Episode 92

  Thinking of Lin Jiang's apprenticeship, that Taiyi female immortal made her feel a chill in her heart! Who would have known that she would throw her own disciple to this side!

  "Hmph! Is this how one's own master and brothers should behave? Ye Wen Tian is one thing, after all he was a mid-journey apprentice, but if the master of the sect allows his disciples to secretly infiltrate my sect, then......"

  Then, the icy gaze of the Taiyi Zhenren fell upon the crowd of disciples and suddenly said:

  "All disciples of the Supervisory Hall, listen to my orders! This place is vast, and several bamboo forest mansions are all your Master's separate residences. Leave a few people here to guard, and the rest go to other mansions to search."

  The various cultivators in the Supervisory Hall heard this and did not move, but only stared at Lin Jiang. Lin Jiang secretly swept his gaze around and saw that the face of the Taiyi Female True Person was awkward, with a rising anger, so he turned his head and shouted:

  "How dare you disobey orders! Do you want me to be punished by Master Zhēn?"

  Taiyi's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, her brow furrowing as she fell silent.

  "Yes!"

  The crowd split into two groups and quickly dispersed to search for Ye Wen Tian's Fudi Bieyuan.

  Although the Nightless Cave was formed from a single stone, it had many large and small caves, palaces, and houses inside. Moreover, there were numerous secret rooms. Most of these secret rooms were decoys and didn't contain any great treasures, only some spiritual materials and elixirs. However, the sheer number of them made cataloging a time-consuming task. The majority of the cultivators had gone out to search for more, leaving behind only a few people who were busy sealing and registering the caves. They didn't have the time to patrol and guard the interior.

  "Second Treasure and Iron Tree, you two are in charge of guarding the inside and outside of the cave mansion. No one is allowed to enter or leave! Do not indulge in personal favors! And carefully patrol the cave, strictly preventing any deceitful behavior!"

  "Yes!"

  After a while, one of them said to Lin Jiang:

  "Deputy Master, we have insufficient manpower and the registration is too vast. I wonder if it's possible to ask you to inspect while Er Bao and Tie Shu check the listed items?"

  "How dare you! My master and I are in charge of commanding, how can you shirk off such trivial matters!"

  "This! I don't dare! I..."

  "Never mind! They are also not easy. Lin Jiang, you and I will just take a stroll and enjoy the scenery!"

  "Yes, Master!"

  Lin Jiang stood up and walked ahead, looking around inside before leaving. The True Person of the Great One sighed softly to herself:

  "This person is indeed a master of subtlety, truly worthy of being his teacher's disciple."

  Taiyi Zhenren and Lin Jiang walked together to the side of the dripping spring in the inner courtyard. Lin Jiang said:

  "Master, is it going to be like this from now on?"

  "Hmm! Can't it be possible?!"

  The Jurchen woman snorted coldly.

  "Master Shi Bo misunderstood! All the monks in the Monitoring Hall are kind to people, and if they have any doubts, they will definitely report it to our Master. They only follow Master's orders and don't care about others!"

  The Jurchen people took a glance at the gods and saw the expressions of the disciples in the hall, knowing that Lin Jiang's words were true. Then he slowly opened his mouth and said:

  "Is it necessary to lay down an ambush?"

  "Master's discerning eye!"

  "Hmm!"

  The Taiyi female cultivator let out a cold snort, and although she had some grievances with that sect's junior brother, watching his disciple sell out their master still made her heart feel slightly chilled. However, she didn't say anything else, merely flicking her jade hand, and two objects from her pouch were already in her hands - they were two cloth dolls. The female cultivator tossed one to Lin Jiang, while stretching out a jade hand herself, using her index finger to lightly draw on the wrist of another jade hand. Suddenly, a drop of bright red blood seeped out onto the snow-white skin. The female cultivator chanted an incantation, sending that drop of fresh blood flying onto the cloth doll, and then blew a mouthful of air.

  "Ah!"

  After a soft sound, the clothed figure transformed into the image of Taiyi Zhenren, circling around within tens of meters, as if carefully inspecting. However, its true body hid its shape and disappeared without a trace! Lin Jiang saw this and also transformed his own appearance, joining forces with the female Zhenren to cast a spell, separating the dripping water spring, entering it, and suddenly, the water light disappeared, revealing another world! The two of them stood on top of a mountain cliff.

  A deep and profound gorge, piercing straight into the ground. Although not large, it's about 10,000 feet long, but under the dim light, the eerie feeling is enough to make one break out in cold sweat. The gorge above and below is covered with a thick layer of dark blue ice, surrounded by wisps of green mist. Except for the rugged rocks and floating strange mists, there's nothing else in the entire gorge.

  "Master, this place is quite strange, I don't know if there's any danger?"

  "Hmph! This place is the secret abode of Xuantian's secluded cultivation, how could it not have mechanisms and ambushes, formations and treasures to protect it? As long as one doesn't harbor greedy thoughts, there won't be too much danger!"

  "Oh! It's just that I've never been here before and don't know the way in or out safely. I hope Master will lend a hand to help me! Then I'll be eternally grateful!"

  Nalin Jiang sought help at the mouth of the river, but there was no sign of pleading, only a tone as if instructing.

  "Hum! You're also getting too arrogant!"

  "I don't dare!"

  "Hum! Follow me! Don't go astray!"

  As they spoke, the female Jurchen began to make her way down the small hill, with Lin Jiang following closely behind, not daring to take a wrong step. The two of them descended the hill and entered a deep ravine. Along the way, they avoided areas covered in blue ice and green mist. Even the female Jurchen was being cautious, careful not to touch anything. After a while, they finally stopped in front of a small, exquisite cave entrance. The door was made of gold and had a pair of black feathered snakes carved onto it. The two snakes stood facing each other, their mouths spewing out green mist, looking like living creatures. Lin Jiang examined them closely and saw that the wisps of green mist were actually drifting out, although they were faint and almost invisible, yet incredibly real.

  "Ah! Master, what kind of thing is this? It's so mysterious?"

  "This is a divine beast of the Guardian Temple, and you must not use your divine sense to search for it, lest you suffer the calamity of being killed!"

  "What it spits out seems to be the green mist of this place. Master Shu, with your extensive knowledge and broad vision, can you teach me a thing or two?"

  Lin Jiang bowed and said.

  "This object is called the Dragon Snake Holy Spirit, it's a high-ranking spiritual object in charge of protection. Once it has spiritual awareness, its divine powers will make it difficult for evil spirits to approach. Fortunately, the dragon snake in this place is still an object and not a spirit! Otherwise, even if the master of the door came, there would be nothing that could be done!"

  "Oh! It's truly astonishing! I never thought that Master Tian would have such a treasure guarding the secret land! Master Shibo......"

  Nan Linjiang had many doubts in his heart and wanted to ask again, but Taiyi Zhenren said impatiently:

  "Come on in!"

  He lightly touched the golden gate, and the golden gate slowly opened with a low hum, as if it were an old acquaintance without any hint of threat. Lin Jiang was both astonished and terrified. It seemed that this Taiyi immortal maiden was definitely not a mortal from this world!

  "Master, this door seems to recognize you too!"

  "Hmmph!"

  The Jurchen woman let out a cold snort, then didn't say another word and directly retreated inside. Lin Jiang saw the situation and didn't dare to hesitate, also hastily following after her. In just an instant of golden light, the two were already standing in a large hall. The hall was over ten zhang wide, with a square base and a round top. A huge pearl hung from the top, making the interior as bright as daytime. There was nothing else in the hall except for a single meditation cushion quietly placed under the pearl. Lin Jiang looked around at his surroundings, seeing that there were no other objects, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

  "Master, is there no treasure in this place? However......"

  His words had barely fallen when he suddenly fixed his gaze on the giant pearl.

  "Hmph! Your eyesight is quite good indeed! Unfortunately, the mechanisms of this place are not something that people with your level of cultivation can aspire to!"

  "Master, you!......"

  Lin Jiang's face changed greatly, and he hastily stepped forward towards the futon. Suddenly, he felt that the heaven and earth's spiritual energy was gathering around him, condensing into a solid object, making his body unable to move slightly. It was as if he had been affected by the legendary "petrification technique", even his soul was frozen in place, unable to move, only staring at the female cultivator. She smiled coldly and elegantly stepped onto the futon, sitting down with a calm demeanor. Her hands formed a seal, her mouth recited an incantation, her eyes slightly closed, exuding a solemn and majestic aura, as if she were a goddess! The giant pearl on top of her head slowly emitted a silver glow, gathering into a beam that enveloped the female cultivator. Her body also emitted countless rays of light, colorful like the aurora, flashing and flickering as they approached the giant pearl. When the colorful light column touched the pearl, a soft hum was heard, and the female cultivator suddenly disappeared!

  At that time, Lin Jiang's primordial energy also burst open. As soon as he relaxed his body, Lin Jiang flew onto the couch and sat in meditation like Taiyi Zhenren, forming a seal with his hands and reciting the incantation of breaking the prohibition and flying ascension, yet his body didn't move at all.

  "Oh! This shameless hussy is so despicable! What kind of noble person is this, just a street rogue! This...this stinky bitch, this shameless hussy!"

  Lin Jiang was so angry that he lost his temper and scolded loudly without thinking. Then he calmed down, lowered his head and thought carefully. The other person's actions were also quite reasonable!