Lin Jin rested for at least half an hour before he managed to expel some of the cold energy from his body. However, as proficient in the vein strengthening technique, Lin Jin realized that this cold energy had a miraculous effect on his veins. After some deduction, he confirmed that this was a blessing in disguise. By attaching fire spirit energy to the needle and the cold energy to unblock his veins, the effect of vein strengthening was even better.
This was why Lin Jin spent so much time on this. At least his physical body and spirit energy were getting stronger.
Once he was more or less recovered, Lin Jin decided to treat White Ape. After all, he had to be wary of the old dragon's next move. However, Lin Jin knew that the old dragon didn't gain much from this. Just the meridian that Lin Jin's coiled wire needle had shattered was enough to keep the old dragon from stirring up trouble again for some time.
Besides, the old dragon might not have the guts to do so.
However, if the old dragon didn't dare, he might resort to other means. For example, he might call for someone else to cause trouble. Lin Jin hadn't forgotten about the suicide squad from before.
He couldn't stay in this small yard anymore. He had brought Xiao Huo and White Ape out overnight. After making sure it was safe, he stepped into the Visitation Hall. This must have taken up a lot of time.
With the curator's mask on, no one could sense Lin Jin's current aura and condition.
Pushing the door open, Lin Jin saw He Qing downstairs.
She seemed fine. She hadn't come looking for him for the past few days so she was probably trapped.
He then asked, and sure enough, that was the case.
"Curator, please tell your disciple not to worry. If I can get out, I'll look for him immediately. Also, does Curator know how my sister is doing?"
This was clearly He Qing's biggest concern.
She was locked up here so she obviously didn't know about He Yu's condition.
After giving it some thought, Lin Jin said, "It's a little troublesome but she should be fine."
He was obviously referring to his golden needle. With his psyche imbued on the needle, as long as he wasn't too far away, he could sense He Yu's condition.
Although He Yu was weak and unconscious, her life wasn't in danger. As long as she had the golden needle protecting her heart, she would be fine.
Although her condition wouldn't worsen, there was no way for it to get better either. He could only use the needle to protect her heart so that the bestial soul curse wouldn't devour her completely. This was a stalemate. If this dragged on, it would become a problem.
Hence, to Lin Jin, time was precious.
He Qing didn't mention Lu Bin's situation either. This meant that she didn't know either. After all, after seeing him that day, she was put under house arrest and couldn't get out.
No one dared to interrupt Lin Jin and He Qing's conversation. It wasn't until the Curator fell silent that Ghost Child spoke up, "Curator, if you need any help, just ask."
His words made his stance clear.
Black Crow quickly added, "I've been to the Jade Dragon Kingdom before. Since Evil Scholar and I haven't returned yet, there's no harm in us making a trip to Cloud Dragon Kingdom."
Lin Jin said nothing.
This was Jade Dragon Kingdom's imperial city after all. Moreover, Jade Dragon Kingdom's emperor might be here to stop them. But for now, it would be troublesome for Lin Jin to deal with this alone. That old dragon was a tough nut to crack. If the Visitation Hall hadn't opened at the critical moment and the Curator's mask's aura hadn't rushed out to scare the old dragon away, Lin Jin would have been in danger.
After giving it some thought, Lin Jin said, "If it's on the way, just drop by. But remember to keep a low profile. If you've arrived, wait at Huji Teahouse in the imperial city. I'll have my disciple look for you."
Ghost Child and Black Crow nodded.
This was a trivial matter to them. Although Jade Dragon Kingdom had a strong background, villainous experts like them had no qualms about it. They were greatly indebted to the Curator so as long as the Curator asked, they would be duty-bound to help.
Ye Yuzhou wanted to go too but Lin Jin didn't agree.
Unlike Ghost Child and Black Crow, Ye Yuzhou's identity was slightly different. He was a citizen of Jade Dragon Kingdom and a guardian of the nation. If they ended up going against Jade Dragon Kingdom's emperor because of He Yu, Ye Yuzhou would be in trouble.
Black Crow and Ghost Child were fine but not Ye Yuzhou. Moreover, with these two experts around, it didn't matter if Ye Yuzhou went or not.
Next, Lin Jin answered their questions about pet beasts but didn't leave immediately. Instead, he asked them about their understanding of barriers.
Lin Jin decided to focus on this spell for a while.
The old dragon was too powerful. Lin Jin had learned from his mistakes. If he could improve his barrier skills, he could at least borrow the Curator's aura at any time. While he couldn't actually harm the old dragon, he could definitely scare him off.
Black Crow didn't have much knowledge in spells so he was deep in thought. Ye Yuzhou and Ghost Child, on the other hand, could offer some insights. Ye Yuzhou clearly knew more about this subject.
Lin Jin had learned a lot from their discussion and they were all the best of the best.
As expected of the number one mentor of Maple City's Friar Association, Ye Yuzhou was indeed knowledgeable.
Lin Jin took out the Starry Banner he obtained so that Ye Yuzhou and the others could take a look and see if they could figure it out.
"This is … the Nebula Barrier!" Ye Yuzhou was the first to exclaim. He took the banner and studied it before nodding profusely. "Curator, this is a treasure. It must have been passed down from ancient times. If you study it carefully, even if you can only comprehend one or two percent of it, you'll still benefit immeasurably."
Ye Yuzhou wasn't exaggerating. Even Lin Jin could sense the uniqueness of this banner. He only brought it out to see if the others could figure it out.
Ghost Child's words were similar to Ye Yuzhou's. However, she knew she couldn't compare to Ye Yuzhou in terms of spell research so she didn't say much. Black Crow pondered for a moment and suddenly remembered something. He smacked his forehead and said to the black falcon perched on his shoulder.
The latter reluctantly spat something out.
It was an ancient book.
"Curator, I just looted an ancient immortal's cave a few months ago and there was an ancient book with the 'Nebula Barrier' written on it." Black Crow presented the book to Lin Jin.
Intrigued, Lin Jin immediately invoked a spell to retrieve it.
Now wasn't the time to be courteous. The moment he took a look, he was overwhelmed with excitement.
Sure enough, it was the 'Nebula Barrier' and it was quite detailed.
"Curator, now that the spirit energy in the world has withered and the path of immortality has been severed, I'll be honest with you. I've studied this spell before but I couldn't cultivate it so I kept it with me. I thought it sounded familiar just now so I remembered there was such a book. Since I don't have much use for it, why don't I give it to you, Curator?" Black Crow was generous.
Next to him, Ye Yuzhou laughed. "Old Hei, the storage technique in your Black Feather God's mouth is quite amazing."
Black Crow smiled awkwardly. "It's just a small trick. I wouldn't dare claim to be impressive before you, Old Ye."
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