Chen Lin looked at the old Taoist priest inquiringly, as he felt unsure about what the other party said.
Shopkeeper Fu's face relaxed a little. Although he had taken the jade talisman several times, they were all sealed and isolated. He had never touched it directly, nor had he been contaminated by the aura on it.
In fact, with his soul strength, if he was eroded by the aura on the jade talisman, he would have been pulled directly into the demon world.
The old Taoist priest flicked his whisk and said in a deep voice, "This jade talisman belongs to the Taoist priests of our sect. Hundreds of years ago, an ancient Taoist relic was discovered in Tianfang Continent, which produced many Taoist items, attracting many cultivators to fight for them. The other items were fine, but this jade talisman became demonic for some reason, and countless cultivators were dragged into the demon world, causing a great disaster."
After a pause, he continued, "This jade talisman was not brought out from the Demon Realm, and I don't know why it became demonic. Moreover, it is different from normal items in the Demon Realm. As long as you are contaminated by the aura on it, even if you are not pulled into the Demon Realm at that time, you will be pulled in inexplicably in the future. There is no pattern, and there is no way to prevent it. After all, this item belongs to my Taoist sect, so my Taoist sect has been looking for it to recover it to avoid irreparable consequences."
After listening to the Taoist's explanation, Chen Lin felt even more depressed.
He felt that the other party had not lied, so he was really in trouble. He didn't know whether the power of the golden soul could resist the pull-in of the jade talisman scene. If he couldn't resist, his life might be in danger.
"Master, according to your investigation, all the cultivators who were contaminated by the aura of this thing were dragged into the demon world. Was there no one who escaped, or came out alive after entering?"
"No!"
The old Taoist answered very straightforwardly.
Seeing that Chen Lin seemed to be skeptical, he continued, "Anyway, no one I have investigated has been spared, and the corpses have all mutated. People who touched the mutated corpses have not been spared. Even if they had special defensive means to avoid it at the time, they would be pulled into the demon world at an undetermined time in the future, and die and mutate."
Chen Lin frowned deeply.
If this is true, it will be a big trouble.
However, he did not think that the other party's words were necessarily accurate. After all, the Taoist ruins appeared hundreds of years ago, and there was not only one jade talisman. No one could know how many cultivators had come into contact with it during this period, so it could not be so absolute.
The old Taoist seemed to know what Chen Lin was thinking, and continued: "After the Taoist ruins incident, all branches of our Taoist sect went out in full force. All the demonized jade talismans have been found and sealed one after another. This is the last one, so please tell me the information of all the people who may have come into contact with this jade talisman to avoid any accidents."
Chen Lin frowned slightly and said nothing.
Although these two Taoist priests, one old and one young, had helped him, he could not blindly believe what they said. He needed to find out more about whether what they said was true or they were just exaggerating and had ulterior motives.
As for the people who have come into contact with the jade talisman, there are only him and Xiaocao on his side.
Although Fatty Han and others had also taken the jade talisman, they were all in a sealed state and had not been contaminated by the aura on it. After the old cultivators died and transformed, their bodies were handled by Xiaocao and no one else had touched them.
As a creature from the Demon Realm, Xiaocao has a contract with him that is recognized by the rules of the Demon Realm. No matter how special the jade talisman scene is, it is unlikely that he will be pulled into the Demon Realm as long as the other party is unwilling.
So he is the only one in danger.
And he has the power of the golden soul, so he may not be unable to resist. Even if he is really pulled in, with his many skills, there is a great possibility that he can survive.
The most important thing is Niu Niu’s amulet.
With this trump card, he has enough confidence, especially in the demon world, Niu Niu can definitely save his life.
Chen Lin's mind was full of thoughts, and Shopkeeper Fu beside him said, "Master, I bought this jade talisman. I only kept it in our store for one day before I traded it to Elder Chen. No one was exposed to the demonic aura on it during the whole process."
Upon hearing this, the old Taoist turned his gaze to Chen Lin.
Chen Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Although I hired some old cultivators with limited lifespans to explore, they have all died and their mutated bodies have been destroyed. Others have not come into contact with the aura on the jade talisman."
He was not telling the truth. The other party was extremely powerful. If he was killed directly in order to nip the danger in the bud, he would not be able to resist.
The old Taoist's eyes flickered, and he smiled and said, "That's great. I'll keep this jade talisman first. As compensation, I have a Chongxu Pill here, which I'll give to Mr. Chen."
Just as Chen Lin was about to refuse, the old Taoist took out a pill bottle and said, "This pill is a treasure of our Taoist sect. It can help Mr. Chen break through the current bottleneck without any side effects."
Chen Lin immediately swallowed back his words of refusal.
Considering the opponent's strength, it is not surprising that he is stuck at the bottleneck of the late Nascent Soul stage. And the fact that the opponent took out this pill in public should not be fake. Such a precious thing that is of great use to him cannot be missed in any case.
He took it with his hand and said, "Thank you for the pill, Taoist Priest. If there is anything I need you to do, please feel free to contact me."
After saying that, he took out two communication talismans and handed them to the other party.
With the other party's means, it would be easy to find him, so it would be better to take the initiative.
Chen Lin also knew that the Taoist priest would not easily believe his words and would definitely find out more about him, or investigate secretly to confirm, or even search his soul directly.
So after leaving here, he decided to hide in Yingyue Palace or the Crystal Clan, and leave with the Crystal Clan's team when the time came.
"No problem."
The old Taoist took the communication talisman in his hand casually and said, "In that case, I won't bother you any more. This jade talisman still needs some special means to be sealed and then sent back to the Taoist headquarters. See you later!"
After saying this, he asked the young Taoist to leave.
However, the young Taoist priest did not move. Instead, he stared at Chen Lin and said, "Master, he lied. He has the aura of the jade talisman on him. He must have touched the jade talisman in person!"
Chen Lin suddenly looked embarrassed.
His lie was exposed in front of him, and even though he was extremely thick-skinned, he still felt a little embarrassed.
What worried him even more was that the old Taoist priest would turn hostile on the spot.
But to his surprise, the old Taoist just glanced at him, without any extra expression, and pulled the young Taoist away.
Chen Lin's expression suddenly changed, not knowing what the old Taoist priest was up to.
Does he not want to take action here because he has some reservations, or does he have no intention of dealing with anyone who comes into contact with the jade talisman
Or maybe, the other party is not as strong as imagined, and he feels that he cannot be defeated, so he has to leave
"Elder Chen, this old Taoist is very mysterious and what he says may not be true. I think he is just exaggerating just to take away the jade talisman."
Shopkeeper Fu's voice sounded, with a look of deep suspicion on his face.
Chen Lin also had such a guess, otherwise he would not be able to explain the old Taoist's reaction. However, he originally wanted to give the jade talisman to the other party as a favor. If this was true, it would be the best case scenario.
After exchanging a few more words with Shopkeeper Fu, and seeing that the other party inadvertently revealed his wariness of him, he left the shop with a heavy heart and returned to his residence.
Since the young Taoist priest had exposed his lies and the old Taoist priest had not turned hostile to him, there was no need for him to hide and he could just wait at his residence.
And there's nowhere to hide.
Not to mention the two Taoists, even the shopkeeper of Tianbao Pavilion could not hide his affairs. He had to report it as soon as he left. It is estimated that Yingyue Palace already knew the situation.
A person who may be pulled into the demon world at any time is a time bomb and will be excluded wherever he goes.
Neither the Yingyue Palace nor the Jing Clan can do it.
Moreover, if this matter is not resolved, let alone hiding, the Crystal Clan will probably not take him to the Tianfang Continent after they know the situation.
Chen Lin was speechless after getting into such trouble after a trip to Tianbao Pavilion.
In order not to displease Yingyue Palace, he simply went into seclusion and had no contact with the outside world.
After several days, the old Taoist priest did not come to his door, which made Chen Lin even more suspicious.
Since the other party claimed that he wanted to take back the jade talisman and eliminate the disastrous consequences caused by the Taoist relics, there was no reason not to come to him.
Then it is just as Manager Fu said, the other party is deliberately being mysterious just to get the jade talisman.
Although this was the best outcome, he was still uneasy and had no mood to practice, racking his brains to think of a solution.
Finally, he decided to take the initiative and asked Fatty Han and others to find the Taoist priest and make things clear.
If what the other person says is true, there is no point in avoiding it.
He wanted to hide before because he was afraid that the other party would eliminate his hidden danger without asking any questions, but since the other party didn't do that, he could have an in-depth communication with him and find a solution.
But what puzzled Chen Lin was that the two Taoists had disappeared and could not be found no matter how hard he looked!