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Chapter 214 Obtaining the Heavenly Azure Sacred Beast! The Key to the Feng Family Secret Cave!

"I have had the spirit beast drain the toxins from your body, so your life is not in danger for the time being."

Lin Chuan looked at the young man lying on the ground, barely breathing, and stated the facts in a calm tone.

"However, the toxin has been raging in your body for a long time, and has already eroded your internal organs, meridians and dantian, leaving them riddled with holes and your foundation completely destroyed. Even if the poison is cured, your physical vitality is already on the verge of exhaustion. Without a special opportunity, you can only last for about another year at most."

a year?

The young man's unfocused eyes trembled violently, revealing a deep-seated despair and resentment.

He was in the prime of his life, came from an extraordinary background, and should have had limitless possibilities in the future... However.

This despair lasted only a moment before it was quickly replaced by an almost absurd sense of relief.

At least, he won't die immediately; at least, he has a year left.

For someone who has just been pulled back from the brink of death, being able to live even one more day is a blessing from heaven.

"Thank you so much, senior... for saving my life..."

The young man struggled to get up and bow, but he couldn't even lift a finger. He could only manage to utter a few words, his eyes filled with gratitude.

"Even if an ordinary cultivator's physical body is damaged to this extent, they can still be reborn by seizing another body."

Lin Chuan looked at him, his tone still calm, yet carrying a sharp, all-knowing edge, "However, I observe an inexplicable sluggishness and disharmony between your soul and body, and the spiritual light around you is also mixed... You've already possessed someone once, haven't you?"

The young man trembled, his eyes flashing with horror and bitterness. He never expected that the other party could see through his biggest secret at a glance.

He nodded resignedly, his voice hoarse: "Senior... your insight is truly remarkable. This junior... was indeed injured in an accident, and by sheer luck... I managed to possess this body."

There is an ironclad rule in the cultivation world: the act of seizing a body is against the will of Heaven, and regardless of one's cultivation level, one only has one chance in their lifetime.

The second attempt will inevitably fail, and the soul will be obliterated by the rules of heaven and earth the moment it leaves the body, and the soul will be scattered.

He had already used up his only chance; his physical body was once again on the verge of collapse, which would be a true dead end.

"Are you from the Feng family of the Great Jin Dynasty?" Lin Chuan stopped beating around the bush and asked directly.

The young man's pupils contracted again, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

He was on the grasslands, hundreds of millions of miles away from the Great Jin Dynasty, and was suffering from a strange poison. He was pretending to escape. How could this person tell him his origins in one breath?

But considering the other party's unfathomable cultivation and all-seeing eyes, he dared not hide anything and nodded honestly:

"This junior... is Feng Kun, the eldest son of the current head of the Feng family of the Great Jin Dynasty."

"The Feng family..."

Lin Chuan nodded slightly, as if recalling something. "I remember that the ancestors of the Feng family did not seem to cultivate the Yin-cold techniques they do now, but were known throughout the Great Jin for their Buddhist supernatural powers?"

Feng Kun's astonishment deepened, and he felt even greater reverence for the mysterious senior before him. He quickly replied, "Senior's knowledge is accurate. My Feng family ancestors did indeed establish themselves with a Buddhist clan-protecting technique, the 'Vajra Subduing Demon Technique.' However... about five hundred years ago, the family suffered a great upheaval, and the core Buddhist technique's inheritance was unexpectedly interrupted, leaving only some fragmented incantations. In order to survive, the family had no choice but to switch to cultivating another Yin-attribute technique that they had acquired by chance, which gradually led to its current form. But the ancestral precepts state that the complete Buddhist inheritance, along with the many Buddhist treasures and scriptures collected by our ancestors, was sealed in a family secret cave whose exact location was known only to successive family heads, to be left to a destined descendant."

As he spoke, seemingly using his last bit of strength, he shakily raised his hand, reached into his robes close to his body, and groped around for a long time before finally taking out something.

It was a key that was neither gold nor wood, with an unusual shape. It was about three inches long and dark gold in color. Its surface was covered with fine patterns that resembled Sanskrit, and a faint Buddhist light flowed around it, which was completely out of place with the cold aura on Feng Kun's body.

"This item... is the only token, the key to the inheritance, to unlock the secret cave of my Feng family."

Feng Kun held the key in his palm, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes—a mixture of reluctance, relief, and a sense of immense weight lifted from his shoulders. "I was poisoned and hunted because I possessed this key, a crime against its value, and the Yin Sha Sect coveted it… Now, my life is nearing its end, and keeping it would only bring more trouble. Senior saved my life, and I have no way to repay you, so I wish to offer you this key. However… I only know that the secret cave is roughly located in a snowfield on the border between the Tianlan Grassland and the Great Jin Dynasty. To find its exact location, I must find an old servant of my Feng family who lived in anonymity in a small town. That old servant should still be alive."

He gave Lin Chuan the key along with some vague information about the old family servant.

There is nothing more to hide.

"You're a sensible person."

Lin Chuan looked at the key Feng Kun handed him, but didn't take it immediately. Instead, he nodded and said, "Since you've confessed voluntarily, saving me the trouble of searching your soul, I'll give you another chance."

He flipped his hand and took out a jade bottle, pouring out a pill the size of a longan, emerald green in color, emitting a rich life force and a faint fragrance.

The surface of the elixir had faint cloud patterns, making it clear at a glance that it was no ordinary product.

"This pill is called the 'Rejuvenation and Creation Pill.' I obtained it from an ancient ruin many years ago. It has the effect of repairing physical damage and stimulating residual life force. Although it cannot completely restore you to your original state, nor can it remedy the hidden dangers in your foundation after being possessed, it is enough to allow your crippled body to last for another twenty or thirty years, and you will be able to move freely and live like a normal person. Take it, find a secluded place, end your remaining days, and perhaps you can enjoy several decades of peace in the mortal world."

Feng Kun stared blankly at the emerald green pill, then looked up at Lin Chuan's calm and expressionless face. Overwhelmed by the immense joy, he was instantly overwhelmed.

He thought that one year was already a blessing, but he never expected to get another twenty or thirty years!

Although he could no longer cultivate, being able to live like a normal person was something he never dared to dream of!

"Senior... Your kindness and virtue... Feng Kun... I will never forget!"

He was so excited that he was incoherent. He took the pill with trembling hands and swallowed it without hesitation.

The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and a gentle yet powerful life force flowed through his limbs and bones. His previously depleted meridians and damaged internal organs began to feel a tingling, itchy, and warm sensation. Although it was still far from being fully repaired, the life force that could have been extinguished at any moment suddenly became much stronger and more stable, and his face regained some color.

"Alright, you can go now. Take care of yourself." Lin Chuan then reached out and took the dark gold Buddhist key. It felt slightly heavy in his hand, and he could feel a trace of spatial and Buddhist power fluctuations contained within it, so it was definitely not a fake.

Feng Kun struggled to his feet. Although he was still weak, he was able to stand and walk on his own.

He bowed deeply to Lin Chuan, said no more, and turned to stagger away in the opposite direction from the grassland tribes' settlement. His figure was desolate, yet it carried a hint of relief at surviving a calamity.

Lin Chuan watched him disappear into the depths of the grassland, put away the key, and with a flicker of his body, prepared to continue his journey.

However, he had only flown less than a hundred miles when three streaks of light appeared in the sky ahead, blocking his way in a triangular formation.

One of the purple streaks of light was the purple-robed elder from the Yin Sha Sect who had been startled away by his earlier shout.

The other two streaks of light, with their thick and solid auras, were clearly two cultivators at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm! Judging from their clothing and the fluctuations in their magical power, they were "Immortal Masters" from the Turkic people of the Tianlan Grassland.

"It's him! Two immortal masters, this is the one who rescued our sect's traitor and stole our sect's most precious treasure! He is definitely not a grassland cultivator; he must be a spy from outside!"

The purple-robed elder pointed at Lin Chuan and spoke sternly to the two abruptly transformed immortal masters beside him, his eyes filled with resentment and smugness.

He was unwilling to give up after escaping, so he immediately contacted the high-ranking members of the Tuwu people who had business dealings with his Yinsha Sect. Coincidentally, there were two immortal masters patrolling nearby, so he asked them to come and help him.

Two abrupt Immortal Masters appeared, one tall and one short. The taller one had a cold and stern face, while the shorter one's eyes darted around. Their gazes fell on Lin Chuan with scrutiny and arrogance.

They could sense that Lin Chuan's aura was not weak, seemingly at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but this was the Tianlan Grassland, their territory!

"Who are you? Why do you trespass on my Tianlan Grassland and interfere in the internal affairs of my Holy Temple's distinguished guest sect?"

The tall immortal master spoke coldly, his tone questioning.

Lin Chuan remained calm and said indifferently, "I am passing through this place and wish to use the grasslands as a route to the Great Jin. As for this person..."

He glanced at the purple-robed elder. "The person he was chasing is someone I have a past relationship with; rescuing him was a matter of personal friendship. What, now even passing cultivators on the grasslands have to report to you when they save someone?"

"Passing through the Great Jin?" The short immortal master smiled sinisterly. "I doubt it. Your cultivation is not weak, yet you are acting suspiciously and have even become an enemy of our Holy Temple's distinguished guest. Why not come back to the Holy Temple with us and explain things clearly? If you are truly just passing through, our Holy Temple will not make things difficult for you and will treat you with courtesy, even escorting you out of the country."

"Shall I go with you?"

Lin Chuan's lips curled into a cold smile. "Just you guys?"

"People of Tiannan, stop your arrogance! This is under the jurisdiction of my Tianlan Holy Temple. How dare you run wild here!"

Seeing Lin Chuan's contemptuous attitude, the tall immortal master was furious. He exchanged a glance with the short immortal master, and the spiritual light on both of them surged simultaneously.

The two of them each unleashed a magical weapon, intending to directly capture the person!

In their view, both of them were at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, while the opponent was at the middle stage. However, being on the grassland, they could call for reinforcements at any time. Two against one was enough to entangle or even defeat the opponent!

"act recklessly."

A cold glint flashed in Lin Chuan's eyes. He didn't want to cause any more trouble, but since the other party had come to him on his own and was so arrogant, he couldn't be blamed.

He didn't even bother to summon his natal flying sword. With a thought, his vast and boundless divine sense crashed down, and at the same time, with a flick of his sleeve, seventy-two Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords shot out like dragons emerging from their cages, accompanied by clear and melodious sword cries.

The flying sword instantly split, and hundreds of extremely condensed golden sword lights intertwined to form a death sword net, enveloping the two sudden Immortal Masters along with the purple-robed old man!

"What?!"

"This is... a sword formation?!"

The two sudden Immortal Masters' expressions changed drastically. They felt a terrifying divine pressure that made their souls stiffen and their movements slow down by half a beat. Then, the golden sword light that filled the sky was already in front of them!

The unparalleled sharpness of the sword energy, the lightning-fast speed, and the faintly contained power of the exorcising lightning made them feel the breath of death rushing towards them!

"No--!"

"Retreat now!"

The two screamed in terror, desperately activating their magical treasures and protective spiritual light, but the purple-robed elder didn't even have time to let out a scream before being shredded into a bloody mist by several sword lights.

The magical treasures of the two immortal masters were like paper under the golden sword light. Their spiritual light dimmed instantly, and they flew back with mournful cries. Their protective spiritual light collapsed like bubbles at the slightest touch!

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Two muffled thuds followed by a short, agonizing scream.

The sword light faded, leaving only two wisps of blood mist and a few broken fragments of magical artifacts.

The two Nascent Soul stage early-stage Immortal Masters, along with the purple-robed elder, were all annihilated by Lin Chuan's casual strike!

"Overestimating one's abilities."

Lin Chuan snorted coldly, retracted his flying sword, and without even glancing at the chaotic battlefield, continued flying southeast.

However, he clearly underestimated the Turks' control over their own territory, as well as the shock caused by the consecutive killing of two immortal masters.

In the following days, Lin Chuan clearly felt that there were more divine senses patrolling the skies above the grassland, and the atmosphere became tense.

Sure enough, not long after, he was intercepted and questioned by four or five groups of Tuwu cultivators.

These people had varying levels of cultivation, ranging from Core Formation to the early Nascent Soul stage, clearly indicating that they had received orders from the Holy Temple to arrest those who "killed immortal masters and their disciples without authorization."

Lin Chuan showed no mercy to these roadblocks.

Since they were actively seeking death, he decided to send them on their way.

Ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators cannot withstand more than three moves from him; they are often killed by the Great Geng Sword Formation in a single exchange.

Even if Core Formation cultivators form a battle formation, it's just a matter of putting in a little more effort.

"These abrupt people are really persistent, like maggots clinging to a bone."

After successively killing several groups of pursuers, Lin Chuan also felt a sense of impatience and anger.

He had no intention of committing further killings and only wanted to pass through quietly, but the other party was pressing him relentlessly.

Do you really think he's easy to bully?

Just as he was considering whether to speed up and force his way across the grassland, or change his route, the divination in his mind was updated precisely on time that morning.

Today's divination result: Very auspicious.

[The divination indicates that at dusk, the Holy Maiden of the Tianlan Grassland will arrive with the Temple's most precious treasure, the "Tianlan Sacred Beast," in pursuit. A fierce battle will ensue, during which you will skillfully seize the Sacred Beast using the power of the Void Heaven Cauldron, gaining an unexpected opportunity.]

"Great fortune? Seize the Heavenly Azure Sacred Beast?"

A glint flashed in Lin Chuan's eyes, and the impatience in his heart was instantly replaced by anticipation.

He had long heard of the Heavenly Azure Sacred Beast, which possessed incredible supernatural powers and was one of the symbols of the Heavenly Azure Grassland.

If one could obtain it, it would be of great benefit, whether in dealing with the enemy or in gathering information.

The divination indicates great fortune and provides detailed guidance; this is a golden opportunity bestowed by heaven!

He was no longer in a hurry to travel, but instead slowed down slightly, like an ordinary traveling monk, waiting for his "prey" to come to him.

As dusk fell, the setting sun painted the vast grassland a golden-red hue. Lin Chuan, who was flying, suddenly felt something and looked back.

A massive shadow loomed in the sky, hurtling towards them at an astonishing speed!

That was a strange, enormous beast, as big as a small mountain!