Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

"Fellow cultivator, I want two Thunder Absorbing Pearls, but about the price..."

Lin Chang’an, looking pained, began haggling with the shopkeeper.

After he agreed to Sixth Elder’s terms, he knew his information was already with Bihai Palace.

Thus, purchasing such spiritual objects, he naturally couldn’t be extravagant.

Right now they are on the same side, but who knows in the future.

It’s always prudent to keep extra cards in hand.

Eventually, Lin Chang’an acquired the items with one Tier Three Middle Grade Yin Spirit Demon Pill and one Tier Three Lower Grade Yin Spirit Demon Pill.

Thunder Absorbing Pearl, though a spiritual object within a Tier Three Late Stage Thunder Whale, it’s still not a Tier Three Late Stage Demon Pill.

Unless it’s a Thunder Absorbing Pearl from a Tier Four Transformed Great Demon, its value won’t drastically increase.

Afterwards, Lin Chang’an also purchased some rare materials and then left Baoguang Pavilion.

...

"Master, you have troubled yourself for me."

Walking along the way, Sword Servant was naturally aware that many of the materials Lin Chang’an purchased were intended for crafting a magical treasure for him.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chang’an, instead, was quite satisfied and gently patted the Sword Servant’s head.

"Not bad, it seems you haven’t been lazy these years with the ancient books in the cave dwelling."

For Lin Chang’an, investing in Sword Servant holds greater value.

As for wasting cultivation materials, if it were the former Lin Chang’an, he might indeed feel financially strained.

But ever since the Yin Spirit Beast King, the Two-headed Tiger, was placed in Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea, the results have been exceedingly remarkable.

The surrounding sea regions have been marked with numerous places where Yin spirits gather, especially the traces of Tier Three Yin Spirit Beast Kings.

Lin Chang’an clears these areas whenever he has time, saving himself from searching aimlessly in the boundless sea and wasting a lot of time.

Soon after, the Yin Spirit Two-headed Tiger settled elsewhere, marking a thousand-mile expansion in Lin Chang’an’s sea map of Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea.

It also brought Lin Chang’an a substantial fortune in spirit stones.

"Master!"

Upon hearing Lin Chang’an’s praise, the Sword Servant displayed a delighted smile.

However, at this moment, Lin Chang’an suddenly sensed something, his face changing.

A cry echoed, and in the distance, a majestic Tier Three Flying Demon Beast was hauling a luxurious carriage.

The carriage was splendid and resplendent, adorned with dragon and phoenix artworks, and surrounded by thin rainbow curtains flapping without wind. Each corner of the carriage roof had a delicate jade bell hanging, which chimed crisply and presented an aura of soul-capturing power.

Such a high-profile entrance naturally drew the attention and exclamations of countless cultivators in the city.

"Look, someone from the Profound Yin Demon Sect!"

"Who is this person, so arrogant!?"

"This must be Huang Tianxiao, the direct disciple of the old demon of Profound Yin."

"Rumor has it this individual is ruthless and exceptionally powerful..."

An old acquaintance, a genius of Li Huo Palace, now a direct disciple of the Nascent Soul old demon.

His cultivation level has now reached Core Formation Late Stage.

Yet, this familiar feeling didn’t come from Huang Tianxiao.

Lin Chang’an’s somewhat grim gaze was instead locked onto a corpse puppet in the carriage.

A corpse puppet with a terrifying face, its fangs protruding outward, interlacing like blades, and its eyes glowing an oily green, filled with pure desires for slaughter and destruction.

"He! Yan!"

No mistake, this aura, indicates that this corpse puppet was He Yan in life.

At this moment, Lin Chang’an’s face turned sour as scenes of He Yan flashed through his mind.

The youthful pride when he first succeeded, the calmness after setbacks, scene after scene flowed through his mind.

No wonder He Yan hasn’t visited in these years; it’s been Yun Yao coming personally.

And Yun Yao never mentioned anything about He Yan.

In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, even he must tread carefully, but he never imagined meeting He Yan again would be in such a manner.

"Master!"

Beside him, Sword Servant seemed to notice Lin Chang’an’s emotional change and silently inquired. Her bright eyes of icy blue and pale gold showed a trace of seriousness.

Smart as she was, she could clearly see the change was caused by the figure overhead.

This made her vaguely sense something, prompting her to take a deep glance at the person, committing his image to memory.

This person should be Master’s enemy.

"Let’s go."

After a shift in expression, Lin Chang’an finally took a deep breath, watching the grand procession of Profound Yin Demon Sect disciples. What he contemplated was probing for information.

"Old demon, He Yan!"

And as Lin Chang’an led Sword Servant away, Huang Tianxiao, atop the carriage, wearing a high crown, had his brow furrowed.

"Such calculation, destroying my Li Huo Palace then taking me as a direct disciple, this old demon probably intends to use me as cultivation materials!"

Huang Tianxiao’s eyes turned sinister as he was filled with anger.

Never did he imagine he served as the old demon of Profound Yin’s dog for years at Li Huo Palace, only to meet such an end.

"Nascent Soul! Only by becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator can I escape this old demon’s control and avenge the sect and my Huang Family!"

The events on Li Huo Island were extremely suspicious back then, leading to Li Huo Palace losing its foundation.

Who knew, recently when Bihai Palace’s Grand Elder and True Monarch Lu came knocking, Li Huo Palace’s elites were completely annihilated.

These were the only remaining vital forces of Li Huo Palace, all of Huang Family’s bloodline wiped out.

"I still have a clan vendetta, father! Everyone!"

Recalling the death of his father and clansmen, and the sinister smile of the old demon of Profound Yin who regarded his subordinates indifferently.

Clearly using these people to placate Bihai Palace’s anger.

Eventually, after the other party left, the old demon of Profound Yin cruelly refined his father and elders into corpse puppets.

Thinking back to seeing his father and clansmen again aroused in Huang Tianxiao a deep sense of hatred.

"Young Master, we have arrived."

At this moment, the cultivator outside the carriage reported fearfully to the direct disciple of the old ancestor, notorious for his cruel tactics which instilled fear throughout the sect.

Upon hearing they reached their destination, the hatred in Huang Tianxiao’s eyes quickly vanished, replaced notably by an overwhelming arrogance.

...

"The direct disciple of the old demon of Profound Yin, a Nascent Soul cultivator, is extremely cruel and powerful, once hunted two Tier Three Late Stage Great Demons alone on the Outer Sea..."

In the tavern, many cultivators were discussing the earlier events.

Meanwhile, Lin Chang’an peered through the window, staring off into the direction where the carriage vanished, his gaze deep and unreadable.

"Master, I went outside to inquire a bit."

Upon returning, Sword Servant raised her hand, covering the private room in a Sound Insulation Barrier, then divulged all the information she gathered.

"Li Huo Palace is completely destroyed, and several Golden Core cultivators were killed and refined into corpse puppets..."

Listening to Sword Servant’s report, Lin Chang’an’s expression turned extremely grave.

Yun Yao is still at Profound Yin Demon Sect!

At that moment, he realized the profound crisis Yun Yao faced within the Demon Sect, far harsher than he could imagine.

"Master, previously there were no such messages, yet suddenly the outside is swarming with news about Profound Yin Demon Sect..."

Sword Servant frowned, comparing past intelligence, while Lin Chang’an waved his hand and said:

"A troubled season, it seems Bihai Palace deliberately released these messages to showcase their power and stability to the loose cultivators around Demon Beast Abyss."

These are just the preliminary moves in a hidden struggle.

The true contest has yet to begin.

"That aura just now, it seems there’s indeed considerable connection between Profound Yin Demon Sect and Yin Soul Sect."

Rumors have it that the founders of Profound Yin Demon Sect and Yin Soul Sect were two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Six Paths Demon Sect who defected to Demon Beast Abyss.

Subsequently, the two Nascent Soul cultivators founded their respective sects.

"Yin Sha Corpse Refining!"

At this moment, a recollection surfaced in Lin Chang’an’s mind, an inheritance from Yin Soul Sect contained a secret technique called "Yin Sha Corpse Refining."

It requires a freshly deceased Core Formation cultivator to be buried in a place rich in Yin, then fed with demon beast or cultivator’s essence blood along with various cultivation materials.

Ultimately, it can yield a Tier Three Yin Sha Corpse Puppet, impervious to blades and fearless of death, its prowess matching that of a body refining cultivator of the same tier.

"It seems more thorough research into Yin Soul Sect’s secret techniques and Profound Yin Demon Sect’s specialties is warranted."

Now that the old demon of Profound Yin has emerged, Yun Yao has lost her opportunity to escape, and can only lie low for now.

Reflecting on this, Lin Chang’an took a deep breath, suppressing the matter in his heart.

After the trade conference, he planned to hunt the Thunder Jiao, then return to enhance his cultivation, preparing to use treasures from the Secret Realm to plot his retreat.

Along with the matter concerning He Yan!