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Chapter 321 The Yin-Controlling Beast King [Seeking votes at the end of the month]

Inside the cave.

After returning from the restaurant, Lin Chang'an remembered Lao Hu's reminder and fell silent.

"I am not the same person I used to be. Although Ning Zhenshi is good, he has joined the Bihai Palace after all, and I don't want to get involved with him."

Although joining a major power has many advantages, it also has many disadvantages for him.

First and foremost is your own freedom; you have to go wherever the powerful forces assign you to oversee.

Moreover, array masters are strategic resources, and having them under one's nose can sometimes make it very inconvenient for him to do certain things.

For example, his four major skills—elixirs, formations, talismans, and weapon crafting—make it easy for clues to be discovered whether he's selling items or purchasing materials.

If he reveals even the slightest flaw and is spotted by a Nascent Soul cultivator, he will be exposed sooner or later.

Not to mention his Mysterious Heavenly Vine and Phoenix Bird, these are all capable of bringing disaster.

"This remote sea area is still the best. The occasional chaos brings a large number of mobile cultivators, and there are no Nascent Soul cultivators above us."

Even the Sixth Elder of Bihai Palace complained about the thin spiritual energy in this place and left after finishing his business.

Normally, he can easily handle his own goods in Wulong Island or the nearby waters, or even in the Tongtianwu Sea.

That is why, even if this Ning Zhenshi was not recruiting a son-in-law, he was not tempted at all.

"Right now, I should focus on improving my cultivation. The opening of the secret realm is probably only seventy or eighty years away."

After taking a deep breath, Lin Chang'an entered the Earth Fire Cave.

……

"Owner!"

As soon as Lin Chang'an appeared inside the cave, the phoenix nestled in the Fusang Divine Tree immediately opened its mouth and let out a clear sound.

But its pair of golden wings were tightly embracing the spirit stones on its nest, revealing its greedy nature.

"Alright, focus on your cultivation. If you can't break through to the late stage of the third rank within sixty years, I'll take all your spirit stones!"

Upon entering, Lin Chang'an saw the greedy look on the phoenix's face and said with a smile that was rather irritating.

When the phoenix heard that its master was going to touch its spirit stone, its eyes widened in surprise.

"Master, this is too much of a bully for a bird! I'm not a human cultivator like you..."

However, faced with Lin Chang'an's threatening gaze, the phoenix's voice grew softer and softer, finally muttering under its breath:

"That's too much of a bullying for the bird."

However, Lin Chang'an had already arrived in front of the array platform that he had painstakingly crafted in order to refine the Fusang Divine Tree.

It was also thanks to this array platform that could control the earth fire that his weapon-refining skills had improved rapidly over the years.

[Tier 3 Low-Grade Refiner (Proficiency 157/500)]

"With my current third-tier weapon-refining skills, it's not difficult to refine the treasures from this secret technique."

Lin Chang'an took a deep breath and slowly took out the various materials from the storage bag.

Since he had purchased this secret technique in Haiyuan City, he naturally needed to prepare all the necessary materials as well.

As for the refining process, there are quite a few third-tier weapon refiners. As far as he knows, the Long family has one, and the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce has also hired one at a high price.

The Tongtian Mist Sea also has it, so he is not afraid that anyone will suspect that he secretly refines it.

After all, he has already revealed his talent in formations and is also a third-tier rune master.

Unless he exposes himself again, no one will suspect him.

"Let's begin the refining process now."

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Chang'an took out a Yin Spirit Demon Core at the early stage of the third rank.

Normally, the higher the quality of the demon core, the better the effect, but he took into account some potential dangers on the Yin Soul Sect Island.

For example, what exactly is this Yinling Fruit?

Therefore, he decided to be cautious and control a near-third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King.

……

As time passed, while Lin Chang'an was in seclusion refining treasures, the Yin Soul Sect's secret realm transformed into a ghostly realm, which did not quell the greed of many cultivators.

On the contrary, it attracted quite a few cultivators.

There are even rumors that several ghost cultivators who were hiding deep in the Tongtian Mist Sea have come and opened up caves nearby as places of cultivation.

Although the Ghost Realm is fraught with danger, with the shattering of the secret realm's barrier, the former Spirit Island of the Yin Soul Sect has reappeared in the world.

Besides the main island, there are dozens of spirit islands in the surrounding area. The abundant spiritual energy they exude attracts many daring cultivators to sneak in secretly.

Or perhaps through other means, they managed to obtain some treasures on the outer edges.

Other treasures might be faked, but ever since someone obtained a cultivation technique from the Yin Soul Sect, the greed in the hearts of cultivators has been completely ignited.

No one on the main island dared to take the risk, given that it was a transformed Yin Spirit Beast King, but the others were not so sure.

Moreover, some people come specifically to seek out evil spirits, rather than taking risks to find opportunities.

……

Earth Fire Cave.

Illuminated by the firelight, Lin Chang'an sat cross-legged in front of the array platform, exhaling scorching alchemical fire from his mouth. At the same time, earth fire around the array platform was also being enhanced under control.

“It’s finally going to happen!”

In the firelight, although it still looks the same as the Yin Spirit Demon Core, it is actually completely different.

As Lin Chang'an continued to make hand seals, various mysterious incantations were imprinted onto the beads, and finally he took a deep breath.

The next step is the most crucial one: to split off a wisp of one's own divine consciousness.

This is extremely dangerous for cultivators. If this wisp of divine consciousness is damaged, the cultivator will either become mentally weak or fall into madness.

"Among the cultivation techniques I practice, the Refining Spirit chapter seems ordinary, but in reality it makes my soul incredibly solid, especially in my control over my divine sense, which is top-notch!"

Now he cultivates the Dharma, the body, and the spirit simultaneously. The Refining Spirit Scripture seems to have no effect, but only he knows the truth.

For example, when controlling his natal magic weapon, he can simultaneously manipulate six of them, far surpassing cultivators with the same level of spiritual consciousness.

"Moreover, the Refining Spirit Chapter is not weak, but it's not the right time yet. Once your divine sense breaks through to the late Core Formation stage, you can cultivate the two divine sense abilities within this technique!"

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but reveal a confident smile.

For ordinary cultivators, splitting their divine consciousness is an extremely difficult task, but for him, it felt as easy as using his own limbs, with such subtle control that he could perfectly manage the degree of separation.

"hiss!"

However, the pain of splitting one's consciousness is still just as intense.

As the body split, Lin Chang'an broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't help but show a look of pain.

If it weren't for his ambition to seize the inheritance of the Yin Soul Sect on the island, he would never have wanted to endure this pain.

As soon as his divine consciousness split out, Lin Chang'an quickly imprinted it into the magic weapon he was refining and began rapidly forming hand seals.

"Congeal!"

Half a month later, as the flames died down, the unfinished magic weapon was finally completed.

A yin-attribute spirit orb appeared in his palm, spinning rapidly. Under Lin Chang'an's mental control, it appeared as if he were a clone of himself.

"This feeling doesn't need to be familiarized; it's the same as the feeling of having an external avatar."

With the change of perspective, Lin Chang'an could clearly see himself in a blue robe through this bead, and even the smile on his face.

"In this way, we've succeeded halfway. The next step is to find a suitable Yin Spirit Beast King."

Lin Chang'an put the treasure into his pocket and smiled with satisfaction.

His plan cannot be completed in a short time; it will take some time, so there is no rush.

First, meditate to recover, especially the pain in your mind. With the powerful self-healing ability of your body, this pain will quickly subside.

Half a month later, he emerged from seclusion and set off for the Ghost Realm with the Green Horned Ox.

He left behind the swordsman who was guarding Tianquan Peak.

As the swordsman's figure gradually disappeared into the distance, her hands involuntarily clenched tightly.

"Core Formation! I can do it!"

Under the sunlight, the sword attendant's eyes shone with determination; she no longer wanted to stay behind alone.

... Ghostly.

Lin Chang'an searched for less than half a month and found a suitable target on a deserted island, which made him smile.

"If this were in the Tongtian Mist Sea, it would take at least several months, especially in this Ghost Realm. No wonder it can attract so many evil cultivators."

One is the reappearance of the Yin Soul Sect's Spirit Island, which has unleashed the spiritual energy that had been sealed for six hundred years, making the spiritual energy in the surrounding sea abyss much denser.

Another point is that the Yin Soul Sect is originally an extremely Yin spiritual vein, and now it has merged with the transformed Yin Spirit Beast King, resulting in a lot of ghost energy mixed in with the rich Yin attribute spiritual energy.

It can be said that this ghost realm is a sacred place for evil spirits, naturally attracting evil spirits drifting at sea, and is also the best place for evil spirits to be conceived.

The dead demonic beasts, cultivators, and the yin spirits attracted by the Tongtian Mist Sea.

This results in the near-infinite number of evil spirits within this ghostly realm, making them virtually impossible to eradicate.

Compared to the misty sea that reaches the heavens, the Ghost Realm is a gathering place for evil spirits.

The Tongtian Fog Sea is just too vast.

"Moo!"

The Green Horned Ox sniffed the air and seemed to sense the eerie presence on the deserted island. Just as it let out a moo to indicate that it could handle the situation, it...

Lin Chang'an slapped the head of the Green Horned Ox and laughed, scolding:

"This time, I can't let my prey get hurt."

After repeatedly confirming with his spiritual eyes, divine sense, and perception that there were no other cultivators or ambushes around, Lin Chang'an finally felt relieved.

There are only two near-third-tier Yin Spirit Beast Kings on the island.

Looking down from his vantage point, Lin Chang'an's eyes flashed with a faint spiritual light as he fixed his gaze on the tiger-shaped Yin Spirit Beast King below.

"It's you!"

As Lin Chang'an murmured, a third-grade mid-level 'Stabilizing Talisman' transformed into a golden stream of light and instantly fell from the sky.

"Roar!"

The moment the golden light descended, in the center of the deserted island, another near-third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King revealed a ferocious and furious expression, raising its head to search for its enemy.

However, the moment it raised its head, countless sword lights descended from the sky.

Thousand Blade Technique

At this moment, Lin Chang'an calmly made a hand seal and cast a Foundation Establishment level spell.

However, when wielded by this mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, its power was astonishing.

The sword light condensed and poured down like a torrential rain. Before the countless low-level Yin spirits below could react, they were subjected to a barrage of sword light.

Throughout the entire island, only the dense, chilling sound of sharp swords piercing the rocks could be heard.

"Roar!"

The near-third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King let out a resentful roar, which was immediately drowned out, while the other low-tier Yin Spirits didn't even make a sound.

Upon seeing this, the green-horned oxen nearby let out excited mooing sounds.

Spells come quickly and go quickly.

In just a couple of breaths, the sword light dissipated, and a gentle breeze swept away the dust below, revealing a pitted and uneven terrain.

And a ferocious tiger-shaped quasi-third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King.

However, although it looked ferocious, it was unable to move its body, and only its eyes, as big as copper bells, were filled with a violent aura.

The rain of swords that just swept the ground was cleverly controlled to be three inches away from him, which shows how strong Lin Chang'an's control over his divine sense is.

"Moo!"

With a moo, Lin Chang'an landed with the Green Horned Ox.

The moment the Green Horned Ox appeared, the Quasi-Third-Order Yin Spirit Beast King clearly sensed an even more powerful demon beast and couldn't help but reveal an instinctive look of fear.

However, a talisman was still stuck to its forehead, preventing it from moving.

"Although finding a third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King could save a lot of time, the risk is too great."

Standing before the near-third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King, Lin Chang'an looked at its majestic head, which was even taller than his own, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

The strength of a third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King is equivalent to that of a Core Formation Realm cultivator, and there are only about a hundred of them on Yin Soul Sect Island.

Who knows if this fourth-order transformed Yin Spirit Beast King has placed any methods on these third-order Yin Spirit souls?

After all, he still vividly remembered that ghost cultivator from before.

Whether they are demonic beasts or evil spirits, once they take human form, their various supernatural abilities and skills are no different from those of human cultivators.

Legend has it that in the deep abyss of the outer sea, there lives a great demon who has transformed into human form and is skilled in crafting magical artifacts. The magical treasures he creates are no less impressive than those of humans.

"A near-third-tier Yin Spirit is ultimately just a second-tier one, not even worth mentioning on Yin Soul Sect Island."

Looking at this Yin Spirit Beast King, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but smile calmly.

Second-tier Yin Spirits are as numerous as hairs on a cow, and he simply didn't believe that this fourth-tier transformed Yin Spirit Beast King would be so idle as to devise such schemes.

"Although this island is not large, it can serve as a temporary place to live."

Lin Chang'an looked around. This place was relatively remote on the outskirts of the Ghost Realm, and it was relatively quiet.

He then set up the Five Elements Illusion Array on the island, and instantly a mist enveloped the island, restoring its tranquility.

Even if evil spirits gather on this island again, they still won't discover the cave in the valley on the island.

……

"The next step is to refine this Yin Spirit Beast King!"

Looking at the makeshift cave dwelling, Lin Chang'an didn't mind the environment.

Meanwhile, the Green Horned Ox lay outside the cave, occasionally raising its head to look at the barren island, its eyes filled with boredom.

Suddenly, a shrill scream came from inside the cave, startling it so much that it abruptly raised its head and stared into the cave with its eyes wide open.

This cry!
Too cruel!

Meanwhile, inside the cave, Lin Chang'an set up a simple array around the area, and the enormous Yin Spirit Beast King let out a painful scream.

"This is also a stroke of luck for you."

Lin Chang'an continuously made hand seals, and finally spat out a mouthful of blood essence. Instantly, the scalding hot bead merged into the forehead of the Yin Spirit Beast King.

The next moment, the beads spread out dense, eerie black patterns across the skin.

The process of fusing the magical artifact with the Yin spirit was extremely painful. If it weren't for Lin Chang'an's constant injection of Xuan Tian magic power, this Yin spirit beast king would probably have succumbed to the pain long ago.

With Lin Chang'an's powerful restorative magic injected into him, the fusion process, which would normally take several months, was completed in just half a month, and the patterns covering his body slowly seeped into his soul.

"Roar!"

As the near-third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King roared in pain, its tiger head twisted strangely, and another head slowly emerged from the other side.

Two-headed tiger.

"It's done!"

At the last moment, sensing the connection between their minds, Lin Chang'an instantly opened his eyes using a secret technique.

What it saw was its own true form, looking at it with delight from outside the formation.

At this moment, this near-third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King, with its two tiger heads roaring, could sense the violent and chaotic thoughts of the Yin Spirits through its split divine consciousness.

A level of intelligence even less than that of ordinary wild beasts.

"No wonder this secret technique has such a warning. If a cultivator doesn't suffer from it over a long period of time, it would be strange."

Upon sensing this violent and chaotic divine consciousness, Lin Chang'an nodded secretly, and then circulated the Xuan Tian magic power within his body.

A cool sensation swept over his entire body, and at the same time, his sword finger pointed downwards, and his magical power was continuously flowing into the Yin Spirit Beast King's body.

"With this profound magical power, I will not be affected by it."

Just then, the Yin Spirit Beast King strangely tripped over its own feet with its left foot and crashed to the ground.

This scene made Lin Chang'an's eyes twitch; he really needed a period of adjustment.

This is equivalent to two consciousnesses controlling the body. Although the other will resist, you can get used to it gradually.

"The next step is to get used to controlling this body."

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