Under the illumination of the sun, the manor was devoid of its usual gloominess. It looked just like any other abandoned house, dilapidated and dilapidated.
Lin Jin closed his eyes. He could vaguely sense the location of the Unending Nature Landscape. It should be somewhere under this manor. However, a magical artifact like this couldn't be obtained by digging through the soil. There must be some other way to retrieve it.
'Take it slow. '
Lin Jin knew he couldn't become a fatty in one go. Compared to other blood contract cultivators, he was already ahead of them. He was probably the only person in the world who could cultivate the Beastmaster Fourth Scroll.
However, it was hard to say. Although the Beastmaster Fourth Scroll seemed like a powerful cultivation method now, it was merely a beginner's cultivation method back in the ancient times.
Now that Lin Jin had mastered Cloud Treading, although he couldn't travel on the clouds for long periods of time, he could still use them to increase his speed.
Based on his calculations, he might be able to make it back in a day.
However, Lin Jin didn't want to go back so soon. Be it the Beastmaster Fourth Scroll, Cloud Treading, or the Divine Blade Scroll, they were all just beginners, especially the Divine Blade Scroll, where he only memorized the cultivation method.
Instead of rushing back, he might as well find a secluded place to familiarize himself with it while he was still comprehending it. At the very least, he had to stabilize his cultivation.
Also, he had to solve Hu Yuzhen's problem.
Unlike Shang'er and the others, Hu Yuzhen was a monster who had been cultivating for centuries and had even turned into a demon. Lin Jin didn't want to bring a troublesome person like her back to Maple City.
With this in mind, Lin Jin got up and headed outside. He first used Camouflage to conceal the group before heading toward a nearby green mountain.
Along the way, Lin Jin tried using Cloud Treading on his feet. Sure enough, he felt much lighter. Although it couldn't compare to the legendary shrinking distance, he was still faster than a horse carriage.
Along the way, Hu Yuzhen didn't dare to ask too many questions. Wherever Lin Jin went, she would follow. She was both anxious and expectant. Of course, after leaving the Nature Landscape, Hu Yuzhen was already thinking of running away.
However, her desire to cultivate a Dharma body was even stronger. Hence, even though she was a little afraid of Lin Jin, she still followed him closely.
At the top of the mountain, Lin Jin suddenly asked, "Miss Hu, do you know the name of this mountain?"
Hu Yuzhen didn't expect Lin Jin to ask her about this. However, she didn't know. As a tiger demon, she wasn't interested in this small mountain. The mountain was only about twenty miles deep so it wouldn't be able to hide any large beasts, let alone give birth to any monsters. Plenty of people would come here on a regular basis but to a demon like Hu Yuzhen, this mountain wasn't worth mentioning.
So she told the truth.
Lin Jin nodded. Using Cloud Stairs, he climbed up a cliff and saw a large pine tree on the cliff. Beside it was a stone tablet with the words' Mount Gua 'written on it.
It was unknown who this stone tablet belonged to or when it was erected. It looked very simple and unadorned. After being weathered by wind and rain, it was already mottled. However, the words carved on it still carried a kind of artistic conception. It should have been written by a master calligrapher.
This cliff was definitely a difficult place for the average person to reach. The main problem was that the only path leading up had collapsed at some point in time. With no path to reach the top, even an expert climber would have a hard time. Using Cloud Stairs earlier, Lin Jin managed to climb up as if it was flat ground.
White Ape was adept at climbing so even if he was carrying a coffin, it was a piece of cake for him to climb up. As for Hu Yuzhen, forget this cliff, she could even climb up to the most dangerous place.
The top of the cliff wasn't huge but it was about the size of an average courtyard. Besides the large pine tree, there were only some flowers and grass. There was a stone slab under the pine tree. With a wave of Lin Jin's hand, a cloud rolled up and swept away the dust.
Lin Jin sat down cross-legged and glanced at Hu Yuzhen. "Miss Hu, you're trying to achieve a Dharma body because you want to achieve a breakthrough, am I right?"
Hu Yuzhen quickly nodded at this.
"Please enlighten me, Mr. Lin."
Lin Jin continued, "Dharma bodies are all about purity and cleanliness. You've been cultivating for hundreds of years and you've killed too many people. Your body is already riddled with evil energy so it's only natural that you can't achieve a Dharma body under such circumstances."
Lin Jin was just making things up but since he said it so seriously, Hu Yuzhen had no choice but to believe him.
Demonic energy surged in Hu Yuzhen's eyes but she didn't even notice it. She asked, "Then … then what should I do?"
Seeing that it was about time, Lin Jin said, "I have a method that can help you achieve a breakthrough without achieving a Dharma body. Are you willing to try it?"
"This …" Hu Yuzhen was clearly hesitant.
It wasn't her fault though. All these years, the obsession of achieving a Dharma body had been deeply ingrained in her. It was also because of this that Hu Yuzhen became obsessed.
Lin Jin didn't know who the person who told her that only a Dharma body could help her achieve a breakthrough was, but that person probably didn't have any good intentions. Despite knowing that a Dharma body was hard to find, he still pointed out a path that was impossible to reach. Wasn't he trying to drive this tiger demon crazy?
In other words, he was purposely forcing her to become a demon.
Hu Yuzhen was already deeply obsessed. If Lin Jin hadn't experienced what happened in Nature's Landscape, Hu Yuzhen's demonic energy would definitely erupt and she would immediately turn against him.
After all, the source of this demonic energy was her obsession with a Dharma body. Once this obsession was broken, the demonic energy would lose its foundation and it would definitely collapse.
Even if it was for self-preservation, this demonic energy wouldn't give in so easily.
However, after experiencing what happened in Nature's Landscape, Lin Jin's words had a different effect.
Right now, Lin Jin was the most powerful. Hu Yuzhen, including her demonic energy, wouldn't dare to turn against him. Just like now. Dark energy swirled in her eyes as if she was about to explode, but she would always shrink back at the last moment.
Of course, Lin Jin was confident.
With the Demon Slaying Hall and the first demon jade in his possession, Lin Jin naturally knew how to slay demons. Speaking of which, it was a mystical method. In summary, the first step was to intimidate and disintegrate the enemy. Just like an eggshell, in order to disintegrate it, one had to first crack it.
This was what Lin Jin had said earlier.
Of course, Hu Yuzhen wasn't a great cultivator like Du Li who could dispel her obsession on her own. Even when it dissipated, she didn't resist.
Hu Yuzhen would definitely struggle. A few words wouldn't be enough to make her dispel her demonic energy.
Hence, the Demon Slayer would be used next.
It was also Lin Jin's first time using the Demon Slayer. Right now, there was only a weak shadow of the blade, but Lin Jin was able to learn how to use it without a teacher. After all, it was an artifact produced by the museum.
Just like now, when Lin Jin noticed Hu Yuzhen's hesitation and the demonic energy fluctuating in her eyes, he immediately used his psyche to activate the Demon Slayer in Demon Slaying Hall.
'Slash! '
Lin Jin chanted inwardly. Immediately, an illusory shadow shot out from his mouth. It was so fast that it reached Hu Yuzhen's head in an instant.
Immediately, the shadow of the sword grew larger, becoming a three-foot tall peak. Then, it slashed down heavily.
Other than Lin Jin, none of the beasts on the cliff could see what was happening. All they could feel was the sudden change in the atmosphere as a scorching wind rose from the ground, rippling through the surroundings.
Hu Yuzhen's body and spirit weren't harmed in the slightest as the sword shadow slashed down. However, the sword shadow pierced through her body and brought out a mass of black smoke. This time, Hu Yuzhen wasn't the only one who saw it. The white ape also saw it.
However, it all happened so quickly. Although the black energy was tough and difficult to deal with, it was immediately pulled out of Hu Yuzhen's body by the blade.
The demonic energy was absorbed into the blade and dissipated.
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