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Lin Yaoxie ultimately failed to escape this place and became one of these wandering ghosts.

However, there's no point in saying any of this now. Since Lin Yaoxie has already become a wild ghost, he can only accept his fate.

Lin Yaoxie turned around, wanting to blend into the mist.

With a "clang," the axe in Lin Yaoxie's hand fell to the ground, shattering his illusion. The system then retrieved the axe, proving that it had helped Lin Yaoxie in a special way at a crucial moment.

You must get up; there must be another way to escape.

Suddenly, as if a movie playing in front of Lin Yaoxie had been accidentally fast-forwarded, Lin Yaoxie's skeleton floated down from the tree, curling up on the ground again, and resting on its head.

The ghostly vine roots and the ghostly spirits in the air retreated, returning Lin Yaoxie's flesh and clothes to their original place and sticking to Lin Yaoxie's skeleton; Lin Yaoxie's soul suddenly returned to his body.

Lin Yaoxie suddenly opened his eyes, but the lingering mist still surrounded him. He was still lying under the withered ghost vines, his clothes still damp and cold.

It turned out to be a dream. Lin Yaoxie was still trapped in the dream, unable to extricate himself. The only difference was that the axe was really gone. Because the dream was so real, it felt as if Lin Yaoxie had actually experienced death and was now alive again. Lin Yaoxie was a little at a loss.

Lin Yaoxie quickly got up. Not only were there ghosts in the air, but the very earth was greedily absorbing his heat. Lin Yaoxie had almost frozen to death.

"It's so cold, so cold..."

Lin Yaoxie stretched his frozen limbs, breathed on his hands to warm them up, and rubbed them together. He couldn't give up now; he had to figure out how to escape.

Lin Yaoxie didn't go back into the house. Instead, he sat down under the withered vines of the giant ghost. Since the room couldn't warm him up anyway, he was too lazy to move.

Lin Yaoxie quickly organized his thoughts: He could no longer continue cutting down the tree; given his current strength and the thickness of the Ghost Withering Vine, he couldn't possibly...

It can destroy it.

If we continue trying to cut the lock, it's unclear what material that large iron lock is made of; it looks indestructible, and whether it can actually be cut open is unknown, so this method is not feasible.

Chapter 71 Implanting Beliefs [Third Update]

Another option was to climb over the wall, but Lin Yaoxie had already tried that. Not only could he not get out, but the only table he could use as a stepping stone had become this pile of firewood in front of him, so that method was obviously no longer viable.

Therefore, the most effective method at present is to continue lighting the fire. As long as the withered ghost vine is ignited, the ghosts attacking Lin Yaoxie will naturally disappear, and Lin Yaoxie can survive. Moreover, judging from Lin Yaoxie's current physical condition, he definitely needs heat, and this method is also the most energy-efficient.

But to start a fire, you need a source of fire, and the only source of fire in the yard—the candle—has been blown out. We must find a new source of fire.

But where could they find a source of fire? Lin Yaoxie suddenly faced a new problem.

Trying to start a fire by rubbing sticks together? That was the only option. Lin Yaoxie tried to find a small stick and quickly rubbed it against another piece of wood. After about five minutes, not a spark appeared, and Lin Yaoxie's palms were sore from the friction. Lin Yaoxie tried to use the system again, but found that the system was now completely frozen, ignoring his calls.

Where is the fire? Lin Yaoxie thought for a long time, and finally realized that since time was frozen here, taking the candle back inside might reignite it. Thinking of this,

Lin Yaoxie returned to the house, and sure enough, the candles lit up again. However, the problem was that the candles seemed unable to ignite the wood.

We need to light something easily ignited first, like cloth or paper. Lin Yaoxie's clothes are made of cloth, but they're soaking wet now, probably even worse than firewood.

No, no.

"If only I had some paper or something," Lin Yaoxie thought, glancing around the living room again and spotting the white tiger portrait. After a night of turmoil, Lin Yaoxie was no longer afraid of the white tiger in the painting. As long as he didn't look into its eyes, it wouldn't dare do anything to him. Even if he did look into its eyes, it would just jump out of the painting to scare him, but it couldn't harm him at all.

That's it! But once the White Tiger portrait is destroyed, these ghosts will have no more scruples, and there will be no safe place in the entire courtyard. What should Lin Yaoxie do? Should he indulge in comfort or take a gamble? After thinking for a long time, Lin Yaoxie finally made up his mind to burn the White Tiger portrait in front of him.

Lin Yaoxie quickly removed the white tiger image. Holding it in his hand, he noticed that its material wasn't entirely paper; it looked a bit like cloth and a bit like oil paper. Whatever, it looked like something that could be easily ignited.

Lin Yaoxie brought the white tiger portrait to the courtyard, chopped off the scroll with an axe, and threw it into the woodpile.

The flames on the painting ignited the firewood above, and the fire, like a victorious army, quickly engulfed the surrounding troops, becoming raging fiercely.

Finally, most of the firewood around the Ghost Vine was ignited. The wind still blew occasionally in the yard, but the fire was so strong that the wind could only play a supporting role, helping the flames burn even more fiercely, and posed no threat to their lives.

Lin Yaoxie's face finally turned into the way he had imagined, glowing red from the orange flames. Although Lin Yaoxie couldn't see it, he could feel it, because he truly felt warm now.

Every inch of Lin Yaoxie's skin was orange-red, and bathed in warmth, it felt really comfortable.

The fire slowly spread in the cold wind, and the bark of the Great Ghost Vine began to burn as well. The scorching flames burned off the bark, scorching the crown of the Ghost Vine. The firelight illuminated half the sky, even brighter than daytime.

This courtyard is like a sealed furnace, with a roaring fire inside.

Lin Yaoxie felt much better now. His clothes were almost completely dry, and his body temperature had returned to normal; he no longer felt cold. Furthermore, his mood improved. It was as if the dawn of victory was just around the corner, beckoning to him.

Gradually, Lin Yaoxie noticed that the mist surrounding the giant ghost vine was slowly fading, and the outlines of things were becoming clearer. The outline of the ghost vine and the green wall in the courtyard were all clearly visible.

They slowly gathered in the west and disappeared above the green wall.

It turns out that those ghosts were more afraid of Lin Yaoxie. The reason they attacked Lin Yaoxie so desperately before was because the image of the White Tiger in the west was blocking their way. When these lonely souls saw Lin Yaoxie again, they had no choice but to fight to the death. Now that the White Tiger is gone, the lonely souls are thinking about how to escape. Perhaps this is the reason why one should not pursue a desperate enemy.

The little skeletons on the withered vines scattered all over the ground, raising dust and creating a terrible scene. The little skeletons then gathered together to form a large skull ball, which crashed into the green wall.

A gap was made in the blue brick wall, and Lin Yaoxie finally walked out of the Dustless Pavilion.

When Lin Yaoxie woke up, he saw that Elder Youxuan's face was pale. Lin Yaoxie said angrily:

"Does Elder Youxuan really want my life?"

Elder Youxuan spoke with great difficulty, his voice weak:

"You finally got out, didn't you? Young Master Lin has already passed through the illusion of Youxuan. Please leave Feilu Novel Network immediately."

"Humph……"

Lin Yaoxie snorted and turned to leave Feilu Novel Network.

After Lin Yaoxie left, the five elders of Shushan arrived one after another to inquire about Elder Youxuan's situation. Cang Gu asked with concern, "Elder Youxuan's true form is Ghost Vine. If this person is trapped in the illusion, does Senior Brother Youxuan really intend to fall into the illusion with him forever?"

Youxuan nodded helplessly and said weakly:

"If we can trap this person, Youxuan will have made a great contribution to the future of Mount Shu. What harm is there in perishing together?"

He Yang's usual smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression.

"So, have you completed your mission?"

"I have successfully completed the most difficult task, and a deeply ingrained idea has been planted in this young man's mind."

The Qingwei Sect Leader remained silent, glancing at Heyang and Jingming. The task ahead would be even more arduous; whether they could slay the secondary demon and seal it in the Demon-Locking Tower would make Jingming and Heyang's mission even more challenging.

Chapter 72 Searching for the Dragon Crystal [First Update]

After bidding farewell to Mount Shu and settling Xuejian and Longkui in Anning Village, Lin Yaoxie immediately went to Pili Hall to find Luo Rulie and his group.

When Lin Yaoxie arrived at the headquarters of the Thunderbolt Hall in Deyang, although it was past midnight, Luo Rulie and other elders of the Thunderbolt Hall were still plotting how to make the Thunderbolt Hall famous throughout the world within a month.

Lin Yaoxie walked into the Thunderbolt Hall, looked around at everyone, and found that Lei Xiaotian and Lao Liu were the only ones missing.

"Why are two missing?" Lin Yaoxie pulled Luo Rulie out of the tense meeting.

Upon seeing that it was Lin Yaoxie, Luo Rulie felt a headache coming on and said tremblingly:

"Master Lei is in a quiet place, working diligently on your book, 'Thunderbolt Manual'; as for Lao Liu, he is at home recovering from injuries sustained in a bet with someone."

Luo Rulie's report displeased Lin Yaoxie. What time was it? The sixth brother was still gambling. Lin Yaoxie couldn't help but ask:

"Didn't we say gambling was prohibited?"

Luo Rulie looked ashamed, but also somewhat unwilling, and replied:

"Isn't it all for the sake of so-called fame?"

According to Luo Rulie's confession, in order for the Thunderbolt Hall to make a name for itself in a short period of time, Luo Rulie and others decided to spread the news of Lin Yaoxie's duel with the Demon Lord Chonglou.

Because the nine members of the Thunderbolt Hall alone were not enough to spread this news, Luo Rulie came up with a plan: to find the traveling merchants and ask them to help spread the news of Lin Yaoxie's duel with Chonglou.

However, the traveling merchant Mi Guang was a complete gambler. He proposed that he would grant the Thunderbolt Hall's request if anyone in the Thunderbolt Hall could beat him at gambling.

Unfortunately, Mi Guang was not only a gambler, but also a skilled gambler. In less than an hour, the members of the Thunderbolt Hall were so badly beaten by Mi Guang that they almost lost their pants.

At this point, Lao Liu proposed a big gamble with Mi Guang, the game being to retrieve copper coins from a pot of boiling oil.

As everyone knows, the so-called "fishing for coins in a pot of oil" is just a matter of a layer of oil on the surface, while the bottom is water. But this time, Lao Liu is different from before; he used real pure oil, without any...

It contains even the slightest bit of water.

Looking at the bubbling oil in the pot, Mi Guang felt a little scared, so he teased the members of the Thunderbolt Hall:

"If anyone can fish out the copper coins from the bottom of the oil pot, Mi Guang will automatically admit defeat."

As it turned out, the sixth brother was a tough character. He managed to fish out the copper coin from the boiling oil, but unfortunately, his entire left hand was blown to bits.

Luo Rulie spoke very casually when reporting to Lin Yaoxie, but Lin Yaoxie knew that the situation at the time was definitely not easy.

Lin Yaoxie had originally planned to visit the sixth brother, who was still recovering from his injuries, but looking at the time, there were still less than two hours until dawn. He casually asked Luo Rulie:

"Could you help me find three dragon crystals at Jiuding Mountain before dawn?"

Luo Rulie already knew that Jiuding Mountain was famous for its Dragon Crystal Stone. However, Dragon Crystal Stone was different from ordinary minerals. It did not have any so-called veins, but was scattered on Jiuding Mountain. According to Lin Yaoxie's speculation, this thing must have come from outer space.

Luo Rulie grinned and chuckled:

"Boss, as the saying goes, money makes the world go round. If you can come up with enough money, I, Xiao Luo, have my own way."

"how much is it?"

"Not much, not much, three hundred taels of silver is enough." Luo Rulie said, gesturing with his hand to show the amount of silver.

This guy really dares to ask for three hundred taels of silver! In the world of the Legend of Sword and Fairy, three hundred taels of silver is only equivalent to three hundred thousand copper coins, while ordinary wound medicine costs only a few to a dozen coins.

However, since money could solve the problem, Lin Yaoxie wouldn't dwell on it too much. He retrieved three hundred taels of silver from the system and handed it to Luo Rulie, saying:

Use it sparingly.

Luo Rulie happily led everyone away from the Thunderbolt Hall, while Lin Yaoxie, following Luo Rulie's instructions, went to the Thunderbolt Hall dungeon and found Lei Xiaotian studying the "Thunderbolt Manual".

Upon hearing someone arrive, before Lin Yaoxie could even get close, Lei Xiaotian roared:

I've told you countless times, you're not allowed to come near here without my permission.

"What, even I can't do it?"

Upon hearing Lin Yaoxie's voice, Lei Xiaotian was overjoyed, completely forgetting that Lin Yaoxie was the enemy who had once coerced and manipulated him.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Lin Yaoxie, Lei Xiaotian showed no politeness whatsoever, picked up the Thunderbolt Manual, and sincerely asked for guidance:

"Boss, do you really think such a small thing can have the effect of a meteor shower?"

Lei Xiaotian pointed to the original pistol structure diagram in the Thunderbolt Manual and asked.

Lin Yaoxie knew that gunpowder had not yet been invented in the world of the Legend of Sword and Fairy. Although Lin Yaoxie had experienced many more technologically advanced eras, he did not understand many of the underlying principles.

Lin Yaoxie gave a vague answer:

"Perhaps."

Luo Rulie, undeterred, continued to seek guidance from Lin Yaoxie:

"What about this little blue pill? Does it really boost one's fighting power?"