Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

A sudden sensation of the world spinning and being upside down washed over him, and Jiang Shi was teleported away.

He opened his eyes and found himself surrounded by darkness, with only stone walls and a faint light.

"It's still that same stone cave," Jiang Shi thought to himself.

Having been there once before, he didn't hesitate and randomly chose a direction to walk in.

His goal was to enter the mansion, activate the monster statue, collect the other seven scriptures, and complete his cultivation technique.

Along the way, they didn't encounter any danger or treasures. The Blood Spirit Mushroom they found last time was by chance, but they weren't so lucky this time.

As he was walking forward, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

"Someone's there?!" Jiang Shi quickly threw a talisman behind him, a second-grade superior water lock talisman, wondering who was behind him.

He was afraid of danger, so he could only give it his all.

The man did not resist; whether it was because he was too late or intentionally, he was easily bound by the shackles formed by the water-locking talisman.

"Lin Feiyu!" Jiang Shi said in a deep voice.

The person who came was none other than Lin Feiyu, his good master.

"My good disciple, it's been a long time. Is this how you greet your master?" Steward Lin said expressionlessly, his tone devoid of any emotion.

"Disciple greets Master. May I ask what brings you here?"

Jiang Shi spoke with great respect, but made no respectful gestures whatsoever.

He scrutinized the person in front of him, trying to figure out what the other person's purpose was.

Furthermore, he is not in Jiang Shi's original form now. He has changed his appearance using the "Hundred Illusions and Thousand Faces Technique," yet he was still recognized by Steward Lin.

This means that the recent invasions of the demonic wolves and the scourge of the demonic path were all caused by this person in front of me.

One of their goals was to force him to show himself!

"Jiang disciple, why don't you release your master at once? It would be a waste to use your master-level water lock talisman against me."

Jiang Shi is capable of making second-grade superior spirit talismans, which means that as long as he has the inheritance of third-grade spirit talismans, he can easily get started. His level is already high enough to become a talisman-making master.

"Master, don't worry, your disciple will unlock it for you right away." Jiang Shi said, throwing out another Grade 2 Upper-level Water Lock Talisman and two Grade 2 Middle-level Water Lock Talismans, making Manager Lin's lock even more secure.

Even a Grand Master in the early Foundation Establishment stage would have to go through considerable trouble to escape using such methods.

Jiang Shi was very wary of Manager Lin, who had many secrets.

As a Qi Refining stage cultivator, he has countless connections with this Misty Mansion. Who knows what other methods he might have to escape?

"Jiang Shi, is this how you treat your teacher?" Steward Lin shouted sternly.

Jiang Shi held two more second-grade superior water lock talismans in his hand, watching Manager Lin warily to prevent the other party from escaping.

"Lin Feiyu, you don't need to play those master-disciple tricks anymore. Do you still think I'm that lowly servant from back then?" Jiang Shi said in a deep voice.

"Haha, you really are different now."

"Who would have thought that a lowly servant with only five spiritual roots who lived in the woodshed would transform into a talisman-making master at the eighth level of Qi Refining!"

Lin Feiyu burst into laughter, completely ignoring Jiang Shi's talisman.

Jiang Shi became even more vigilant; something was wrong with the other party!

At this moment, a jade pendant appeared in Lin Feiyu's hand. A blood-red light shone from the jade pendant, shattering the shackles binding Lin Feiyu's body, and Lin Feiyu was freed.

Seeing this, Jiang Shi hurriedly tried to throw out two more Grade 2 superior water lock talismans, but Lin Feiyu interrupted his actions with words.

"No need to waste any more talismans. Unless it's a third-grade water-locking talisman, it's useless to me!" Lin Feiyu said to Jiang Shi, holding the blood-red jade pendant.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi knew that Lin Feiyu's words were true.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to cause you trouble. We're not enemies. At least not today," Lin Feiyu said.

"Now, can we talk this out calmly?"

"Alright, tell me, what is your purpose in coming here today?" Jiang Shi decisively gave up making a move. The other party had too many tricks up his sleeve, and he was not yet able to kill Lin Feiyu.

"Of course I'm doing this to save your life. Inside the mansion, Foundation Establishment cultivators from the three major sects are gathered together. If you enter now, you will surely die!"

After Lin Feiyu finished speaking, Jiang Shi was shocked. A Foundation Establishment cultivator could see through his "Hundred Illusions Thousand Faces Technique," and even if he couldn't, he would be easily killed as a rogue cultivator.

Those Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from aristocratic families viewed rogue cultivators as ants.

Liu Yue serves as a cautionary tale.

"See? Didn't I save your life again?" Lin Feiyu laughed and said to Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi didn't appreciate his kindness, because it was Lin Feiyu who had caused this whole thing.

Now he understood that the scourge of the demonic path and the Misty Mansion were both closely related to this person.

"What exactly are you after?" Jiang Shi asked.

Lin Feiyu's goal was to help Lin Yanyi establish her foundation; he was well aware of this.

But he didn't understand why it was related to him.

Ever since Lin Feiyu discovered that he had cultivated the Five Spiritual Techniques and was able to break through to perfection, he began to deliberately approach him, take him as his disciple, and secretly plot.

They accomplished many great things, but many people died.

"You'll understand later; it's not time yet," Lin Feiyu said in a deep voice, his smile fading.

He schemed for the last generation of the Lin family to establish their foundation, and he was willing to sacrifice as much as he could.

Jiang Shi did not want to be a victim of Lin Feiyu's schemes.

"Perhaps I should kill you now." A murderous glint flashed in Jiang Shi's eyes. He took out a low-grade magic weapon, the Fire Feather Fan, and flames shot into the sky as his killing intent locked onto Lin Feiyu.

Lin Feiyu chuckled, not caring at all.

"I told you, you can't kill me."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi's killing intent intensified, and he unleashed the spell "Wood Generates Fire".

All the wood-elemental magic was converted into fire-elemental magic, and the flames rushed towards Lin Feiyu like a long snake.

Lin Feiyu did not dodge, letting the fiery serpent strike him.

He was muttering incantations, reciting scriptures that were incomprehensible to most.

Soon, Lin Feiyu took out a piece of magic energy and threw it out.

A demonic wolf appeared, and the flames on Lin Feiyu's body were transferred to the demonic wolf out of thin air.

[Watch the complete spell "Puppet Master's Calamity"]

[Proficiency +100]

[Learned the Profound-level High-grade technique "Puppet Creation"]

【Puppet Master's Calamity: Beginner Level (100/500)】

This is actually a high-grade Xuan-level technique!

Moreover, it's a technique that can transfer damage and let the puppet die in his place!

Jiang Shi was very surprised! But he didn't show it on the surface.

He learned this technique at a glance, which greatly increased his ability to save his life.

The fact that Lin Feiyu possesses such abilities indicates that he has inherited the legacy of the Demon Puppet.

This "Puppet Transformation" technique is clearly part of the "True Scripture of Universal Transformation of the Demonic Source".