323: Chapter 323 The Land of Desolation

"This is only natural, as long as the Chen Family can resolve these crises for my Lin Family," Lin Yihan said solemnly.

"However, this humble one still has a question: why did you specifically seek out our Chen Family instead of the surrounding Purple Mansion powers? With them around, logically, the Purple Mansion powers of Chu Country wouldn't dare make a move against you," Chen Lishu asked.

"Fellow Daoist does not know, but there are actually only two Purple Mansion powers in the surrounding area. One of them is the Three Immortals Alliance, which was established by three Purple Mansion Loose Cultivator Seniors. If our Lin Family seeks them out, it would be hard not to be wiped out by them," Lin Yihan said.

Chen Lishu nodded. He understood the Lin Family's concerns; after all, no one would think they had too many Purple Mansion spiritual items. If the Lin Family asked them for help, barring any accidents, they would definitely be wiped out by one of the parties because of the Purple Mansion spiritual items—and there were even three of them.

"As for the other power, it is the Lansha Sect. The reputation of this Lansha Sect is not good. Back then, this Sect was only a Foundation Establishment power, but their Old Ancestor was an insidious villain. In the past, a Purple Mansion power had helped them, but after that Purple Mansion power's Purple Palace Cultivator perished, that Lansha Sect Old Ancestor united with other powers to strike against them.

Not only did they rob them of their Legacy, but they also exterminated quite a few of their Sect Cultivators. For this reason alone, our Lin Family also dares not seek their help. Therefore, our Lin Family only has your Chen Family as our sole choice," Lin Yihan said with a wry smile. He was not the kind of person to pin his hopes on others, but they had no other way.

Currently, the strongest person in the Lin Family was his grandfather, but his grandfather was already over two hundred years old, and his cultivation was only at the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment. He was simply unable to counter the Foundation Establishment Cultivator who chased after them from Chu Country.

If his grandfather were to pass away, their situation would become even more difficult.

Chen Lishu nodded.

Before long, the content of their conversation with the Lin Family was transmitted to the back mountain. Chen Xuanyi and Chen Lingxi came out of seclusion at the same time.

The two looked at each other. This time, Chen Xuanyi did not plan to show himself directly, leaving it to Chen Lingxi to resolve.

Chen Lingxi quickly arrived at the discussion hall.

The several people from the Lin Family did not notice anything at all. By the time they realized it, Chen Lingxi was already not far from them.

"This?" Lin Yihan was shocked in his heart. Just now, he completely failed to sense the aura of the woman in front of him.

If the other party suddenly made a move against him, it would be completely impossible for him to react in time.

However, thinking about it a moment later, he felt relieved. With such a powerful person in the Chen Family, it meant their Lin Family was saved. He only hoped that this Chen Family was a trustworthy Family.

Otherwise, he did not dare to think any further.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, is what you said true?" Chen Lingxi asked. She had come here alone these past few years. Just now, concealing her aura was not only to deter the other party, but also to tell them that their Chen Family had the ability to resolve their troubles.

"Absolute truth," Lin Yihan nodded and said.

"In that case, if Fellow Daoist Lin trusts the Chen Family, tell me the location now. As long as what your Lin Family says is correct, our Chen Family will not only resolve the Foundation Establishment Cultivator who came to Tang Country to seek revenge against you this time, but we can even promise that, under the condition of not violating our Chen Family's principles, we will make a move for the Lin Family three times," Chen Lingxi said.

"This?" Lin Yihan hesitated slightly. This woman before him was not a Purple Palace Cultivator; could she make decisions for the Chen Family?

If she could not, and they agreed now only for the Chen Family to go back on their word, wouldn't they be lifting a rock to drop it on their own feet?

"It seems Fellow Daoist does not trust us. In that case, please return!" Chen Lingxi said calmly.

Hearing this, Lin Yihan hurriedly said, "It's not that I don't trust Fellow Daoist, but can Fellow Daoist make decisions in the Chen Family?"

He was afraid that the Chen Family would not help. If the Chen Family didn't help, then their Lin Family would not be far from destruction.

"I swear, of course I can," Chen Lingxi nodded.

Watching the other party take an oath, Lin Yihan finally felt somewhat at ease. Although he still felt something was amiss, he was not as hesitant anymore.

He told Chen Lingxi the location.

"I didn't expect it to actually be in that kind of place. No wonder your Lin Family dared to say that it would be absolutely impossible to discover it within these few hundred years." A trace of joy flashed in Chen Lingxi's eyes.

"As long as our Chen Family can obtain it, what we promised just now, our Chen Family will definitely not break our word." After speaking, Chen Lingxi turned and left.

Before leaving, Chen Lishu and Chen Liqian respectfully saw her off.

"May I ask Fellow Daoist Chen, who was that person?" Seeing the other party leave, Lin Yihan only then opened his mouth to inquire about the other party's background.

"Hehe! Is Fellow Daoist Lin speaking of my Thirty-third Aunt? This aunt of mine is the eldest daughter of our Chen Family's two Purple Mansion Old Ancestors. As for her own strength, it is enough to rank in the top three within our Chen Family. As long as there is an issue, leaving it to this aunt of mine is enough," Chen Lishu explained.

"What?" Lin Yihan was shocked in his heart. He originally thought that this woman only looked young, but her time spent cultivating was definitely not short.

But he didn't expect that this woman was truly young. After all, he had also been in contact with the Chen Family before and knew what specific age the thirty-third ranking of the Ling-generation in the Chen Family represented.

Besides being young, her background was also heaven-shaking, and he even less expected that the Chen Family actually had two Purple Palace Cultivators.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt the Chen Family was extraordinary. He even anticipated that the Chen Family might take this opportunity to add yet another Purple Palace Cultivator.

Outside the door, Chen Xuanyi walked over, looking at Chen Lingxi, "Lingxi, do you need me to make a move?"

"No need, Ninth Old Ancestor, I am enough. You can rest assured and focus on quiet cultivation in the back mountain," Chen Lingxi said confidently.

Chen Xuanyi nodded. If anyone else had said these words, he would have thought the other party was arrogant and conceited, but when Chen Lingxi said them, he would only feel that it should naturally be so.

...

Half a month later, Chen Lingxi arrived at Heiyuan Valley.

The yuanling fruit mentioned by the Lin Family was precisely in a hazardous area within Heiyuan Valley.

That hazardous area was quite extraordinary; it wasn't to say how dangerous it was inside, but rather that no one was willing to go to that hazardous area, and even a Golden Core Master would not want to take the risk.

Because that was a rare Land of Absolute Spiritual Energy. The so-called absolute spiritual meant that even a Cultivator who entered would become as powerless as a Mortal.

For some unknown reason, a kind of Restriction existed there. As long as a Cultivator entered, their dharma power would be continuously drained away until there was no longer any dharma power left in their body to drain.

The crucial point was that while their dharma power was being drained, the strength the Cultivator could exert was less than one-tenth of their original power, as if they were naturally suppressed by the Restriction inside. Aside from dharma power, there was also the Divine Soul.

At this moment, she had already entered this Land of Absolute Spiritual Energy.

This Land of Absolute Spiritual Energy was located in the most barren western part of Heiyuan Valley, so very few Cultivators were willing to come here. Moreover, even if they came here, it was practically impossible to discover this Land of Absolute Spiritual Energy. Even if they discovered it and accidentally entered, it would still be hard to leave alive.

It was precisely because of this that she felt those three pieces of yuanling fruit still existed—though of course, she did not have a hundred percent certainty.

But without the intelligence provided by the Lin Family, even if they knew they were here, they definitely would not go.

Because even if her father came here, he would not dare guarantee he could leave alive.