What left Lin Jin exasperated was that Shu Xiao Lou had yet to conquer this level of the Origin Painting World. Admittedly, they were really lucky this time. It was pure luck that they survived.
If Shadow hadn't intervened at the crucial moment to suppress Immortal Emperor Hua Ling, both Lin Jin and Shu Xiao Lou would have died here.
"That was pure luck." Lin Jin recalled the incident and felt a lingering fear.
Truth be told, ever since he returned from the foreign lands, Lin Jin had been feeling a little smug. After all, Xiao Huo was now Rank 7, making him a true immortal expert. The combination of the ghostly blood beast and spirit devourer ghost worm could also take on a true immortal. Together with the breezy monster sword and the four seas gourd, Lin Jin had the combat strength of two true immortals.
Against the immortals of the Beast God Cult, Lin Jin advanced triumphantly and even managed to slay one of their immortal physiques.
He was in the limelight.
Anyone would think highly of themselves, that they could sweep through everything. Even in the foreign lands, Lin Jin's combat strength was enough to hold his own.
Hence, Lin Jin was so confident on this trip to the Unending Nature Painting. He was confident that he could solve all problems.
But reality taught him a lesson.
Still, if it weren't for the shadow that had mysteriously appeared in the Underworld Painting, Lin Jin would have been dead by now.
Now that the Nine Heavens Painting World was riddled with holes by the shadow, no one dared to stop Shu Xiao Lou. Lin Jin could finally sit down and rest.
Lin Jin was fiddling with the four seas gourd in his hand. The shadow had just refined the gourd and infused it with frost energy. Lin Jin tested it out and the frost energy was extremely potent. Combined with the spirit water in the gourd, it could instantly freeze into ice. The ice was as tough as refined steel and was extremely powerful.
The four seas gourd could now be said to be both offensive and defensive. In that case, Lin Jin had profited this time.
However, Lin Jin didn't want to experience the same thing a second time because he couldn't be sure if he would be so lucky next time.
Finally, Shu Xiaolou completed his control over the Origin Art World. To Lin Jin, this was an impossible mission but he managed to complete it by sheer luck.
In an instant, Shu Xiao Lou's figure vanished completely, becoming one with the Origin Painting World. Moments later, he reappeared and said two words to Lin Jin.
Done!
Lin Jin was so enraged that he exploded. He scolded them and recounted the entire incident in a way that was ten times more thrilling.
Shu Xiao Lou also nodded. "This, I already knew when I took control of the Origin Painting World. Indeed, we succeeded by luck this time, but it's not as exaggerated as you say."
Lin Jin's lie was exposed but he remained calm. He knew that Xiao Shu Lou had now gained control of the Unending Nature Landscape. In that case, Xiao Shu Lou should know the secrets of the Unending Nature Landscape.
"Who is that shadow? Is it the Immortal Queen? "Lin Jin quickly asked.
This question had been tormenting Lin Jin, forcing him to find out the answer as soon as possible.
Xiao Shu reached out and pulled Lin Jin along. In an instant, both of them were teleported to another location.
He was surrounded by clouds, and he could see the Immortal Palace hidden in the clouds.
"This is Above the Ninth Heaven?" Lin Jin immediately guessed.
Shu Xiao Lou nodded, then pointed at a celestial palace: "This place is called Xuan Xuan Celestial Palace, let's go in and take a look."
Having said that, he teleported Lin Jin into the immortal palace.
This place was extremely luxurious. Even among the many immortal palaces, it was one of the best.
After entering, Lin Jin saw the portrait of a female immortal hanging on the wall.
When he saw the inscription on the portrait, Lin Jin came to a realization.
It read, "Li Jian presents to his beloved wife, Xuan Xuanzi!"
Lin Jin now knew who Li Jian was. The female immortal on the portrait bore a ninety percent resemblance to the shadow, and with this inscription, Lin Jin's previous speculation was confirmed.
"It's true!"
Lin Jin pursed his lips. Now that this was confirmed, there were still other questions. Why did the Immortal Queen, Xuan Xuanzi, hate the Immortal Emperor so much? The shadow had been hiding all this while, only appearing after meeting the Immortal Emperor's painting spirit, and then went on a killing spree.
Lin Jin didn't know about this, but Shu Xiao Lou did.
Next, Xiao Lou told Lin Jin a rather melodramatic story. Simply put, Immortal Emperor Li Jian relied on Xuan Xuanzi to ascend to the throne. In fact, Xuan Xuanzi could even be considered Li Jian's teacher.
Xuan Xuanzi was a Taoist name, and he had been cultivating longer than Li Jian. The latter sought immortality as his teacher, and after attaining immortality, he pursued this beautiful female immortal as his teacher, which eventually became a legend.
However, Li Jian had always been wary of the Immortal Queen. After all, to a certain extent, the Immortal Emperor could be considered a man who lived off a woman. After establishing the celestial dynasty, the first batch of immortal officials were all Xuan Xuanzi's people. Immortal Emperor Li Jian felt like a puppet who was being manipulated.
Lin Jin now knew what kind of person Li Jian was. A man like him naturally wouldn't be willing to be controlled by a woman. In short, he began plotting.
To put it bluntly, the Unending Nature Landscape was the cage that Immortal Emperor Li Jian used to imprison Xuan Xuanzi. This was also the reason why the hundred-layered painting realm was set up.
In the beginning, he used a supreme illusion to make the Immortal Queen think that the Mysterious World of the Nine Heavens in this painting realm was real, and slowly corroded her immortal foundation.
When the time was right, he would suddenly kill her, destroying her physical body and soul.
It could be said that it took hundreds of years to plan this, which showed how insidious and cunning Li Jian was. However, Xuan Xuanzi wasn't an ordinary immortal. She was the teacher of the Immortal Emperor, and there were some things that even the Immortal Emperor Li Jian didn't know about.
Although Xuan Xuanzi was plotted against, he should have been dead and his soul destroyed, but she still had a secret method.
At this point, Lin Jin already knew what this secret technique was.
The shadow in the Underworld Landscape.
Shu Xiaolou nodded, "Xuan Xuanzi was the one who drew the Diagram of the Underworld. At that time, she projected part of her immortal power and divine thoughts into the Diagram of the Underworld just to stabilize it. She didn't expect that it would become her life-saving straw."
Although Xuan Xuanzi was plotted against and her soul was destroyed, her shadow remained in the Underworld Landscape. However, due to the characteristics of the Underworld Landscape, she couldn't leave on her own, so she stayed in the Underworld Landscape for tens of thousands of years.
Lin Jin sucked in a breath of cold air at this.
Every day during these tens of thousands of years must have been extremely torturous. He had no idea how Xuan Xuanzi got through it.
Lin Jin felt it was unfair for her.
At the same time, he hated Immortal Emperor Li Jian's methods and ruthlessness. In order to confuse Xuan Xuanzi, he deliberately created a Mysterious World of the Nine Heavens and a fake version of himself.
What kind of grudge did he have against the person who shared the same bed as him?
Lin Jin couldn't figure it out.
Moreover, he felt that it was normal that he couldn't figure it out. If he did, wouldn't he be as shameless as Li Jian?
In the end, Xuan Xuanzi's shadow borrowed Lin Jin to get rid of the restraint of the Underworld Landscape, appeared here, and killed Immortal Emperor Hua Ling.
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