As for Patriarch Xue Pao's psyche, it was being controlled by the needles to guide the way. Both of them seemed to be chatting happily along the way but in reality, they each had their own agendas. Patriarch Xue Pao, in particular, was clearly immobilized by the needles. Despite the excruciating pain, he had to feign a smile on his face. It was needless to say how aggrieved he was feeling.
"Just you wait. The first thing I'll do when I'm free is to destroy you." Patriarch Xue Pao was seething with hatred.
However, he was also surprised because this was the first time he had met an expert who could easily hurt his psyche. Those needles were especially impressive for being able to pierce through his psyche.
The cloud was traveling at an incredible speed, surpassing the speed of an average eagle. It would only take them a few hours to get to Grassy Continent. Lin Jin and Patriarch Xue Pao chatted along the way without any awkward silence.
Half a day later, they arrived at Grassy Continent. Although it was a desolate place, it was much better than Liang Continent. Moments later, they arrived at a mountain range. There were no signs of human activity here. This was where Patriarch Xue Pao was hiding.
Lin Jin scanned the area and was overwhelmed with emotions. This place was very similar to the one in Daolord's painting. The painting depicted this place where Daolord was supposed to kill Patriarch Xue Pao but was injured by a Rank 9 immortal devouring beast instead.
Due to the world created by Little Book Pavilion, Lin Jin had entered the corresponding world before. Hence, he was overwhelmed with emotions upon arriving here today.
"Curator, the hiding place of my true body is right below." Patriarch Xue Pao pointed downwards.
"Alright." Lin Jin steered the cloud to descend quickly.
Under normal circumstances, this place looked like a mountain range. It wouldn't be easy to find the entrance to Patriarch Xue Pao's lair. But with Patriarch Xue Pao around, this shouldn't be an issue.
Along the way, Lin Jin found the entrance to a cave hidden away from the sun in the valley. This entrance looked ordinary and could only fit one person at most. But upon entering, it was a sight to behold. It turned out that there was a whole other world hidden inside.
Lin Jin's brows furrowed as he stared at the complex underground cave that resembled an ant's nest.
There were more than a dozen caves that could be seen at the moment, and after entering each cave, there would definitely be more branches. From the looks of it, this place was simply a maze.
More complicated than a maze.
Moreover, Lin Jin wasn't lying when he said this was an ant nest. This was indeed a giant ant nest. Several large ant beasts were crawling in the darkness, waiting for an opportunity to strike. These ant beasts were a size larger than ordinary bulls. They should be some kind of rare exotic beast.
Lin Jin found an opportunity to use his finger to appraise the ant.
"Underground Palace Ant Beast, third rank, earth attribute."
"Large in size, good at digging holes, low in intelligence, likes to live in groups."
"There are three ways to advance, which are …"
After reading the museum's appraisal results, Lin Jin said to Patriarch Xue Pao's psyche, "You're quite capable to be able to control this nest of ants."
Patriarch Xue Pao immediately said, "It's just a small trick. After all, I was the one who hid here first. If you think about it, these underground ant beasts are the outsiders. After a long time, they will get to know each other and be considered neighbors."
Lin Jin could tell that Patriarch Xue Pao was being nonchalant.
However, Lin Jin knew that while most of these ants were only Rank 3, their combat strength was terrifying. Even Rank 4 and Rank 5 pet beasts wouldn't dare to provoke them.
The reason was simple. These ants only moved underground and lived in groups. If they were provoked, they would swarm up and fight with their numbers.
Anyone would feel their scalp go numb when faced with hundreds or thousands of ants. Even a Rank 4 pet beast would be surrounded and killed if they weren't careful.
As long as it was an Earth Palace Ant Beast, it would definitely be controlled by an Insect Queen. According to Patriarch Xue Pao, the Insect Queen here was also a Demonic Beast.
This place was truly a dragon's pool and tiger's den.
Even if an expert were to find out where Patriarch Xue Pao was and ambush him, it would be extremely difficult. It might even be a one-way trip.
Even an expert would not be able to withstand the onslaught of this nest of Earth Palace Ant Beasts.
"Curator, this way please." Patriarch Xue Pao led the way with his psyche but didn't mention the ants again. But just because he didn't mention them didn't mean they didn't exist.
Along the way, Lin Jin noticed that there were a lot of ants here. There were at least several hundred of them and that didn't include the ones that were still in hiding.
Under the mask, Lin Jin smirked.
Patriarch Xue Pao had made a good move. Although he didn't say anything and seemed nonchalant, he was actually trying to intimidate and intimidate Lin Jin.
Truth be told, Lin Jin would've been intimidated if this had happened in the past. After all, if he were to be surrounded by a swarm of ants underground, escaping would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
But things were different now. Putting aside his two Rank 5 pet beasts, his two newly acquired treasures were enough to deal with most situations.
One of them was the Divine Path Sword Scroll, an immortal sword, and the other was the Four Seas Unfettered Gourd, a treasure that could create an ocean out of thin air.
If Lin Jin was forced into a corner, he could just flood the ants' nest and drown them no matter how powerful they were.
Hence, Lin Jin was confident. He wasn't afraid at all.
Other than that, Lin Jin kept an eye out.
After all, Patriarch Xue Pao was an old demon that had lived for thousands of years. Did he really think that a nest of ants could scare Lin Jin? It might just be a smokescreen, a smokescreen. Patriarch Xue Pao must have something up his sleeves.
With his guard up, Lin Jin continued moving forward.
Twisting and turning, they walked through the incomparably complicated ant nest. Even with a photographic memory, they could not remember the route back and forth. After all, most of the forks were the same. This Underground Palace Ant Beast was an exotic beast with obsessive-compulsive disorder. It used sand, stones, and mucus to build the nest, and many places were carved from the same mold.
This gave Lin Jin a headache. After all, he had no idea that there was such a large nest of ants here.
Since he couldn't remember the route, there was nothing he could do. He could only deal with whatever came his way. At most, he would resort to other methods.
Like Heaven and Earth Ink.
Lin Jin had plenty of trump cards anyway.
Moments later, Lin Jin arrived at a large cave. This must be right below the ant nest. It was a natural cave with a large surface area. In front of him was the silhouette of a giant, leaning against the stone wall.
Lin Jin took a closer look. Despite his vast experience, he was still shocked.
Although the giant was sitting down, his size was astounding. Just his palms alone were bigger than an average person. When he stood up, he was at least a hundred feet tall. Also, he was a fatty.
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