Murderous intent surged on Lord Yan's face as he released his psyche to investigate but to no avail. Huo Yuan was nowhere to be found. Not only had Huo Yuan escaped, but Lin Jin was gone as well.
The current development was like a wild horse breaking free from its reins, completely out of control.
Huo Yuan was a true immortal expert after all. Although he was much weaker than Lord Yan, if he were to risk his life, no one could stop him.
Many of the restrictive formations outside the cave abode had been broken by Huo Yuan. With immortal energy leaking out, Lord Yan didn't have the time to chase after Huo Yuan.
He had to relocate the cave abode immediately because it had been exposed.
It wouldn't be long before his enemies came knocking on his door.
After Lord Yan expended a huge amount of mana to relocate the cave abode and repair the formation, he realized that he had suffered a huge loss this time.
Not to mention the fact that many places in the cave were damaged and countless treasures were lost, there were also less than twenty of his 32 immortal slaves left.
They were either dead or missing.
It was fine if they were dead, but it was hard to say if they were missing. They had most likely escaped.
These immortal slaves were the ones Lord Yan used to annihilate small immortal sects or capture other Itinerant Immortals, enslaving them with spells. To put it bluntly, these immortal slaves appeared to be respectful and fearful of him on the surface, but in reality, they probably wanted nothing more than to skin him alive and devour his flesh.
However, compared to Huo Yuan and Lin Jin, the disappearance of a few immortal slaves wasn't even worth mentioning.
At the same time, somewhere in the outer realm, Huo Yuan could no longer maintain his escape skill. His gigantic diamond body had reverted to its original size and the two people he had brought with him tumbled to the ground.
One of them was Lin Jin and the other was the female immortal Xiang Yun whom they took with them after they rushed out of the hall.
That alchemy expert.
It was Lin Jin's idea to bring her away. Since there was a chance to bring such a talented alchemist away, he couldn't leave her with Lord Yan. Most importantly, Lin Jin had a use for her.
Xiang Yun knew that she had left that terrifying cave abode and a glimmer of hope flashed across her eyes.
However, she was still staring at Lin Jin and Huo Yuan fearfully.
At this moment, Huo Yuan's situation was not looking good.
The strange insects on his body were still gnawing away at his flesh. Lin Jin had noticed that it wasn't that serious earlier, but now, one of Huo Yuan's arms was gone.
It was gone.
As for those strange bugs, he still couldn't get rid of them. Clearly, Huo Yuan had tried his best but to no avail.
"Forget it. Maybe it's because I've done too much evil in the past few years and abandoned my Buddhist nature. That's why I ended up like this. As the saying goes, evil deeds bear evil consequences. I admit it." At this moment, the Fire Source Monk was sitting on the ground weakly, leaning against a boulder. The flames on his body were also slowly weakening. It could be seen that he was about to die.
Lin Jin couldn't see it too clearly, but Xiang Yun had a clearer view of the situation.
After all, she was a pseudo immortal. Her eyesight and sensitivity to immortal energy were several times better than Lin Jin's. In her eyes, Fire Source's immortal foundation had been damaged and there was an aura of death surging around him. This was a sign of immortality.
"You two, leave. Be smart next time and don't get caught by that Lord Man Man again. That shameless bastard is ruthless. If you get caught again, only death awaits you." Huo Yuan coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood turned into a ball of raging flames that began burning fiercely.
Lin Jin had a feeling that what this guy spat out was either lava or burning gasoline.
This was ridiculous.
Right.
This was a True Immortal Fire-Cultivating.
Lin Jin suddenly came to a realization. He had read about True Immortal Fire-Cultivating in some of Xuan Dao Sect's scriptures. Comparing those descriptions to Huo Yuan, it couldn't be any more accurate.
Moreover, Lin Jin seemed to have heard about it from Lord Man Man. Coupled with Lin Jin's own deduction, the possibility of True Immortal Fire-Cultivating increased significantly.
But none of these were as direct as asking.
Lin Jin simply asked, "Master, may I ask if you are a True Immortal Fire-Cultivating?"
At this, Huo Yuan coughed and laughed. "I, Huo Yuan, am indeed a True Immortal Fire-Cultivating. However, I'm a True Immortal Fire-Cultivating who is about to die. I advise you two to run. If I die, the surrounding area will immediately become a land of fire. Once that happens, lava will rage and flames will rise to the sky. It'll be difficult to escape."
This time, Huo Yuan personally admitted it.
Lin Jin was thrilled.
He had been searching for traces of the nine suns crystal but to no avail. Only a True Immortal Fire-Cultivating could refine a nine suns crystal.
Although he still hadn't found the crystal, he did find a living True Immortal Fire-Cultivating. Wouldn't it be just a matter of time before he got his hands on the nine suns crystal?
For this reason alone, Lin Jin couldn't let Huo Yuan die.
Putting aside whether or not Monk Huo Yuan was a good or bad person, he was a True Immortal Huo Lian, someone who could concoct out the Nine Yang Crystals. Additionally, he had also saved Chen Feng back then. That was something of a life-saving grace. Thus, helping Monk Huo Yuan out was only natural.
Lin Jin reached out to touch the strange worms on Huo Yuan's body.
These worms could reproduce and divide continuously. By now, half of Huo Yuan's body had been enveloped by them. Lin Jin could tell that Huo Yuan couldn't do anything to these worms and he was in agony.
"Don't move!"
The first to warn Lin Jin was the female immortal, Xiang Yun.
When she saw that Lin Jin was about to touch the worms, she couldn't help but speak up. Clearly, she knew a thing or two about Lin Jin and had noticed something.
Lin Jin's fingers paused as he looked at the female immortal in surprise.
The latter hesitated for a moment before biting her lip and saying, "Mr. Lin, that … that's a spirit devourer ghost worm. It's something cultivated by God Gai's unique demonic art. Other than God Gai who has a special method to control it, anyone else who comes into contact with it will never be able to get rid of it."
Perhaps noticing Lin Jin's doubt, Xiang Yun added, "I once knew an immortal who died to God Gai's spirit devourer ghost worm. So, I know very well that these things can't be touched or touched."
Huo Yuan said weakly, "Young friend, if you want to save me, forget it. Even I can't do anything to these worms. You'll only lose your life if you try. Go, hurry up and leave."
Lin Jin understood.
Instead of attacking, Lin Jin flicked out a silver needle with a flip of his hand and sent it straight at one of the worms.
The speed of the needle was extremely fast, and it pierced the body of the strange insect. However, in that instant, the strange insect's skin seemed to have been tempered a thousand times, and it actually bounced off the needle, causing sparks to appear.
Xiang Yun and Huo Yuan looked disappointed. They probably thought that the needle was one of Lin Jin's supernatural powers. Since it couldn't pierce the worm, it must have failed.
But to Lin Jin, it didn't matter whether the needle pierced the worm or not. Since it was a strange worm, it belonged to the ranks of beasts. As long as it was a beast, the Museum of Deadly Beasts could identify it.
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