Cautiously Cultivating Immortality in a Strange World

Chapter 34: Finding Him at the Door

Looking at the dark red pill in his hand, Chen Lin's facial expression changed constantly.

Yu Yuehai had said that he needed to take one of these pills every ten days to nourish the Black Essence Gu in his body. It seemed that the time had come.

This pill was refined by Yu Yuehai using his own essence blood, and Chen Lin was extremely repulsed by it.

When he first received it, he only took a glance and then put it away in his storage bag, thinking that if the Black Essence Gu's backlash wasn't too severe, he could just endure it.

But now, it seemed that he had no choice but to use it.

Thinking of this, Chen Lin closed his eyes, put the pill in his mouth, and swallowed it.

The pill was bitter and had a bloody smell, similar to the Blood Demon Pill.

As soon as the pill entered his stomach, the pain in his abdomen stopped, and his discomfort disappeared.

It was indeed effective.

With a gloomy face, he put the bottle away and lost interest in practicing techniques. He turned around, ready to go back to his room.

"Ha ha, I didn't expect you to live here, and you're a man, too. You're really hard to find!"

A voice with anger and excitement came from above, and then a figure floated down into the courtyard.

Chen Lin quickly stuck to the wall with his flying sword ready to activate at any time.

Whoever could descend from the sky must be at least a Qi Refining mid-stage cultivator.

But when he saw the person's face, he couldn't help but be startled, and then quickly regained his composure, looking puzzled he asked, "Who are you? Who are you looking for?"

The person was none other than Lu Li, the third young master of the Lu family, who had commissioned the Soul-Restraining Talisman!

Chen Lin didn't understand how Lu Li had found him, so he pretended not to recognize him.

At the same time, he was secretly wondering how Lu Li had found him, despite changing his appearance twice and abandoning his previous hideout.

And why was Lu Li still looking for him after so long? Did he want to take back the rewarded spirit stones?

Lu Li still had an arrogant and proud demeanor, he glanced at Chen Lin with a sneer and said, "It seems that my 50 middle-grade spirit stones had a significant effect, allowing you to break through to Qi Refining mid-stage. This is even better!"

"You're talking nonsense, I don't understand. You must have mistaken me for someone else. There are four people living in this courtyard, but the other three are out. If you want to find them, you can come back later or tomorrow."

Chen Lin continued to feign ignorance.

Seeing that Chen Lin refused to admit it, Lu Li coldly laughed and said, "No need to pretend. I've already left a mark on you. Even if you disguise yourself as a woman or an animal, I can still catch you!"

He then changed his tone, his eyes gleaming with coldness, and said, "I, Lu Li, can find the person I'm looking for even if they hide in a rat hole!"

Chen Lin remained silent.

He had thought that Lu Li was a straightforward and honest person, but it turned out that he had been playing tricks on him. If Chen Lin hadn't been cautious, he would have been found out long ago.

"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

No matter what, Chen Lin would not admit it.

Lu Li was probably looking for him to refine the Soul-Restraining Talisman, but Chen Lin just wanted to wait until Yu Yuehai left and didn't want to cause any trouble.

Even if Lu Li used force, Chen Lin wasn't afraid, since he had the talismans given by Yu Yuehai. Lu Li wouldn't be able to kill him instantly, and he could seek help at any time.

Moreover, Ye Jingyun might be watching from the shadows.

Seeing Chen Lin's unyielding attitude, Lu Li's eyes turned cold.

As a Qi Refining late-stage cultivator and a member of the prestigious Lu family, he was used to people flattering him. Chen Lin's disregard for him was unacceptable. If it weren't for his usefulness, Lu Li would have killed him on the spot.

Even so, he had to give Chen Lin a warning to prevent him from being disobedient.

Thinking of this, Lu Li patted his storage bag, and a black flying sword appeared in front of him.

"I see you're not afraid of death, so I'll give you a demonstration of my power!"

When Chen Lin saw the flying sword, he was shocked and instantly remembered the scene where Lu Li had killed an old talisman master at the inn.

He immediately cast a Golden Armor on himself, then prepared to activate the transmission talisman.

However, Lu Li didn't directly draw his sword, instead watched Chen Lin's movements with a cat-and-mouse gaze.

A Qi Refining mid-stage cultivator, and still a loose cultivator, wouldn't be able to withstand a single strike from his top-grade flying sword, even if they used all their strength!

It would be easy to make him submit after a good beating.

Thinking this, he was about to make his move.

But suddenly, he dodged to the side and looked towards the distance.

A stream of light shot out and landed in the courtyard in an instant.

"Third Young Master Lu, you're being too aggressive. With your status, don't you feel ashamed to treat a casual cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining like this?"

The one who appeared was Ye Jingyun. She glanced at Chen Lin, then smiled ambiguously at Lu Li.

Chen Lin saw this and put away the transmission talisman.

With Ye Jingyun here, he didn't need to waste a talisman to summon Yu Yuehai.

"Master Ye, how did you end up here? Do you know each other?"

Ye Jingyun had been managing the Water Moon Pavilion for several years and was quite famous in Kaiyuan City. Lu Li naturally knew of her.

However, he wasn't very concerned.

Water Moon Pavilion's woman, although connected to the Han family, wasn't truly a member of the Han family. Given the current situation, it didn't matter what relationship the two had; today, he had to take Chen Lin away.

Ye Jingyun was very sociable. She could tell Lu Li's attitude at a glance and understood why he came to Chen Lin. She and Yu Yuehai had already investigated the matter of Chen Lin's Soul-Restraining Talisman.

Unfortunately, if it weren't for Yu Yuehai's recent advancement, she might still be wary of the five major families. Now, however, the other party's identity wasn't something she needed to fear.

Thinking for a moment, she smiled faintly and said, "It's not just an acquaintance; this person is my disciple. I don't know what he's done to offend you, Young Master Lu. If there's anything amiss, I'll apologize on his behalf as his master."

"A disciple?"

Lu Li opened his mouth and he let out a cold laugh.

"Master Ye, do you think I'm a fool? With your identity, would you take a forty-something-year-old cultivator as a disciple? And isn't Water Moon Pavilion only for female cultivators? When did you start taking male disciples?"

Ye Jingyun slowly walked to Chen Lin's side, her smile unwavering. "That was in the past. Now, the situation is different, Young Master Lu. The wilderness is harsh, and having male disciples can be convenient. Besides, I'm only a Qi Refining cultivator myself, so being able to take Daoist Chen as a disciple is already quite fortunate. Why would I complain about anything else?"

"You want to take him with you?"

Lu Li was even more shocked.

As the legitimate heir of the Lu family, although he had been kept in the dark before, he had been informed of the situation several months ago. He knew that this place was already under the control of monsters, and the family's ancestors were preparing to lead them away.

Although he couldn't sense anything unusual about himself and couldn't see the so-called red thread, he believed his ancestors' words.

It was precisely because of this that he had wanted to refine a Soul-Restraining Talisman at all costs, hoping to create a secret treasure to use during their escape.

Unfortunately, that treasure had been damaged a few days ago and needed another Soul-Restraining Talisman to be refined again.

He had found several talisman masters, but none of them could refine the Soul-Restraining Talisman. That's why he had thought of Chen Lin and went through a lot of trouble to find him.

Lu Li looked at Ye Jingyun, hesitated for a moment, and coldly said, "Sorry, Master Ye, but regardless of whether he's your disciple or not, I'm taking him with me today. However, I'm not going to harm him; I just want him to help me refine a talisman."

Ye Jingyun thought to herself, "As expected." She also secretly cursed Chen Lin for being too careless, revealing his abilities so openly. He didn't know the dangers of the cultivation world.

Someone like this wouldn't last three months in their Black Demon Sect.

She didn't know that if Chen Lin knew what she was thinking, he would cry out in injustice.