Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans...

Chapter 139 The Mythical Beast Phoenix

Inside the cave.

"Near-third-tier healing pills and third-tier spiritual liquids, as expected, backed by a Golden Core cultivator, they are truly wealthy and powerful."

Seeing the healing pills and high-grade spiritual liquid that Su Miaoyin had given him, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but nod in praise.

This report was helpful, but to arrest so many robbers, careful planning was naturally required.

Of course, the most important thing is to first verify the authenticity of the letter.

Only after everything has settled will Tianxuan City bestow its true reward.

“You want Tianxuan City to be stable, and so do I, so we’re on the same side.”

Now that he knew this information, he naturally wanted to sell it for a good price.

Moreover, there are two advantages to doing this.

First, the elimination of a large number of Tribulation Cultivators in Tianxuan City brought stability that was beneficial to his usual cultivation.

Secondly, Huang Shaohai's accident, as well as these cultivators who had undergone tribulations, drew attention from Su Miaoyin, Song Tingfeng, and others.

He gained fame from two people; he was just a reliable rogue cultivator in Tianxuan City who did good deeds anonymously.

"For the sake of Tianxuan City's stability, I've given all the credit to you."

He suffered considerable losses this time, but also gained a substantial amount of spoils.

"This one talisman alone is enough to make up for all the losses."

Inside the cave, Lin Chang'an began to meticulously inventory the other spoils of war.

There were over three thousand low-grade spirit stones, over seven hundred mid-grade spirit stones, and the rest were antidote pills, healing pills, poisons, etc.

Lin Chang'an shook his head upon seeing this.

"As expected, since they are all cultivators who have accumulated wealth, they naturally turn it into strength."

Cultivators rarely carry all their belongings with them. Even when he goes hunting, he only goes when his resources are almost depleted.

"Alas, all the previous magical artifacts were destroyed by the talisman treasure. Unfortunately, in order to hide the existence of the talisman treasure, we can only save them for now."

Lin Chang'an shook his head. The magical artifacts he had damaged before were actually quite valuable.

But all of them were destroyed by the talisman treasure, and he naturally didn't want anyone to know that he could survive the talisman treasure, especially since his trump card was still the talisman treasure.

He even used the Green Bamboo Sword to carefully polish the broken horn marks on the Green Horned Ox until all traces left by the talisman were completely erased.

I'm already quite capable to have survived.

Immediately after Lin Chang'an took out a beast-taming token and a spirit beast bag, the Green Horned Ox with a broken horn in the cave widened its eyes.

"Moo!"

The green-horned ox's urgent calls seemed to say that it was this bird that had pecked it so badly before.

"The mythical Phoenix!"

The bird of ultimate yang, the essence of fire, delights in eating poisonous insects and is especially effective against evil spirits and malevolent souls.

Upon seeing the spirit beast pouch, information about this strange beast involuntarily flashed through Lin Chang'an's mind.

"If it were someone else, they might not be able to break this spiritual bond, but unfortunately, I am even more sincere than you."

Lin Chang'an smiled calmly, and with a wave of his hand, the phantom mask appeared, and wisps of black magical energy flowed into the Beast Taming Token.

What followed was a scene where the host himself transferred the contract.

After Lin Chang'an imprinted his own magical energy on it, the phoenix bird had changed owners.

As the spirit beast pouch was opened, a golden light suddenly appeared inside the cave, under the wary gaze of the Green Horned Ox.

The next moment, the clear chirping of birds echoed continuously.

"The Phoenix Bird is a rare and exotic beast. Its bloodline grade is different from that of ordinary demonic beasts. This kind of beast is extremely difficult to cultivate, but its potential is enormous..."

Lin Chang'an's mind raced, and when the phoenix flew out and saw that it had a new master, it stared at Lin Chang'an with fear.

Or rather, the Beast Taming Token in his hand.

It recognized this human cultivator; they had been enemies before. Although the beast was a demon, it knew that the human cultivator was probably gone.

"Moo!"

The Green Horned Ox stared with its eyes wide open, radiating intense hostility. Although its wounds had healed, it still vividly remembered how the bird had pierced its wounds with every bite.

"Jiji!"

This phoenix is ​​extremely intelligent. In the blink of an eye, it judged the situation and landed directly on Lin Chang'an's shoulder, showing a fawning expression and rubbing against him from time to time.

"I seem to remember you before, you were quite fierce."

Lin Chang'an sneered. These intelligent beasts, which weren't raised from a young age, need to be tamed, otherwise they'll end up like this.

Huang Shaohai had just died, and this bird immediately became friendly with its new master, changing its tune with the wind.

Upon seeing its new master's appearance, the palm-sized phoenix stared wide-eyed, chirping as if to show its loyalty, and occasionally nuzzling him with its feathers.

Upon seeing this, the green-horned oxen mooed angrily, as if to say, "You stinky bird, you're too cunning."

Lin Chang'an shook his head as he sensed the Phoenix's emotions through the Beast Taming Token.

He was well aware of the importance of that strange beast to Huang Shaohai, intending to nurture it and absorb its essence to strengthen his cultivation.

"What a pity, my natal spiritual plant is not the Bloodthirsty Poison Ivy."

Lin Chang'an looked regretful, which made the phoenix chirp loudly.

This bloodthirsty poison vine can grow extremely evil by absorbing essence and blood. Although it has its unique features, it also has its limits.

It's likely that this natal spiritual plant will reach its limit at most when cultivated to the Golden Core stage.

"Alright, you two should get along well."

Looking at the Green Horned Ox with a single horn, Lin Chang'an, unusually generous, took out a demon core and tossed it to the ox.

After the demon core entered its belly, the Green Horned Ox immediately mooed and revealed a victorious expression.

Looking at the phoenix, it seems to be saying that it was the first one to arrive.

The Phoenix Bird looked left and right with a pitiful expression. After its new master, Lin Chang'an, showed no intention of giving it a demon core, it flew directly to the Green Horned Ox's horn.

Then they started chattering and trying to please him, a scene that made Lin Chang'an laugh.

This strange beast is indeed intelligent; its ability to change its expression is comparable to that of some cultivators.

"I am a person who rewards and punishes fairly. The Green Horned Ox has been with me through life and death several times, and these are all the rewards I have earned. If you want a demon core in the future, you will have to work hard yourself."

After Lin Chang'an conveyed his thoughts through the Beast Taming Token,

This golden phoenix, with its chest held high and wings flapping, seemed to be saying that it would definitely do a good job.

"I really don't know if this bird's personality is innate."

Lin Chang'an shook his head and then sent the ox and the bird outside to rest.

It will take some time for the broken horn of the Green Horned Ox to grow back.

As expected of a mythical beast, the Phoenix Bird, though only at the early stage of the second tier, already possessed an incredibly sharp beak, capable of piercing even the thick-skinned Green Horned Ox with a single bite.

Its beak even has the ability to suppress protective spiritual light, easily shattering magical shields.

This can also be used as a trump card, but it should still be hidden in normal times, otherwise the Huang family of Li Huo Palace will not let him off once they find out.

"Let's focus on recovering the energy we lost earlier."

He put the pills away, since although his injuries seemed serious, his self-healing body could handle it.

He had burned some of his essence blood with the Blood Shadow Escape technique, and he needed this bottle of spiritual liquid to recover.

One day later.

【Lifespan: 71/243】

With the powerful recovery ability of his self-healing body and the nourishment from his natal spiritual plant, he recovered in just one day.

"The self-healing body is indeed powerful. If it were any other cultivator, even with this spiritual liquid, it would take several months to recover."

Lin Chang'an was once again satisfied with the power of his self-healing body.

The same healing pills would take other cultivators a while to recover, but his physique allowed him to absorb them dozens of times faster.

"However, the greatest gain is the various heritages and traditions of the Li Huo Palace."

Lin Chang'an sighed, having learned many advanced spells of the Li Huo Palace from Huang Shaohai's memories, and even some secret techniques that were not passed down to others. "This greatsword technique of the Li Huo Palace is quite standard, and it is somewhat different from the supernatural abilities in the Sha Yuan Sword Art."

Lin Chang'an nodded secretly. This giant sword technique was extremely powerful, and he could only use it after breaking through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

He didn't use it in the previous battle because he didn't have time.

It takes five breaths just to unleash this supernatural power; the charging time is too long.

"Although the charging time will decrease as proficiency increases, the greatsword technique of the Li Huo Palace can make up for this gap until then."

The Greatsword Technique of the Li Huo Palace can be unleashed in just three breaths.

The Demonic Yuan Sword Technique requires five breaths, but demonic methods require a long charging time and have significant side effects; its power is twice that of a regular greatsword technique.

Just then, Song Tingfeng's voice came from outside the cave.

……

"Fellow Daoist Song."

As he left the cave, Lin Chang'an put away the Phoenix Bird and only brought out the Green Horned Ox with a single horn.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Lin Chang'an bowed with a pale face, while Song Tingfeng wore a broad smile.

"Brother Lin, you have made a great contribution. This time, there were seventeen Foundation Establishment cultivators and over a hundred Qi Refining cultivators from the Dark Link Fire Palace alone..."

It must be said that the cultivators were incredibly fast; they confirmed the authenticity of the letter in just one day and began the process of making arrests.

After hearing these confirmations from the tribulation cultivators, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but sigh:

"Yesterday's cause is today's effect; this has always been the way of the cultivation world."

In reality, these cultivators were simply trying to seize this opportunity. Were they wrong?
Unfortunately, the cultivation world only judges success or failure, not right or wrong.

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Lin, I've already placed the Chen family, who were plotting against you, and that Alchemist Song under surveillance in your cave. What do you think?"

Lin Chang'an has made such a great contribution to Tianxuan City this time, so he will definitely reap the rewards.

Even his enemy, Song Tingfeng personally visited him with a smile on his face.

After all, he really gained face this time thanks to Lin Chang'an.

"The Chen family! Master Song!"

Upon hearing this, a cold glint appeared on Lin Chang'an's face, followed by a smile as he cupped his hands in greeting to Song Tingfeng.

"In that case, I must thank Fellow Daoist Song."

"Fellow Daoist Lin, you're too kind."

The broken Green Bamboo Sword appeared in his palm. Lin Chang'an chuckled and patted the Green Horned Ox before heading towards the Chen family's cave next door with Song Tingfeng.

……

Inside the Chen family's cave at this time.

After Song Tingfeng, Lin Chang'an, and others appeared...
"Uncle Lin, I was wrong. I really didn't know there was something wrong with that spiritual fruit..."

"Uncle Lin, my grandfather and you were very close friends. Please, I beg you to show leniency. My Chen family is now entirely dependent on me..."

"I really don't know. I just wanted to keep the spiritual herbs to treat my grandfather. These spiritual fruits were all purchased from Master Song..."

At this moment, Chen Wen was nowhere near as spirited as he had been after achieving Foundation Establishment.

He knelt on the ground in a disheveled state, his hair disheveled, wailing bitterly, his heart filled with remorse.

He really shouldn't have gotten involved with these tribulation cultivators.

"You unfilial grandson!"

Upon learning this, Chen Qing was so enraged that he vomited blood. His face turned ashen, and he aged into an old man overnight.

His eyes trembled, filled with endless regret.

The Chen family rose to prominence under his leadership, and now they are about to decline under his rule.

If only he had chosen Feng'er back then.

"grandfather!"

Chen Feng stood beside his grandfather, his face etched with grief. The rest of the Chen family members trembled and knelt on the ground in terror.

Some people cried out, some cursed Chen Wen, and others cried out to shirk responsibility, saying that what Chen Wen did had nothing to do with them.

Some even claimed they wanted to break away from the Chen family.

Yesterday, the Chen family was thriving with two members reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, but today they have fallen into such a state of ruin, with their members scattered like monkeys after a tree has fallen. It is truly a pity.

"Uncle Lin, I was wrong. My grandfather and you were very close friends. Please, Uncle..."

Chen Wen knelt on the ground, crying in a sorry state.

Lin Chang'an, however, squinted and chuckled, "Nephew? I came with Fellow Daoist Song today to see the Tribulation Cultivator, where did this nephew come from?"

Although Lin Chang'an was smiling, the indifference in his eyes was particularly chilling.

"Shut up! You beast!"

Chen Qing trembled as he pushed away Chen Feng, who was supporting him, and knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, this beast deserves to die a thousand deaths. You may kill or torture him as you please, but my Chen family is innocent. I am willing to pay with my life for this little beast."

The Chen family offered up their entire fortune, begging Fellow Daoist Lin to spare their lives.

As Chen Qing knelt on the ground begging for mercy, a group of Chen family members cried out in sorrow to their ancestor.

It's unclear whether this address of "Ancestor" signifies the loss of a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Chen family, or the very foundation upon which Tianxuan City stands.

"Fellow Daoist Song, how should we deal with this hidden cultivator who has undergone tribulation?"

When facing his neighbor Chen Qing, Lin Chang'an remained calm and turned to ask Song Tingfeng, who was standing to the side.

We've all struggled and struggled in the world of cultivation, so let's not talk about regrets.

"According to the rules of Tianxuan City, anyone who secretly colludes with a cultivator who has undergone a tribulation will be killed without mercy, and their entire family will be expelled from Tianxuan City to fend for themselves."

Lin Chang'an nodded calmly.

Only Chen Wen of the Chen family secretly communicated with cultivators of the Tribulation Realm. Given the methods of the cultivation world, his previous letters could not be forged.

Otherwise, it would be easy to find out, and that would actually reveal that there was something wrong with the previous letters.

He's going to make it real.

"Since that's the case, let's proceed according to the rules of Tianxuan City. However, I believe I have no grudge against that Alchemist Song."

I hope that Fellow Daoist Song will hand it over to me after you have investigated the matter thoroughly.

Upon hearing this, Song Tingfeng nodded with a smile on his face.

"Don't worry, Brother Lin. We'll send him over once we've found no value in his soul search, as well as this piece of trash."

"Not only for Brother Lin, but for all the descendants of cultivators who have suffered from the calamity, we will use these resources from the calamity to provide some compensation."

This statement almost implies that this is merely compensation for the victims.

Lin Chang'an will absolutely not reveal that he discovered the letter.

He also revealed to the public that he had a good relationship with Lin Chang'an.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chang'an smiled and nodded.

This alchemist Song cannot be wasted. With the method of searching the soul with his natal spiritual plant, he can obtain this person's inheritance in great detail.

The legacy of a second-tier alchemist is like a living alchemist's notes.

"Uncle Lin, I'm willing to be your servant, please spare my life..."

Upon hearing that he was to be executed, Chen Wen completely broke down and cried out in a pathetic state.

However, Lin Chang'an remained calm throughout and never glanced at the man.

In front of everyone in the Chen family, the cultivators from Tianxuan City coldly and directly squeezed the remaining value out of Chen Wen through soul searching.

The members of the Chen family, their faces ashen, dared not utter a word.
Chen Qing coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes lifeless as he watched the Chen family collapse like a walking corpse.

With all cultivation resources stripped away, the Chen family faces the crisis of being driven out of Tianxuan City.

Outside Tianxuan City, countless fierce and angry cultivators were waiting for the families of these tribulation cultivators.

(End of this chapter)