Hearing Chen Lin's words, Lan Die'er said calmly: "I killed a lustful male cultivator and searched his soul, so I knew this place."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at Chen Lin and said with a half-smile: "This person has the figure of Chen Daoyou in his memory. He should value you very much."
Chen Lin was stunned and asked in surprise, "The man you killed couldn't be called Xu Zihan, right?"
"Yes, it's him. It seems that Fellow Daoist Chen still remembers this person."
Lan Die'er giggled, her willow-leaf eyebrows curved into crescent shapes, and looked at Chen Lin and said, "I also saw some interesting things from Xu Zihan's memories. Perhaps they are closely related to Fellow Daoist Chen's future. Do you want to know?"
"Tell me about it."
Chen Lin's heart moved, and he spoke calmly.
Lan Die'er shook her head and said, "No hurry. I've said so much. Isn't it time for Fellow Daoist Chen to tell me about the situation here?"
Chen Lin frowned, "Need I tell you? Since you have searched Xu Zihan's soul, what else do you not know?"
Lan Die'er lowered her head and pulled her collar, saying, "I know it's my business, you still have to say it, after all, we are doing a deal."
"Can."
Chen Lin agreed readily.
The things here are not a secret. No matter whether the other party has obtained Xu Zi Han's memory or not, they will know it sooner or later, so he just introduced it casually.
Then he said, "Can you tell me now?"
Lan Die'er walked back and forth for a few steps and said, "It's not impossible to talk about it, but the transaction just now has ended. This information is very important to you. It concerns your life and death. What can you give in exchange?"
"What do you want, magic coins?"
Chen Lin stared at the other person's face and asked in a deep voice.
He didn't know whether the other party was being mysterious or not, but after such a long time, the other party could still see him from Xu Zi Han's memory, which meant that Xu Zi Han really cared about him and needed his attention.
"There's no need for magic coins."
Lan Die'er waved her hand, then looked at Chen Lin's wrist, her eyes burning as she said, "I want your bracelet. If you give me the bracelet, I will tell you the secret!"
"Really? Then that's not necessary!"
When Chen Lin heard the other party's request, he sneered, gathered his spirit and returned directly to reality.
"you!"
Lan Die'er was furious, but then she snorted coldly and whispered, "Let's see if you will come to find me."
After saying that, he walked to the entrance of the cave, easily passed through the barrier and came outside to check the environment.
Inside the residence.
Chen Lin opened his eyes and frowned.
It was difficult for him to distinguish the truth and falsehood of what Lan Die'er said, but he must not be led by the other party, otherwise he might fall into her trap.
The two of them had a grudge against each other, so it was very likely that the other party had set a trap for him. What's more, the other party was a demon cultivator, which made the possibility even greater.
However, he and Xu Zihan were just casual acquaintances, with no grudges or interests involved. Although he had some doubts, he really couldn't figure out why this person would pay attention to him, and what danger he would bring to him.
After thinking for a while, he shook his head, stopped thinking about it, got up and walked out of the room.
Now he is trapped in this interface. Even if there is any danger, he cannot be found. It is more important for him to solve his own problems first.
After confirming that the Xingnan Realm had not completely collapsed, Chen Lin felt much more relieved and was no longer as worried as before.
With Luo Qinglan's spatial ability, the rupture of the interface would not take her life. Moreover, with her protection, Yang Zishi and Mu Xingchen should be fine. At most, they would be stranded in some small world.
However, this made it difficult for him to find them. He had originally planned to bring Princess Qinghua and Luo Xiaoyu to Zhongzhou City after the interface was successfully integrated, but now even Luo Qinglan and the others were separated.
It's been a roller coaster ride, and it's so difficult to reunite the family.
Chen Lin sighed and left the yard.
When I came to the street, I first inquired about the information of the ancient cultivator's cave, but to no avail.
This is also expected.
The ancient cave dwellings are the most important resources here. No one will publicize them after discovering them. At most, they may not dare to explore them alone and look for some helpers. It is not realistic to buy the information in the store.
I didn't collect any other materials either. The resources here are extremely scarce and expensive, and the only things sold in the shops are some useless bits and pieces.
And he got some bad news.
According to the information brought back by the monks who went out to explore, something unusual has happened in the Tianluo village recently. A large number of villagers suddenly appeared outside the village, while in the past these villagers rarely left the village, and even rarely left their houses.
"Does Shopkeeper Xiao have any inside information?"
Chen Lin came to the largest store here, called the shopkeeper aside, quietly handed him a pill, and asked through voice transmission.
The shopkeeper is called Xiao Jingyuan, and he is the cousin of Xiao Jingshan, the steward of the third area. The Xiao family is the family of Xiao Tiandao, one of the 'Three Kings'. If there is any inside information, the other party will definitely know it.
When the shopkeeper saw the pill, his eyes lit up and he quietly put it into his sleeve.
Although he was the shopkeeper, he was not the boss. This was a family business and he could not get much. It was not easy for him to get a Nascent Soul stage pill like this.
"Fellow Daoist Chen is so generous!"
The shopkeeper praised him, then transmitted his voice, "You want to ask about something unusual happening with the Tianluo people, right? I guess the Tianluo people's grand sacrifice is about to begin. However, according to historical records, the preparation time for the Tianluo people's grand sacrifice is very long, and it will take at least two or three years to complete. The actual sacrifice will probably start three years later. During this period, fellow Taoists should not go out. When there is definite news, you will be notified from above."
Hearing the three words "high priest", Chen Lin's expression changed slightly.
He had also seen this term in classics. It was an activity held by the Tianluo people every long time, at least one or two hundred years. It seemed that all Tianluo people would participate, similar to a festival.
No one knew what the sacrifice was specifically about. Even a Tianluo person made the cultivators retreat, let alone the people of a village. No cultivator dared to investigate.
However, it is said that during the great sacrifices, entire gatherings of monks would often disappear as a whole, suspected to be sacrifices. Although the news has not been confirmed, we still have to be on guard.
This news made Chen Lin feel very depressed.
He felt like a disaster star, and he could not find peace wherever he went. It really was as the Taoist saying went: those who influence the fate of others will eventually pay the price of changing their own fate. He could be said to have a bad fate.
"You must be careful when using your innate abilities in the future, especially the River of Destiny!"
Chen Lin returned to his residence with a heavy heart, and secretly warned himself in his heart.
After three years, improving his cultivation did not increase his strength much, and facing the Tianluo people, only the Soul-Destroying Finger was useful, so he could only absorb the True Soul Flower to increase his soul power.
After some preparation, he entered the special room for practice, checked the items on his body first, then wrapped up Niu Niu's amulet and Xiao Hong's white mushroom, hung them around his neck, and then entered a state of seclusion.
Time flies by like a white horse.
Three years later.
Chen Lin in the training room slowly opened his eyes. The petals in his hand had completely withered and were thrown aside by him.
It took three years to finally absorb all the True Soul Flowers. Although he did not reach the True Soul level, he entered the 'third level' as he wished.
The soul levels were divided by him himself, and the third level was equivalent to the golden soul.
As soon as he thought of it, Chen Lin's soul power suddenly surged out, and bursts of black light bloomed, as if it were real, and could even condense into various shapes.
Then he thought again, and a black shadow exactly like him separated from his body, with a slight hint of silver.
The shadow walked around the room, came in front of him, looked at him for a while, and then returned to his body.
Chen Lin nodded with satisfaction.
His soul strength is now even stronger than when he was infused with the soul of King Xuanyin, and he has shown signs of turning virtual into real.
If compared with the previous training situation, I have reached the second compression state of the third level. If I compress it once more, I will reach the peak of the third level. I can then try to upgrade to the true soul!
Even so, he felt a little regretful.
If he himself is a golden soul, he might be able to use this flower to advance to a true soul. Even if he does not have a golden soul, if he can refine the true soul flower into a pill, he can also reach the third compression state.
Using it directly like this is a huge waste.
However, the situation did not allow him to make long-term considerations. Now the Tianluo people's grand sacrificial activities were almost ready and were about to begin. It was also heard that a large number of monks began to disappear in some gathering points, causing panic among the people.
Chen Lin had a feeling that this kind of cowardly behavior might not be absolutely safe. If he was really chosen by the Tianluo people to be a sacrifice, he would be trapped in a jar.
He even suspected that the reason why the Tianluo people did not attack the gathering point was not necessarily because they could not find it, but that they wanted to trap the cultivators in one place in this way so that they could use them whenever they needed them, thus saving them the trouble of collecting them everywhere.
"Is Fellow Daoist Chen here?"
While he was thinking about the situation, a sound suddenly came from outside. Chen Lin raised his eyebrows, stood up and walked out.
"It's the butler, please come in!"
The person who came was Xiao Jingshan. He had come twice before and assigned him routine tasks, but he had offset them all with elixirs.
Xiao Jingshan walked into the yard, glanced at Chen Lin, and asked in confusion: "Why do I feel that something has changed in Fellow Daoist Chen, but I can't tell what it is specifically."
Chen Lin smiled and said, "I have been practicing a secret technique for the past two years, and I have achieved some success recently, so some energy fluctuations have leaked out. I am sorry to make the deacon laugh."
"Fellow Daoist Chen is truly a hard-working person."
After praising him, Xiao Jingshan straightened his expression and said, "However, no matter how profound the secret technique is, it is meaningless if it cannot work against the Tianluo people. It is better to practice the method of strengthening the body and using the magic weapon technique. Otherwise, once you encounter the Tianluo people, you will be in trouble."
Chen Lin's expression changed. "What's going on? Did the Tianluo people do something unusual?"