The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 333 Iron Fan's Assistance

"And just now, weren't you observing me as you kept rambling on and on?" Ding Lin said. "Fortune favors the bold, and it's not wrong to want to take risks, but before you make a move, you keep testing me endlessly, without any decisiveness, looking back and forth, losing your indomitable spirit. No wonder you, a dignified immortal, only have the cultivation of the early stage of the Immortal Realm."

A cold smile appeared on Ding Lin's lips.

"Your...Your Excellency..." The leopard demon seemed intimidated by Ding Lin's aura. His eyes flashed with timidity and a pitiful look. He kept retreating, as if about to disappear into the clouds. Suddenly, his body swayed, and a fierce and resolute glint flashed in his eyes. He unleashed all his demonic energy and lunged forward. Leopards are naturally adept at running fast, and with the clouds providing cover, he pushed his demonic energy to its limit, moving as fast as a gust of wind, making him impossible to catch.

A gust of wind blew through the cave entrance, and the flame flickered before finally giving way and going out.

It was pitch black in the cave.

A foul wind seemed to be blowing.

In the darkness, three cold glints shot out—the sharp tips of leopard claws, about to pierce Ding Lin's face.

Ding Lin seemed oblivious, and with lightning speed, his fingers and palms transformed into dragon claws in an instant.

However, the direction it reached was not from where the leopard's paw had extended.

"Pfft!"

There was a muffled sound.

The leopard's claws, which were almost within reach of his face, vanished.

It's nothing but a low-class smokescreen.

"Clap!"

Something dripped on the ground.

It's likely blood.

"call!"

A night breeze blew, dispersing some of the thin mist in the mountains, and a sliver of moonlight peeked down.

Ding Lin didn't even turn around. His expression was indifferent. One of his arms plunged into the leopard demon's abdomen, piercing it through and suspending the demon in mid-air. He then shook his hand, and a series of cracking sounds of bones popping filled the air. In Ding Lin's hands, the leopard demon's immortal body was barely stronger than tofu. Ding Lin's Dao injuries were still severe. His inner realm had only been partially repaired, and he still couldn't use the power of laws. However, his physical body was almost fully recovered. Even with just his physical body, he was enough to contend with a Golden Immortal. Dealing with a leopard demon who had barely reached the Immortal Realm was naturally a piece of cake.

With another flick of his wrist, the leopard carcass slid to the ground, collapsing limply into a ball. Every bone in its body was shattered; it was beyond dead.

"So you suddenly have the courage?"

Ding Lin shook his hand, and blood splattered everywhere.

The dragon claws had already transformed back into fingers and palms. He slowly opened his palms, and a burst of light appeared.

The cave was illuminated again.

Ding Lin was holding a golden pill in his hand, and he turned his gaze to Princess Iron Fan.

Princess Iron Fan watched as Ding Lin casually killed the leopard demon, but instead of feeling relieved, she became even more vigilant.

Although there was some reconciliation between her and Princess Jade Face at this time, Ding Lin was the real mastermind between them, and Ding Lin's attitude would determine her fate.

Princess Iron Fan knew nothing about Ding Lin. She had only exchanged a few words with him in the Banana Cave. On the contrary, when she ambushed him with her sword earlier, she genuinely intended to kill both Ding Lin and Princess Wansheng.
Although Ding Lin appeared to be unconscious at that time, don't forget that he was in the same unconscious state before he killed the leopard demon.

Given this past incident, how will this Taiyi Realm demon lord deal with her?
In Ding Lin's palm, the outermost layer of the leopard spirit's inner core was petrifying, and spiritual energy surged out, meandering and flowing, twisting and contorting the light.

Princess Iron Fan bit her lip.

Ding Lin didn't speak. He looked at Princess Iron Fan with a strange gaze that sent shivers down her spine.

“Brother…” Princess Jade Face spoke, taking a small step forward without making a sound, blocking Ding Lin and Princess Iron Fan. Princess Iron Fan felt as if she had been granted a pardon and had some breathing room.

"What, is Sister Jade Face going to plead for her?" Ding Lin asked.

“Brother, you’ve been healing your injuries the whole time, so you don’t know…” Princess Jade Face said.

“I know,” Ding Lin said, clasping his hands together, and the shimmering light around him disappeared.

He walked out of the cave.

With the leopard spirit's death, most of the mist he had blown in dissipated, and the moonlight shone coldly into the canyon.
Ding Lin flicked his sleeve, and a white cloud appeared. Seeing that he did not attack Princess Iron Fan, Princess Jade Face breathed a slight sigh of relief. She then leaped onto the white cloud, still intentionally or unintentionally blocking Princess Iron Fan.

"Come." Ding Lin didn't reveal anything. He looked past Princess Jade Face and then at Iron Fan, following his own will.

"Your Excellency..."

Princess Iron Fan opened her mouth, but when she met Ding Lin's unyielding gaze, she could only give in and leap onto the white cloud. She was a little uneasy, but her only consolation was that Princess Jade Face seemed to have some influence with Ding Lin, so her life was probably safe.

Ding Lin rode on a white cloud, not in a hurry to leave. He thought for a moment, took out a scale, and gently tapped it.

On the other side, Qingyi, who was crossing the South China Sea, immediately sensed it. She looked down and saw the red scale armor hanging on her chest shimmering slightly. Knowing that Ding Lin was alright, she was relieved. After thinking for a moment, she did not choose to return to Xiniu Hezhou, but continued to head towards Nanchanbuzhou.

Qingyi witnessed it firsthand; the Bull Demon King's arrogance was overwhelming, and his abilities were far beyond Xiang Liu's.

In her mind, even if Ding Lin was unharmed, he must not be at ease, and might even be injured. Her return at this time would only make him more worried. Although she was unwilling to admit it, once a major event occurred, her current cultivation level would only be a burden to Ding Lin.

Ding Lin reported his safety to Qingyi, and after thinking for a moment, decided not to send any more messages to Bibo Pool.

He didn't trust Princess Wansheng, and besides, he had left his scales behind. With the Dragon King Wansheng and the pearl, under normal circumstances, the pregnancy should be safe. As for possible accidents, the restrictions of Bibo Pool were at the Golden Immortal level. In his current state, if the restrictions couldn't stop external enemies, he wouldn't be able to either.

Moreover, his absence is also a form of deterrence.

Ding Lin considered Wan Sheng and her father with absolute rationality, which is the difference between love and not love. In fact, if it weren't for the child in Princess Wan Sheng's womb, he would have killed the father and daughter.

"Where are we going?" Princess Jade Face asked.

"My injuries have not yet healed. Although I should be fine, it's better to be careful. This place is secluded, and the Hidden Mist Stream is a good spiritual vein. It's a real waste that the leopard demon occupied it. Since fate has brought me here, I might as well rest here for a while."

Princess Iron Fan remained in a corner of the white clouds. Although she was worried about Red Boy, she naturally had no right to speak at this moment.

Inside the Banana Cave, Red Boy was immobilized by Ding Lin.

A long time had passed, and Red Boy had naturally been discovered. However, looking across the entire Banana Cave, there was not a single Golden Immortal present. Although the immobilization spell was merely a casual act by Ding Lin, even a casual use of Taiyi's magic was not something that a group of immortals could break.

The little demons discussed it for a long time, but had no choice but to lift Red Boy up and take him to the bedchamber. They then spread thick layers of fairy velvet on the bed to make him more comfortable.

It was also thanks to Princess Iron Fan's proper training that these little demons were quite loyal. Although they had lost their leader, they did not disperse. After discussing for a while, they each went to the nodes of the Cuiyun Mountain formation to guard the gates.

Let's wait and see.

……

Ding Lin rode the white clouds, following the spiritual energy, and headed deep into Hidden Mist Mountain. As expected of the name Zheyue, even the spiritual veins were winding and the spiritual energy was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, sometimes intermittent. But Ding Lin only searched for places with strong spiritual energy. Half an hour later, she still found the Zheyue Linked Cave.

This is the essence of a mountain's spiritual veins.

The leopard demon had set up a maze here, but Ding Lin easily passed through the formation, which was at the level of a celestial realm, and it did not pose any obstacle to him.

The group of lesser demons were terrified and fled in panic.

Ding Lin glanced at it and immediately understood why the Iron-Backed Wolf had died—it was the Leopard Demon who had personally examined him.

There were only a few hundred lesser demons in this cave, which was truly pitiful. The leopard demon was not doing very well. Apart from the leopard demon as the king who suppressed the mountain, the strongest demon was actually the Iron-Backed Gray Wolf.

The little demon in the cave didn't even have a primordial spirit.

With two beauties by his side, and since this was only a temporary stop, he didn't need to command anything and naturally didn't care about these little demons. He let them scatter like birds and beasts, and then brazenly occupied the Lianhuan Cave. After thinking for a moment, he waved his sleeve and set up a new formation outside the cave. His formation skills were not good, and the new formation he set up was only at the Immortal Realm level, but this did not affect the fact that the Lianhuan Cave had changed its name to Ding.

The three of them settled down temporarily in the Zheyue Linked Caves.

……

Time flies, and it's already March.

Ding Lin naturally occupied the largest stone chamber that originally belonged to the leopard spirit. He closed his eyes to heal his injuries, and as he continued to draw from the chaos, the inner world of the cave was gradually repaired.

At a certain moment, the cave suddenly trembled slightly, radiating a trace of vitality and repairing itself to the minimum level that could accommodate the laws.

At the very bottom, the law representing life rekindled its light, and as this law was awakened, even though it was only a lower-level law, Ding Lin's cultivation level returned to Golden Immortal.

Ding Lin opened his eyes, his brows furrowing slightly. The healing process was much slower than he had expected. At this rate, it would take him at least a hundred years to fully recover his Taiyi Realm cultivation.

too slow.

Perhaps it's time to try and understand new rules.

Each time a new law is comprehended, the chains representing those laws emerge from the chaos and nothingness. Each time a new law is born, the inner realm becomes more stable, and each of those law chains is a pillar of the space.

Ding Lin seemed to be deep in thought.

……

In another stone chamber.

Princess Jade Face was also healing. Spiritual energy swirled around her body, but she couldn't exhale or breathe deeply for a long time. She opened her eyes, a hint of frustration flashing in them. Initially, her cultivation had recovered quickly; in just over ten days, she had reached the peak of the Core Formation Realm.

But after that, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make any progress.

Princess Jade Face was somewhat troubled. After pondering for a while, she got up and left the stone chamber. As expected, Princess Iron Fan was still healing. Like herself, she was also stuck at this stage, but her spirit had not been diminished in the slightest. She continued to work diligently every day.

They won't stop until they're completely exhausted, just to take a break and relax.

Princess Jade Face calculated the time and estimated that Princess Iron Fan should be coming out soon.

Sure enough, an hour later, Princess Iron Fan emerged from another stone chamber opposite Princess Jade Face.

"How is it?" Princess Jade Face asked.

"What we suffered was a Dao injury, caught in the aftershocks of Taiyi's attack. Fortunately, it was just an aftershock, causing only unconscious destruction. Even at its most ferocious, it wouldn't affect our true spiritual light, which is why we can still live rationally. However, this injury affects our primordial spirit, so our cultivation will reach its limit once it reaches the peak of the Dan realm. Going further into the primordial spirit realm will involve the true spirit. As long as this Dao injury is not healed, our cultivation will not be able to recover to the primordial spirit level." Princess Iron Fan was originally a Golden Immortal, so she naturally knew more than Princess Jade Face.

"Is that so..." Princess Jade Face showed disappointment, then confusion, "Since you know so much, why did you..."

"If we don't do this, what else can we do?" Princess Iron Fan raised her eyes and glanced at Princess Jade Face. "If we try, there might be a glimmer of hope, but if we don't try, there really won't be even the slightest possibility."

Princess Iron Fan's voice was full of helplessness, yet it also revealed her forbearance and strength.

Princess Jade Face paused for a moment. In the past, when the Bull Demon King always talked about how great Princess Iron Fan was, she didn't take it seriously. Now, she truly realized the difference between herself and Princess Iron Fan.

She was only good at being a woman, clinging to the strong like a vine. Princess Iron Fan, on the other hand, could stand on her own even without the Bull Demon King; she could protect herself from the wind and rain.

What followed was a sense of confusion.

Princess Jade Face was lost in thought when she suddenly became absent-minded.

"Would you like some tea to soothe your mind?" Princess Iron Fan asked. Although her belongings in the Banana Cave had all been returned to Princess Jade Face, the items that were originally in her storage space were still there. With a flick of her sleeve, a jade pot appeared on the stone table after a flash of light. She went outside the cave to fetch water, then used her magic to heat it up. She poured some calming leaves into the pot, and soon a fragrance rose. Princess Iron Fan then took out two jade cups.

The pouring of green soup instantly invigorated me.

"You and the Venerable One met when you were both humbled, and I can see that he has taken great care of you. Now that you are separated from the Bull Demon King, what are your plans?" Princess Iron Fan asked seemingly casually. Over the past few days, the two women had become quite familiar with each other, so it was not presumptuous of her to say such a thing.

"What do you mean by that?" Princess Jade Face asked, glancing at the secret chamber where Ding Lin was in seclusion. "He... only calls me 'sister'."

"The fact that a venerable one would not allow you to address him with proper respect, but instead treats you as his brother, speaks volumes. The favors he received back then were indeed substantial. But must repaying a debt of gratitude be done as brother and sister? However, you have indeed done him a favor, so there are some reservations. You may think about it, but it's not easy to say it out loud for the sake of appearances," Princess Iron Fan said. As the saying goes, an outsider sees things more clearly, and she now had a rather insightful view of the situation.

"what do you mean……"

(End of this chapter)