If I had known I wouldn't have saved you!

But now that Qin Yue was under verbal attack, he couldn't just sit back and watch. After all, it was with her help that he was able to enter the Demon Refining Palace smoothly.

So Lin Shiyi said, "You don't have to do this. I will compensate you if I say so. I have just arrived and I don't have any possessions, but if I have something suitable in the future, I will definitely not miss out on the benefits for you. Please don't make things difficult for Senior Sister Qin."

Seeing Lin Shiyi speaking, the cultivators gradually stopped discussing and accusing each other. They all bowed to Lin Shiyi. The male cultivator said with a smile, "Since Senior Brother has said so, we naturally have no objection. Senior Brother is a cultivator in the middle stage of the Spiritualization Realm. How could he lack our low-level vitality?"

This person actually understands the ways of the world. By saying this, he did not offend Lin Shiyi, but also secretly gave Lin Shiyi a compliment, making it impossible for him to refuse.

But after all, it was Lin Shiyi who first sucked away all their vitality, so he naturally would not shirk his responsibility, and he bowed to the many cultivators and said, "Of course, everyone please go back and rest, I will definitely give you an explanation."

After hearing this, everyone dispersed with satisfaction.

If he reaches the middle stage of Spirit Transformation, the tasks and rewards he receives will be much more precious. By then, when Lin Shiyi completes a task, he can easily take out a bunch of low-level Yuan Crystals. Are they still afraid of not getting compensation?

Was it for the sake of three years of low-level vitality, to offend a mid-stage Jindan cultivator, or to make friends with him and seek future benefits? None of these cultivators were fools, and of course they thought clearly.

Qin Yue breathed a sigh of relief when he saw those people leave.

Although she had the trust of the Palace Master and could usually manage and restrain these cultivators in the early stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, she had never encountered a situation where these cultivators united against a common enemy and asked her for an explanation. Naturally, she could not cope with it, but fortunately, Lin Shiyi had already resolved the matter.

Thinking of this, Qin Yue suddenly said aggrievedly: "Junior Brother Lin... No, Senior Brother Lin, you almost hurt me. How did you break through to the middle stage of the Spiritualization right after you arrived? And you sucked the vitality of the first level dry in one go. How can I explain this to the Palace Master when I get to her..."

No matter what, she was the one who brought Lin Shiyi back. Who would have known that he would get into such trouble just after returning? How could she not be implicated?

Seeing this, Lin Shiyi smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, I'll talk to the Palace Master, I won't get you into trouble. Didn't you say she was going to look for me? Please help me calm these people down first, I'll go see her now."

Qin Yue could only nod and do as Lin Shiyi instructed.

Lin Shiyi left the God-Cang Pavilion without saying a word and flew towards the main hall of the Demon-Refining Palace.

Before he could enter, a barrier like the surface of water appeared at the gate of the main hall. It was a barrier set up by a cultivator at the peak of the middle stage of the Spiritualization Realm. With his current level of cultivation, it would still take some effort for him to break it.

"who?"

Lu Qingyao's voice came from within the barrier, shocking Lin Shiyi.

The woman's voice seemed to contain some kind of sonic power, which made him involuntarily feel fear from the bottom of his heart.

Silently using his vitality to push the feeling out of his body, Lin Shiyi said calmly, "Lin Shiyi came to ask for a meeting."

After he finished speaking, several breaths passed, and there was still no movement in the barrier.

After waiting for a long time, just when Lin Shiyi wanted to ask again, Lu Qingyao's voice came again.

"come in."

These three words were without any emotion, as if she had discovered that Lin Shiyi was not affected by her voice, so this time, she did not use any sound wave techniques.

The water in front of him began to slowly rotate, and a circular hole appeared in the center of the vortex. Seeing this, Lin Shiyi didn't hesitate and flew directly into it.

The door of the main hall slowly opened with a heavy humming sound, and a strong wave of vital energy rushed towards him, making Lin Shiyi's face look happy.

If you can practice here, it will be much stronger than in the God-Canging Pavilion.

He calmed himself and slowly flew into the main hall.

What came into view were night pearls emitting blue light. They were floating on the ceiling on both sides. Under the illumination of the light, Lin Shiyi could see the entire scene in the main hall clearly.

Under the dim blue light, this place does not look like the main hall of the Demon Refining Palace, but rather like the Yama Palace in hell. Tables and chairs are neatly arranged on both sides, and various strange sculptures of monsters are entwined on the main pillars. What is even more frightening is the high platform above the main hall.

Lin Shiyi looked up at the platform and his eyes widened instantly.

A crystal stone that is more than ten feet high is placed in the center of the platform, and above the crystal stone, nine skulls are hung. The aura of the crystal stone flows down, first passing through a phoenix chair below, and then disperses, filling the entire main hall.

On the phoenix chair, Lu Qingyao was sitting with a frown on her face, looking coldly at Lin Shiyi.

Under the dim blue light, the woman's delicate face looked somewhat scary, and her cold eyebrows and eyes gave people a feeling that she was inhuman.

"Why does Lu Qingyao look quite normal, but her residence is so gloomy... Is she suffering from some mental illness? Forget it, aren't all Divine Transformation cultivators mentally ill..."

Lin Shiyi complained silently in his heart, but bowed and said, "Greetings, Palace Master."

Lu Qingyao on the high platform did not respond immediately, but looked down at Lin Shiyi, sizing him up secretly, and discovered that he was actually a cultivator in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm. A trace of fear flashed in Lu Qingyao's eyes.

She spoke slowly, without any emotion, "Junior Brother Lin, you are indeed a powerful cultivator."

Lin Shiyi couldn't understand what she meant, so he said cautiously: "If it weren't for the righteousness of the Palace Master, who was willing to take me in, my cultivation wouldn't have improved so quickly."

The implication is very clear. If you give me the opportunity to improve my cultivation, I will naturally be grateful and will not eat your food for free.

Lin Shiyi believed that a mere three-year-old low-level vital energy must not be as important as the weight of a cultivator like him who was in the middle stage of the Spiritualization Realm.

If a dispute arises among the major forces, the combat effectiveness of a cultivator in the middle stage of the Spiritualization Realm will be much stronger than that of a group of cultivators in the early stage.

Moreover, Lin Shiyi is different from others. Although his cultivation is only in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, his foundation is so stable and the concentration of his vital energy is so high that no cultivator of the same level can match him. This is because he has the Qiankun Gong and Dao Ji Zheng Gong as his foundation. The power of enlightenment from Dao Ji Zheng Gong and the power of all living beings in the world condensed from the Qiankun Gong enable him to make rapid progress while also possessing extremely high combat effectiveness.

If he could only fight a common cultivator on equal terms with so much help, then what was the point of practicing? If he was really such a loser, then he should stop petitioning for the creatures in the lower realms and hurry back to the lower realms to have a child with Gu Roushuang. The three of them could just live as ordinary cultivators.

Lin Shiyi believed that Lu Qingyao must have noticed his difference, which was why she looked wary. If he was just an ordinary Divine Transformation cultivator, Lu Qingyao would not have been afraid at all.