Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans.

Chapter 346 Yin Sha Puppet Refining
A sea of ​​fog reaching the sky.

On an island shrouded in yin energy, amidst the crackling thunder, a sword servant emerged from the thunderclouds.

A black sword surrounded him, forming a sword shield. As he raised his hand, another sword fell into his palm from the dust below.

"Master, the two Tier 3 Yin Spirit Beast Kings on the island have been dealt with."

Meanwhile, sitting reclining on the back of the Green Horned Ox, he clapped his hands in satisfaction after watching the battle.

"That's right. Although I lost a lot of energy refining the magic weapon, it all seems worth it now."

Although the sword servant who possesses a natal magic weapon has not increased his cultivation level, his combat strength has increased considerably.

Furthermore, since lightning is the bane of all evil, the sword servant single-handedly killed two early-stage third-tier Yin Spirit Beast Kings without much effort.

This demonstrates just how strong this extreme attribute suppression is.

"Roar!"

At this moment, a tiger's roar rang out, and the Yin Spirit Two-Headed Tiger walked in front of Lin Chang'an, constantly displaying a fawning expression.

As a newly awakened Yin Spirit Beast King, its current intelligence is not much different from that of a pet dog in the mortal world.

As soon as it gained sentience and developed a sense of belonging to its master, it was exiled to this misty sea, where it wandered alone in solitude.

"Alright, you've done a good job these past few years."

Lin Chang'an nodded in satisfaction, then unfolded the map of the Tongtian Wuhai that he had drawn in front of him.

The document clearly marks the surrounding conditions that the two-headed tiger has discovered over the years, including not only the island where evil spirits gather, but also the conditions of the surrounding sea.

What types of sea monsters are found in what places? How many Yin Spirit Beast Kings are there in this sea area?

This undoubtedly saved him countless hours to investigate the matter.

All you need to do is target specific locations and eliminate them to obtain the Yin Spirit Demon Core.

"Owner!"

The sword attendant collected the Yin Spirit Ashes, the Demon Core, and the spiritual objects found on the island, and respectfully came to report.

Lin Chang'an was even more pleased upon seeing this.

“Indeed, in addition to this Xuan Shui liquid, there are some spiritual creatures associated with these Yin spirits on these islands where Yin spirits gather, and there may even be some spiritual mines on the islands.”

After putting these things away, Lin Chang'an led his sword attendant to the next location.

At the same time, he clearly marked a red circle on the map.

This means that the third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King on this island has been eliminated.

"Good job, here's a reward for you."

Lin Chang'an was in a rare good mood, and he smiled and gave the sword attendant a meaningful look.

The sword servant then fed the two-headed tiger a third-grade low-level Yin Spirit Demon Core obtained from the previous kill.

This prompted the two-headed tiger to nuzzle affectionately against the sword servant, even gesturing for him to climb onto its back.

Although it has an innate fear of lightning, the sword servant personally watched it grow up, and its affection for it is second only to its master, Lin Chang'an.

"Moo!"

When the Green Horned Ox saw that the Two-Headed Tiger had received a demon core as a reward, it couldn't help but let out a low, flattering growl, filled with envy.

However, Lin Chang'an chuckled and patted the bull's head, saying in an annoyed tone:

"You're not a spirit, so this spirit core is like a cow chewing on a peony—the effect is greatly reduced. We'll get you some better attribute materials when we get back."

"Moo!"

Upon receiving a response, the Green Horned Ox let out a satisfied moo, and then leisurely led its owner away into the distance.

Lin Chang'an could easily see through Qingjiao Niu's little scheme.

Although he's a bit simple-minded, his intelligence far surpasses that of the Yin Spirit Beast King.

……

A month later.

"We've finally cleared out most of the Yin Spirit Beast Kings in this sea area."

Returning to the Spirit Island of the Two-Headed Tiger, a place rich in spiritual energy, Lin Chang'an marked the last point of his journey on the maritime map he had drawn.

"This was a good harvest."

Looking at the abundance of Yin Spirit Demon Cores, Lin Chang'an couldn't stop smiling.

We usually hunt so many Yin Spirit Beast Kings, but we waste all our time searching for them.

Unlike now, where we go straight to the exact location.

He would hand over the early and even mid-stages of the third tier to the sword servants for practice, and only in the later stages would he and the Phoenix Bird take action.

This also witnessed the swordsman's talent in swordsmanship.

"The Sword Shadow at Will technique, which even Blood Fiend True Man once valued, is now as easy for the Sword Servant to use as an extension of his own arm."

In the world of cultivation, talent has always been the most important factor in sword cultivation.

It's also because the three sword-wielding sword servants have excellent spiritual talents.

"It's better to be good at something than to be a jack of all trades. Only by specializing in swordsmanship will you not waste your talent. You can learn the secret techniques of the Dragon Clan, but don't neglect one thing for another."

Upon hearing his master's instructions, the swordsman who had landed on the island nodded even more firmly and said:

"Master, don't worry."

Lin Chang'an was reassured by the sword servant's obedience.

"Although your bloodline is good, it is ultimately no match for a true demon beast's body. On the contrary, this Heavenly Spirit Sword Body is your greatest advantage."

Lin Chang'an walked onto the island and looked at the valley where the two-headed tiger usually resided, the place with the densest Yin energy. After sensing an aura, he couldn't help but smile.

"Indeed, the Yin Sha Corpse Refining Technique of the Yin Soul Sect and the Yin Sha Puppet Refining Technique of the Xuan Yin Demonic Sect are from the same lineage."

At this moment, deep in the valley, there was a black coffin buried upright, containing the corpses of the Core Formation cultivators he had obtained earlier.

During the hunt for the Thunder Flood Dragon, he impersonated Huang Tianxiao, the number one cultivator below the Nascent Soul stage, and displayed his divine power by killing three Core Formation cultivators in one go, thus gaining great fame.

They did not kill the three people completely at the time, but only made them faint with their supernatural powers.

Since these people were greedy in the first place, they should have been prepared to fail.

He then turned these three people into Yin Sha puppets.

He studied the Yin Sha Corpse Refining Technique obtained from the Yin Soul Sect and the Yin Sha Puppet Refining Technique from the Xuan Yin Demonic Sect obtained from Yun Yao. After studying them, he found many similarities and decided to try them out.

"It seems that Yun Yao's Yin Sha Puppet Refining Technique is incomplete, with many obvious flaws left unintentionally."

Without comparison, things would be fine, but once you do compare, you'll discover a lot of problems, which makes Lin Chang'an frown.

This old demon of the Profound Yin Nascent Soul stage is truly cautious; he even held back some of the cultivation techniques and secret manuals he passed on to the Core Formation cultivators below.

"Fortunately, there is the Yin Soul Sect, which can help each other and make up for a lot of the deficiencies. It can even be more powerful than the Yin Sha Puppet that Huang Tianxiao refined before."

Lin Chang'an gently patted the three blood coffins and nodded secretly.

This Yin Sha puppet refining technique is extremely cruel and consumes a lot of resources.

If he hadn't happened to have too many shady resources to use, he wouldn't have been willing to refine three Yin Sha Corpse Puppets in one go.

In particular, the blood of a dragon is a top-grade material for refining corpses.

"These three bodies are now being nurtured in the Yin Vein Land. One of them has already reached the initial stage of the third rank, and the other two have barely reached the Pseudo-Core Realm."

However, this Yin Sha Puppet Refinement is still lacking in some aspects. This made Lin Chang'an shake his head. If the Yin Sha Puppet Refinement were completed, it would definitely be an extremely powerful trump card.

Its advantage is that it is fearless of death, and its body is as strong as a body cultivator of the same level. Nothing is more useful than this thing.

It also has drawbacks. Besides being countered by techniques and supernatural powers like lightning and fire, it requires too many resources to refine.

When he dispelled He Yan's Yin energy, he kept the Corpse Pill and used it to nurture the three Corpse Puppets.

"There's still some time before that place opens, enough time to cultivate them, so there's no rush."

Lin Chang'an gently patted the three black coffins, then made a hand seal to dispel the formations of this corpse-raising ground, as well as the formations of the entire island.

"Alright, put these away and go to the place I marked for you. Continue to set up the formation to nurture the corpses, and at the same time, survey the surrounding sea area."

Good times are fleeting, and as they were about to part again, the two-headed tiger let out a deep growl, revealing a hint of reluctance.

To it, it was nothing more than a spirit pet that didn't want to leave its owner.

After all, once its malevolent aura was purified, it became a pure Yin Spirit Beast King.

"Alright, I'll give you some good stuff. Focus on your cultivation and don't delay."

Finally, after being soothed by Lin Chang'an, the two-headed tiger reluctantly opened its mouth and swallowed the array, the black coffin, and the treasures given to it by its master.

The two-headed tiger is no longer of any use here. The surrounding sea area has been cleared clean, and if it continues to stay here, it will not only be difficult for it to attract the attention of human cultivators.

Expanding the exploration area further would waste even more time and cost.

Therefore, every time the two-headed tiger cleans up a sea area, it will move on to another island and continue this cycle.

Before leaving, the sword servant glanced at his master and then silently took out a third-grade low-level Yin Spirit Demon Core from his storage bag.

This was a gift from her master.

"It's okay, you'll come back later."

Perhaps due to his past experiences, the sword servant usually has a cold face and is unwilling to interact with other cultivators, and he is resistant to these intrigues and power struggles.

They genuinely cherished the Green Horned Ox, the Phoenix Bird, and the Two-Headed Tiger.

Facing the sword servant, the two-headed tiger also showed reluctance, and even stretched out its cold brain to rub against the sword servant's palm.

Then, with a tiger's roar, it transformed into a streak of ghostly light and disappeared into the distance.

"Owner."

After doing all this, Lin Chang'an chuckled and shook his head. In the world of cultivation, a temporary separation is nothing.

Everything he's doing now is striving to become stronger. Once he's stronger, he'll have more time to reunite.

"Let's go. This time we're going to Bibo Island. I heard that quite a few cultivators are coming this time."

With a calm smile, Lin Chang'an sat cross-legged on the back of the Green Horned Ox, while the sword attendant stood respectfully behind him.

After letting out a deep moo, the Green Horned Ox sped off towards Azure Wave Island.

……

Bibo Island.

The black market has recently been adorned with several rare spiritual items, attracting a considerable number of cultivators.

Lin Chang'an, riding the Green Horned Ox, did not enter Bibo Island when he was outside the island. Instead, he waited for someone using a sound transmission talisman.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Half a day later, a soft voice echoed, and the sword attendant beside him frowned upon hearing it.

The newcomer was dressed in a black robe, which covered his face, revealing only a pair of clear and bright eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Ni Chang, you've also risked coming here. Could it be that you've also set your sights on some treasure?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Lin Chang'an greeted him with a smile and a cupped-hand salute.

Bibo Island has a trade of valuable items, and this information was provided to him by Fairy Nishang.

Moreover, this fairy in colorful robes pulled him along for two reasons: firstly, to travel together, and secondly, to obtain some information from him.

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Ni Chang has also made up her mind."

The Fairy of Rainbow Skirts chuckled softly, making no attempt to conceal her purpose, and nodded frankly:

"The first secret realm of the Demon Beast Sea Abyss is something that no one would not want to go to. Moreover, if you want to form your Nascent Soul, there is no such thing as a good thing if you don't take any risks at all."

The treasures Lin Chang'an sought were for the Four Symbols Dragon Scale Armor, but ultimately they were also to deal with certain situations within the secret realm.

Similarly, the spiritual items he needs are also things that the entire Demon Beast Sea Abyss urgently needs right now.

Since Fairy Neon Dress wanted to go on an adventure, she naturally needed to prepare in advance.

"In that case, please."

Lin Chang'an smiled and extended his hand in greeting, after all, the other party was a cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation.

Upon seeing this, Fairy Ni Chang smiled and nodded, giving a slight nod as she looked at the sword attendant.

This scene aroused Lin Chang'an's suspicion, while the sword attendant secretly transmitted his voice:

“Master, when the mistress came before, she instructed that if you encounter a bottleneck in your cultivation in the future, you can seek help from this Fairy Ni Chang.”

If I had the chance to cultivate with this fairy in flowing robes, perhaps I could successfully break through my bottleneck and enter the late stage of Core Formation.

Good guy!
Lin Chang'an was speechless after hearing what the sword attendant said.

At this moment, he remembered what the letter Yun Yao had left for the sword attendant was.

But upon closer reflection, it really is Yun Yao's style.

More importantly, the Xuan Yin Demonic Sect has a very long reach, even knowing some information about the Xuan Yin Pavilion sect on Five Dragons Island.

Although he and Fairy Ni Chang had nothing going on, he couldn't withstand the rumors circulating outside.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Back when the Yue Kingdom was in civil war, the Xuan Yin Demonic Sect had already reached out to them. Many of the three major sects in Yue Kingdom had already defected to the Xuan Yin Demonic Sect.

"And what about all these years?"

"This servant is ordered by the mistress to go to Xuanyin Pavilion to purchase materials and to pay respects to Sect Master Xia Nishang at the main peak every time a mission is issued."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chang'an nodded slightly.

Yun Yao was very sensible and meticulous in her actions, and never did anything out of line.

The title of the Holy Maiden of the Xuan Yin Demonic Sect is quite prestigious in the outer seas.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, Bibo Island has made quite a move this time. Rumor has it that they found a fire-attribute demon beast's lair and obtained a lot of spiritual items."

The two walked together toward Azure Wave Island, and at the same time, Fairy Rainbow Dress mentioned the matter.

Lin Chang'an nodded in agreement.

"I only learned about this from you, fellow Daoist, and I don't know the specifics."

"Yes, these spiritual items are in high demand right now. Recently, many cultivators in the outer sea have started fighting over the fragments of the secret realm map. A storm is brewing."

The Fairy of Rainbow Skirts sighed softly, a faint trace of sorrow between her brows.

Having developed to the point where it is now in a league of its own among the Seven Kingdoms Alliance, Xuan Yin Pavilion is now unparalleled.

Moreover, the miasma within the territory of Yue is beginning to dissipate, and the Seven Kingdoms Alliance is considering retreating.

It can be said that even without her, Xuan Yin Pavilion could maintain its core strength with Liu Ruyu and Xu Lingfeng present.

The sect now had a way out, which gave her the confidence to gamble on this Nascent Soul opportunity.

　Thank you all for your support.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)