Eternal Life from Talisman Painting

Chapter 624: Chapter 313: Calamity of Ghosts, Opportunity in Disguise

Celestial Spring Peak.

Upon returning, Lin Chang’an sat within the pavilion and looked at the Sound Recording Jade Talisman left outside his cave dwelling. Only then did his worries finally dissipate.

"It’s good to be safe."

Seeing the jade talisman left by Yun Yao, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, the tension on his face also eased considerably.

"Brother Lin, I was responsible for support outside the secret realm, and unexpectedly, I narrowly escaped a disaster. Now, this secret realm has turned into a ghostly realm, even with quite a number of Tier Three Yin spirits..."

In the recording, Yun Yao’s voice carried a palpable sense of relief from surviving a disaster, and she didn’t forget to remind Lin Chang’an not to venture there lightly.

At the same time, Yun Yao ended with a cold laugh filled with schadenfreude, clearly indicating that the Demon Cult suffered severe losses this time, with even the Old Demon Xuanyin injured.

"A Nascent Soul Middle Stage Transformed Yin Spirit Beast King!"

Looking at the more detailed intelligence, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but be secretly shocked.

It also exposed many doubts, such as how the Yin Soul Sect, boasting two Nascent Soul Cultivators and others within their sect, fell?

Surely, the power of a Tier Four Middle Stage Yin Spirit Beast King couldn’t have been enough.

"But this is beyond my involvement now. With the secret realm turned into a ghostly realm and so many casualties, the border situation will likely be tense for a while."

While Lin Chang’an didn’t understand the calculations of these Nascent Soul powerhouses in detail, Yun Yao’s gathered intelligence revealed that several old demon Nascent Souls suffered significant losses.

"During this period, it’s best to stay in the cave dwelling and cultivate in seclusion earnestly."

Considering the occurrences in the secret realm, Lin Chang’an felt secretly relieved, grateful for possessing several skills and not lacking in ordinary cultivation materials.

Otherwise, like ordinary Core Formation cultivators, he might have been tempted to take risks.

Riches and honor come from dangers, but so can ruin.

No one can guarantee that their luck will always favor them.

"Master, I’ve already gathered the news on the island."

At this moment, the sword servant returned from outside, solemnly beginning to report the current external situation.

"Many foreign cultivators on the island are currently in panic, especially those whose friends or relatives perished here. Numerous cultivators who came to explore the secret realm are preparing to leave..."

Listening to the sword servant’s report, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

With the secret realm turning into a ghostly realm, its allure to these outsiders vanished, leading countless cultivators to choose to leave naturally.

This brought one advantage: Five Dragons Island would return to its former tranquility, instead of the current turmoil and chaos.

However, there was also a downside. The economic routes of the major forces on Five Dragons Island built over the years might be severely disrupted.

Particularly during his time on the merchant ship escort, he clearly knew how much materials the Profound Sound Pavilion had purchased.

"Years of profiting like this, and suddenly, the previously suppressed conflicts among the major forces may surface again."

The Four Seas Commerce Association, Long Family, and Profound Sound Pavilion all set aside past grievances due to the numerous foreign cultivators and their own interests.

"But I cannot stop these power struggles between the great powers, so it’s better to cultivate in peace."

Shaking his head, Lin Chang’an knew he couldn’t and didn’t want to manage the chaotic situation. It would be better to digest what he had gained from his trip to Sea Abyss City.

"During this trip to Sea Abyss City, I purchased plenty of materials, enough to refine a dozen bottles of Tier Three Middle Grade elixirs."

[Tier Three Middle Grade Pill Master (Mastery 353/1000)]

Looking at his progress in Alchemy Dao, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but feel satisfied.

With the Tier Three Middle Grade Pill Master status and the elixirs refined this time, reaching Core Formation Middle Stage wouldn’t be far off.

...

While Lin Chang’an was steadily cultivating in his cave dwelling, secretly refining elixirs using his incarnation Wen Danshi, the turmoil of the secret realm transforming into a ghostly realm continued.

The Nascent Soul Transformed Yin Spirit Beast King trapped in the ghostly realm couldn’t leave due to the connection with the Yin Vein of Xuanyin Island but could still command low-tier Yin spirits.

For a time, nearly a hundred Core Formation Realm Tier Three Yin Spirit Beast Kings, accompanied by a group of low-tier Yin spirit ghosts, rampantly gathered living souls to enhance themselves in the surrounding seas.

Neighboring seas were affected one after another, including Five Dragons Island, Xingji Island, and the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea.

Yin spirit ghosts breached Spirit Island, slaughtering all cultivators and mortals along with every living thing on the island, causing widespread panic.

The secret realm’s fracture initially caused massive product backlog, but the ghost disaster reignited the market, unexpectedly making it lively again.

...

Five Dragons Island.

"Elder, with the ghost disaster erupting, the hundred-mile sea around Yin Soul Island is shrouded in ghostly energy, forming a clear ghostly realm. The surrounding seas are in a state of panic."

Following Bihai Palace’s Law Enforcement Hall’s investigation and reporting of the intelligence, everyone present showed grave expressions.

Even though the Transformed Yin Spirit Beast King on Yin Soul Island couldn’t come out, its surrounding sea influence wasn’t trivial.

Reporting respectfully to the elders, one among them was Hu Jin.

Yet, sitting in the lead position, the Sixth Elder remained indifferent.

"Your concerns aren’t unfounded, but your perspectives are narrow. There’s no need to waste Bihai Palace’s strength on this so-called ghost disaster. There’s someone to resolve it for us."

The five exchanged glances, bewilderment evident in their expressions.

Seeing this, the Sixth Elder, in a rare good mood, explained to these juniors with a wave of his hand.

"The Ghost Control and Puppet Refining techniques in the Immortal Cultivation Realm aren’t exclusive to the Yin Soul Sect. There’s also that group of ghost cultivators hiding deep within the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea.

All of them are eagerly watching. In the end, within the Immortal Cultivation Realm, nothing is truly useless. Even if Yin spirits are of no use to most cultivators, they are invaluable to some."