Chen Lin didn't expect that these two people were quite genuine, and the sincerity in their tone didn't sound fake.
It seems that his move was correct.
"You are welcome, sir. After all, we are acquaintances who have met once before. Last time, sir, you also helped me a lot. It is only natural for me to lend a helping hand."
Chen Lin was polite.
Although he saved the other person's life, he cannot think that he is superior because of this. He will still need the other person in the future. There is no need to make the other person unhappy, which would be a thankless task.
Then, he took a look at the slowly fading bodies of Zhu Sankui and the other two, and asked with a twinkle in his eyes, "It seems that the county lord and the three bandit leaders all projected into the demon world. I wonder what interface they came from. Is there any way to leave?"
He helped the other party not only to gain merit and travel passes in the future, but also to learn about the other party's origins.
As the county magistrate here, if the other party says there are other nodes in this scene, he will definitely know about it.
The Black Bear County Magistrate sighed and shook his head, saying, "Now, I will not hide it from you. Jin Zhenshan, Zhu Sankui and I are all from a realm called the Eight Immortals Realm. Based on my understanding of each realm, the realm I am in can be considered a big world."
Chen Lin was stunned when he heard this.
Eight Immortal Realm
He had never heard of this name, but it contained the word "Xian". Could it be the legendary fairyland
The information about the fairyland has always been vague, and he doesn't know whether there is only one fairyland or countless, so it is inevitable that he will have associations.
He immediately asked, "Is the Eight Immortal Realms mentioned by the County Master the legendary immortal realm?"
The Black Bear County Magistrate waved his hand and said, "Brother Chen, there is no need to be so formal. You and I can just call each other brothers. The world I am in is not the Immortal Realm, and the so-called Eight Immortals are not celestial immortals, but earthly immortals. They have not appeared for countless years, and we don't even know if they are dead. Only the inheritance remains."
After a pause, he continued: "The resources in our interface are controlled by the eight major immortal sects, and it is difficult for other cultivators to obtain resources, so many cultivators can only take risks to explore dangerous places and ancient ruins.
Zhu Sankui and I were treasure hunting in a ruin a thousand years ago, and we accidentally came across an item from the demon world, and then we were all pulled into this scene."
At this point, the Black Bear County Magistrate glanced at Chen Lin and said, “There were quite a few of us who entered the ruins at the beginning, and at least hundreds of people were pulled in, but most of them could not resist the rules of the Demon Realm over a long period of time and were excluded. They did not complete the task of leaving, and their fate is self-evident.
There are only a handful of people who have managed to keep their sanity until now, and Li Fuyao, whom Brother Chen met before, is one of them."
Chen Lin's expression changed when he heard this.
He had long suspected that Li Fuyao was not a creature from the demon world, and now it seemed to be true.
The other party was pretending to be mysterious and giving him some kind of mission, which was completely deceiving him. He was probably hiding in the painting to prevent himself from being demonized.
Chen Lin felt unhappy in his heart, but he did not ask any further questions about the matter.
Instead, he said with a look of surprise: "It's been a thousand years, and Brother Xiong and the others haven't found the rules and tasks to leave this place?"
Once projected in, you must complete the task before leaving. This rule exists in any scenario and there is really no way to change it.
But no matter how big this scene is, no matter how deeply the task is hidden, it should be solved in a thousand years. What's more, the other party has become the county magistrate and the owner of this scene.
The Black Bear County Magistrate looked gloomy, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Brother Chen is shocked. We are all very depressed. We have dug deep into the entire scene for such a long time, but we still can't find any clues to the mission. Until now, we have given up hope. We only want to leave through other means, or find the legendary guardian to get their help so that we can leave with our lives."
Then he sighed again.
With despair on his face, he said, "But I have been to many places with the county magistrate's Level 4 pass authority. I have encountered many dangers, but I have not learned any news about the guardian at all."
Chen Lin was horrified when he heard this.
The rule that one must complete a mission before leaving after being projected into the demon world is simply too tricky. Fortunately, he came in with his real body, otherwise he would have been trapped here to death.
However, no matter what scene he explored, he would always find Lao Xiu to take the lead first, so he would never encounter such a situation.
In addition, this Black Bear County Magistrate seems to be very sincere, but whether what he says is true or not still needs to be observed for a while.
But one thing is true, these people can survive in a projection state for thousands of years. They are truly not ordinary people.
After a pause, Chen Lin asked tentatively, "I wonder how accomplished Brother Xiong is in the real world to have survived in the demon world for such a long time and still be sane."
The Black Bear County Magistrate did not hide anything and said cheerfully, "Zhu Sankui, I, and a man called Mo Wentian are all pseudo-Hedao cultivators who have survived the Hedao catastrophe but have not yet achieved great success in Daoist arts.
Li Fuyao, and the big black guy are all at the ninth level of Dao Yun. Most of the others who survived are Dao Yun cultivators. Those with lesser cultivation would have perished long ago."
At this point, he sighed and said, "Back then, Zhu Sankui, Mo Wentian and I fought openly and secretly. Later, Mo Wentian was killed by Princess Gege Yun. Now Zhu Sankui has also fallen here. I am the only one left. I don't know how long I can hold on."
Chen Lin was surprised. He didn't expect that there was something about Gege Yun here.
But this has nothing to do with him, but he is very interested in the concept of pseudo-Hedao realm.
As far as he knew, in order to advance to the Hedao realm, mastering the Taoist arts was a necessary step. It was truly unbelievable that the other party was able to bypass this level and advance successfully.
However, when they think about the fact that even immortals have access to the other party's interface, their methods are naturally incomparable to their low-level interface, so it is normal to have some special methods.
The Black Bear County Magistrate did not give Chen Lin a chance to ask again, and said, "Now that Zhu Sankui has been executed, I have to hurry and clean up the remnants of his enemy. I will not talk to Brother Chen for the time being. We will have plenty of time to talk about these things later."
After explaining a little, he flew out of the county government gate with Captain Jin.
Chen Lin and Hua Ruyu looked at each other. The other party really trusted them enough. Such a big county government was completely defenseless against them.
However, the county government was the center of the rules of the demon world, and they could not do anything, so they simply left and went outside to check the situation.
It took several days for the Black Bear County Magistrate to handle the matter.
The other side was also swift and resolute. Not only did they kill all of Zhu Sankui's men, they also re-recruited the three shifts of yamen runners. The people were also appeased, and the county town returned to its former prosperity.
And Chen Lin received the payment as promised.
Accompanying Hua Ruyu, the two men rode the captured black bull and galloped towards Taiqing Mountain.
After a long conversation with Xiong Ziqi, Chen Lin had a certain understanding of this scene.
The entire scene is not small, but it only includes Zhiwu County and some surrounding villages and towns. Further away is a vast wasteland with an extremely harsh environment that is uninhabitable.
The entire scene is within the traffic range of the third-level road guide.
Not only in this scene, according to Xiong Ziqi, for any independent scene, the highest pass limit is level three, and the role of level four is mainly to cross scenes, which is why level four passes are so precious.
The reason why the height above the county town is limited to three meters is because of the special nature of the county town. You can fly at high altitude after leaving the county town.
Zhu Sankui was determined to seize the throne of the County Master at all costs, because he wanted to use the County Master's fourth-level pass authority to go to other scenes and find a way to leave.
During this period, Magistrate Black Bear mentioned another piece of information that interested Chen Lin.
Appointment document!
According to Magistrate Black Bear, Zhu Sankui did not hold an official position and could not have seized the county magistrate's throne, as this would have violated the rules of the demon world.
However, Zhu Sankui got an appointment document from somewhere, appointing the other party as the county magistrate of Zhiwu County. In this way, the other party met the "taking office" rules and could take over as long as he eliminated the original county magistrate.
When Chen Lin heard the appointment document, he was quite interested. This was a good way to get an official position.
Xiong Ziqi may have sensed his thoughts and showed him the contents of the appointment document. He then learned that Zhu Sankui's name was on it and that only the other party could use it.
He could only give up the idea.
However, he did not have the county magistrate's appointment document, but instead received an exclusive territory document issued to him by Xiong Ziqi.
The location is the entire Taiqing Mountain.
The location was naturally chosen by Chen Lin himself.
Xiong Ziqi was also very curious why he didn't choose a prosperous town, so that he could get some resources.
The demon creatures in this scene are almost the same as normal people except that they are restricted by rules. Occupying a town is equivalent to becoming a local emperor.
Naturally, Chen Lin would not tell the truth and made the excuse that he liked places with beautiful mountains and rivers.
He doesn't want to be a local emperor.
People venture here to find shelter and connect to other interface nodes, not for enjoyment.
No matter how good the scene environment is, it cannot change the fact that this is the demon world. Not to mention that strange changes may occur at any time, and it is impossible to practice in such an environment.
In addition, everything here has the aura of the demonic world. Except for weapons, no magical flowers, rare herbs, fine wine or delicious food can be used. Even if you get them, you can only look at them. Even weapons have to be obtained through tasks, otherwise they cannot be taken out.
Unless he is mentally ill, he would not come here to enjoy himself.
Taiqing Mountain.
This is the place with the best scenery in this scene, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, fresh air and pleasant scenery.
If the world wasn't filled with demonic energy, it would be a great place to practice.
Chen Lin arrived nearby and took Hua Ruyu around the mountain range first. After making sure there was no danger, he went inside.