The Immortal Realm is so vastâhe was planning to look around everywhere. Even if he ultimately perished here, he felt heâd have no regrets at all.
"I choose to stay!"
Zhuo Yijian chimed in right after, knowing exactly what he was capable of.
Judging by Jin Guangrenâs attitude toward Lin Changâsheng, it was clear the guy would never shortchange them.
If he didnât stay at this sect, he couldnât be sure any other would take him in.
After all, they only had Golden Core cultivation. Compared to the prodigies of the Immortal Realm, they were just... ordinary.
Better to stay at Moon Worship Manor and train in peace.
"Iâm staying too!"
Yu Lingfei immediately followed.
Her thoughts aligned perfectly with Zhuo Yijianâs; if they didnât stay here, there really was nowhere else for them to go.
They werenât nearly as talented as Lin Changâsheng, able to wander the Immortal Realm solo.
Their cultivationâonce outside the protection of the sectâwouldnât protect them for even a moment. Theyâd fall faster than ants.
Seeing Zhuo Yijian and Yu Lingfei choose to stay, the rest of the disciples didnât even hesitate; all of them decided to remain.
"Good. You guys stay at Moon Worship Manor and focus on cultivation. Sometime down the line, Iâll definitely come visit you!"
Lin Changâsheng replied.
With them choosing to stay in this sect, Lin Changâsheng felt at ease.
Jin Guangren wasnât exactly a clueless guy; heâd never be cruel to his disciples.
If he were, he wouldnât have stuck his neck out and let Lin Changâsheng wipe out Black Tiger Hall.
"Brother Lin, where are you headed?"
Gao Ziyue gazed at Lin Changâsheng, reluctant as ever. Sheâd known all along that once they reached the Immortal Realm, theyâd part ways, but she never thought that day would come so soon.
"I might head to the Immortal Palace. Now, Iâm just taking things one step at a time!"
Lin Changâsheng answered; to be honest, he wasnât sure what heâd do next.
But there was no way he could stay at a tiny sect like this.
There was no way these people could keep him safe.
It might even bring disaster down on all of them.
Only the Immortal Realmâs five strongest powers were places Lin Changâsheng could truly rely on.
"Immortal Palace?"
Gao Ziyue whispered the name, wanting to really remember itâin case she had a shot to visit the place one day and look for Lin Changâsheng.
"You guys, go with the sect leader to Black Tiger Hallâyou might get lucky and find some treasures! Iâm going to find somewhere quiet to cultivate for a few days, then Iâll head out!"
Lin Changâsheng said.
Now that he had immortal crystals, cultivation was his numero uno priorityâhe didnât dare waste a single moment.
He knew that once the people from the Celestial Nether Sword Sect and the Gu Family heard his whereabouts, theyâd race here to kill him.
"Alright! Take care, Daoist Lin!"
Cao De made a cupped fist salute, then shot off toward Black Tiger Hall.
Next was Zhuo Yijian, Yu Lingfei, Gao Ziyue, and the othersâthey each left.
In no time, only Wine Sword Immortal, Yan Zhen, and Zhao ShuangâEr remained.
"Daoist Lin, meeting you was the luckiest moment of my life. Weâll meet again if fate allows!"
Wine Sword Immortal took a swig of his fiery liquor, then laughed heartily.
"Elder Sword Immortal, you flatter meâit was my good fortune too!"
Lin Changâsheng replied.
"Take care! Hahahaâ"
Wine Sword Immortal tossed that line over his shoulder and cackled as he soared away atop his sword.
"Take care!"
Lin Changâsheng wondered if heâd ever get the chance to see Wine Sword Immortal again.
With the Immortal Realm full of peril, Wine Sword Immortal only had Middle Stage Nascent Soul cultivation. Roaming around like that was risky.
Still, it was the guyâs choice, so Lin Changâsheng didnât comment.
Next, only Yan Zhen and Zhao ShuangâEr remained.
What really surprised Lin Changâsheng was that Yan Zhen chose to leave too. She said some vague memory was pulling her toward a certain placeâshe didnât know where, just that it mattered a lot to her.
And then Zhao ShuangâEr actually decided to stay with Lin Changâsheng.
"Sister Zhen, be careful out there!"
Lin Changâsheng was worried, but knew whatever this was, it had to be huge for Yan Zhen.
After merging with the Ice Frost Empressâs memories, her identity had become way more complicated than just Yan Zhenâmaybe even something like the Empressâs servant calling her away.
"Changâsheng, you take care too. If you get the chance, come look for me in the Ice and Snow Sea Realm!"
Yan Zhen said, then leapt away in a flash.
Clearly something important was calling her, something she had to resolve.
Once Yan Zhen left, the only one left was the skinny Zhao ShuangâEr.
She mightâve been thin, but her face was strikingly pretty.
"Youâre not afraid of the danger sticking with me?"
Lin Changâsheng asked Zhao ShuangâEr curiously.
"Danger? The Land of Evil was dangerous every second tooâdangerâs just a part of life for me!"
Zhao ShuangâEr replied.
She didnât want to stay at Moon Worship Manor; for one, she already had Divinity Transformation Stage cultivation, and there wasnât much more to learn here.
Second, she honestly admired Lin Changâsheng and wanted to travel the Immortal Realm with him.
"Uhâ"
Hearing Zhao ShuangâEr talk like that, Lin Changâsheng was kind of speechless. You know, she wasnât wrong.
The Land of Evil really was dangerous, no less than the Immortal Realm.
"If you want to come with me, fineâbut you have to do everything I say on the road!"
Lin Changâsheng agreed straightforwardly; the journey to the Immortal Palace would be long, so having someone to chat with wasnât bad at all!
Zhao ShuangâEr nodded so hard it looked like a chick pecking for rice.
"Then can I just call you ShuangâEr from now on?"
Lin Changâsheng asked.
"Mm-hmm! Then, can I call you Brother Changâsheng?"
Zhao ShuangâEr asked carefully.
Lin Changâsheng just smiled, "Of course, I donât mind!"
As he spoke, Lin Changâsheng began deactivating the grand array and packed up the array plates and array foundations.
"Letâs go!"
With the array deactivated, Lin Changâsheng took Zhao ShuangâEr, dashed a thousand miles away, and found a well-hidden cave to hole up in. The cave was enormousâlike the size of two football fields.
You really had to admire Mother Natureâs craftsmanship.
Then Lin Changâsheng dumped everything out of his storage bags in a big pile and started checking his spoils.
This time, after annihilating thirty thousand Black Tiger Hall cultivators, the loot and immortal crystals were insane.
Especially the storage bags from the heads of Black Tiger Hall.
Just the immortal crystals added up to over seventy thousand, more than ten Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, plus all sorts of demon beast materials, herbs, pills, immortal techniques, and more.
The rest of the crowdâs immortal crystals were less impressiveâaltogether barely thirty thousand, so only about one immortal crystal per person on average.
"A hundred fifty thousand immortal crystals, thirteen lower grade Celestial Spirit Treasuresânow thatâs a harvest!"
Lin Changâsheng did the math. This battle netted him a total of a hundred fifty thousand immortal crystals, and from the Black Tiger Hall folksâ storage bags, thirteen lower grade Celestial Spirit Treasures.
Combine those lower grade spirit treasures, and he could forge much stronger divine soldiers.
"Time to simplify some immortal techniques!"
Lin Changâsheng thought to himself, then opened his panel.
He planned to max out the immortal techniques he hadnât yet simplified to perfection.
[Detected Three Thousand Thunder Flame Arrow Technique. Spend 3,000 immortal crystals to simplify?]
[Detected Six-Armed Divine Technique. Spend 10,000 immortal crystals to simplify?]
[Detected Ghost Shadow Celestial Vault Step. Spend 3,000 immortal crystals to simplify?]
The panel instantly popped up three prompts.
Out of all of them, the Six-Armed Divine Technique was the one Lin Changâsheng wanted most to simplify.
If he got that to perfection, heâd be able to manifest six arms and his combat power would skyrocket.
And it really was an insanely strong technique, using up as many immortal crystals as the Void Immortal King Technique.
Luckily, Lin Changâsheng was loaded right now, otherwise he might not have been able to afford it.
"Simplify!"
Lin Changâsheng decisively selected "simplify" for all of them.
[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Three Thousand Thunder Flame Arrow Technique... Simplifying... Complete! Three Thousand Thunder Flame Arrow Technique == Playing with Fire!]
[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Six-Armed Divine Technique... Simplifying... Complete! Six-Armed Divine Technique == Hand Rubbing!]
[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Ghost Shadow Celestial Vault Step... Simplifying... Complete! Ghost Shadow Celestial Vault Step == Running!]
"Playing with Fire? Hand Rubbing? Running?"
Looking at the simplified forms, Lin Changâsheng was pretty satisfied.
He could even practice all three at the same time.
So, Lin Changâsheng started running, rubbing his hands, and working the Undying Flame through his body in a spiral.
Three Thousand Thunder Flame Arrow Technique experience +1!
Six-Armed Divine Technique experience +1!
Ghost Shadow Celestial Vault Step experience +1!
...
As Lin Changâsheng kept running, rubbing hands, and playing with fire, the proficiency for his three big immortal techniques shot up like crazy.
Zhao ShuangâEr watched, jaw droppedâBrother Changâsheng sure had some oddball hobbies, didnât he?