and gave each of them a foundation-building pill.
This is the agreed reward.
However, the two old cultivators did not take the foundation-building pills. Instead, they knelt down at the same time and asked to sign a contract with Chen Lin to become his servants.
One of them is related to Fatty Han, and the other is a relative of Manager He. They all know that Chen Lin is wealthy and is not harsh on his slaves. As long as they become contracted slaves, there is a high probability that they will be able to successfully build a foundation.
If they only rely on the reward of this foundation-building pill, unless they are extremely lucky, there is no possibility for them to succeed in building the foundation.
Chen Lin had actually expected this scene a long time ago. He thought about it and nodded, saying, "Since you have this intention, then stay. But you must not rely on my name to do anything wrong outside. Otherwise, I will not let you go, even if I don't need anyone else."
There was a shortage of staff in his mansion, so two more servants would be just right.
In fact, as a time traveler, he does not like the relationship of contracted servitude, but there is no other way. Monks are full of secrets, and no one wants his situation to be fully understood by others, so when recruiting servants, they have to sign strict contracts, which has become a rule.
If he does not sign a contract with the other party, the other party will probably feel uneasy and suspect that he may kill people to silence them at any time.
"Cheng Suzhen, He Daqiang, pay your respects to the Lord!"
The two old cultivators kowtowed in thanks, then stood up and took out their soul contracts and signed a harsh contract with Chen Lin.
After the soul contract was signed, each of them took out the blood contract and signed it again.
Very well prepared.
This time, Chen Lin only agreed to sign the contract with the two of them. Forget about the heirs of the family. He just wanted to find two people to use for convenience. He didn't want an affiliated family. It was too troublesome.
After the contract was signed, Chen Lin took out two bottles of pills and handed them to the two of them, saying, "Both of you have a short lifespan, and I don't want to die just after taking in a slave. Use these foundation-building pills. Get promoted to the foundation-building stage as soon as possible so that you can do more things."
The Foundation Establishment Pill is the dream item for Qi training practitioners, but it is useless to Chen Lin. Moreover, there are too many in the storage bag. At this rate of use, it will take hundreds of years to use them all up.
The two old cultivators took the pill bottles in ecstasy and wanted to kowtow again, but Chen Lin waved his hand to stop them. After handing the people over to Manager He and the others, he took Yu Guangyan into the guest hall.
Fat Tiger was given to Xiaocao to take away.
"If Elder Chen wants to recruit subordinates, why not some young people with outstanding qualifications, but only some old cultivators with low cultivation? Such people have low qualifications, and it is difficult to train them. Moreover, they have a short lifespan, so even if they are trained, they can't help you for long. Why bother?"
Yu Guangyan witnessed the entire process of Chen Lin taking in the two old cultivators and felt very puzzled.
Chen Lin smiled and said, "I don't want to form any forces. I just want to find a few subordinates to use temporarily. Old cultivators have their own advantages. They are knowledgeable and tactful. Moreover, they have experienced the despair of running out of lifespan, so they cherish the opportunity to be reborn more. It is easier to use them."
Yu Guangyan just asked casually, and when she saw Chen Lin said that, she stopped talking and got the topic back on track. She said solemnly: "Elder Chen, can you tell me the situation in that node scene in detail?"
"Of course."
Chen Lin agreed without hesitation, and then described in detail the situation of the frog's appearance.
Of course, there was no mention of his feud with the frog, nor the existence of Fat Tiger.
Even so, Yu Guangyan was still shocked.
"There's actually a space transmission channel under that dry well?"
He couldn't quite believe it.
Then he frowned and said, "My people and I have explored the well many times, but we haven't found any traces. It seems that the passage was only formed in recent years. It is also possible that the frog has some special ability to travel through scenes, and it did not come here through the space passage."
After some speculation, he stood up and said goodbye.
"I need to go back and report this matter to the clan leader. If there is any need for Elder Chen, please do not refuse."
Chen Lin stood up to see him off and said, "Of course. If it weren't for Daoist Fellow Yu's rescue, I would still be trapped in that scene. Daoist Fellow Yu, if there is anything you need my help with, just ask."
He did not mention the matter of the Crystal Light Realm node. If he said it now, the other party would definitely suspect that the news was just obtained in that scene and would suspect that he was hiding some information.
So, it’s better to wait a few days and find a suitable time.