"Sect Leader Lin!"
Ning Xi had just walked up when she suddenly realized that Lin Yu was cultivating, so she had to stop and wait patiently.
Soon, several hours had passed!
Just as Ningxi was filled with anxiety, Lin Yu finally slowly opened his eyes!
A sharp golden light shot out from his eyes!
"Sect Leader Lin! You're awake?"
Ningxi quickly came over.
Upon smelling the beauty's fragrance, Lin Yu's body trembled, and he couldn't help but react.
But soon, the sharp pain in his arm calmed him down, and he suppressed his lust.
This demon core is indeed not something that can be refined casually, especially by a dragon, whose nature is lustful. After absorbing the demon core, it even had a slight impact on his temperament!
Fortunately, this dragon usually absorbs the residual energy of the dragon vein, so its demon core is not too impure. As long as it is properly refined in the future, these negative effects can be avoided.
However, to his delight, after refining the demon core, his Imperial Dao cultivation technique finally broke through and reached the peak of the first level.
Although this dragon's demon core is not as powerful as the Qi of the Nine-Five, which can enhance one's innate talent, it is still very beneficial to one's cultivation, at least equivalent to three years of arduous training!
It feels so good to get something for nothing!
"Sect Leader Lin? Don't scare me!" Ning Xi thought something was wrong when she saw that Lin Yu didn't speak, and she couldn't help but choke up.
Everything that happened today truly pushed her to the limit of her mental fortitude.
Lin Yu touched his chest, slowly exhaled a breath of white air, smiled, and said, "I'm fine, don't worry!"
Then, Lin Yu stood up and observed the surrounding environment.
After Lin Yu ate the demon core, the snakes that had been scattered in the cave seemed to be afraid of him, and they all ran far away, trembling in fear.
Ningxi's eyes reddened slightly. "Sect Leader Lin, you said that Senior Feng Jiu and my father might already be..."
Having witnessed the terror of the dragon before, she had already prepared for the worst.
Lin Yu shook his head. "Probably not. I've already refined that monstrous creature's demon core. If they had been eaten by the dragon, I would have sensed it from the demon core, but I didn't. This means they're most likely still alive!"
"Really?" Hope rekindled in Ningxi's eyes.
Lin Yu nodded, then sensed something, looked towards a cave entrance, and said, "Follow me!"
Lin Yu led the group into the cave, where they continued to navigate through the labyrinthine passageway.
Finally, after emerging from a cave, the group discovered an inner world.
This place actually resembles an ancient tomb!
Ahead was a long flight of stairs.
As the group walked up the steps, Ningxi, with her sharp eyes, seemed to have spotted something. She picked up a notebook from the steps, which turned out to be an adventure journal.
"Sect Leader Lin, this is my father's notebook!" Ning Xi said, her eyes red and her voice trembling with emotion.
Lin Yu took the notebook, glanced at it, and nodded, saying, "Don't get excited. This notebook was neatly placed here; it doesn't look like it was just thrown away randomly. Perhaps your dad deliberately left clues so we can find him!"
Ningxi nodded. "I hope so!"
The group continued up the steps and soon arrived at a wide platform. In front of them was a temple-shaped building, which was very grand in scale!
Arriving at the entrance of the first hall, I looked at the large characters on the plaque—Garan Hall!
Lin Yu's eyes flashed slightly; this was actually an ancient Buddhist temple!
Ningxi suddenly realized something and said, "It seems that this is the real Guan Gong Temple! The Guan Gong statue that A Bao gave away before probably came from here!"
brush!
In the dim light, a dark shadow suddenly darted into the temple, hovered above the roof for a moment, and then quickly disappeared into the darkness.
"You wretched creature, it actually came here too!" Lin Yu's eyes flashed with murderous intent.
Ning Xi immediately looked nervous. "Sect Leader Lin, are you talking about that giant snake from earlier?"
The giant snake from before left a deep impression on her. It was clearly a snake, yet it dared to eat even a dragon. It was truly terrifying!
Lin Yu explained, "It's called Yamata no Orochi, the guardian spirit of the Japanese islands, one of the few remaining holy spirits in the world, and it once dominated an era! However, the spiritual energy on Earth is now scarce, its cultivation has deteriorated, and its lifespan is not long, so there's no need to worry!"
"Yama no Orochi?"
Ningxi's face turned pale. Because her family was in the antique business, she knew a bit about some foreign legends. The Yamata no Orochi was a totem-like figure in Japan. Some antiques imported from Japan had patterns of the Yamata no Orochi on them, which were extremely ferocious and terrifying! This was a fierce god from Japan!
She said anxiously, "Sect Leader Lin, my father is most likely in this temple. Why don't we hurry inside?"
She was naturally worried that the Yamata no Orochi would harm her father.
Lin Yu nodded and led the group to quicken their pace into the hall.
After passing through the Garan Hall, you will arrive at a courtyard.
In the center of the courtyard is a huge incense burner, surrounded by four square platforms. On each of the four platforms is a statue of Guan Gong in a different pose, but the statue of Guan Gong in the northwest direction is missing!
Ningxi immediately understood what was going on, "The Guan Gong statue that Abao brought back is most likely from this one!"
Lin Yu glanced in the northwest direction. Although the light was dim, he could vaguely see many rooms.
Ningxi's eyes flickered as she said, "Abao is smart; it must be reminding us that my dad is in that direction!"
The group headed northwest, quickly moving between courtyards, and soon arrived at the gate of a courtyard.
On the steps of that courtyard sat a figure, dressed in rags, with his back to them.
Judging from his tattered clothes, he should be a monk in a temple. However, strangely, he kept his head down and kept muttering something.
Lin Yu waved his hand, signaling everyone to slow down and approach. They could then vaguely hear the dull whispers.
"Where's my head! Where's my head!!"
Squeak!
Just then, someone stepped on something and made a faint sound.
The monk seemed to sense something and suddenly turned around!
However, when he turned around, everyone couldn't help but stare in horror.
It turned out that the monk's neck was empty; he had no head!
"Where's my head? Where's my head?!"
"Do you know where my head is? Did you hide my head?!"
Strangely, although the monk had no head, the sound he made was like thunder!
Lin Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked towards the monk's dantian.
The person's lower abdomen was bulging, clearly indicating that the sound was coming from there!
Moreover, he actually possessed a faint glimmer of life force, which, though unbelievable, was a fact...
He's still alive!
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