Chen Lin was not surprised to hear Lu Yingnan's self-introduction.
The cultivators who came here from the Xingbei Realm basically got the bird eggs from Lan Die'er, so most of them are within the Black Tower.
"Is Lan Die'er still near the Black Tower?"
Chen Lin asked directly.
Lu Yingnan's eyes flickered, and he said, "I am not familiar with the person you are talking about, I have only heard of him, but even if this senior went to Black Tower City, he would not go to the second floor."
After saying that, he didn't wait for Chen Lin to ask again, but hurriedly said: "What Daoist Wang said before is true, do you have a second-level pass?"
Chen Lin said calmly: "Of course I have it. It's just a second-level pass. It's not worth me lying."
After saying that, he took out a second-level pass and shook it.
He does not need a pass himself, this secondary pass is prepared in advance.
Lu Yingnan's eyes suddenly lit up. The second-level pass was very important to him. Only with the second-level pass could he explore the scene with many treasures.
So he continued to ask: "Then what do you need me to do, Senior, so that you can lead the secondary road to me?"
Chen Lin looked at the other party and said, "I need you to help me find out some information, but I see that your soul strength is probably not higher than the Golden Core. Do you have the ability to travel in the wild?"
"Where do you want me to go, Senior?"
Lu Yingnan asked immediately.
Then he explained, "Now the evil aura between heaven and earth has weakened, the number of evil beasts has decreased a lot, and the rules of the evil land are not that strong. As long as it's not too far, I can still get there."
"Oh? Has the evil aura over there also weakened?"
Chen Lin showed a slight surprise.
When he went to the Southern Star Realm before, he found that the evil aura between heaven and earth had become very weak, and since the interface was broken, the giant scarlet eye had never appeared again.
This situation should be related to the excessive energy consumption of Shura.
"Yes, senior. Now even in the Bone Mountain in the far north, the evil rules have become much weaker. Many monks have gone there to search for treasures, and there are more and more people in the Black Tower."
Chen Lin nodded. It seemed that after so many years, many places had changed a lot.
There were some people he knew in Black Tower City, but he did not ask them. Instead, he said directly to them: "The place I want you to go is not too far. According to what you said, there should be no problem."
After a brief pause, he continued, "But this transaction needs to be kept confidential. You must not disclose the content of the transaction to anyone. This needs to be restricted by the Demon Realm Contract. Do you have any objections?"
“No problem!”
Lu Yingnan readily agreed.
It would also be beneficial for him to sign a contract, so that he would not be unable to obtain a pass after completing the task and would have to deal with powerful people, which was a very common situation.
Chen Lin understood the other party's thoughts. After nodding slightly, he immediately took out a contract. The two parties agreed on the content and restrictions of the transaction and imprinted it on their souls.
After the contract was formed, he said, "My request is very simple. You go to Qianyuan City and help me find out the information of two people. After you find them, tell me a message and then send the other party's message back to me. That's all."
After saying that, he explained the situation of Princess Qinghua and Luo Xiaoyu.
Lu Yingnan's expression relaxed. This was not a difficult matter. There were always caravans from Qianyuan City. He just had to follow the caravan.
Thinking of this, he clasped his fists towards Chen Lin and said, "Then please wait for my good news. I will definitely write back to you in a year or two!"
After saying this, his figure slowly disappeared.
Chen Lin thought for a while, then came out of the cave, took a look at the big bird incubating eggs on the grass, and was reluctant to leave.
After returning to Ruyi Island, he continued to prepare for his retreat.
At the same time, I am also waiting for Lu Yingnan's message.
If Princess Qinghua and the other princess are still in Qianyuan City, then he will be relieved. When he accumulates enough points, he can get two food invitations for them and bring them here via the Food Island.
The reason why he didn't want to use this channel before was mainly because the monks in the Black Tower who joined the Alliance of All Worlds all got the bird eggs from Lan Die'er. He was worried that the news would leak out and Lan Die'er would find Princess Qinghua and the others and use it to blackmail him.
Now Lan Die'er hasn't appeared for a long time. I don't know if she has gone astray or has left the Black Tower. So this worry is no longer there.
Lu Yingnan was not one of the cultivators who came in with Lan Die'er, but one who had just recently joined the Alliance of All Worlds.
As for the source of the other party's bird eggs, that's not the point. It may have been obtained through a transaction, or it may have come from killing people and stealing treasures. It has nothing to do with him.
In the blink of an eye, two years passed.
Zhou Shiwu and others returned one after another, but they did not gain much.
He did collect some delicious food, but Chen Lin felt that only one or two of them met his requirements, so he was not sure.
Not many cultivation resources were collected, most of them were below the Nascent Soul level, and even the God Transformation level was rare, not to mention the Void Refining level.
As for the endless water used to refine the wish noodles, not even a single bit of information could be found out.
The three of them looked a little depressed, but Chen Lin thought it was normal.
Cultivation resources are closely related to the environment. It is unrealistic to find high-level resources at this low level.
So he decided to raise the floating island immediately.
Chen Lin has not been idle in the past few years. He has reinforced the protective formation of Ruyi Island. It already has the power to resist level six alien beasts. With the divine snail shell, there won't be too much risk.
After explaining the situation to everyone, although they were a little nervous, they also knew that they could not change Chen Lin's will, so they could only start preparing.
A few days later, Ruyi Island trembled violently and began to rise straight up.
It didn't stop until it reached the next floor.
The space in the floating world is layered, and each layer has a mysterious energy that can support the floating island and keep it stable, so each time you move up and down, you must move one layer at a time, and you cannot float between two layers.
"The main danger on this level comes from the human-faced mosquitoes. Everyone, please be careful. Once you find a human-faced mosquito invading, immediately enter the snail shell cave and notify me in time!"
After arriving at the upper level, Chen Lin gathered everyone on the island together and gave them instructions in a deep voice.
These people were the team he had built, and he kept them because they were useful. If they died under the mouthparts of the human-faced mosquito, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
Seeing Chen Lin's serious tone, everyone became a little nervous.
But after feeling the rich spiritual energy between heaven and earth, he became a little excited.
If one practices in such an environment, one's cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds. Although there are spirit crystals on the island, they are Chen Lin's private property and they cannot use them casually. Moreover, no matter how pure the spirit crystals are, they are not as good as directly absorbing spiritual energy for cultivation.
Seeing this, Chen Lin assigned some tasks and called Zhou Shiwu into the cave.
"How is it? Are you confident of a breakthrough?"
Over the years, with the supply of a large amount of elixirs, the other party's cultivation has reached a perfect state, and he can try to be promoted to the God Transformation Realm.
Zhou Shiwu hesitated for a moment and was about to speak when he was stopped by Chen Lin.
"Since you are hesitant, it means you are not ready. Breaking through to the Spiritual Transformation stage is not a trivial matter. Even with the help of elixirs, the success rate is less than one in ten. Without firm belief, it is impossible to succeed. Let's consolidate for a while!"
Zhou Shiwu's expression changed, and he said with embarrassment: "I have failed Master's expectations."
Chen Lin waved his hands and said, "It's not a big deal. Since I've accepted you as my disciple, I will fulfill my responsibilities as a master. Don't feel pressured. Even if you advance to the Spiritualization stage, it's no different from the Nascent Soul stage to me. I can't help you much either."
The corner of Zhou Shiwu's mouth twitched, he responded in a low voice, and then took his leave.
Then Chen Lin called Wang Tianlin over and asked, "Is there still no information about Lu Yingnan?"
Wang Tianlin quickly replied: "My Lord, there is no mark left by the other party, but I will always pay attention to it."
Chen Lin frowned.
The other party said at the beginning that it would take at least one year and at most two years, but now two years have passed and there is still no reply. I'm afraid something has happened.
Thinking of this, he asked again: "In these years, besides this person, have there been other cultivators from the Star North Realm?"
Since this person is not good enough, let's change him.
Wang Tianlin shook his head and said, "My Lord, apart from Lu Yingnan, no cultivators from the Xingbei Realm have appeared for a long time. According to the information given by Senior Xue Honglan, the cultivators who got the bird eggs from Lan Die'er back then are probably dead."
Chen Lin fell silent.
He hadn't expected this situation, but it wasn't too surprising.
So much time has passed, if it was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, his lifespan would have been exhausted long ago. Even if it was a Golden Core cultivator, it would be almost the same if he formed the Core late.
What's more, those who are willing to join the Alliance of All Worlds are all people who are keen on exploring the Demon World. Given the dangers of the Demon World, it is not surprising that they all died. Even if Lan Die'er died, it is normal.
Over the years, the members of the Alliance of All Worlds have been replaced one after another, and there are nothing left of those veterans.
Chen Lin didn't care whether others were dead or alive, but this made it a problem to find someone to help him get the information.
"Forget it, I won't wait any longer. You continue to pay attention and report to Xiaocao if you have any news."
Chen Lin didn't plan to wait any longer.
A thousand years seems like a long time, but we cannot waste it. We must seize the time to improve our cultivation. Only when our cultivation reaches the Hedao realm will we have some confidence.
With this idea in mind, he notified Xiaocao and entered the specially built training room. After activating the formation, he began to enter the training state.
In a blink of an eye, ten years have passed.
Nothing happened during this period. Ruyi Island slowly floated in the void without encountering any major danger.
They did encounter several attacks from void beasts, but the intensity was not strong and they were all blocked by the island protection formation.
They also encountered a wave of human-faced mosquitoes, but before they could get close to the island, they were all killed by the grass that came over, and none of them could escape.
Xiaocao's astonishing sword energy shocked everyone on the island. They finally put their minds at ease, no longer worried about their safety, and began to immerse themselves in training.