Chapter 14 Good Morning, Working Snake

Lin Yun learned the three spells from the Red Lotus Sutra in one day.

One for offense was the Flame Control Technique, which allowed him to manipulate the Fire Spirit and attack in any direction. The range depended on how far his Divine Sense could reach, and the power was determined by the strength of the True Qi within his body.

The True Qi inside a human's body, which is the absorption of the Spiritual Energy from heaven and earth, is considered a relatively advanced form of Spiritual Energy. Therefore, it can draw upon even more advanced Spiritual Energies from the external world.

The defensive one was the Fire Domain. The principle of this spell is to release a ring of fire that can burn away Spiritual Power around oneself for a certain area. Any spells that pass through this area will lose their support, either becoming ineffective or weakened.

Even physical attacks, should the weapon pass through the flames and the fire is strong enough, Divine Weapons can be burned away.

This is essentially an all-encompassing protection; it just consumes a bit of True Qi.

What Lin Yun liked most was the Fire Escape. Originally, Fire Escape had only one method: one could freely move to any location within the range of the Divine Sense where fire existed. Dongfang Hongyue had improved upon it, making it possible to create a fire on her own in places within the Divine Sense range where there was no fire, and then teleport using it.

This was the very method she used to send the two Elders away when they left.

The names of these spells are very unadorned, yet they are incredibly powerful.

Dongfang Hongyue even felt that Lin Yun, even with an Immortal Body, would need three days just to learn the basics.

"Could it be, I really am the main character?"

Lin Yun started to get carried away again...

I've read a lot of novels, too, where the transmigrated one has amazing aptitude and seems to have been used by others. That's definitely the life pattern of a main character, without a doubt.

Well, considering the plot where I slapped the Demon Lord in no time, maybe I'm headed for a harem-king type of storyline?

When he read novels, he disliked harem-stories. But if he were to become the harem-king himself, cough cough cough, as long as the girls were attractive, his principles would follow his senses.

"Lin Yun, you really are still alive."

Just as Lin Yun was daydreaming, a voice instantly awakened him.

It was the voice of the Azure Dragon Gu Worm within his body, and Lin Yun immediately felt unsettled.

"Master?"

"Correct, it's me. This is a strand of Divine Sense I left inside the Azure Dragon Gu Worm, which allows me to contact you at any time."

"So that's how it is."

This strand of Divine Sense was probably not just for contacting him!

Just now, Lin Yun was fantasizing about being invincible, with countless women in his harem. The sudden interruption from Green Lotus brought him back to reality.

Even if he was the main character by destiny, he still needed to stay alive first to talk about the future.

"Quickly tell me, what exactly happened that day?"

Green Lotus was very curious about this matter. He thought Dongfang Hongyue was done for that day, but later he found out the Red Lotus Demon Lord hadn't perished, and the people from the Righteous Path had run away.

In other words, after a grand fight, all that happened was the destruction of the Sunblaze Palace and a few spectators got killed.

Those were the onlookers who got too close to the heat and were killed by the aftereffects.

"The Red Lotus Demon Lord discovered my Immortal Body. After absorbing a breath of my essence, she recovered from her injuries. Seeing the situation going south, those experts from the Righteous Path fled."

Lin Yun omitted a lot of details, but Green Lotus didn't dwell on them, preoccupied with the shock of the Immortal Body's power.

"So where are you now? How did the Red Lotus Demon Lord deal with you?"

"She said she wanted to take me as her disciple and instructed me to hide and cultivate properly."

"Good, good, good."

Green Lotus was extremely excited and said, "Then you should focus on your cultivation to prepare for the grand event of the Dual Lotus in ten years."

"But Master, I'm just a nominal disciple. Although my aptitude is decent, I haven't been cultivating for long. Is there any way to speed up my cultivation?"

Lin Yun, of course, knew the ways to accelerate cultivation, which was nothing more than popping pills.

What he really wanted was to extract some benefits from Green Lotus.

You want me to work for you without even paying wages, do you take me for a pushover?

Green Lotus paused to think, and found it reasonable.

Though the Immortal Body was strong, there wasn't much time left for Lin Yun. The strength of the Immortal Body was in its potential, but in terms of cultivation speed, it may not surpass others.

"Since you're with the Red Lotus Demon Lord, it's not convenient for me to give you magical pills and elixirs. However, as your mentor, I can teach you how to control the Azure Dragon Gu Worm. It will assist you in absorbing Spiritual Energy, much faster than if you were to meditate and cultivate on your own."

"Thank you, master."

Green Lotus then explained the method to control the Azure Dragon Gu Worm to devour Spiritual Energy.

Without this technique, the Azure Dragon Gu Worm could only devour its host's True Qi, but once mastered, it can be manipulated to devour external Spiritual Energy. After being purified by the Azure Dragon Gu Worm, one can accelerate cultivation without any side effects.

As a peculiar Gu Worm, the Azure Dragon Gu Worm's supportive roles were even stronger.

After Green Lotus' Divine Sense went dormant, Lin Yun began his experiment. He released the Azure Dragon Gu Worm to absorb furiously, then returned it to the Dantian to feed the Fire Seed.

This was indeed much faster than cultivating on his own.

Three days later, Lin Yun's Qi Sea, which had been somewhat empty due to purification, was now full again.

However, Little Green Snake was now lying atop his Qi Sea, looking very listless and no longer as lively as before.

"Good morning, Xiao Qing."

To facilitate communication, Lin Yun had given Little Green Snake a very simple name.

At first, Little Green Snake was very happy, but now, as soon as it heard Lin Yun's call, it immediately closed its eyes and conveyed a sense of fear.

"Xiao Qing, you're still a young snake. At your age, you should be striving hard. Only when you devour enough Spiritual Energy can I have enough True Qi to nourish you. Come on, take this gulp of Golden True Qi and get to work!"

Encouraged by its owner, Little Green Snake devoured a gulp of Lin Yun's True Qi and instantly perked up.

Good morning, working snake.

After soothing Xiao Qing, a flash of fire suddenly appeared in front of Lin Yun, and then Dongfang Hongyue showed up.

She glanced at Lin Yun and noticed that his foundation had become much more solid. His rate of cultivation had outpaced even her own from back in the day.

Indeed, his Immortal Body was no ordinary matter.

Dongfang Hongyue thought to herself but said, "Today, it's time for you to hit the road. Just follow me..."

Lin Yun: "…"

Without waiting for Lin Yun's response, Dongfang Hongyue led him out of the dungeon.

After that, Dongfang Hongyue went to call another man.

And then after that, another one…

These were all Dongfang Hongyue's male consorts.

Although he knew it was only in name, Lin Yun still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Gradually, more and more people gathered, and Lin Yun realized why Dongfang Hongyue had called them one by one.

It made Lin Yun seem less special.

At this moment, Lin Yun suddenly recognized someone familiar.

Wang Wanqiu?

Why was she still here?

Wang Wanqiu also noticed Lin Yun but pretended not to know him and silently blended into the crowd.

Once everyone was gathered, Dongfang Hongyue finally descended to the very bottom of the dungeon.

She took out a Jade Talisman, made a Spell Gesture, and glyphs on the ground lit up. Then, they heard a rumbling sound as the stone slabs parted to both sides, and before long, a downward extending passage appeared before them.

So that's how it was. The previous people had been transferred like this, which explained why no one had any knowledge of it.

Upon reaching the underground, Lin Yun saw a track stretching into darkness, with a long train carriage at the starting point.

Well, I'll be—am I riding the subway in the Cultivation World?