"Master, what's wrong?"
Seeing Chen Lin's expression change, Hua Ruyu asked, and Chen Lin told her about where he had placed the magic coins.
After hearing this, Hua Ruyu frowned, then suddenly flashed and entered the node.
Chen Lin raised his eyebrows but didn't stop him.
The other party is very powerful in the demon world, so there won’t be any problems. After all, it’s just an ordinary scene, not a silver scene.
Sure enough, Hua Ruyu flew out from the node after a while.
Then he reported: "Master, there is no problem with the room and the yard. I don't have a second-level pass, so I can't go outside the yard to explore alone."
Chen Lin hesitated for a moment, but decided to go and check it out.
This node is the only demon world node he knows in this world, and it looks like it has a large scene. There might be nodes connected to other interfaces. If this interface is in danger, it can be used as a retreat route.
As for not having enough passes and being unable to take people out of the yard, there is no need to worry about it, because he can ask Mao Xirina for help at that time, and he himself is also looking for the existence of the Demon Realm Yamen and trying to find a way to upgrade his pass.
"Let's go in and take a look."
With a greeting, Chen Lin and Hua Ruyu entered the node.
After he stabilized himself, he first went to check the place where the magic coin was placed, and sure enough, it had disappeared.
And if you look closely, you can see that there is no trace at the location, it is all covered with dust.
This shows that the magic coins have been taken away for quite some time.
Then he checked the ground again, and found no other footprints except his and Hua Ruyu's.
The two men came to the yard and after a walk, Chen Lin came to the gate and his brows suddenly raised.
The lock on the door remained, but the keyhole was returned to the direction it was in when I first came in.
He thought about it and did not break the door lock. Instead, he spread his soul wings and flew up, wanting to fly over the courtyard wall to check the situation outside.
But it fell down again immediately.
Chen Lin raised his head with a gloomy face and looked at the air above his head.
At the same height as the courtyard wall, there was an invisible barrier that prevented him from flying and looking down from the sky.
Hua Ruyu had tried it before, and tried again after seeing this, but was bounced back again.
She frowned and said, "This feeling doesn't seem to be the road guide barrier. The road guide barrier doesn't have such a strong recoil force."
Chen Lin also noticed this and nodded.
"Well, it may be one of the rules of this place, but it feels more like a sealing force formed by a formation restriction."
"What does the master mean?"
Hua Ruyu looked at the door lock and her eyes showed that she wanted to destroy it directly.
Chen Lin came to the door, stretched out his hand and took out a green flying sword, came to the door lock, used his magic power to cut it down with the sword!
Since he had already planned to explore, he no longer hesitated. He had done everything he could be cautious about and prepared all the possible means. This was the only way he could do it unless he didn't want to explore.
But what made him frown was that the sword light fell on the bronze lock but failed to do anything to it.
He was certain that there was no "unbreakable" rule on the copper lock. The sword marks on it were clearly visible, and the reason why it could not be broken was due to the material of the copper lock.
This surprised Chen Lin a lot.
His flying sword is the natal flying sword of Ancestor Ling Tian, called the Qinglian Sword. Even though it has been weakened a lot after being re-refined, it is still a spiritual treasure of the spiritual level.
There is not the slightest energy fluctuation on this copper lock, nor is there any power of rules to bless it, yet it can actually withstand a spiritual-level flying sword. The material of this lock is simply incredible.
He used his flying sword to move the lock and examined it carefully, but it looked like it was made of copper, nothing special.
Although Hua Ruyu once had a high level of cultivation, she had lost all her memories of the past and had no idea what the copper lock was made of. She tried several times using magic, but was still unable to move it.
Then the two of them attacked the gate and the wall several more times, but it was the same, they couldn't break them.
Chen Lin was at a loss.
I can't fly out and I can't break the door. If I want to get out, it seems I need to find the key to the door lock.
Thinking of this, he took Hua Ruyu and searched the house inside and out, but they couldn't find the key even after digging three feet into the ground.
"Master, look here!"
Chen Lin was searching in the corners outside the courtyard when Hua Ruyu's voice suddenly rang out from inside the room. He immediately flew over and saw Hua Ruyu standing in the corner of the room, pointing at a painting on the cabinet.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Lin walked forward and looked at the half-unfolded scroll.
He had checked this painting before and found nothing unusual. It was originally completely rolled up and he was the one who unfolded it.
The painting on it is a picture of landscape and figures. Apart from the delicate and exquisite painting style, there is nothing special about it.
"Master, look."
Hua Ruyu unfolded the scroll completely and pointed at a ship in the painting.
Chen Lin took a closer look.
The boat was not too big. There was a man in white standing at the bow with his hands behind his back, and only his back was visible.
There were two women sitting in the boat. One of them was dressed as a woman, with her black hair tied into a bun and a pearl hairpin inserted in it. She was sitting sideways, showing her fair face, high nose bridge, and a pair of bright eyes looking at the back of the man in white.
Next to the woman was a girl about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a light green shirt, with the same fair skin and a high nose bridge.
The girl was facing the stern, her eyes and eyebrows were pretty, and there were two small dimples on her oval face. She seemed to be in a good mood. She was holding a small round box with some candies on it in her hand, and her other hand was placed on the round box, as if she was going to take the candies.
After looking for a while, Chen Lin didn't find anything wrong and looked at Hua Ruyu.
Hua Ruyu pointed at the girl's candy box and said, "When we first came in, there were seven candies in this box, but now there are only six left."
"oh?"
Chen Lin was slightly startled, and immediately released the green vine shield and took out the embroidery knife.
In fact, after years of repair, the Golden Light Sword has been restored to its original state. Its power should not be as good as its original intact state, but it is still at the level of condensed spirit.
However, with his cultivation level at the initial stage of Refining Void, he could not use two Lingling-level magic treasures at the same time in a suppressed place like the Demon Realm, and could only focus on defense.
The means of attack is to use the embroidery knife, and if that doesn't work, there is also the Thunder God Sword.
After taking precautions, Chen Lin looked at the scroll again.
However, when he looked at the painting before, he didn't pay attention to how many candies were in the candy box, so he couldn't see anything.
But upon closer inspection, I found that one side of the green-clothed girl's cheek was slightly bulging, as if she was holding something in her mouth.
"Are you sure?"
Chen Lin asked in a deep voice, while lightly touching the scroll with his embroidery knife.
"Master, I can confirm that I saw this painting when I came in. I felt that it didn't fit in with the room, so I paid more attention to it. There were definitely seven candies in the box."
Hua Ruyu answered seriously.
Then she continued, "Also, the green-dressed girl's mouth was tightly closed before, but now it is slightly open, and her cheeks are bulging a little. She must have eaten the candy."
Chen Lin slowly retreated, becoming more defensive.
If he had not entered the realm of refining emptiness, and had not entered in his true body and could use spiritual treasures, and had Hua Ruyi by his side, he would probably have left immediately.
After a little thought, he called Hua Ruyi to come to the node, then released a golden elixir puppet and controlled it to come to the scroll.
But after turning it over and checking, nothing unusual was found.
Chen Lin did not dare to destroy the scroll and decided to leave first. He planned to hire some veteran cultivators to take turns guarding the place and see what the situation was.
"Let's go, get out first!"
After saying something to Hua Ruyu, Chen Lin put away the puppet.
After thinking for a while, before leaving, he took out another magic coin and placed it on a stool on the side.
After returning to the ancient cultivator's cave, Chen Lin immediately ordered Liu Shengyuan to find some old cultivators.
Because it didn't require a very high level of cultivation, Liu Shengyuan found ten people in just a few days.
They were all experienced Qigong practitioners, and there were even two women, but their faces were full of wrinkles and their energy was weak.
Liu Shengyuan had investigated the identities and backgrounds of these people, and found that several of them were even relatives or descendants of him and Wu Wanshan.
Although exploring the demon world is extremely dangerous, it is a hope for the old cultivator whose lifespan is about to run out. Especially since Chen Lin is so generous, Liu Shengyuan and the others have already tasted the sweetness. Since Chen Lin has no requirements, it is natural that the benefits will not be wasted on outsiders.
In this world, Foundation Establishment Pills are also rare items, and they are not something that can be refined casually. The two of them have a lot of younger generations to take care of, and they don't have that many Foundation Establishment Pills to give to their relatives.
After signing the soul contract, Chen Lin explained what he was going to do, and then sent two people in first.
But the node had not yet been closed, and one of the old repairmen came out.
"Your Excellency, I didn't see the magic coins you mentioned on the stool, and the girl in the painting was not eating candy, but cakes!"
Chen Lin was stunned.
It’s not surprising that the magic coins are gone, after all, it has happened once.
But the food the girl in the painting eats has changed, which is a bit weird.
"Keep observing!"
Chen Lin gave an order.
Lao Xiu took the order and re-entered the node.
He ordered Liu Shengyuan and the other two to keep a close eye on the situation, and left a few magic coins for them to experiment in different ways. Then he took Hua Ruyu through the void and arrived at another island.
Such an obvious and strange change made him dare not stay at the node any longer, and he chose to pay attention to it remotely using a communication symbol.
In the following period of time, Chen Lin practiced while keeping a close eye on the progress of exploration.
Just over ten days later, Liu Shengyuan came to the island in person to report.
After hearing this, Chen Lin became confused and uncertain.
According to the other party, when there were people guarding inside, there was nothing unusual with the scroll, and the magic coins placed there did not disappear. However, after all the people were withdrawn and they entered the scroll again, they found that not only were the magic coins gone again, but the food the girl in the scroll was eating had changed again.
It's no longer a pastry, but a bunch of crystal clear grapes!