I was reborn as a young master in an invincible family of immortals

Lin Yun's heart tightened as he watched the eel-like, narrow monsters emerge from the river. These creatures were covered in black slime, their eyes flashing eerily in the darkness like green lightbulbs, giving off a chilling feeling just by looking at them.

He groaned inwardly. This whole journey had been a nightmare. Having just dealt with those formidable metal monsters in the cave, he encountered new troubles by the river. Just how many challenges has this Shadow Cult set for us? But there was no time for reflection now; he could only deal with the crisis at hand.

At this moment, the riverside they were in seemed increasingly treacherous. The sky remained thick with dark clouds, their thick clouds seemingly pressing ever lower, creating a suffocating feeling. Lightning flashed sporadically, briefly illuminating the surroundings, but only making the surging, deep purple waters appear even more eerie and terrifying. The roar of the river was deafening, as if cheering on these newly emerged monsters.

The rocks on both sides of the river are like crouching giant beasts, with their fingers pointing to the center of the river. At this moment, in this tense atmosphere, it seems that they are just watching the life-and-death struggle that is about to unfold with cold eyes.

"Su Yao, be careful! These monsters look tough. Let's coordinate as before and hold our ground!" Lin Yun shouted, his voice remarkably firm amidst the clamor of the river. He gripped the sword tightly, the spiritual energy on it flickering slightly, as if responding to its owner's resolve.

Su Yao responded, quickly forming seals with her hands, muttering something, and reinforcing the spiritual shield to ensure that it could provide more reliable protection for the two of them. Her eyes revealed a hint of worry, but more of determination. She knew that in such a dangerous moment, there must be no retreat.

Lin Yun took a deep breath and crouched slightly, ready to charge the monsters at any moment. His eyes were fixed on the approaching monsters, trying to find some flaws in their movements, mentally calculating how to handle this new battle.

In a flash, those eel-like monsters rushed to the front. They twisted their narrow bodies at an extremely fast speed, bringing up strings of black mucus, like black ghost whips, lashing towards Lin Yun and Su Yao.

Seeing this, Lin Yun suddenly cast a spiritual barrier, trying to block the slime. However, when the slime hit the spiritual barrier, it made a corrosive sound, and ripples suddenly appeared on the barrier, and the light began to flicker.

"This mucus is corrosive, everyone be careful!" Lin Yun warned loudly, his brow furrowed. He was secretly shocked. This monster's attack method was really tricky, and ordinary defenses might not be able to cope with it for a long time.

At the same time, some of the monsters opened their fang-filled maws, and jets of black light shot out from them. The light shot towards the two of them like sharp arrows, so fast that the people had almost no time to react.

Su Yao hurriedly cast an auxiliary spell, and a thin layer of spiritual power shield rose around the two of them, specifically to resist the attack of these black rays. However, the light hitting the shield still made it tremble violently, and every impact seemed to be testing the limit of the shield.

Lin Yun took advantage of this moment, brandishing his sword and charging towards the approaching monsters. He unleashed a fierce sword aura, attempting to sever the monsters' bodies. However, when his sword struck the monsters, he discovered their bodies were extremely slippery, making it difficult for the sword to inflict a significant wound. It only scratched the surface, and they nimbly twisted their bodies to avoid the blow.

"Not only are the slime of these monsters corrosive, but their bodies are also so slippery that they are difficult to attack!" Lin Yun thought anxiously in his heart, but he did not dare to slack off in the slightest. He continued to swing his sword, looking for a better opportunity to attack.

Su Yao maintained two layers of shields in the back while paying close attention to Lin Yun's situation. Her spiritual power was consumed very quickly, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, but she still gritted her teeth and persisted, knowing that her support was crucial to Lin Yun at this moment.

In this fierce battle, Lin Yun struggled to resist the monsters' attacks while carefully observing their every move. He knew that if he wanted to find a way out of this desperate situation, he had to find the monsters' weaknesses.

Suddenly, he discovered that every time the monsters finished emitting black light, their eyes would briefly dim, as if they had instantly exhausted some kind of energy. Furthermore, at this time, the secretion of black mucus around their bodies would significantly decrease, and their body movements would also slow down slightly.

"Could this be their weakness?" Lin Yun's heart stirred, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. He decided to observe for a while longer to confirm his guess.

So, he deliberately made some provocative moves to induce the monsters to attack more frantically so that he could observe their changes more frequently.

Sure enough, after several observations, Lin Yun became more certain of his discovery. Every time the monster ejected light, its eyes dimmed, its mucus secretion decreased, and its body movements slowed down.

"Su Yao, I seem to have found the weakness of these monsters! After they spray light, their eyes will dim, their mucus secretion will decrease, and their body twisting will slow down. Let's try to concentrate our strength and attack them at this time!" Lin Yun shouted loudly, with a hint of excitement in his voice, as if he saw a ray of light in the darkness.

Su Yao was cheered up when she heard this, and immediately responded: "Okay, Lin Yun, I will cooperate with you to the best of my ability!"

At this time, although the battle was still intense and fierce, a glimmer of hope ignited in the hearts of both of them, thinking that perhaps they could use this to turn the unfavorable situation around.

Lin Yun saw the perfect moment. When a monster finished emitting another burst of black light, its eyes dimmed, and its body began to twist more slowly, he shouted, "Now!"

The sword in his hand shone brightly, and he concentrated all his spiritual power on the tip of the sword, unleashing his strongest strike. This sword, with unstoppable force, pierced the monster's vital part—its head.

At the same time, Su Yao quickly formed seals with her hands, muttered something, and cast an auxiliary spell to enhance the power of the attack, increasing the power of Lin Yun's sword to the extreme.

The tip of the sword precisely pierced the monster's head. A dazzling flash of light flashed, followed by a shrill scream. The monster's head was instantly pierced, and black slime and green light gushed out from the wound. Immediately afterwards, its body began to tremble violently, and then it collapsed to the ground, transforming into a pool of black slime that slowly seeped into the ground and disappeared.

"Success!" Lin Yun and Su Yao shouted in surprise at the same time.

Seeing the effect, the two of them gained confidence and continued to attack other monsters using the same method. As more and more monsters were defeated by their concentrated attacks, they began to show signs of panic, their attack rhythm was disrupted, and their numbers gradually decreased.

Lin Yun and Su Yao gritted their teeth, seized the opportunity, and continued to launch more fierce attacks, finally successfully eliminating all the monsters. The entire riverside suddenly became quiet, leaving only the heavy breathing of the two and the spiritual power fluctuations that had not yet completely dissipated.

Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved. But he also knew that this was only a temporary solution to the immediate crisis; they were still a long way from truly unraveling all the secrets and finding a way out. He looked at the sword in his hand, then at Su Yao beside him, thinking, "Luckily, she's by my side, otherwise I really don't know what to do this time."

After destroying the monster, Lin Yun and Su Yao faced a new problem - how to cross this turbulent river that contained evil spiritual power.

Lin Yun walked to the river and looked at the deep purple water. The river was still rushing and roaring. The evil spiritual energy rushed towards him, making him frown.

"Su Yao, the water situation in this river is too tricky. We can't just wade through it. We have to think of other ways." Lin Yun said, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

Su Yao also came over, looked at the river and said, "Well, I was thinking about that too. When I was detecting it before, I found that the river was not only fast-flowing, but also the evil spiritual power in it would erode our spiritual power. Ordinary river-crossing tools probably can't be used on it."

Lost in thought, the two began to search the riverbank for possible clues or solutions. They walked up and down the riverbank, examining every rock and every plant, hoping to find some inspiration.

Even then, the riverside was still eerie. Dark clouds still thickened the sky, and occasional flashes of lightning illuminated the bizarrely shaped rocks and twisted vegetation on either side of the riverbank. Some of the rocks resembled ferocious faces, sneering at them in the lightning's reflection; some of the vegetation resembled withered human hands, their long "fingers" extended, seemingly blocking their path.

As Lin Yun walked, he pondered silently. He wondered, since the river water was polluted by evil spiritual energy, could he find something that could purify or resist it? Or was it possible to use the surrounding environment to build a temporary bridge?

Su Yao was also thinking about the same thing. She scanned the surrounding environment, trying to find a glimmer of hope in this seemingly hopeless environment.

After searching along the riverbank for a while, Su Yao found some strange vines in a relatively hidden rock crevice. These vines were dark purple, similar to the color of the river water. They were entwined on the rocks, as if they were part of the rocks, but they also emitted a faint spiritual fluctuation.

"Lin Yun, come and take a look. There are some strange vines here. They seem a little special." Su Yao shouted.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yun hurried over. He squatted down and carefully observed the vines. He found that although these vines looked ordinary, the spiritual energy fluctuations they emitted had a familiar feeling, as if they were somewhat similar to spiritual energy they had encountered somewhere before, but they could not pinpoint where.

"These vines are not simple, Su Yao, use your spiritual power to detect them again and see if you can find out more about them." Lin Yun said.

Su Yao responded, quickly forming seals with her hands, muttering something, and began to cast a detection spell. After a while, she opened her eyes and said solemnly, "Lin Yun, I have detected a special spiritual power contained in these vines. This spiritual power seems to be opposite to the evil spiritual power in the river, as if it is a natural restraint relationship. Moreover, these vines are very flexible. I think they may help us cross this river."

Lin Yun's mind was moved when he heard this. He thought, since these vines have such characteristics, could they be used to build a tool to cross the river?

"Su Yao, I have an idea. Can we use these vines to weave a rope bridge, and then use their own spiritual power to resist the evil spiritual power of the river? Then maybe we can cross the river safely." Lin Yun said, with a glimmer of anticipation in his eyes.

Su Yao thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Well, this method is worth a try, but we have to be careful. After all, this is just our guess, and we don't know how it will work in practice."

After discussing it, the two decided to try to build a rope bridge using these mysterious vines.

Lin Yun and Su Yao began to collect the dark purple vines. They walked along the river bank, carefully pulling the vines out of the cracks in the rocks, trying not to destroy their integrity so that they could better play their role.

While collecting the vines, they discovered that they seemed to have their own growth patterns. They didn't just randomly wrap around the rocks, but grew in a specific pattern and order. Lin Yun wondered if this could be a clue. But he didn't have time to dwell on it. His first priority was to build the rope bridge.

After gathering enough vines, Lin Yun and Su Yao began weaving. They intertwined the vines one by one, following a specific weaving method to form a sturdy rope structure. As they weaved, they continuously injected their spiritual energy into the vines, attempting to activate the special spiritual power within them and enable them to better resist the evil spiritual power of the river.

After much effort, a simple rope bridge was finally built. It spanned the surging river, its deep purple vines striking against the dim sky. The bridge swayed slightly with the current. Though crude, it was their only hope.

"Su Yao, are you ready? We are about to start crossing the river. Be careful. If you feel something is wrong, use your spiritual power to steady yourself immediately." Lin Yun said. He took a deep breath and stepped onto the rope bridge first.

Su Yao nodded, followed Lin Yun, and stepped onto the rope bridge.

The two walked cautiously on the rope bridge, taking every step with extreme caution, fearing that they would fall into the rushing river. The roar of the river echoed in their ears, as if constantly reminding them of the danger of the river.

When they walked to the middle of the rope bridge, suddenly, a powerful force surged from under the river and hit the rope bridge hard. The rope bridge shook violently and almost threw Lin Yun and Su Yao into the river.

"Oh no, the river seems to have noticed that we are crossing the river and wants to stop us!" Lin Yun shouted loudly. He grabbed the vines of the rope bridge tightly and tried to steady his body.

Su Yao also held on to the vines tightly. Her face was a little pale, but her eyes were still firm. She cast an auxiliary spell and injected a stream of spiritual power into the rope bridge, trying to enhance the stability of the rope bridge.