[Wuxia] Hunting Beauties in the Qin Dynasty (Complete) - Chapter 40 (End)

Chapter 242 Gathering the Women

In the void, beneath the shimmering Five Emperors Bell, the illusory guardian of the bell nodded and said, "That's right, it is indeed Yu Mo... This is a calamity of heaven and earth, which cannot be averted by divine power. Therefore, if the Five Emperors Bell is to return to the Ancient Immortal Realm as soon as possible, the Black Emperor must first establish his imperial enterprise and condense imperial energy!"
Hearing the guardian's words, Long Lin finally understood the key point. He had come to this Great Qin World with the Five Emperors Bell, and through a series of coincidences, he had been searching for the Five Emperors Bell again. In the end, his cultivation and attainment of sainthood were all for the Five Emperors Bell. Wasn't this the will of heaven?
"I understand what to do..."
Long Lin nodded and said.
"Good... Everything is in your hands. However, according to my calculations, that important demon has not yet truly gained power. You still have some time. You must seize the time to cultivate, because that demon is formed by gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and is extraordinary."
The guardian added.
"I understand!"
Long Lin said.
"Long Lin, when the Black Emperor's Qi gathers, that will be the time for me and the Five Emperor Bells to return to the Ancient Immortal Realm. If you wish, you can come with me to the Ancient Immortal Realm then, truly escaping the mortal world and transcending the Three Realms of Reincarnation!" the
bell-guarding envoy said again.
"Everything will have to wait until later, but I still want to thank you, senior!"
Long Lin bowed and said, "Now that everything is clear, please close the mountain-protecting formation and let me out..."
"That's easy... but your cultivation is still shallow, so you can't leave now. After your cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul stage, you can come here to find me again. At that time, you only need to knock on the spirit stone three times, and I will close the mountain-protecting formation!"
the bell-guarding envoy said.
"Okay... senior, don't worry, it won't be long before we meet again!" Long Lin smiled.
"Though everything is ordained by fate, human effort is still necessary. Alright, you should go back now! Take care!"
The bell-guarding envoy finished speaking and gently waved his hand. A huge crack appeared in the void, letting in intense, blinding sunlight. As Long Lin instinctively closed his eyes, he felt his body plummet downwards, the sound of cold wind whistling past his ears.
"Brother Long..."
"Big Brother Long..."
When Long Lin appeared before Situ Hongyun and the others at the foot of the mountain, Situ Hongyun and Ling Yao exclaimed in surprise.
At that moment, the clouds swirled on the mountaintop, but in an instant, they all dissipated, and the clear blue sky returned.
"Brother Long, what happened just now? Did you see the Prayer Treasure?"
Situ Hongyun asked anxiously.
Long Lin smiled slightly and said, "Of course, Hongyun, guess what that spiritual treasure is?"
Situ Hongyun shook her head and asked, "What is it?"
"The Heaven and Earth Universe Bell!"
Long Lin smiled slightly, uttering the name of the Heaven and Earth Universe Bell word by word, watching with amusement as Situ Hongyun's mouth slowly opened in surprise.
"The Heaven and Earth Universe Bell, no wonder those demons and evil spirits desperately wanted to obtain this spiritual treasure!"
Situ Hongyun sighed and murmured.
Then, Long Lin briefly recounted what he had seen in the void about the bell-protecting messenger. Situ Hongyun, Ling Yao, and the others found it hard to believe, but they had no choice but to accept it.
"From now on, we must diligently cultivate and improve our cultivation as quickly as possible. Firstly, this will allow us to better protect the Heaven and Earth Universe Bell from falling into the hands of demons and evil spirits. Secondly, we must descend the mountain to eliminate the demonic obstacles and help the Black Emperor Liu Bang complete his imperial career,"
Long Lin said.
"Alright..."
Situ Hongyun and Ling Yao nodded in agreement. However, when Situ Hongyun looked at Long Lin, a slight shyness appeared on her jade-like face. Only she knew that the fastest way to improve their strength was through the Hun Tian Dual Cultivation Technique.
Inside the elegant room, the spiritual light barrier emitted a soft yet dazzling glow. Long Lin and Situ Hongyun sat cross-legged facing each other on the brocade couch, each wearing only a single layer of clothing. In the air between them, two orbs of spiritual light, one red and one white, were constantly intertwining.
Situ Hongyun's breath
was fragrant, filling the room with a faint, wonderful aroma. Long Lin continuously channeled his mental energy into Situ Hongyun's body using the Wood Spirit True Technique, helping her suppress her inner demons. The two sat in this elegant room for over two months.
After they emerged from seclusion, Long Lin's entire body was brimming with immense magical power, while Situ Hongyun had also progressed to the mid-to-late stages of the Core Formation realm. Although her cultivation was nearly equal to Long Lin's, her strength was still inferior.
Long Lin's own magical power had increased, and he had also significantly enhanced the Nine Dragons True Qi within the Six Ding Divine Generals and the Nine Phoenix Halberd, making him far stronger than he had been in his youth.
However, to Long Lin's regret, although his golden core of magical power had swelled considerably, there were no signs of it transforming into a nascent soul, forcing him to consult the Hun Tian Ancestor again.
The Hun Tian Ancestor shook his head, saying that transforming a core into a nascent soul required the combined power of heaven and earth, and the timing was not easy to grasp.
Now, besides cultivating with Situ Hongyun daily to improve his power, Long Lin also instructed Ling Yao and the others in some cultivation techniques, and taught Ling Yao a simple Wood Spirit True Technique, allowing her to replenish her depleted magical power in the shortest possible time.
These past few days, Long Lin had become quite familiar with these girls. Because Long Lin now possessed profound magical power, his every move exuded a powerful and otherworldly aura, making him even more attractive to young girls experiencing their first stirrings of love. However, due to Situ Hongyun's presence, they dared not make any further moves.
Long Lin was naturally aware of this, but he simply smiled and let it pass. As his cultivation improved, he had become increasingly indifferent to ordinary romantic relationships and worldly affairs. Of course, the feeling of spiritual connection with Situ Hongyun was even more wonderful than the feeling of actual combat.
"Brother Long... in a while, I should be able to advance to the late stage of Core Formation!"
Situ Hongyun nestled in Long Lin's arms, gazing at the boundless green fields below the mountain.
"Good..."
Long Lin nodded, currently pondering how to accelerate his Golden Core transformation into Nascent Soul.
"Sigh... Brother Long, have you considered using dual cultivation to help Lingyao and the other girls improve their cultivation?"
Situ Hongyun's eyes sparkled with affection as she suddenly asked Long Lin.
"What?"
Long Lin asked, caught off guard.
Situ Hongyun blushed slightly and lowered her head. "Do you want to cultivate with Lingyao and the others?"
Long Lin chuckled, glanced at Situ Hongyun, and said, "What nonsense are you talking about!" He then turned and walked down the mountain.
"Hey, Brother Long... what I said might not be impossible. I heard from those girls that the demons and monsters have been gathering more and more at Qirang Mountain these days, and there are quite a few powerful experts among them..."
Situ Hongyun hurriedly caught up with Long Lin and said.
"What's there to worry about? Lingyao and the others not only have the strength of the Core Formation stage, but they also possess the power of the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Bell. Those demons and monsters shouldn't be able to harm them!"
Long Lin said as he walked.
"But..."
Situ Hongyun was taken aback and sighed slightly.
"Alright... there's no need to talk about this anymore... don't worry!"
Long Lin comforted her, seeing her worried expression.
"Brother Long, Sister Yun... something bad has happened!"
Just then, a flash of spiritual light came from afar, followed by a deafening roar. At that moment, a figure in red was floating up the mountain, shouting anxiously.
"Oh no... a demon is attacking the immortal array!"
Situ Hongyun exclaimed in alarm.
At this moment, the woman in red had also arrived; it was Pan Yi, the weakest of the prayer saintesses. Her face was pale, and her body was weak, indicating that she had exhausted her magical power.
"Brother Long... hurry! The demon is attacking the immortal array! Sister Lingyao and the others are about to collapse!"
Pan Yi said before fainting.
Long Lin's heart sank. He glanced at Situ Hongyun and said, "You take care of her. I'll go check on them!"
Situ Hongyun nodded and said, "Be careful..."
Long Lin then transformed into a streak of light and fled down the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, in front of the protective array barrier, more than ten of the prayer saintesses were either injured or had exhausted their magical power, collapsing to the ground. Only Lingyao, Qi'er, Feng Jun, and the others, who had the highest cultivation levels, were gritting their teeth and persevering, channeling their magical power into the protective array.
Outside the protective mountain array, roars shook the heavens. Hundreds of demons seemed to have formed a strange formation. With each roar, the hundreds of demons exerted their power simultaneously, their demonic spiritual light crashing directly into the protective array.
Among them was a human-headed, snake-bodied monster, three zhang long, swaying its massive tail. Streams of spiritual light shot from its eyes, striking the protective array with a deafening roar.
Although Ling Yao and the others were working hard to repair the mountain array, it was still on the verge of being torn open at any moment.
If these demons were allowed to break in, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Long Lin's spiritual light landed in front of the array. With a gentle wave of his hand, the Nine Dragon Halberd struck in mid-air. Nine true dragons formed from gathered magical power roared towards the protective array, disappearing above it. Instantly, nine flashes of spiritual light formed, quickly repairing the protective array. At the same time, a burst of spiritual light erupted from the protective array, shooting towards the demons.
A strange cry rang out from among the demons, their formation disrupted by the spiritual light of the mountain-protecting array. Long Lin silently chanted an incantation, a powerful surge of willpower piercing through the array and silently heading towards the heart of the human-headed, snake-faced demon.
"Heavenly essence and earthly energy, explode!"
As Long Lin uttered the incantation, a burst of spiritual light suddenly erupted from the chest of the human-headed, snake-bodied demon, followed by a spray of blood and flesh. The demon screamed and plummeted from mid-air, its massive body nearly blasted in two.
"Go..."
The human-headed, snake-bodied demon, severely wounded and seeing the mountain-protecting array begin its counterattack, inflicting heavy casualties on the demons, immediately gave the order. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of demons vanished. Only dozens of demon corpses remained, scattered throughout the valley.
"Brother Long... you've finally come!"
At this moment, Ling Yao and the others, who had been exerting all their strength to maintain the array, could no longer hold on and fainted.
Situ Hongyun, having revived Pan Yi, also rushed over and, together with Long Lin, examined their injuries. Fortunately, the protective array of the mountain served as a barrier, preventing them from directly engaging the enemy. Aside from a few disciples who suffered internal injuries due to their weaker cultivation, the others were completely exhausted and unconscious.
Long Lin fed them some pills to replenish their mana, and the dozen or so finally awoke.
Seeing that they were unharmed, Long Lin and Situ Hongyun breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother Long, shouldn't you consider my suggestion now?"
Situ Hongyun pulled Long Lin aside and asked in a low voice.
Long Lin pondered for a moment. Ling Yao and the others had already consumed the spiritual liquid from the Earth-Suppressing Spiritual Root, reaching the Core Formation stage. However, given their current cultivation level, further improvement would require a long cultivation process. The only way to achieve rapid progress was through dual cultivation of Heaven and Earth.
And now it seemed that the news of Long Lin possessing the Myriad Demon Cauldron had already spread. With the allure of the Myriad Demon Cauldron and the Prayer Treasure, even more powerful demons and evil spirits would likely come to fight.
“Hongyun…aren’t you afraid of me and them…”
Long Lin asked after a moment’s thought.
“Afraid of what?” Situ Hongyun smiled sweetly. “Actually, we were born for this Prayer Treasure. Before becoming Prayer Saintesses, we swore to dedicate ourselves to Heaven. Since that Prayer Treasure is the Heaven and Earth Bell, and it will be yours sooner or later…giving our bodies to you is the same as giving them to Heaven…”
Situ Hongyun looked at Long Lin sincerely. After speaking, she sighed again: “If this protective formation is broken by demons and evil spirits, and the treasure is damaged, none of us Prayer Saintesses will survive. Comparing the two, it’s obvious which is more important! Brother Long, don’t hesitate!”
“Alright!”
Long Lin pondered for a long time before answering.
“Okay…thank you, Brother Long…I’ll go tell them right away!”
Situ Hongyun breathed a sigh of relief and said happily when she saw that Long Lin had agreed.

Chapter 243 Nascent Soul
Update Time: 10-21 11:02:44 Words: 3977

Amidst the surging waves and boundless magical power of the Qi Sea, a golden, gleaming pill radiated brilliant light like the rising sun.
This pill slowly rotated, rising and falling, constantly absorbing the spiritual energy from its surroundings, growing brighter and brighter.
In the elegant room, Ling Yao, dressed only in a thin garment, her pretty face flushed with shyness, was circulating her energy to regulate the power she had gained from her recent dual cultivation with Long Lin. Long Lin sat opposite her, currently using his inner spiritual sense to observe the unusual phenomena within his Qi Sea.
For over ten days, Long Lin had been cultivating with these Prayer Saintesses, experiencing countless perilous trials of inner demons, and his cultivation power had reached a point of overflowing and unable to increase further. Just now, after cultivating with Ling Yao and experiencing the sudden awakening from the inner demons trapped in that enchanting sacred realm, the golden core in his dantian, which had been undisturbed, suddenly began to stir restlessly.
Intuitively, Long Lin felt as if he had reached a bottleneck in entering the Nascent Soul stage.
"Brother Long..."
Ling Yao, having regained her magical power, stood up shyly and addressed Long Lin. Although this cultivation was only spiritual, and she had not lost her saintly body, she had completely accepted Long Lin from the depths of her heart, regarding him as the person she could entrust her life to.
Long Lin was completely immersed in the world of his dantian and did not hear Ling Yao's words at all. Ling Yao called out twice, but seeing that Long Lin did not respond, she knew that he was in seclusion, so she straightened her clothes and quietly opened the restriction and went out.
Outside the elegant room, a group of saintly maidens who had been praying for blessings had already gathered.
"Ling Yao, how did it go? Did you succeed?"
Feng Jun smiled, revealing two dimples, and blinked his crescent-shaped eyes as he asked Ling Yao.
"Yes!"
Ling Yao nodded, her face flushed.
"So, wasn't Brother Long amazing?"
Qi'er whispered in Ling Yao's ear.
"Amazing..."
Ling Yao replied, looking at Qi'er with a puzzled and ambiguous expression.
"Hehe..."
"We all heard your moans inside, so seductive!"
"Yes, Ling Yao... your moans are so loud!"
In an instant, the Holy Maidens of Prayer burst into laughter.
Only then did Ling Yao realize what they were talking about, her face flushed red, and she scolded playfully, "You're all so naughty... you're asking for it!"
The Holy Maidens of Prayer chased and laughed, and the Prayer Hall suddenly became lively.
"Oh dear... what's going on outside?"
Suddenly, Feng Jun, who was standing at the very door, shouted.
Hearing her shout, everyone immediately stopped playing around and ran out.
At this moment, the previously clear sky outside suddenly became turbulent, with large white clouds gathering and pressing down on the entire summit of Qirang Mountain.
These clouds were brimming with spiritual energy, and seemed to be faintly brewing thunder.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know..."
Everyone was baffled. Just then, Situ Hongyun, who was meditating, heard the noise outside and came out. Seeing this strange sight, she exclaimed in surprise, "Everyone, don't make a sound! This is the state of a high-level Nascent Soul cultivator... Brother Long must be about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage! Lingyao, Qi'er, take them to the Qirang Hall to protect Brother Long. Feng Jun, come with me to the mountain-protecting formation to prevent any evil spirits from taking advantage of this."
Following Situ Hongyun's instructions, the entire Qirang Mountain immediately went on alert. Even Situ Hongyun herself hadn't experienced the Nascent Soul stage; all they could do was to protect Long Lin and prevent any interference.
Meanwhile, in the elegant room behind the Qirang Hall, Lingyao and the others had set up layers of spiritual light barriers. Even if there were chaos outside, it wouldn't disturb Long Lin inside.
In the elegant room, Long Lin was oblivious to what was happening outside, as he was immersed in his own illusion. Just moments ago, while he was intently focused on his golden core, he suddenly felt it emanating a strange power, strongly drawing his spiritual consciousness towards it.
Following this pull, Long Lin released a wisp of his spiritual consciousness, but unexpectedly, his mental energy suddenly released most of it, rushing into the golden core before he could react. Suddenly,
Long Lin found himself in a strange space. Surrounded by water, he lay curled up, feeling warm and comfortable.
He exhaled a large bubble, stretched his legs contentedly, and rolled over peacefully.
"Where am I?"
Long Lin wondered. He had never felt this warmth, familiarity, and safety before. Suddenly, he realized he was in his mother's womb. He was still an infant.
When he came to his senses, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him, and he saw a grand, antique courtyard. Green tiles and blue bricks, pavilions and gardens, servants dressed in Qing Dynasty attire, men with queues and women with round buns, walked along a bluestone path leading to a massive red-lacquered gate. A pair of imposing stone lions stood before the gate, and on either side stood a soldier with a long sword.
Just then, a magnificent carriage sped in, and a handsome young man in his twenties stepped out, fanning himself with a folding fan, and walked with an air of extraordinary elegance.
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness!"
Two soldiers hurriedly bowed.
Long Lin found the young man's appearance extremely familiar, but couldn't immediately recall where he had seen him before.
Another flash of inspiration struck him, and Long Lin saw a stable, where a raggedly dressed boy was using herbs to treat a wounded white horse. Seeing his focused expression, Long Lin couldn't help but smile knowingly.
The scene flashed through Long Lin's mind, but he heard the intense roar of artillery fire and the dense barrage of gunfire. Looking down from mid-air, he saw a small hillside that had been flattened by artillery fire. At the foot of the hill, swarms of Japanese soldiers, guns drawn, were surging forward, shouting in their Japanese language, "Charge! Charge! Capture the Chinese alive!"
Just then, on the almost completely flattened hillside, soldiers covered in dirt emerged from the ground. Seeing the approaching enemy, one of them shouted, "Company commander, the enemy is coming!"
At the forefront of the position, a burly man with eagle-like eyes stood up and roared back, "Prepare for battle..."
Amidst the hail of bullets, soldiers fell one after another. Just as the Japanese soldiers charged onto the position, the seriously wounded company commander laughed and pulled the fuse.
The rain began to pour down, and Long Lin saw the Amazon rainforest in the downpour.
A dozen mud-covered figures crawled out of a puddle and ran desperately forward. The rain blurred their vision, but it couldn't stop their steps.
"You must know, death is not terrible; what is terrible is to be on the verge of death, yet unable to die..."
An old man dressed in black, with gray hair, stood on the wooden building, speaking to the mud monkeys who had rushed to the open space. His voice carried a hint of desolation, yet also seemed tinged with sorrow.
A gust of wind blew, causing his left sleeve to flutter, revealing an empty sleeve.
"Master..."
Long Lin choked back a sob, calling out softly.
Suddenly, the old man blurred, transforming into a verdant figure speaking to him. Long Lin tried desperately to understand what he was saying, but he couldn't make out what he was saying.
Scene after scene, Long Lin was immersed in these illusions, each scene so familiar, yet each scene leaving him somewhat bewildered, for he suddenly realized that these scenes were his past and present lives.
However, while Long Lin was immersed in these illusions, he was unaware that the golden core within his body was slowly changing.
In a burst of green spiritual light, the golden core suddenly cracked open, and a tiny golden figure, three inches tall, broke free from it!
The golden-haired boy was a miniature version of Long Lin, his eyes carrying a knowing smile.
With a deafening roar, an extremely powerful five-colored spiritual light shot into the sky, converging with the wind and clouds to form a massive golden thunderbolt that exploded violently. The earth shook violently.
Long Lin, who had been sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes with a smile. His nascent soul sat cross-legged in his dantian, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth at an astonishing rate.
Long Lin felt that his cultivation was many times stronger than before. It seemed that with every movement, a powerful energy flowed; now, even a slight movement of his body possessed the power to destroy the world.
"Congratulations, young master…you have finally reached the Nascent Soul stage!"
The voice of the Chaotic Ancestor echoed in his mind.
Long Lin smiled slightly and said, "This is all thanks to Senior Hun Tian's guidance!"
"Young Master, how could I dare to accept such a title?
Hun Tian dares not call himself a senior in front of you." Hun Tian was taken aback and quickly said respectfully.
Long Lin chuckled, stood up, and flicked his finger lightly. The Qian Yuan Sword transformed into a golden light and flew out, floating in front of him. Gradually, a nearly tangible white figure emerged from it. This figure was an old man with hair and beard, none other than Hun Tian.
"Senior Hun Tian, have you forgotten our agreement from back then? The day I cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage will be the day you are free."
As Long Lin spoke, a beam of pale white light shot out from between his brows and instantly entered Hun Tian's body.
The Old Ancestor of Chaos took a deep breath and bowed his head in gratitude, saying, "Young Master truly keeps his word. I thank you."
Long Lin nodded and said, "Let's retrieve your possessed body now."
Upon hearing this, the Old Ancestor of Chaos was overjoyed and said, "Young Master, although we made a pact back then, I, the Old Ancestor of Chaos, have always been arrogant and have never truly trusted anyone. However, given your righteousness this time, I am willing to serve you as your servant for a long time. Please grant my request."
"How can this be? Didn't you still want revenge?"
Long Lin said.
"Revenge is a must... However, these past few days, everything you've done, Young Master, has been for the sake of the world, which I greatly admire. Back then, I roamed the world, claiming to be both righteous and wicked, laughing at the world. Later, during the war between immortals and demons, I managed to remain unscathed, only to be slaughtered by the demons. Now, thinking back, I've truly wasted my youth..."
The Old Ancestor of Chaos sighed, then said, "Therefore, my hatred now is not personal, but the hatred of the ancient immortals. From now on, I, the Old Ancestor of Chaos, will be irreconcilably opposed to the demonic path."
"Good, Senior Chaos has achieved great enlightenment, Long Lin admires you!"
Long Lin immediately said.
"Young Master... Chaos is merely your old servant, please don't call me 'senior' anymore!"
The Old Ancestor of Chaos looked slightly embarrassed and quickly said.
Long Lin chuckled and said, "Alright... then let's not delay, let's go and retrieve your possessed body! If we're late, I'm afraid Situ Hongyun and the others won't be able to hold on."
"Yes, Young Master!"
The Old Ancestor of Chaos said happily, then transformed back into the Qian Yuan Sword, but before Long Lin could put it away, he flew out of the elegant room.
Long Lin smiled slightly, turned around and walked out of the elegant room as well. With a casual wave of his hand, several restrictions outside the elegant room were released in response.
"Brother Long...you're out!"
Lingyao rushed forward, glanced at Long Lin, and suddenly exclaimed with delight, "Brother Long, you really achieved the Nascent Soul stage?"
"Yes!"
Long Lin nodded and smiled slightly, "How is it outside?"
Lingyao said, "Just now, a strange phenomenon occurred. A golden lightning bolt formed from spiritual energy blasted open the mountain-protecting array. Although Sister Hongyun did her best to repair it, several demons still managed to break in. Sister Hongyun and the other sisters are currently holding them off. I stayed here to protect you, Brother. It's wonderful that you've achieved the Nascent Soul stage!"
At this moment, outside Qirang Mountain, chaos was already brewing.
The already dilapidated mountain-protecting array was being desperately attacked by a group of demons using magical treasures and magic power, teetering on the brink of collapse.
Inside the mountain-protecting array, Situ Hongyun and a group of Qirang Saintesses were confronting the three demons who had broken in. However, the three demons were far more powerful than Situ Hongyun and the Holy Maidens of Prayer.
"Haha... Hand over the Prayer Treasure, and I'll spare your lives!"
roared a monstrous demon king with disheveled hair, wearing animal skins, and with black scales covering his bare arms.
"I won't kill them even if they don't hand over the treasure. These girls are all of pure Yin constitution, perfect for my cultivation of the Yin-Yang Technique... Haha!"
Nearby, a wrinkled, white-haired, ugly old woman chuckled, her voice chilling.
"Brother, don't waste time arguing with them, let's get the treasure first!"
a minotaur fighting Feng Jun and the others muttered, then swung his giant wooden staff, striking Feng Jun, who groaned and staggered back several steps, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Chapter 244 Possession
Update Time: 10-21 11:03:03 Words: 3276

"Taking the spiritual treasure, did you ask for my permission?"
A gray figure flashed, and Long Lin instantly appeared beside the bull-headed monster who had just injured Feng Jun and was now roaring triumphantly.
"Who are you... take my staff!"
The bull-headed monster suddenly felt a cold wind whistle past him. He didn't know when a handsome young man had appeared beside him, smiling at him with a cold yet warm expression. He immediately roared and swung his giant wooden staff horizontally.
"Coward... such a stick, this young master would rather use it as firewood!"
Long Lin laughed disdainfully, but he didn't take the wooden staff that swept towards him with a gale seriously at all. He didn't dodge or avoid it, and let the wooden staff hit him in the waist.
"How arrogant! Die!"
The bull-headed monster was shocked to see that Long Lin didn't avoid his wooden staff. Then he roared and poured a stream of magic power into the wooden staff. The wooden staff, which was made of cast iron black, was hit heavily by Long Lin.
A deafening roar erupted.
A burst of spiritual light suddenly erupted from the area centered on Long Lin. The minotaur groaned, its massive body flying backward, crashing heavily into a large tree, snapping the hemlock tree, which was as thick as a mantle, in half with a crack. The minotaur slammed to the ground, struggling but unable to rise; its back was broken.
Splinters flew everywhere; the minotaur's staff had shattered into countless fragments, slowly drifting down and landing on Feng Jun and the others, who were still stunned by Long Lin's divine power.
"Ling Yao… this minotaur is yours!"
Long Lin, spotless, said to Ling Yao, who was close behind, and in a flash, he was already in front of the ugly old woman fighting Qi'er and the others.
Ling Yao agreed, and with a few more flashes, she was in front of the minotaur, a cold light pointing at its head.
At this moment, the ugly old woman, also stunned by the explosive spiritual energy, was still marveling at who possessed such powerful cultivation to injure the Minotaur in a single move, and thus failed to notice that Long Lin had already arrived before her.
"Old woman, who's looking... I'm right here!"
Long Lin gestured for Qi'er and the others to help Situ Hongyun deal with the Ten Thousand Demon King, then crossed his arms and leisurely smiled at the old woman.
"You... who are you?"
The ugly old woman was startled, then turned around, paused upon seeing Long Lin, and blurted out.
"Old woman, you're too ugly... tell me your name, I'm afraid I'll have nightmares!"
Long Lin mocked.
"Boy... how dare you mock me? Do you know who I am?"
The ugly old woman was instantly enraged, glaring at Long Lin through gritted teeth. Women are most afraid of being told they're ugly, and Long Lin's words had hit her sore spot.
"Who are you, old hag? I have no interest in knowing... Do you have any pretty granddaughters? Find a hundred or so to serve as my maids, and I'd be happy to oblige. Maybe I'll even spare your life if I'm in a good mood!"
The ugly old woman's black face darkened further with anger at Long Lin, her wrinkles turning into a tangled mess. With a screech, she lunged forward with her two sharp claws, gleaming with blue crystal light, aiming to grab Long Lin's head.
Long Lin chuckled, his figure flashing, and the ugly old woman's claws missed their mark.
Long Lin's figure shifted, and in the blink of an eye, he was behind the old woman. Now he knew that the difference between the Nascent Soul stage and the Core Formation stage was indeed not small; it was a world of difference. Even without using his movement techniques, his speed and magical power were still beyond the reach of a Core Formation cultivator.
He had just clashed head-on with the minotaur, and now he was competing in agility with this hideous old woman. Finally, he could freely control his somewhat unbelievable abilities.
"Hmph... Anyone who dares to covet my prayer treasures shall die!"
Long Lin roared, powerful sonic waves radiating from the hideous old woman in front of him. Not far away, Feng Jun coughed up a mouthful of blood, while Ling Yao and the others nearby stumbled and immediately covered their ears. The hideous
old woman's claws, pouncing on Long Lin, were not yet withdrawn when she was struck by the powerful sonic wave. Her body exploded in mid-air, turning into a cloud of blood, and her spiritual consciousness was completely obliterated in the subsequent sonic waves. A powerful demonic cultivator at the Core Formation stage had vanished just like that.
As the sonic waves dissipated, Long Lin laughed loudly, and dark clouds churned in the sky, the wind and clouds shifting dramatically. A Nascent Soul stage expert was practically invincible; every move he made was a killing blow.
Startled by Long Lin's loud laughter, even the Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons, Situ Hongyun, and others who were fighting felt their blood surging and stopped to look over. One was shocked, while the other was overjoyed.
"Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons, get over here!"
Long Lin roared sharply as he looked at the Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons with blazing eyes.
The Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons trembled, almost taking a step towards Long Lin, but he quickly snapped back to reality, transforming into a ball of spiritual light and fleeing towards the crack in the still-unhealed protective array.
He had already realized that Long Lin had cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, and that fierce shout from earlier had left him delirious and terrified. Now was the time to escape. After being intimidated by Long Lin's Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron last time, he hadn't given up, hiding in the distance to observe Long Lin and his group's movements until they entered Qirang Mountain before fleeing, having summoned several powerful demons to come with him. They had agreed to retrieve the Qirang treasure and the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron together and kill Long Lin and his companions.
However, he never expected that just when things seemed to be going well, Long Lin would actually reach the legendary Nascent Soul stage.
Seeing the Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons flee, Long Lin smiled slightly, but unhurriedly took out the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron from his Ruyi Bag, channeling a stream of magical power into it. The cauldron immediately took flight, dozens of golden beams shooting from its mouth towards the distant Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons.
Years ago, when Long Lin encountered the fox demon, the Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons had used this cauldron against him, at which time it spewed out black threads condensed from vengeful spirits. However, now that Long Lin was using the cauldron, infusing it with his pure and righteous power, it naturally became a righteous object, emitting golden light that demons and evil spirits greatly feared.
Golden Thunder Spirit Silk is far superior to the Five Thunder Orthodox Method used by ordinary Taoists, specifically designed to subdue demons and evil spirits, and can even trap them within the cauldron. It was a demon-slaying artifact left to the mortal realm by the god Yu. However, only Nascent Soul stage cultivators can use this cauldron. Due to the limitation of cultivation level, a strange person once replicated it, allowing Core Formation stage cultivators to use it—the replica held by the Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons.
Before Long Lin reached the Nascent Soul stage, he couldn't unleash even a tenth of the Myriad Demon Cauldron's power. But now, he can unleash fifty percent of its power, and as his cultivation deepens, the power he can unleash will be even stronger.
"Myriad Demon King, where do you think you're going?"
Long Lin stood there, a cold smile on his face.
The Golden Lightning Spirit Silk moved with lightning speed, binding the Myriad Demon King tightly just as he was about to burst through the crack in the mountain-protecting array, pulling him back forcefully.
The Myriad Demon King felt a sharp pain in his head, his entire body enveloped in golden light. In his terror, a powerful force dragged him backward, unable to unleash even a trace of demonic power.
The Golden Lightning Spirit Silk, binding the Myriad Demon King, pulled him back to Long Lin and stopped. Long Lin carefully examined the Myriad Demon King and said, "Myriad Demon King, you know I have the Myriad Demon Cauldron here, yet you still dare to return?"
"Hmph… Since I, the Demon King, have fallen into your hands, kill me if you want, no need for further words!"
the Myriad Demon King roared.
"Good... you've got some tough bones, just my cup of tea, but... I can't bear to kill you!"
Long Lin chuckled.
At this moment, Situ Hongyun and the others had already repaired the mountain-protecting formation and gathered around, looking at the transformed Long Lin with surprise and delight.
"Senior Hun Tian... please show yourself!"
Long Lin smiled and nodded to Situ Hongyun and the others, then extended his right hand and whispered into his storage ring.
A beam of spiritual light shot out from his storage ring, transforming in mid-air into a small copper coin sword no more than three inches long. In an instant, the light flashed, and the small sword grew into a giant sword several feet long and five feet wide. A slightly transparent white-bearded old man appeared on the sword's blade, his body swaying slightly in the wind, clearly formed from a ethereal soul.
"Huh... Senior Hun Tian, weren't you forbidden from seeing Tian Feng? Why are you out now!"
Not only were Situ Hongyun and the others stunned, but even Long Lin was surprised and immediately asked. Upon seeing Hun Tian, the Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons closed his eyes and awaited his death. He knew that facing two Nascent Soul stage cultivators, he had no chance of escape.
"Haha... This is all thanks to Young Master's White Jade Lingzhi!"
The Hun Tian Ancestor laughed, "Just before you formed your Nascent Soul, I had already absorbed all the medicinal power of that White Jade Lingzhi, so my Nascent Soul can now see the heavens. It's just that it's still a bit ethereal and not quite substantial!"
"That's great..."
Long Lin said happily, then glanced at the Ten Thousand Demon King and said, "That guy..."
"Haha... This physical body is certainly useful. Although my cultivation has increased, I can't cultivate without a physical body until my Nascent Soul is fully formed, at which point I can truly transcend the Three Realms and refine an immortal primordial spirit. Now... I have to thank Young Master!"
The Hun Tian Ancestor swayed on the giant sword like a drunkard, as if a stronger wind could blow him off, making Long Lin and the others a little worried. Si Yun, Hong Yun, and the others were all speechless with astonishment. Now they believed that such a powerful cultivator truly existed in this world.
"No! Kill me if you want... You want to possess my body... I'd rather die than agree!"
Upon hearing the words of the Chaotic Ancestor, the Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons cried out in alarm. He was so terrified that his soul almost flew to the heavens. Since ancient times, possession has been an act against the heavens. Although Core Formation cultivators can also possess bodies, they can only become ordinary people after possession and can no longer cultivate. Only Nascent Soul cultivators can perform this heaven-defying act. However, their possession has strict restrictions; ordinary cultivators cannot touch them, and mortal bodies cannot withstand the powerful pressure of their souls. Therefore, many Nascent Soul experts who unfortunately lose their physical bodies often reside in a spiritual object, becoming so-called ghost immortals. However, their lifespan will slowly fade away with the passage of time. A suitable body for possession is the dream of almost every Nascent Soul cultivator.
The Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons feared being possessed. Besides death, he would also have to endure the process of his soul being controlled and gradually strangled. This pain was not only excruciating but also an unbearable humiliation.

Chapter 238 Fengye
Update Time: 10-19 16:35:32 Words: 3273

In Fengye Town, inside a simply decorated cave dwelling, a layer of array restrictions was densely packed.
Long Lin sat cross-legged, and around him, six men in black also sat cross-legged, with two stone tigers crouching on either side.
In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed since Long Lin and his group returned from the Wilderness. Although they had not caught up with the Crimson Turtle Monster and the Black Loach Monster, Long Lin still gained a lot of benefits.
The nascent soul of the crab monster had been absorbed by the Six Ding Divine Generals, and now their magic power had broken through to the mid-stage of Core Formation. Moreover, they had Long Lin's consciousness in their hands and had become his external clones.
In addition, he also had two Xuan Stone Mechanical Tiger Beasts that could fight against Core Formation cultivators.
In total, his overall strength was equivalent to the combined strength of nine Core Formation experts, and because they were all controlled by Long Lin's own powerful will, their coordination was almost perfect.
With the addition of the Chaotic Ancestor, although Long Lin couldn't defeat a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator like Lin Feifan, killing him would be nearly impossible.
"Young Master... there aren't many cultivators in the entire world who can rival you!"
the Chaotic Ancestor laughed.
Long Lin smiled and said, "Unfortunately, I still haven't reached the Nascent Soul stage."
"Don't be impatient, Young Master... which Nascent Soul cultivator didn't take at least several hundred or even a thousand years to reach that stage? For cultivators, your speed is already frightening enough!"
the Chaotic Ancestor said.
"Yes, I know it's difficult to reach the Nascent Soul stage without sufficient accumulation. Let's take it slowly! However, I still need to find the Heaven and Earth Bell first."
Long Lin nodded and said.
His spiritual light shot into his six Ding clones, and they all opened their eyes, saying to Long Lin, "Master!"
"You protect me; I need to study the information Hong gave me,"
Long Lin said.
"Yes, Master!"
Liu Ding's clone replied, then disappeared into the formation.
Long Lin glanced at the two stone tigers that remained motionless, smiled slightly, closed his eyes, made a hand seal, and channeled a point of his mental energy into his mind.
Within his mind, a fist-sized, hexagonal, diamond-like crystal core slowly revealed the image of an ancient bell and many characters.
"Could the Five Emperors Bell be a replica of the Heaven and Earth Bell?"
Long Lin examined the bell's design, confirming once again that it was identical to the Five Emperors Bell he had seen. Carefully examining the characters, Long Lin gained a preliminary understanding of the Heaven and Earth Bell's origins and possible location. The Heaven and Earth
Bell, also known as the Human Emperor Bell, was formed from the Adam's apple of the great god Pangu, a supreme spiritual treasure used to protect the world. Legend has it that when the Heaven and Earth Bell rings, it can control the minds of all people, bring life to all things, and of course, destroy them.
However, since the ancient war between immortals and demons, the Heaven and Earth Bell has disappeared without a trace.
Legend has it that several hundred years ago, the Heaven and Earth Bell appeared once on Zhongshan Mountain, but by the time the Yu Huang Sect, the Heavenly Dao Sect, and the Qingyun Sect arrived, the bell had vanished.
Long Lin nodded. Zhongshan Mountain was the territory of the Heavenly Dao Sect. Although Long Lin's cultivation had increased, if he wanted to easily go to the Heavenly Dao Sect to search for the Heaven and Earth Bell, the Heavenly Dao Sect probably wouldn't allow it.
Among the three major sects, only the Heavenly Dao Sect was the most exclusive and mysterious.
Having understood this, Long Lin had made up his mind to go to the Heavenly Dao Sect, but he would conceal his magical power and go as a disciple in the early Qi Refining stage.
"Immortal Master Long, the Guild Master invites you to a banquet."
At this moment, the cave's spiritual light flashed, and a beautiful female voice came from within.
"Alright, I understand..."
A smile appeared on Long Lin's face. He knew that Chen Tianfeng from Fengye Town had once been a member of the Heavenly Dao Sect, and perhaps he knew something about the sect.
Thinking of this, Long Lin casually waved his hand, dispelling the restrictive array and stepping out of the cave.
This cave was built on a hillside. Long Lin walked out, glanced at the cave, smiled slightly, and silently recited a true incantation. In a flash of spiritual light, the cave instantly disappeared, and a delicate, small model of a cave appeared in Long Lin's hand.
"A mobile cave... This thing is truly amazing!"
Long Lin smiled to himself.
This mobile cave was a gift from Lin Mubai. Because he had successfully rescued his uncle and obtained the earth-suppressing spiritual root elixir that could nurture newcomers, Lin Mubai was extremely happy, so he also gifted Long Lin and the others an additional magic treasure.
These magic treasures were all extremely ingenious, especially Long Lin's mobile cave, which was fully equipped with various facilities and had a large space for self-development. In terms of value, it was worth hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.
With the mobile cave dwelling, the spiritual energy within could be preserved, and it was protected by a special array. It could hold important items, raise spirit beasts, and cultivate immortal herbs. Most importantly, regardless of the presence of spiritual veins, one could cultivate anywhere within the cave dwelling.
Long Lin left the two Xuan Stone Tigers in the cave to guard it. With six clones accompanying him, it was enough for his travels.
After putting away the mobile cave dwelling, Long Lin headed towards the Tianfeng Mercenary Guild in Fengye Town.
At this time, the Tianfeng Mercenary Guild had become the largest force in Fengye Town. Under Chen Tianfeng's governance, Fengye Town was orderly and much more prosperous than before.
Lin Feifan and the others had already returned to the Lin family, and Ouyang Ran and Bing Lingyu had also returned to the foot of Qingyun Mountain. Situ Hongyun had originally intended to stay with Long Lin, but suddenly said she had something to attend to and left.
Therefore, only Long Lin remained in Fengye Town.
After the banquet, Long Lin kept Chen Tianfeng alone and brought up the matter of the Heavenly Dao Sect.
Chen Tianfeng, having already regarded Long Lin and the others as his masters and considering himself their servant, immediately recounted the affairs of the Heavenly Dao Sect to Long Lin without reservation.
"Immortal Master Long, what brings you inquiring about the Heavenly Dao Sect?"
Chen Tianfeng asked curiously after finishing his story.
"Nothing much… just some basic knowledge of the cultivation world!"
Long Lin smiled, glancing at Chen Tianfeng, and then said, "I heard you used to be a member of the Heavenly Dao Sect?"
"Yes… Immortal Master Long, but I am foolish, and because my cultivation has not progressed for a long time, I left the Heavenly Dao Sect,"
Chen Tianfeng replied.
"Hmm… you just said that the Heavenly Dao Sect recruits a batch of disciples from various places every year, is that true?"
Long Lin asked again.
Chen Tianfeng pondered for a moment and said, "It's true, it just so happens to be the season for the Heavenly Dao Sect to recruit new disciples."
"Hmm! By the way… President Chen, I have some things to attend to, so I won't disturb you any longer!"
Long Lin said after a moment's thought.
"Immortal Master Long, are you leaving?"
Chen Tianfeng was slightly surprised and hurriedly asked.
Long Lin nodded and said, "This concerns important matters of cultivation, and I cannot linger here any longer... I would like to take my leave first thing tomorrow morning!"
"In that case, Chen Tianfeng dares not detain you, Immortal Master... Tomorrow I will certainly gather my men to respectfully see you off. I hope Immortal Master Long will often return to Fengye Town to visit!"
Chen Tianfeng said.
"No need for such a fuss... Fengye Town is quite nice here, I will come often in the future!"
Long Lin said, and then took his leave.
When Long Lin returned to the residence prepared for him by the Tianfeng Mercenary Guild, two alluring women were already waiting for him in the room.
Upon seeing these two women, Long Lin shook his head and smiled, knowing that this was another arrangement by Chen Tianfeng.
However, Long Lin had no interest in such vulgar women now, so he politely persuaded them to leave before settling down to rest alone and carefully reviewing his conversation with Chen Tianfeng.
"Buzz..."
Just as Long Lin was about to fall asleep, a luan-shaped jade pendant at his waist suddenly emitted a buzzing sound.
"Hongyun?"
Long Lin was startled and hurriedly took out the jade pendant, injecting a wisp of magic power into it.
This jade pendant in the shape of a phoenix was also a gift from the Lin family, said to be called the "Dragon and
Phoenix Heart-to-Heart Pendant." There are two pendants, one in the shape of a dragon and the other a phoenix, each held by a man and a woman respectively, allowing them to communicate even when separated by thousands of miles. At the time, Long Lin gave the dragon-shaped pendant to Situ Hongyun and kept the phoenix-shaped pendant for himself.
Now, since the dragon and phoenix pendant was making a sound, it must be Situ Hongyun calling him. He immediately channeled his magic power into it to contact Situ Hongyun.
"Brother Long..."
As Long Lin's magic power flowed into the phoenix pendant, Situ Hongyun's urgent voice came from within.
"Hongyun, what's wrong?"
Long Lin asked hurriedly.
"Brother Long...it's terrible! Demons have broken into Qirang Mountain! They've opened the mountain's protective array and are trying to seize the Qirang artifact...come quickly and help me!"
Situ Hongyun said anxiously.
"Okay, I'll be right there!"
Long Lin agreed, put away the phoenix pendant, and immediately went outside without sleeping. He used his magic power to transform into a beam of light and flew towards Xianyang.
Only then did he understand why Situ Hongyun had been so eager to leave Fengye Town; it turned out that what she was talking about was protecting the divine artifact of Qixiang Mountain.
Recalling Situ Hongyun's restless state in the past few days, Long Lin understood that she had clearly foreseen something.
Qixiang Mountain was the guardian deity of the entire human realm, and the divine artifact atop it was a relic left behind by Pangu when he created the world. If Qixiang Mountain were destroyed and the artifact lost, it would be a great calamity for the human world.
Even the ancient war between immortals and demons had not affected Qixiang Mountain. Furthermore, whoever possessed Qixiang Mountain would rule the world; no one in the human realm dared to disrespect Qixiang Mountain, except for demons and those with wicked intentions.
Although Long Lin didn't know what the divine artifact of Qixiang Mountain was, he suspected it was something extremely important. Otherwise, those demons wouldn't have risked their lives to desperately try and seize it. More importantly, Mount Qirang possesses an extremely powerful protective array. Once the array's restrictions are activated, no one can set foot on Mount Qirang.
The protective array will only automatically disappear when a new Holy Maiden of Qirang appears.
Situ Hongyun used all her power to fight the demons and activate the protective array, voluntarily relinquishing her position as Holy Maiden of Qirang. Later, Qin Shi Huang sent people everywhere to search for a new Holy Maiden of Qirang, but to no avail. He himself personally toured the east and south, but still received no news of her. After Qin Shi Huang's death, Zhao Gao seized power in the court, and no one mentioned the matter again.
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Chapter 245 Roaring Across the World
Update Time: 10-21 11:03:32 Words: 3568

"Now you have no choice but to agree!"
Long Lin smiled and said to the Hun Tian Ancestor, "Senior Hun Tian, make your move!"
The Hun Tian Ancestor laughed loudly, and his half-ethereal figure transformed into a white light, shooting straight towards the immobile Ten Thousand Demon King, penetrating his brow.
The Ten Thousand Demon King screamed miserably, his whole body trembling violently as if possessed, but he quickly calmed down, his eyes changing from surprise to a peaceful joy.
At this moment, the Hun Tian Ancestor had completely annihilated the Ten Thousand Demon King's soul consciousness and thoroughly taken over his body.
Stepping down from the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron, the Hun Tian Ancestor said to Long Lin, "Thank you for your help, young master. This body suits me perfectly, but I still need to cultivate for a while to fully adapt to it!"
Long Lin smiled and nodded, "Alright... Is three days enough?"
"Enough!"
the Hun Tian Ancestor agreed.
"Well, that's good... Once you've fully mastered the body of this Demon King of Ten Thousand Demons, come with me on a mission!"
Long Lin said.
"Yes, Young Master!"
Hun Tian Old Ancestor immediately agreed, then headed towards the Prayer Hall to find a quiet place to practice.
"Brother Long... are you going out?"
Situ Hongyun asked hurriedly upon hearing Long Lin's words.
"Yes, in three days, I will go out with Senior Hun Tian to help the Black Emperor return to his throne!"
Long Lin said.
Situ Hongyun nodded. She knew this was something Long Lin had to do, so she didn't say anything more. At this moment, she suddenly heard Ling Yao say, "Brother Long, what should we do with this guy?"
At this time, Ling Yao was guarding the Minotaur that Long Lin had injured.
"Kill him..."
A cold light flashed in Long Lin's eyes.
Ling Yao swung her sword, and the Minotaur was decapitated. The world lost another evil demon.
Three days later, the Hun Tian Ancestor finally achieved a perfect union between his Nascent Soul and the body of the Ten Thousand Demon King. However, having just emerged from the mortal realm, although his cultivation was higher than Long Lin's, his magical power was inferior. Even though they were
both at the Nascent Soul stage, the difference in their abilities was immense. Moreover, all of the Hun Tian Ancestor's killing moves and ultimate techniques were countered by Long Lin; even with his higher cultivation, he was still no match for Long Lin. Therefore, the Hun Tian Ancestor willingly followed Long Lin.
Seeing the Hun Tian Ancestor's success, Long Lin didn't delay. He entrusted the protection of Qi Rang Mountain to Situ Hongyun and a group of holy maidens, while he and the Hun Tian Ancestor rushed out of Qi Rang Mountain, heading straight for Xianyang City.
At this time, Xianyang City was already in ruins.
Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's armies faced off outside Xianyang City; whoever entered the city first would become king.
Meanwhile, Qin Ziying had already killed Zhao Gao and led a group of elite warriors, along with the 700,000 convicts who had been building the Qin Mausoleum, preparing for a final battle against Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's armies.
Outside Xianyang, a dark mist hung in the air.
A battle quickly ensued; Qin Ziying's 700,000-strong army was routed by Xiang Yu's elite troops, leaving hundreds of thousands of corpses as they fled for their lives.
The Qin Empire's fate was sealed!
Liu Bang had intended to enter the city, but he gave the opportunity to Xiang Yu. So Xiang Yu first looted the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum, then burned down the Epang Palace, and looted Xianyang.
When Long Lin and the Hun Tian Ancestor met Liu Bang, Liu Bang was worrying about his upcoming battle with Xiang Yu. He had just escaped from the Hongmen Banquet and knew Xiang Yu's intentions; a fight between the two was inevitable.
"A mere Xiang Yu, what's there to mention!"
Long Lin laughed, glancing at the Hun Tian Ancestor. The current Hun Tian was truly a god of war.
Three days later, the decisive battle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu finally began.
However, it was only then that Long Lin realized Xiang Yu was no longer the young man he once was, but a formidable general, accompanied by over a dozen Core Formation stage experts, one of whom had already entered the Nascent Soul stage. No wonder Xiang Yu was able to cut down enemy generals and
seize flags, growing from eight thousand soldiers to the leader of an army of eight hundred thousand; he was no ordinary figure. The thunderous drums and the deafening shouts of ten thousand men filled the air. The killing intent was so overwhelming that even a Nascent Soul stage expert like Long Lin dared not fly. That intense killing intent, gathered from hundreds of thousands of people, was enough to break any cultivation technique. Now Long Lin understood why, although cultivators seemed powerful, they rarely participated in such battles—it was for this reason. Faced with this intense killing intent, cultivators were nothing more than ordinary people, even physically weaker than ordinary soldiers. However, Long Lin and the Hun Tian Ancestor disregarded all this. Long Lin's Nine Dragon Halberd was inherently a weapon of extreme yang and strength, and when combined with this boundless killing intent, it became even more formidable. Moreover, his six Six Ding clones had undergone his tempering, and even without using magic power, their physiques far surpassed those of the generals. The Hun Tian Ancestor had participated in the ancient war between immortals and demons, and had experienced such grand scenes. Furthermore, his extremely ruthless methods meant that no killing intent could suppress him on this battlefield. A great battle was filled with boundless flashes of cold swords and spears, boundless screams and roars, blood, severed limbs, and corpses—all capable of driving people into boundless madness. Long Lin released all six Ding clones, specifically targeting the dozen or so Core Formation stage cultivators behind Xiang Yu. The Hun Tian Ancestor faced off against the Nascent Soul stage experts beside Xiang Yu. Long Lin, however, stood his ground and fought against Xiang Yu himself. "Haha, I didn't expect you to be a Nascent Soul stage expert as well?" Xiang Yu laughed. The square straight sword in his hand was called the Overlord Heavenly Dao Sword. When he swung it, the wind swept away the clouds and thunder rumbled. It was also a supreme treasure of extreme yang and strength.

Long Lin swung his Nine Dragon Halberd through the air, unleashing nine true dragons that roared forth, tightly binding Xiang Yu's Overlord Heavenly Dao Sword.
"Xiang Yu, listen to my advice! It's not too late to turn back! The ruler of this world belongs to Liu Bang!"
Long Lin declared.
"Haha... such arrogance! I, Xiang Yu, call myself the Overlord of Chu, undefeated in a thousand battles. How could I possibly lose to that rogue Liu Bang?"
Xiang Yu laughed wildly.
"Those who block my way shall die!"
Xiang Yu's Overlord Heavenly Dao Sword, surging with wind and thunder, pierced through the nine dragons entwined by the Nine Dragon Halberd, slashing down at Long Lin.
At this moment, Long Lin smiled coldly, a glimmer of spiritual light secretly appearing between his brows. Then, a powerful force of will bypassed Xiang Yu, silently flying behind him. Simultaneously, his body swiftly dodged to the left, avoiding the Overlord Heavenly Dao Sword's attack.
The nine dragons roared, the Overlord unleashed his ferocity.
The two fought fiercely, until suddenly a fierce wind swept across the sky, and dozens of beams of spiritual light descended from above. Wherever the light touched, soldiers screamed and fell to the ground.
"Brother Long...we've come to help you..."
A clear, cold laugh rang out. Long Lin turned around and saw Wu Ye Dao Ren, Shangguan Shuyuan, and others, along with an incomparably beautiful woman, none other than Qing'er, Long Lin's goddess.
Also present were Lady Baiyu and a dozen or so women, each wielding a magical weapon, who came forward to greet him. Long Lin was overjoyed; these women were none other than his Ten Beauties of Dangshan.
Since Long Lin had delivered the elixir from the sea to Qingmu Island, Qing'er had carefully given it to the ten women. After the toxins in their bodies were removed, they voluntarily became Lady Baiyu's disciples. Lady Baiyu, seeing that each of them possessed spiritual roots, also taught them some cultivation techniques. The Ten Beauties of Dangshan already had the foundation laid by Long Lin, and with the abundant spiritual energy of Qingmu Island, their cultivation progressed extremely quickly, reaching the Core Formation stage in no time.
"Qing'er...you've come!"
Long Lin smiled slightly upon seeing Qing'er.
"Brother Long, are you alright?"
Qing'er smiled shyly at Long Lin, carefully examining him before saying, "Brother Long, you've actually become an Earth Immortal?"
Long Lin naturally knew that in Qing'er's eyes, the Nascent Soul stage was already at the Earth Immortal level, and he nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
"White Emperor's Son...are you still not reconciled?"
The swirling sand had already separated Xiang Yu, Long Lin, and their group from the fighting mortals. Qing'er, holding the Autumn Water Sword, addressed Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu laughed wildly and said, "Green Emperor's Daughter, are you really willing to submit to that Black Emperor's Son Liu Bang?"
Qing'er said, "Now, of the Five Emperors' Qi, the Qi of the Yellow, Red, White, and Green Emperors has all returned to the Spirit Realm. Only the Black Emperor's lineage reigns supreme. These are all the will of Heaven, not something you or I can decide!"
"What? All that nonsense! I only know that in the Three Realms, the strong are respected, and I, the White Emperor's Son, will defy Heaven!"
Xiang Yu roared arrogantly, then glanced at Long Lin and said, "If I'm not mistaken... this Long Lin should be the reincarnation of the Yellow Emperor's Son, right?"
"That's right... he is indeed the reincarnation of the Yellow Emperor's Son! White Emperor's Son, I advise you to stop fighting!"
Qing'er nodded and added.
At this moment, Long Lin was shocked. He now realized that he was actually the reincarnation of the Yellow Emperor's Son. At this moment, the Ancestor of Chaos had already annihilated the Nascent Soul cultivator with a single palm strike, leaving no trace of his Nascent Soul. He flew over and laughed, "So that's why you have the aura of the Dragon Emperor, young master! It seems I should call myself a servant!"
"Qing'er, who is the son of the Crimson Emperor?"
Long Lin nodded to the Ancestor of Chaos and then asked Qing'er.
"The son of the Crimson Emperor is Qin Ziying. He should be arriving soon!"
Qing'er said.
At this moment, Long Lin's mind flashed back to the illusions of his past and future lives when he achieved Nascent Soul status. He instantly understood the cause and effect of these events and said, "Xiang Yu... you should just admit defeat!"
"Admit defeat? Take my sword first!"
Xiang Yu smiled coldly, suddenly leaping up and raising the Overlord Heavenly Dao Sword in his hand, its spiritual light piercing the sky. Thunder rumbled in the sky, and dozens of blue lightning bolts struck down from the sky. All the lightning converged on the Overlord Heavenly Dao Sword, its power shaking the heavens and the earth.
"Qingmu Qiushui, grant amnesty..."
Seeing Xiang Yu summon lightning with his sword, Qing'er's expression turned solemn. The Qiushui sword flew from her hand, instantly transforming into a giant tree in mid-air, entwined with green vines. Powerful wood spiritual energy soared into the sky, dispersing the dark clouds and thunder.
"Nine Dragons in the Sky... Kill!"
Long Lin roared, swinging his Nine Dragon Halberd, nine true dragons already roaring towards Xiang Yu.
The Overlord Heavenly Dao Sword in Xiang Yu's hand absorbed the heavenly lightning, its light dazzling. He smiled at Qing'er and Long Lin, then slashed horizontally with the Overlord Heavenly Dao Sword. Several mournful dragon roars echoed. Six of Long Lin's nine true dragons were instantly slain by the sword light, and a giant branch of the giant tree transformed from Qing'er's Qiushui sword was also sheared off.
However, the lightning of the Overlord Heavenly Dao Sword also vanished, clattering to the ground, its spiritual energy gone, becoming a mortal object.
It turned out that Xiang Yu's Overlord Heavenly Dao Sword was incredibly powerful, capable of summoning heavenly lightning to unleash an extremely strong attack, but such an attack could only be used once. Long Lin suddenly felt the Nine Dragon Halberd in his hand become lighter, and then discovered that large cracks had appeared on the halberd's body. With a crack, the Nine Dragon Halberd broke in two. At this moment, Qing'er's Autumn Water Sword, which had transformed into a giant tree, reverted back to the Autumn Water Sword, also losing its spiritual energy and becoming a piece of ordinary iron.
Three divine weapons vanished in this battle.
A glint flashed in Xiang Yu's eyes, but he seemed unconcerned about the damaged Overlord Heavenly Dao Sword. Instead, he murmured incantations, and a white light emanated from between his brows, from which a small, ancient cauldron shimmering with white light slowly floated out.

Chapter 246 Earth Immortal Cauldron
Update Time: 10-21 11:14:22 Words: 3539

Xiang Yu took out a small cauldron shimmering with white light, and immediately the surroundings were filled with a powerful pressure.
Looking closely at the small cauldron, it was square with eight legs and two handles adorned with cloud patterns, simple yet exquisite. However, the powerful spiritual energy emanating from it was so intense that one dared not look directly at it.
"The Earth Immortal Cauldron!"
Qing'er exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing these three words, Long Lin was also startled. Legend has it that when Emperor Yu unified the world, he forged nine divine cauldrons, each with its own function and power, possessing unparalleled might. Now, he possessed the Heavenly Demon Cauldron, daring to dominate the world and fearlessly defying all cultivators.
However, he was also well aware that Emperor Yu's nine cauldrons were divided into three categories: human, immortal, and demon. The human cauldron was the highest, the immortal cauldron the middle, and the demon cauldron the lowest. Therefore, even with the Heavenly Demon Cauldron, he was no match for Xiang Yu's Earth Immortal Cauldron. Moreover, judging from the ease with which Xiang Yu held the Earth Immortal Cauldron, it seemed he had mastered all its functions. After all, he was the son of the White Emperor, naturally extraordinary, and his cultivation was certainly no less than that of the Nascent Soul stage.
"Qing'er... what about the Human Emperor Cauldron?"
Long Lin suddenly had an idea and transmitted his voice to Qing'er. Now that his Heavenly Demon Cauldron couldn't counter Xiang Yu's Earthly Immortal Cauldron, and both the Heavenly Immortal Cauldron and the Female Cauldron were in Qirang Mountain, with the Heavenly Demon Cauldron in his possession and the Min Cauldron and Sea Immortal Cauldron missing, the only thing capable of countering the Earthly Immortal Cauldron was the Emperor Cauldron in Qing'er's possession.
"Long Lin, I came in a hurry this time; the Emperor Cauldron is still on Qingmu Island!"
Qing'er urgently transmitted her voice.
Long Lin's heart sank. He gritted his teeth; now he could only fight with the Heavenly Demon Cauldron.
Having the Heavenly Demon Cauldron, he naturally knew the power of the Nine Cauldrons of Yu the God; otherwise, he wouldn't be so worried.
"Haha... I said the world belongs to me, Xiang Yu! That scoundrel Liu Bang thinks he can take it from me?"
Xiang Yu laughed wildly, the Earth Immortal Cauldron in his hand suddenly flying up and slowly spinning in mid-air. Dozens of spiritual lights suddenly emanated from the cauldron, entangling the crowd.
"Hmph... a mere cauldron dares to show off here!"
Having dealt with the Nascent Soul cultivator, the Hun Tian Ancestor was in high spirits, completely disregarding the power of the Earth Immortal Cauldron. His Qian Yuan Sword whistled as it flew towards the cauldron.
"Senior Hun Tian... no!"
Long Lin cried out hastily, but it was too late. The Hun Tian Ancestor's Qian Yuan Sword had already pierced through two beams of spiritual light, hurtling towards the Earth Immortal Cauldron.
Just as the Qian Yuan Sword was about to strike the cauldron, a burst of spiritual light suddenly erupted from it, instantly enveloping the flying Qian Yuan Sword.
Hun Tian was shocked, because the Qian Yuan Sword was enveloped by the spiritual light, instantly severing his connection with it.
"A mere Nascent Soul cultivator dares to act wildly here! Die!"
Xiang Yu roared, and the spiritual light within the Earth Immortal Cauldron blazed brightly. The light surrounding the Qian Yuan Sword flashed and shot towards the Hun Tian Ancestor.
Seeing the power, the Hun Tian Ancestor dared not be careless. He muttered an incantation, and a drop of blood dripped from his middle finger, instantly forming a radiant blood-coagulating shield before him.
This was the Hun Tian Ancestor's signature life-saving technique. Although the blood-coagulating shield had little offensive power, it was incredibly hard. Not only ordinary swords and blades, but even divine weapons and immortal artifacts could not pierce it. This blood shield was formed from the Hun Tian Ancestor's own blood; as long as the Hun Tian Ancestor lived, this blood shield would be difficult to break. A deafening explosion
rang
out, and just as it was about to pierce the blood-coagulating shield, the spiritual light of the Qian Yuan Sword miraculously vanished. In that instant, the Qian Yuan Sword automatically pierced through the blood-coagulating shield and penetrated the Hun Tian Ancestor's chest.
"Ah..."
Old Ancestor Hun Tian screamed, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at the wound on his chest. He never imagined he would die by his own sword.
"Senior Hun Tian!"
Long Lin hurriedly called out, rushing forward to support Hun Tian.
"Such a vicious technique!"
Old Ancestor Hun Tian clutched his wound, gasping for breath. He turned to Long Lin and said, "Young Master... I'm dying. It seems I'm not fortunate enough to serve you."
"Senior Hun Tian, I have wood elemental energy here; you won't die!"
Long Lin said.
Old Ancestor Hun Tian shook his head. "Pierced by the Qian Yuan Sword, this body is finished. It's a pity I've possessed one body, but I can't possess a second!"
With that, Old Ancestor Hun Tian smiled at Long Lin, "Kill this Xiang Yu and avenge me!"
In Long Lin's arms, Old Ancestor Hun Tian's entire body turned to ashes, even his nascent soul couldn't be preserved, all turning into a gentle breeze. Old Ancestor Hun Tian died at the hands of Xiang Yu.
"Xiang Yu...you're ruthless!"
Long Lin watched as the Hun Tian Ancestor disappeared before his eyes, then suddenly stood up, his eyes flashing with murderous intent, and said fiercely.
"Haha...when he killed my men, did he show any mercy?"
Xiang Yu laughed wildly, "Without ruthlessness, there is no true man! Yellow Emperor's son, Green Emperor's daughter, none of you will escape today!"
As he spoke, he pointed his hand like a knife at the Earth Immortal Cauldron, and more than ten beams of spiritual light immediately floated out from the cauldron, shooting towards Long Lin, Qing'er, Wu Ye Zhenren, Shangguan Shuyuan, and the others.
Long Lin had already witnessed the power of the Earth Immortal Cauldron's spiritual light; perhaps he and Qing'er could withstand it, but Wu Ye Zhenren and Shangguan Shuyuan were absolutely no match for it.
"Heavenly Demon Cauldron...pardon!"
Long Lin couldn't care less about anything else at this moment, and hurriedly chanted the incantation, and a red beam of magical light shot out from his Ruyi Bag. Instantly, a blinding beam of light appeared before everyone.
A series of deafening explosions erupted as spiritual light collided, unleashing incredibly powerful waves of spiritual energy that forced the swirling mist back more than ten feet.
Long Lin and the others were also forced back several steps by the spiritual light.
As the light dissipated, two small cauldrons, one round and one square, were seen floating in mid-air. One was Xiang Yu's Earth Immortal Cauldron, and the other was the Heavenly Demon Cauldron released by Long Lin.
"The Heavenly Demon Cauldron?"
Qing'er exclaimed in surprise, calling out the name of the small cauldron released by Long Lin.
Just then, a series of crisp cracking sounds were heard, and countless fine cracks appeared on the Heavenly Demon Cauldron floating in mid-air. Finally, with a flash of spiritual light, the Heavenly Demon Cauldron shattered into countless pieces and fell to the ground.
The spiritual light of Xiang Yu's Earth Immortal Cauldron also dimmed considerably.
"I never imagined the Heavenly Demon Cauldron would be in your hands!"
Xiang Yu was also astonished, but then he laughed wildly, "So what if you have the Heavenly Demon Cauldron? It can't do anything to my Earthly Immortal Cauldron... Now, let's see what other heaven-defying magic weapons you have left, all of you prepare to die!"
As he spoke, he mobilized his spiritual power to make the Earthly Immortal Cauldron spin again, and a powerful spiritual light quickly formed on the mouth of the cauldron, shooting fiercely towards Long Lin and the others.
"Qing'er, run!"
Seeing the spiritual light coming, Long Lin hurriedly shouted. None of them were a match for the full force of the Earthly Immortal Cauldron's attack.
"You run, I'll handle this!"
Just then, a loud shout was heard, and a gray figure rushed forward, followed closely by a white figure. It was none other than True Person Wu Ye and Shangguan Shuyuan.
"Taiyi Spring and Autumn, Reversing Heaven and Earth..."
"Heaven and Earth Without Limits, Dan Chen Golden Sword!"
With two shouts, True Person Wu Ye had already summoned his Taiyi Spring and Autumn Gourd, and a small world of void suddenly formed two zhang in front of him.
Shangguan Shuyuan also spat out a pellet, the very same Golden Elixir Dust Pearl, a spiritual treasure given to him by Long Lin years ago. The pearl spun rapidly, instantly transforming into a giant golden sword in mid-air, its blade shimmering with golden light and covered in strange runes.
"Just you?"
A savage glint flashed in Xiang Yu's eyes. Just then, the spiritual light emanating from the Earth Immortal Cauldron, along with the small void formed by the True Taiyi Spring and Autumn Gourd, collided with the Golden Elixir Dust Giant Sword.
After two sharp cracks, Wu Ye Zhen and Shangguan Feiyuan were sent flying backward, each spitting out a stream of crimson blood before crashing heavily to the ground.
"Long Lin, Miss Qing'er… run!"
Wu Ye Zhen murmured, exchanging a glance with Shangguan Shuyuan, a relieved smile appearing on his face, before closing his eyes.
Wu Ye Zhen and Shangguan Shuyuan were killed by Xiang Yu.
"Brother Wuye... Brother Shangguan..."
Long Lin cried out in anguish, but gritted his teeth and glanced at Qing'er and the others before shouting, "Let's go!"
With that, he grabbed Qing'er and leaped away.
Just then, a long shout rang out: "Xiang Yu... Behold the power of my Ten Thousand People's Cauldron!"
Long Lin and Qing'er had just taken flight when the surrounding swirling winds and mist suddenly ceased, and a figure slowly emerged from the fog. Long-faced with large ears and arms reaching past his knees, he was none other than Liu Bang, the Duke of Pei and son of the Black Emperor. In his hands, he held an octagonal bronze cauldron, its surface inscribed with the character "民" (people) in eight different calligraphic styles.
"The Ten Thousand People's Cauldron?"
Qing'er and Long Lin stopped, unable to contain themselves as they blurted out.
Upon seeing Liu Bang, Xiang Yu was initially taken aback, then exclaimed, "Liu Bang, you've finally arrived! Today, let's settle this once and for all!"
He gritted his teeth, and a glint of spiritual light flashed between his brows, slowly condensing into a white bead, which spun and tumbled into the Earth Immortal Cauldron. The moment the bead entered the cauldron, it emitted a dazzling light, its power seemingly increasing several times over.
"Good! Let's settle this here!"
Liu Bang laughed, gently tossing the Myriad People Cauldron into his hand, which floated slowly towards the Earth Immortal Cauldron. At this moment, each "People" character on the cauldron radiated a light, a light that possessed gentleness, strength, affection, and resentment—seemingly embodying the eight emotions of all people under heaven, inspiring a sense of reverence.
As the saying goes, the people are the most important element in the fate of the nation. This Myriad People Cauldron was forged by the god Yu, who collected the joys and sorrows of all people under heaven; its power was second only to, or even comparable to, the Emperor Cauldron.
The Earth Immortal Cauldron was merely one of the middle-sized cauldrons, its power still inferior to the Heavenly Immortal Cauldron. Although Xiang Yu had pushed its spiritual light to its limit with his own life force and true essence, it became increasingly slow and difficult to rotate when encountering the Myriad People Cauldron.
The spiritual light was also suppressed and forced to retreat by the Myriad People Cauldron's radiant light of the people.
With a deafening roar… finally, the spiritual light was suppressed back by the Myriad People Cauldron and exploded within the Earth Immortal Cauldron. After the spiritual light dissipated, the Earth Immortal Cauldron, like the Heavenly Demon Cauldron in Longlin before it, shattered into pieces. With
the Earth Immortal Cauldron broken, Xiang Yu coughed up a mouthful of blood. Because he had forcibly activated the Earth Immortal Cauldron with his own life force and true essence, its destruction immediately left him severely injured.
"Xiang Yu, what else do you have to say?"
Liu Bang retrieved the Myriad People Cauldron and asked Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu took a deep breath, a bitter smile appearing on his pale face. "I have nothing to say, but I still have hundreds of thousands of troops. Even if you have the Cauldron of Ten Thousand People, what can you do to me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and transformed into a beam of light, rushing out of the raging wind and mist.
Liu Bang smiled and shouted to the heavens, "Xiang Yu, don't be greedy! He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world… You have already lost!"
The echo was faint; Xiang Yu did not answer Liu Bang's words.
"Fourth Brother… Fairy Qing'er, are you all alright?"
Liu Bang asked Long Lin and the others after seeing Xiang Yu escape.
Long Lin shook his head, indicating he was fine, but asked curiously, "Second Brother… how did the Cauldron of Ten Thousand People end up in your hands?"

Chapter 247 The Mystery of the Nine Cauldrons
Update Time: 10-22 11:21:00 Words: 3415

"This is a long story… Let's finish the war first!"
Liu Bang put away the Cauldron of Ten Thousand People, holding the Soul-Separating Sword, and said to Long Lin and the others.
Long Lin looked around and saw the devastation. Although the battle with Xiang Yu had forced Xiang Yu to flee, they had lost Hunyuan Ancestor, Wuye Zhenren, and Shangguan Shuyuan. He was an old friend of Wuye Zhenren and Shangguan Shuyuan, and although his relationship with Hunyuan Ancestor was nominally that of master and servant, it was more like that of teacher and student. A pang of sorrow gripped his heart. He said, "Alright! Let's see how the battle went!"
Qing'er waved her hand, and the mist in the air slowly dissipated.
"Long Lin… we are now people of the Spirit Realm, and it's inappropriate for us to participate in mortal battles. I think we should take our leave!"
At this moment, Lady Baiyu stepped forward and said. Qing'er
nodded to Long Lin as well: "The Spirit Realm doesn't participate in mortal battles. Now that the White Emperor has escaped, we must return!"
The Ten Beauties of Dangshan also came over to bid farewell to Long Lin. They had feelings for Long Lin, but now that they were in the Spirit Realm and their cultivation had increased considerably, they had become indifferent to worldly emotions. So, although their words still contained some reluctance, they showed no lingering attachment.
"Alright... I suppose we'll meet again!"
Long Lin said with a smile.
As the mist was about to dissipate, Qing'er and the others transformed into streaks of light and disappeared.
At this moment, Liu Bang, holding the Soul-Separating Sword, showed no surprise at Qing'er and the others' departure, which puzzled Long Lin. However, he quickly realized that since Liu Bang was the son of the Black Emperor, he must have had other extraordinary experiences, so he didn't ask. As the
mist cleared, a blood-dripping setting sun was revealed.
A strong stench of blood wafted over, and Long Lin looked around, seeing only corpses and tattered banners everywhere.
The shouts of battle continued, but gradually faded into the distance. At this time, Xiang Yu was wounded and retreated, and his army naturally followed suit. Liu Bang's army seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack, and Xiang Yu's army was completely routed.
"My lord..."
A distant shout rang out, and a dozen swift horses galloped towards him like a whirlwind, causing the armored generals to tumble from their mounts.
"My lord, Xiang Yu has suffered a crushing defeat!"
The pale-faced general approached and bowed to Liu Bang.
"Good, General Han, you deserve the greatest credit today!"
Liu Bang sheathed his Soul-Separating Sword, a slight smile playing on his lips, his words radiating an aura of kingship.
"Oh, by the way, fourth brother... this is Han Xin, the general I recruited earlier. He commands 100,000 troops, his military prowess is divine. These past years, we've owed him a great debt to his command; he is truly the greatest contributor to our army!"
Liu Bang suddenly turned to Long Lin.
"Han Xin!"
Long Lin nodded, repeating the familiar name, sizing up the spirited young general before him.
"General Han, this is my sworn brother from years ago! He is now a Daoist immortal master!"
Liu Bang introduced Han Xin.
"This humble servant greets Immortal Master Long!"
Han Xin immediately bowed to Long Lin.
"Good... Han Xin, you're remarkable..."
Long Lin smiled, speaking casually and politely. For some reason, after this battle, Long Lin seemed somewhat indifferent to human relationships. Perhaps it was because he had reached the Nascent Soul stage, or perhaps it was because he had witnessed the dissipation of the extraordinary beings like the Hun Tian Ancestor, Wu Ye Zhenren, and Shangguan Shuyuan. He had originally intended to offer Han Xin some guidance, but now he simply smiled and said nothing.
Human destiny is predetermined; why should one need others' guidance?
"My lord... ah, Brother Long Lin..."
"Master..."
At this moment, three riders galloped in from afar, none other than the fierce general Fan Kuai. Behind him followed two others, Chang Tianba and Ying Tong.
Upon seeing Long Lin, the three leaped off their horses and rushed to his side. Overjoyed to
see old friends again, they were immediately filled with delight.
It turned out that Fan Kuai was now a general of the Western Route Army under Liu Bang, while Chang Tianba and Ying Tong were both deputy generals of the Western Route Army. They had all been transferred from their garrison to participate in the battle against Xiang Yu, and only then did they see Long Lin.
"Good...you're not the blacksmith kids you used to be!" Long
Lin said, patting Chang Tianba on the shoulder.
Chang Tianba chuckled, "It's all thanks to Master's teachings back then."
Long Lin glanced at the two men, a thought suddenly occurring to him. He said to Liu Bang, "Brother, we haven't seen each other for many years. Let me take them to a secluded place!"
Liu Bang readily agreed.
Long Lin called Chang Tianba and Ying Tong over, leading them away from the crowd until they reached a quiet, secluded spot.
"Master, where have you been all these years? Have you become an immortal now?"
Chang Tianba asked.
"Of course... Look at Master now, he hasn't changed a bit since then, while we're all getting old. Master has naturally become an immortal!"
Eagle Eye laughed.
Long Lin smiled slightly and asked, "What are your plans for the future?"
"Plans?"
Chang Tianba and Eagle Eye were both taken aback and shook their heads.
"What plans could we have? We'll just follow Master's orders to assist Brother Liu in overthrowing the tyrannical Qin and unifying the world,"
Chang Tianba said after thinking for a moment.
Long Lin shook his head and said, "Now that your Brother Liu's imperial enterprise is about to be completed, I mean, what will you do after he unifies the world?"
"We don't know either, please enlighten us, Master!"
Chang Tianba and Eagle Eye exchanged a glance, and Eagle Eye, being more quick-witted, spoke first.
"It's not really enlightenment... You've been with me for a while, and I haven't taught you anything. I just have something I want to tell you!"
Long Lin said immediately.
"Master, please don't say that. A teacher for a day is a father for life. If it weren't for Master back then, we would probably still be just ordinary mortals,"
Chang Tianba said.
Eagle Eyes added, "If it weren't for Master, I might still be a gambler in a casino."
Long Lin nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a jade bottle appeared in his palm. "Tianba, Eagle Eyes, this bottle contains the Elixir of Heaven and Earth. After you consume it, cultivate according to the techniques I taught you before, and you will be able to embark on the path of immortality. After Liu Bang becomes emperor, I hope you will resign your official posts and retire into seclusion, perhaps then you can embark on the path of longevity."
Taking the jade bottle from Long Lin, Chang Tianba and Eagle Eyes said, "Thank you, Master. We will certainly obey your orders."
"Master... what about you?"
Eagle Eyes asked at this moment.
"I have more important things to do... After helping you defeat Xiang Yu and assisting Liu Bang in unifying the world, I will also leave."
Long Lin pondered for a moment before speaking.
Hearing Long Lin say this, Chang Tianba and Eagle Eyes fell silent for a moment.
"Alright... let's go back!"
Just then, the sound of drums rang out, the signal for Liu Bang to withdraw his troops. Long Lin then said.
Chang Tianba and Eagle Eyes nodded and walked towards the crowd with Long Lin.
At this time, all the generals had returned to report on the battle. In this battle, Liu Bang had won a great victory, killing over 100,000 enemies. Xiang Yu's army was completely routed, and Xiang Yu had already led his remaining troops to retreat towards the Wujiang River.
Liu Bang was overjoyed and immediately led Long Lin and the other generals back to the main camp to issue orders to reward the three armies.
As night fell, in Liu Bang's main tent, all the generals dispersed, leaving only Liu Bang and Long Lin.
"Brother Liu, can you tell me about the Ten Thousand People's Cauldron now?"
Long Lin finally asked.
"Hehe..."
Liu Bang smiled, pondered for a moment, and then said, "This is a long story. It all started three years ago when I was defeated and led my troops to retreat to Shu."
It turned out that in that battle against Xiang Yu, Liu Bang was utterly defeated and almost died by Xiang Yu's sword. Fortunately, Fan Kuai and others fought desperately to protect him and break through the encirclement, leading the remaining troops in a retreat southwest into Shu (Sichuan). They burned the plank roads leading into Shu, thus escaping Xiang Yu's pursuit and surviving.
Upon arriving in Shu, Liu Bang, believing his great cause was doomed, became disheartened and spent his days drowning his sorrows in wine or traveling, no longer considering military action. However, one day, while visiting Jiulong Mountain in Shu, he suddenly saw a red light emanating from the mountain. Amazed, he led his men to the spot where the
red light had appeared, eventually finding it in a valley. There, Liu Bang had his men dig up a giant box that was neither gold nor stone. The box was originally sealed very tightly; soldiers couldn't open it with knives or axes. But Liu Bang himself opened it, and a giant cauldron and three scrolls of golden silk celestial books flew out.
Liu Bang was astonished. Only when he saw the golden silk celestial books did he realize that these were relics left behind by the ancient god Yu. Thus, he obtained the Ten Thousand People's Cauldron and learned the secret of the Nine Cauldrons of the world.
With the Ten Thousand People's Cauldron, Liu Bang rekindled his ambitions and used Shu as his base. He worked diligently and, in just a few years, led an army of 100,000, rebuilt the plank roads, and returned to the battlefield.
Liu Bang deeply understood the profound meaning of the Ten Thousand People's Cauldron. He swept away his former rogue ways and became benevolent and loving towards the people. He fought his way through the land without harming the common people, maintaining strict discipline, and winning the hearts of the people. Many righteous armies at the time joined him because of his righteous reputation, which is why Liu Bang was able to gather a multi-army alliance and fight Xiang Yu.
"The secret of the Nine Cauldrons?"
Long Lin had some knowledge of Liu Bang's battles in his previous life, so he didn't pay much attention to them. However, he became interested in the secret of the Nine Cauldrons.
"Yes...it's not actually that profound. Back then, the god Yu forged nine cauldrons for humans, immortals, and demons, using them to command the world. In reality, he obtained a promise from the nine supreme leaders of the human, immortal, and demon realms: that the three realms would be at peace and never invade each other again. Yu established this promise, known as 'One Promise, Nine Cauldrons.' After forging the cauldrons, Yu left a message: 'If this promise is broken, the cauldrons will cease to exist.'"
Liu Bang said, then sighed, "In today's battle, both the Earth Immortal Cauldron and your Heavenly Demon Cauldron are gone. Perhaps the world will never see peace again!"
Long Lin nodded, his mind suddenly clear. Recalling the thousands of years that followed, the immortal and demon realms were indeed not at peace, causing continuous wars and dynastic changes in the human world, preventing any tranquility.
However, although he understood the reasoning, he did not possess the divine power of Yu to forge the nine cauldrons, and was powerless to reverse the situation. He could only say, "I hope that after you unify the world, you will treat the people well and try your best to prevent the chaos caused by the earth immortals and heavenly demons from causing too much harm."
Liu Bang nodded and said, "Of course. With the Cauldron of Ten Thousand People here, I will definitely make the people submit and bring peace to the land!"
He said, then suddenly asked, "Brother Long Lin, why don't you stay and rule the world with me?"
Long Lin smiled and shook his head, saying, "How can there be two masters in the world? I can't stand being bound by them. I'd rather be a free spirit and live a carefree life!"
Although he said this to decline Liu Bang's offer, his heart stirred slightly, because he suddenly realized that he still had a deep obsession. If he didn't get rid of this obsession, he would never truly become a free spirit and live a carefree life in this life.

Chapter 248 Yu Ji's Parting Sorrow
Update Time: 10-23 14:30:36 Words: 3306

Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's armies were only a few dozen miles apart, and Xiang Yu's remnants were already surrounded on three sides by Liu Bang's army, leaving only the turbulent Wujiang River, which was difficult to cross, at their back.
In Liu Bang's central camp, Long Lin and Liu Bang sat facing each other, candlelight was bright, maids served wine, and they were discussing the affairs of the world. Liu Bang originally wanted to persuade Long Lin to rule the world with him, but Long Lin declined on the grounds that a country cannot have two rulers. However, after pondering for a moment, Long Lin still gave Liu Bang a suggestion.
"Good! In war, attacking cities is inferior to attacking hearts. Now that we have surrounded Xiang Yu, it is the perfect opportunity to disintegrate and annihilate him in one fell swoop!"
Liu Bang clapped his hands and laughed after hearing Long Lin's suggestion, and then immediately ordered people to sing the songs of Chu on three sides to demoralize Xiang Yu's army.
Soon, a melodious and gentle song drifted from the banks of the Wujiang River, carried on the night breeze.
"Xiang Yu... it's time for you to reach this point!"
Long Lin thought to himself, listening to the song. Suddenly, he stood up and said to Liu Bang, "This psychological warfare will surely succeed; Xiang Yu will be defeated tomorrow! However, I have one more thing to do tonight!"
"Fourth Brother, just say the word, and I'll send someone to handle it!"
Liu Bang said hurriedly.
Long Lin smiled, shook his head, and said, "No one but me can accomplish this!" With that, he bid farewell to Liu Bang and left the tent. His figure vanished into the vast darkness in a flash.
The mournful song awakened the exhausted Xiang Yu.
Yu Ji, who was sleeping in the same bed with Xiang Yu, also woke up and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Xiang Yu heard the mournful song and couldn't help but sigh to the heavens, "Has my Chu land also fallen?"
Yu Ji thought for a moment and said, "I think this song is sung by the Han army. They must be deliberately trying to deceive us and demoralize our troops. Your Majesty, you must think of a countermeasure!"
Xiang Yu sighed and said, "We are left with only a bunch of remnants of our army, surrounded on three sides, with the river on the other side. We are in a hopeless situation. What should I do?"
Yu Ji said, "Your Majesty, please don't be discouraged. Since we set out on our campaign, we have always been victorious. This defeat is also the will of Heaven, a chance for you to work hard and strengthen your troops."
“Yu Ji…”
Hearing Yu Ji’s words, Xiang Yu’s lips moved slightly. He pulled Yu Ji into his arms and said, “A true man will shed blood and die for his country and his beloved. With you here, I feel at ease…”
However, he hesitated for a moment and then sighed, “Tomorrow’s battle will be a fight against overwhelming odds. I fear we will not be able to break through the encirclement… You can ride my black horse across the Wu River and return to Chu.”
“Then what about you, Your Majesty?”
Yu Ji asked hurriedly.
“It’s alright. I led eight thousand men across the Wu River to fight, all to overthrow the tyrannical Qin and restore the great Chu. But now we have suffered a crushing defeat. Few of my eight thousand men are still alive. How can I face the elders of Jiangdong?”
Xiang Yu said. In today’s battle, besides his army being utterly defeated by Liu Bang’s army, he was arrogant and wanted to fight all the immortals alone. However, he did not expect that the Earth Immortal Cauldron would be suppressed by Liu Bang’s People’s Cauldron. With Liu Bang's throne firmly established, he would surely rule the world one day, and the people would be loyal to him. Even if Xiang Yu was the son of the White Emperor and possessed the strength to lift mountains and uproot cities, what could he do?
"Then..."
Yu Ji bit her cherry lips, then suddenly frowned slightly, rose, and took down Xiang Yu's sword hanging from the tent.
Xiang Yu was startled and asked, "Yu Ji, what do you want to do?"
Yu Ji looked at Xiang Yu with her eyes as clear as autumn water, and smiled sadly, "Your Majesty, the black horse is a fine steed of the world, and can only accompany Your Majesty in battle. How can it be burdened by a weak woman like me? Tomorrow's battle will surely be extremely fierce. In order to prevent Your Majesty from being distracted by me, Yu Ji will go ahead... After Your Majesty breaks through the encirclement, offer a cup of wine to me, and Yu Ji will smile in the afterlife!"
"Yu Ji, no..."
Xiang Yu was shocked and was about to step forward to take Yu Ji's sword, but two crystal tears rolled from the corners of Yu Ji's eyes, and the sword had already cut a bloody gash on her jade neck.
Her feathered robes fluttered as Yu Ji's beautiful body slumped down, a faint smile still lingering on her face.
Xiang Yu cried out and rushed to embrace her, his heart breaking.
After a long while, Yu Ji's body grew cold. Xiang Yu took the sword from her hand, laid her flat on the bed, gritted his teeth, and suddenly sighed, saying, "Yu Ji...why did you do this? But since you have chosen death to prove your loyalty, I will never abandon you!"
A glint flashed in his eyes, and he abruptly turned and walked out of the tent. Soon, the resounding shouts of Xiang Yu ordering his soldiers to retreat echoed from outside.
The red candles flickered, illuminating the slowly flowing blood on the ground. Yu Ji lay quietly on the bed, her face pale. Her lingering spirit seemed to be drifting away, about to leave her body.
Suddenly, a corner of the tent was swept up by a gust of wind, and a dark figure flashed in from outside, stopping in the candlelight—it was Long Lin.
"I didn't expect I'd still be a step too late!"
Looking at Yu Ji on the bed, Long Lin shook his head and sighed. However, he immediately took out two drops of spiritual liquid and dripped them into Yu Ji's mouth. Then, he murmured an incantation, and a beam of spiritual light shot out from his Ruyi bag, transforming into a white light that enveloped Yu Ji.
The white light disappeared, and Yu Ji's body vanished as well.
After taking Yu Ji into his mobile immortal abode, Long Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief, then transformed into a point of spiritual light and shot straight out of the tent.
In the sky, a flash of pure white light disappeared.
In the spirit realm, Greenwood Island appeared lush and verdant amidst a sea of clouds.
"Brother Long... don't worry, there's wood spiritual energy here, Miss Yu Ji will definitely be alright!"
Looking at Yu Ji lying quietly on the jade bed, Qing'er smiled at Long Lin.
"In that case, everything is in your hands, Qing'er!"
Long Lin nodded, and for some reason, looking at Qing'er's jade-like face, a ripple stirred in his heart again. This feeling had become rare since he achieved Nascent Soul and saw through the illusions of the mortal world.
Seeing the hint of affection in Long Lin's eyes, Qing'er smiled sweetly and said, "Brother Long, it seems you still need to cultivate diligently… Your spiritual heart is still impure, and inner demons are causing you countless tribulations. You must be careful!"
Long Lin smiled and nodded. He knew, of course, that although it was just a fleeting moment of emotion, it would add another tribulation to his path of cultivation. He smiled and said, "I understand… After dealing with the Chu-Han War, I will find a quiet place to cultivate my mind."
"Then come to Greenwood Island!"
Qing'er said.
Long Lin shook his head, looked around, and said, "Although Greenwood Island is nice, it holds too many of my emotions and is not suitable for cultivation! I have already found a place for myself to cultivate."
Seeing Long Lin's refusal, Qing'er did not insist and said, "It's all up to Brother Long Lin to decide!"
At this moment, Yu Ji, who had consumed the spiritual liquid and absorbed the wood spiritual energy of Greenwood Island, slowly regained her rosy complexion. The wound on her jade neck had healed, and she began to breathe slowly.
Long Lin said to Qing'er, "Qing'er, I'm entrusting Yu Ji to you!"
Qing'er nodded and said, "Don't worry, Brother Long!"
"Then I'll be going now!"
Long Lin smiled, his body transforming into a ray of spiritual light as he flew towards the door.
At this moment, Yu Ji slowly opened her beautiful eyes, looked at the ethereal Qing'er before her, and said softly, "Where am I?..."
"Kill...capture Xiang Yu alive!"
"Kill!"
On the west bank of the Wu River, corpses littered the ground. Xiang Yu, who had fought his way through Liu Bang's army several times, finally failed to break through the encirclement and was forced back to the banks of the Wu River with only a dozen or so guards.
The waters of the Wu River surged and roared, seemingly unable to hold back the hurried pace of everything in the world.
Xiang Yu, sword in hand, mounted his black horse, his brow furrowed as he watched the slowly approaching Liu Bang army. His bronze armor was stained with blood.
Before him stood 100,000 elite soldiers, behind him the surging Wu River. It seemed that Xiang Yu was truly destined to die here. However, it was a pity for his soldiers, who, one by one, died heroically under the enemy's blades while protecting him during his breakout attempt.
"General... there's a ferry!"
Suddenly, a blood-covered guard shouted.
Xiang Yu turned around, and sure enough, a small boat was drifting towards them from the opposite bank of the Wu River. A boatman wearing a bamboo hat was navigating the river with a long pole; it looked dangerous, but the small boat, swaying gently, quickly came closer.
"General... victory and defeat are common in war, quickly cross the river with me and temporarily escape this calamity!"
the boatman shouted as the boat reached the west bank.
"General... you go first!"
"Yes, we'll hold them off here!"
Xiang Yu's guards exclaimed.
Xiang Yu sighed, "You all go... I'll cover you..."
"General, take care!"
A dozen or so guards exchanged glances, then suddenly saluted Xiang Yu, each shouting as they spurred their horses and charged into Liu Bang's army.
"Come back!"
Before Xiang Yu could finish speaking, a commotion erupted within Liu Bang's army, and his dozen or so guards were instantly overwhelmed by Liu Bang's forces.
"General, let's go!"
the boatman urged.
Liu Bang's army advanced rapidly, arrows raining down upon them.
Xiang Yu deflected the arrows with his sword, glanced back at Jiangdong, and suddenly let out a wild laugh: "In my lifetime, I, Xiang Yu, have slain countless enemies, but have I ever suffered such a crushing defeat... What is the death of a true man worth!"
Unafraid of the arrows, he turned and dismounted, saying to the boatman: "Thank you for your kindness, sir, but I, Xiang Yu, led eight thousand Jiangdong men across the river to fight. If I return alone, how can I face the elders of Jiangdong... Sir, my black horse, Wuzhui, has been with me for many years, like a brother... If you take it back to Jiangdong, tell them that I, Xiang Yu, am incompetent, not only failing to complete the great cause of restoring Chu, but also bringing shame upon the elders. I am deeply ashamed!"
Seeing Xiang Yu's resolute determination, the boatman sighed and said: "Alright..." Xiang Yu then led his horse onto the boat, and the boatman slowly rowed away.
Xiang Yu, sword in hand, gazed at the surging Han army, let out a mournful laugh, and murmured to himself, "Yu Ji... I've come to join you!"
With that, he slit his own throat, blood splattering seven paces away.
Just as Xiang Yu's body slowly collapsed, on the ferry in the middle of the river, the black horse Wuzhui let out a long neigh and leaped off the boat, plunging into the turbulent Wujiang River.
The boatman sighed, removed his straw hat, revealing himself to be Long Lin, returning from Qingmu Island.
Qingmu Island.
Lying on her jade couch, Yu Ji suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest, her jade-like face instantly turning pale. She murmured, "Your Majesty," two crystal tears gradually welling in her beautiful eyes.

Chapter 249: The Daughter of the Qin Emperor
Update Time: 10-24 9:12:24 Words: 3512

Liu Bang won a great victory in the battle against Xiang Yu, and various rebel armies surrendered to him.
Liu Bang entered Xianyang, proclaimed himself emperor, and established the Han Dynasty.
After the founding of the nation, Liu Bang, along with Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and others, worked diligently to revitalize Xianyang, which had previously been desolate. Long Lin did not leave Xianyang, as he had promised to find a new Holy Maiden for Liu Bang.
Long Lin knew that while the Heaven and Earth Bell was the most precious treasure of Qirang Mountain, there were two other items: the Celestial Cauldron and the Female Cauldron. With these two items on Qirang Mountain, and Liu Bang also possessing the Myriad People Cauldron, the mortal realm would not descend into chaos.
However, a new Holy Maiden was extremely rare and difficult to find. Long Lin initially intended to choose one from among Ling Yao and others, but Situ Hongyun immediately rejected the idea.
None of them possessed the necessary qualifications.
A Holy Maiden must have the Nine Yin Body, capable of communicating with the Celestial Cauldron and the Female Cauldron through her own power, thus enabling her to pray for divine protection.
Long Lin searched Xianyang to no avail. He had no choice but to have Liu Bang spread the word throughout the land, demanding the submission of women from all regions, while he himself prepared to travel the world in search of a suitable candidate. Fortunately, Liu Bang had just ascended the throne, and his imperial aura was unstable; the Heaven and Earth Bell could not yet absorb his imperial energy, so he still had some time.
However, just as he was about to leave Qirang Mountain, he received news that
an uninvited guest had arrived
at the palace. This was a beautiful woman with a graceful figure, who claimed to possess the Nine Yin Body, but on the condition that she meet Long Lin. However, Liu Bang's former Qin officials quickly recognized her; she was none other than Princess Yuling, the daughter of Qin Emperor Ying Zheng.
But this woman claimed she was not a princess, but rather named Yue Nu.
Liu Bang immediately summoned Long Lin.
Although Long Lin and Liu Bang were sworn brothers, Liu Bang had now ascended the throne, and the proper etiquette between ruler and subject was necessary. After exchanging pleasantries, Long Lin finally looked at the woman, but suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Yu Ling, is it really you?"
However, the woman, upon seeing Long Lin, showed no expression and said, "I am not Yu Ling, but Yue Nu… I have come only to consult the Imperial Preceptor, to see if I can become a Holy Maiden of Prayer."
Long Lin had actually been given the title of Imperial Preceptor by Liu Bang. However, Long Lin disliked it, so no one close to him mentioned it; only his title of Imperial Preceptor had spread throughout the court and the country.
"Very well…"
Seeing Princess Yu Ling's immediate denial, Long Lin sensed that she might have other secrets. Moreover, he had learned Princess Yu Ling's true identity from Xue Niang, so he nodded, pondered for a moment, and said to Liu Bang, "Your Majesty, this woman seems to possess a rather ethereal aura, but I wonder if she can communicate with the Prayer Treasure. Please grant me permission to take her to Prayer Mountain."
Liu Bang naturally agreed to Long Lin's request. Immediately, Long Lin took Yue Nu with him out of the palace.
The area around Qirang Mountain was already within Long Lin's sphere of influence. Long Lin then said, "Princess Yuling... why have you returned?"
At this moment, the woman's eyes suddenly welled with tears, and she threw herself into Long Lin's arms, saying, "Brother Long!"
It turned out that when Xiang Yu entered Xianyang, he looted the Qin Mausoleum, burned down the Epang Palace, and also plundered the beauties of the Qin Empress's palace, causing several princesses to suffer. Only Princess Yuling, protected by hidden guards, hid in the Nine-Dragon Wall of the Imperial Observatory, thus escaping this calamity. Later, under the protection of these guards, she left Xianyang and only dared to return after Liu Bang had firmly established himself as emperor.
"The matter of the Holy Maiden of Qirang..."
Long Lin sighed inwardly after hearing this and asked Princess Yuling again.
Princess Yuling wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and a charming smile finally appeared on her face. She said, "Brother Long, I already know my true identity... Since I am of the Yin body, besides becoming a Holy Maiden of Prayer, what other way can I guarantee my safety?"
Long Lin's heart stirred. Princess Yuling was indeed of the Nine Yin body, and she was the kind of woman with a merged spirit that evil cultivators dreamed of. Back then, cultivators in the palace dared not act rashly, but with the Qin Emperor's fall from power, Princess Yuling must be facing extreme danger outside.
"What happened?"
Long Lin asked, though he had this thought in his mind.
Princess Yuling sighed and said, "To be honest, Brother Long, this time when I left Xianyang, I was surrounded and attacked by many people... They didn't seem to be Xiang Yu's men, but you are a cultivator. My hidden guards fought desperately to protect me, but just yesterday, my last hidden guard died. I was being chased and had no choice but to go to the palace to find you."
Only then did Long Lin understand that this was also a twist of fate, a matter of destiny.
"Hmm... Yu Ling, you're right. I'll be touring the Spirit Realm soon, and I probably won't be able to take you with me. It's too dangerous for you to be alone. It would be better if you stayed at Qi Rang Mountain. As for the position of Holy Maiden, that's something we can consider!"
Long Lin said after thinking for a moment. Princess Yu Ling herself doesn't know any martial arts or immortal techniques. If she stays here, at least she'll have Situ Hongyun and others protecting her, so her safety shouldn't be a problem.
"Okay! I'll do whatever Brother Long says!"
Princess Yu Ling nodded demurely.
"Don't worry, I definitely won't let anything happen to you!"
Long Lin smiled slightly. Inwardly, however, he sighed at the cruel twists of fate. He remembered when he first met Princess Yuling, she was arrogant and willful, never considering the consequences. But now, her arrogance had subsided considerably. This was likely related to her two years on the run. However, this was for the best; it had given her a more mature charm.
"Is that so? You think you, as the Imperial Advisor, can protect her?"
Just then, a sinister laugh echoed from mid-air. Clouds swirled and condensed into a bizarre human head.
The head resembled a skull, but its eyes, obscured by dark clouds, shone directly through, becoming piercingly bright and terrifying.
"Ah… Brother Long! It's him! He's been hunting me for so long!"
Princess Yuling trembled slightly, her face paling as she spoke to Long Lin.
"Don't worry, I'm here!"
Long Lin comforted Princess Yu Ling, then carefully examined the human head in the dark clouds in the sky. Suddenly, he sneered, "Playing tricks, come out!"
With that, he pointed his finger like a knife at a giant tree to his right rear. A stream of emerald green spiritual light shot out like a waterfall, splitting the tree in two with a deafening roar. A figure flashed behind the tree, followed by a sinister laugh.
"You're quite skilled... you actually managed to find my true location!"
A figure emerged from behind the tree, wearing a strange black and white robe, with disheveled gray hair. He held a cane carved with the head of a strange beast and gave Long Lin a bizarre smile.
"Hmph, a clown dares to be so presumptuous! State your name!"
Long Lin snorted coldly. He had noticed the changing dark clouds in the sky and had simultaneously spread his mental energy around, sensing the true location of this evil cultivator.
"I see you're just a Core Formation cultivator, yet you dare to be so arrogant! I might as well tell you, I am the Fifth Soul Venerable of the South Sea, and I'm going to take this little girl today,"
the strange old man chuckled.
Hearing the Fifth Soul Venerable's words, Long Lin couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. What a load of bull! He could kill you with a flick of his little finger! But glancing at Princess Yu Ling, a thought flickered in his mind, and he smiled, "Yu Ling, do you want to kill this thing yourself?"
"Of course! All four of my hidden guards died at his hands,"
Princess Yu Ling said through gritted teeth.
"Alright… I'll cover you today… you deal with this guy yourself!"
Long Lin said.
"Me?"
Princess Yu Ling was taken aback, looking at Long Lin in confusion. She didn't know any cultivation techniques; how could she fight against this Fifth Soul Venerable, who was clearly already at the Core Formation stage?
Long Lin silently recited the incantation, and a beam of spiritual light flew out from his storage ring, transforming into an antique-looking cauldron in mid-air. He smiled at Princess Yuling and said, "Use this to fight him!"
"What is this? How do I use it?"
Princess Yuling asked.
"This cauldron is called the Myriad Demon Cauldron, specifically designed to counter soul-based techniques... The method is quite simple. I remember you once trained with True Person Wuye for a few days, so you must have a trace of true energy, right?" Long Lin smiled. His own Myriad Demon Cauldron had been destroyed in the battle against Xiang Yu
, and this one was a replica obtained from the Myriad Demon King. He had kept it because he found the replica exquisitely made and quite powerful.
"Hmm... I have a trace of true energy," Princess Yuling said. "Try to infuse this trace of true energy into the cauldron, and then mentally imagine using this cauldron to attack the enemy!" Long Lin smiled. "That simple?" Princess Yuling asked, somewhat skeptical. "Try it and you'll see, I won't lie to you!" Long Lin said. "Haha... What, this little girl hasn't cultivated, yet she wants to fight me... Are you scared and trying to escape?" Seeing Long Lin instructing Princess Yu Ling to use the ancient cauldron against him, the Five-Wheel Soul Venerable chuckled. "Brother Long, will this work?" Princess Yu Ling asked worriedly. Long Lin smiled, "Don't be afraid of him, just do as I say!" Princess Yu Ling nodded immediately, took a step forward, and held the Myriad Demon Cauldron in her snowy palm, secretly channeling a thread of true energy into it. "Attack..." Princess Yu Ling began, and suddenly a powerful force emanated from the Myriad Demon Cauldron, surging towards the Five-Wheel Soul Venerable like a tidal wave. The Five-Wheel Soul Venerable suddenly sensed this overwhelming power, his expression changing drastically. He hurriedly activated his cultivation technique, and five dark soul wheels surged from his chest, stepping forward to block the power of the Myriad Demon Cauldron. "Overestimating yourself!" Long Lin sneered as he watched the Five-Wheel Soul Venerable use his power to defend himself. Just then, the power of the Myriad Demon Cauldron clashed with the five Soul Wheels. Five loud explosions followed, and the Five Soul Wheel Venerables cried out as they were sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground. "What is this?" the Five Soul Wheel Venerable coughed up blood, asking in astonishment. "Brother Long, I succeeded!" Princess Yuling exclaimed joyfully, having defeated the Five Soul Wheel Venerables in one move. Long Lin said, "Continue, kill this guy, avenge him!" Princess Yuling nodded, glancing at the Five Soul Wheel Venerables, and said, "You killed four of my personal guards… and today is your death day!" "Girl, spare me… Immortal Master, spare me!" The Five Soul Wheel Venerables saw the strangeness of this magical artifact; its overwhelming power was beyond his ability to withstand. Moreover, just a moment ago, he suddenly felt something was amiss, because the young man standing beside Princess Yuling was not at the Core Formation stage, but possessed unfathomable cultivation! However, Princess Yuling wouldn't let him off the hook. With her true energy activated, the Myriad Demon Cauldron unleashed a series of powerful attacks, obliterating the Five-Wheel Soul Venerable before he could escape. At this moment, Long Lin secretly nodded. Princess Yuling was indeed the best candidate to be the Holy Maiden of Prayer, because although the Myriad Demon Cauldron was a replica, its power was identical to the real one. Princess Yuling could unleash such power with just a little true energy; her communication with the real Celestial Cauldron and the Female Cauldron must be even stronger. ( End of text)

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