It’s just cultivating immortality, who isn’t a favorite of heaven?

She had seen the power of this illusion before. If she was caught off guard, it would be difficult to escape from it.

Cheng Shuyan looked at the sinister monk. Just as she expected, the man had fallen into an illusion, his eyes were blurred, and the ghost servants were also stunned in place after losing the control of their master.

However, Lin Zhi was already extremely weak at this time. Given his current condition, this illusion would probably not last long.

Cheng Shuyan quickly took out the Heaven-Breaking Hammer from his storage bag, and then poured all his spiritual power into the hammer.

She swung the Sky-Breaking Hammer, which broke through the air with a sharp force, and then smashed it hard at the sinister monk.

The sinister monk who was trapped in the illusion had no time to resist. In just a moment, his head was smashed by the Sky-Breaking Hammer.

Without the support of the sinister monk's spiritual power, the flag sail suddenly fell to the ground, and the stunned ghost servant was immediately sucked into the flag sail.

After finally killing the evil cultivator, Cheng Shuyan fell to the ground exhausted.

Lin Zhi's figure standing aside had faded out of sight, and it was obvious that he was seriously injured.

Cheng Shuyan began to feel scared. She was too arrogant before. She thought she was very powerful and underestimated her enemy.

If it weren't for Lin Zhi's help this time, she was afraid that even if she could kill the evil cultivator, she would be seriously injured.

After taking the Soul-Restoring Pill and recovering some of her spiritual power, she walked towards the evil cultivator, took away his storage bag, and set his body on fire.

Then he picked up the flag sail on the ground and handed it to Lin Zhi.

"Child, this flag is filled with a strong ghost energy that can help you recover your soul."

After thinking for a while, she took out another jade slip and engraved the method of recognizing the master on it.

"This is the method for a magical weapon to recognize its master. After you have the flag sail recognized as your master, hurry up and heal your wounds."

Lin Zhi did not refuse, took the jade slip and flag sail and began to recognize the master.

Seeing this, Cheng Shuyan took out the defensive formation flag, set up the formation with the two of them as the center, and then began to meditate and regulate his breathing.

It was not until the sun set that Cheng Shuyan finally recovered.

She looked at Lin Zhi standing beside her. His figure had become much more solid, and his cultivation had also improved slightly.

"Child, Lin Village has disappeared for unknown reasons. With our current strength, I'm afraid we can't investigate. What are your plans?"

"Sister, I understand. I want to go and look for the ghost realm you mentioned first to improve my cultivation, and then find an opportunity to come back and explore it later."

After the battle with the evil cultivator, Lin Zhi calmed down. He understood that with his current strength, he could do nothing.

"Okay, since you've figured it out, I won't keep you any longer, but you still have to be very careful along the way.

You have also seen what happened today. Ghost cultivators like you are excellent training materials in the eyes of many evil cultivators.

They will stop at nothing to capture you and improve their own cultivation. So you must be extremely careful and don't reveal your identity easily."

After saying this, she placed the spiritual seal that formed the master-servant contract in front of Lin Zhi.

"Press your soul seal onto this spirit seal, and the master-servant contract will be dissolved."

Lin Zhi looked at Ling Yin with some hesitation, but still rejected Cheng Shuyan:

"Sister, I don't want to cancel this contract. Since I woke up, the first cultivator I met was you. From childhood to adulthood, besides my mother, you are the only one who has been so kind to me.

I want to keep this contract. When I improve my cultivation and find the truth behind the disappearance of Lin Village, I will follow this contract to find you."

"Lin Zhi, don't be willful! Do you know what this contract means to you?

If anything happens to me, you will die with me!"

After hearing Lin Zhi's words, Cheng Shuyan became a little anxious. This contract had no effect on her, but it was a huge hidden danger for Lin Zhi.

"Sister, I understand. I can feel it from this contract. I'm not afraid."

Lin Zhi still said firmly, and then bowed deeply to Cheng Shuyan.

"Thank you, sister. If it weren't for you, I would still be waiting here foolishly, not even knowing that Linjia Village had disappeared long ago."

His tone was full of gratitude towards Cheng Shuyan. Then, he took out his own bones from the storage bag that Cheng Shuyan had given him before, and then took out a gray token from one of the bones and handed it to her.

"Sister, I got this from a monk who died accidentally in that trap. He was holding this token tightly before he died. I think it must be some treasure.

But I don't know what it's for. I have no use for monks' things. You can take it. Maybe it will be useful to you."

"Okay, Zhier, you must be more careful when you are alone in the future."

Cheng Shuyan took the token and gave him some instructions with concern.

"Yes, I will, sister. I'm leaving first. From now on, we'll be together forever. Sister, please take good care of yourself."

Looking at Lin Zhi's thin back, Cheng Shuyan whispered softly, "Take care."

Then she left the wasteland without any more attachment.

……

In a blink of an eye, the seventh day of October was approaching, and when Cheng Shuyan arrived, the Shen family was already crowded with people.

The Shen family's ancestral home is located on the mountainside. At the foot of the mountain stands a magnificent gate. Two ninth-level Qi training cultivators are guarding here to receive the cultivators who come to watch the ceremony.

Cheng Shuyan watched from the side as the monks who were watching the ceremony took out the Shen family's invitation letters. After the monk guarding the gate checked them, other people were led in.

But she didn't have an invitation.

This is a big deal!

Shen Yunjian only left her a letter at the beginning, but didn't leave any token at all. Is she going to go and tell others that your young master asked me to come to the ceremony, but didn't give me an invitation?

It was almost sunset today, and there were fewer guests coming to watch the ceremony. After the two monks guarding the gate had some free time, they finally noticed Cheng Shuyan standing nearby.

After the two exchanged glances, one of the taller monks walked towards her and asked politely:

"Are you here to watch the ceremony, fellow Daoist?"

Cheng Shuyan nodded awkwardly and replied, "Yes, but I don't have an invitation, only this."

She took out the paper crane that Shen Yunjian left for her after he left, thinking it was useless. However, when the tall monk saw the paper crane, his eyes lit up and he spoke much more enthusiastically.

"Is your surname Cheng?"

"how do you know?"

Cheng Shuyan was puzzled at first, but after asking, he realized that Shen Yunjian must have told them in advance.

Sure enough, he continued, "My young master has specifically instructed that a beautiful girl will come to the ceremony with his paper crane.

The two of us have been waiting here for more than ten days. The coming-of-age ceremony is about to begin the day after tomorrow, but we still haven't seen the fairy girl that the young master talked about. We thought the young master was lying to us!

I didn't expect what the young master said to be true. A beautiful girl holding a paper crane came to attend his coming-of-age ceremony! "

"Yes, yes, girl, if my young master knew you were coming, I wonder how happy he would be!" After the tall monk said this, another monk guarding the gate also came over and said with a smile.

After receiving the person designated by the young master and completing the young master's instructions, the two of them received a lot of rewards. They were so happy that they talked more.