There was a difference between monsters and demons.
The former had no obsession while the latter became demons because of their obsession.
Monsters that became demons were obviously more difficult to deal with. To put it simply, it was the difference between a mentally normal person and a mentally deranged person.
Demons could be seen as some sort of mental illness.
Of course, it would be too one-sided to use such a description, but it was easy to understand.
For example, within this rock surrounded by magma, there was a monster with an abnormal brain. This was very easy to understand.
After retrieving the Thunderfire Needle, Lin Jin glanced at Zhao Jingyan. The latter understood what he meant so she said, "The seal our Phoenix Palace's predecessors set is below. If we want to break open the Abnormal Flame, we have to clear everything above."
Her meaning was clear. Above the abnormal flame seal was the sealed demon. To break open the abnormal flame, they had to get the demon out.
There was no other way.
"But I suggest that we wait. It's best if we make sufficient preparations first," Zhao Jingyan suddenly said. Her words had another meaning.
For her phoenix to undergo Nirvana and be reborn from the ashes, she would need an abnormal flame to temper her body. Hence, she should be the most anxious person right now.
But her suggestion to wait meant that she didn't 'trust' Lin Jin and wanted to wait for the Curator to arrive first.
Lin Jin could obviously tell what she was thinking.
If an expert like the 'Curator' really existed in this world, waiting wouldn't be a big deal. But Lin Jin knew that the Curator Zhao Jingyan wanted to wait for was unnecessary.
"There's no need to wait. Let's start now." Lin Jin didn't want to waste any more time. His time was precious now. Once he was done here, he had to make a trip to the royal capital to meet He Qian as the Curator. Only then could he go to Merak with peace of mind.
This was something that had been decided long ago.
If Zhao Jingyan hadn't come, Lin Jin would have left later today. Zhao Jingyan's arrival was an accident. Since it was an extra task, it was better to resolve it as soon as possible.
"Chief Lin, you have to think this through. The thing below has been sealed for more than a hundred years. If you're not confident, you can wait a little longer." Elder Mo was hesitant.
After all, the Beast Appraisal Association and the entire Maple City were above.
If anything went wrong, the entire Maple City would be in for a huge disaster.
Elder Mo was really worried.
Lin Jin smiled. "Elder Mo, have you forgotten that I'm a member of the nation's guardian as well? Protecting the country is my responsibility as well. I wouldn't do this if I wasn't confident."
Lin Jin was confident.
Through the Thunderfire Needle, Lin Jin learned about the demon's condition. Moreover, the Thunderfire Needle was no ordinary needle. That earlier strike had injected a bolt of thunderfire into the monster's body. Once the seal was released, Lin Jin would be able to deal with a Rank 5 monster even if it was one.
In any case, Lin Jin was confident.
"Seal!"
At Lin Jin's command, Elder Mo no longer hesitated. After all, Lin Jin was the chief of Maple City's Beast Appraisal Association so he had the authority to make such a decision. Moreover, Lin Jin's current status and influence were enough for him to make a decision of this level.
At this moment, Elder Mo made a hand seal and chanted an incantation.
A fire talisman on the stone below began to slowly dim, and then suddenly extinguished.
The seal was undone.
Then, the surroundings began to shake and rumble. The black stone below began to shake and crack, and as the cracks widened, a cold aura seeped out.
Zhao Jingyan and Elder Mo were both taken aback. To think that the demon sealed below was of the frost attribute. However, on further thought, it made sense. It was precisely because it was of the frost attribute that it had to be sealed in a place like the Earth Fire Spirit Vein, using the power of Earth Fire together with the Fire Sealing Talisman to suppress it.
The senior who suppressed this demon back then must have been an expert as well.
A jade dragon covered in ice crystals crawled out from below.
Jade Ice Dragon!
This was the demon sealed here, and it was a Rank 5 one at that.
Blue flames seemed to be dancing in the eyes of this ice dragon. After it emerged, the temperature of the earth fire spirit vein seemed to have cooled down.
Under the cold aura, one could even feel a chill down their spine.
For a Rank 5 monster to be able to suppress the earth fire spirit vein to a certain extent, it was impressive indeed.
Elder Mo paled. He had been guarding this place for more than twenty years but this was his first time seeing a demon like this. The aura of a Rank 5 monster rendered him immobile. Even his pet beast, the Rank 3 Fire Lizard, was curled up on the ground, unable to move an inch.
Zhao Jingyan's situation was much better. After all, she had seen the world. However, her pet beast, the phoenix, had yet to undergo Nirvana, so she couldn't be of much use.
Of course, Lin Jin wasn't counting on them.
Right from the start, he had to do this himself.
A Rank 5 monster was indeed powerful. Usually, it would be difficult for Lin Jin to deal with it himself. But coincidentally, he had recently obtained a powerful artifact.
It wasn't a magic weapon, but a magic weapon.
Immortal Binding Rope.
He got this from the insect cultivator. For the past few days, Lin Jin had been studying this artifact when he had nothing to do. Lin Jin was clearly still a long way from fully understanding this artifact, but it wasn't as if he hadn't made any progress.
For example, although Lin Jin had yet to fully refine it, it wasn't a problem for him to activate it within a certain range. To activate an artifact like this, spirit energy was useless. Only mana could do the trick.
Fortunately, Lin Jin had Xiao Huo's Yin Yang Dharma body to convert spirit energy into mana. Otherwise, this immortal binding rope wouldn't be of any use to Lin Jin.
Moreover, with Lin Jin's current mana, he could only activate the immortal binding rope once a day.
But once was enough.
Once this thing was activated, no matter who it was, it could tie them up tightly.
Lin Jin had been trapped by this immortal binding rope before so the memory was still fresh in his mind. If Shang'er hadn't been by his side back then, he might have failed miserably.
Yu Binglong had crawled out of the crevice. His entire body was enveloped in a chilling aura. The underground cave was instantly engulfed in ice and fire.
A dragon's roar resounded through the cave.
The trio, including Lin Jin, felt dizzy from the dragon's roar. It wasn't just them. Everyone in the Beast Appraisal Association and even the entire Maple City heard the dragon's roar.
"What's going on?"
"Did you guys hear that too? What's that sound? "
"I don't know!"
There were also knowledgeable people like the Friar Association's mentors who could tell that it was a dragon's roar. Their expressions changed at once.
A few mentors with profound cultivation such as Ye Yuzhou, Huangfu Ming, Mr. Yi, and Mr. North River immediately rushed to the Friar Association.
They were afraid that something might happen.
At the same time, Shang'er flew out of Lin Jin's manor like a phantom with Little Five following behind her.
During this period of time, Xiaowu's cultivation had also improved very quickly.
In a secluded corner of Maple City, a four-clawed jade dragon with a body as black as jade poked its head out from its hiding place to listen.
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