Those are fucking living corpses and a Myriad Souls Banner

Among the "Player," the characteristic of these Daoist priests in the Prison Mountain Realm who are single-mindedly dedicated to "eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path" is quite widely known.

Even if their roots aren't in the Prison Mountain Realm, any "Player" with a bit of experience can basically understand this—even Daoist priests who haven't actually had contact with the Prison Mountain Realm have always heard related rumors.

Therefore, when you encounter Daoist Sect in the Prison Mountain Realm, as long as you show full hatred and disgust for Yaomo and convey your idea that you are irreconcilable with Yaomo, you have a high probability of gaining a reliable teammate.

For Lin Yu, this characteristic of being a member of the Daoist sect in the Prison Mountain Realm Daoist Sect naturally gives him a lot of... room to maneuver.

Just like now, he had already obtained the [Demon-Sniffing Gu] brought by Yanxu, and personally went to the treasure pavilion to select more than ten Talismans, two bottles of pills, a Wooden Sword and a jade pendant.

Even if Lin Yu doesn't use his own [Item], just having these in his hands, if used properly, would be more than enough to slay Yaomo and clear this [Instance].

Certainly...

Given that he was dealing with a "Diviner," it was clearly unrealistic for Lin Yu to rely solely on these methods.

But... something is better than nothing.

Although these [Item] are not particularly powerful, Hunyuan Dao Palace, as the current "leader of the Daoist Sects," will certainly not give Lin Yu a meager gift after he revealed his identity as the successor of "Layman Yun Fengyang."

In Lin Yu's view, whether it's Talismans, pills, Wooden Sword, or jade pendants, there's no problem giving them to a "Tier 3" Player as their main [Item] set.

The only thing Lin Yu regretted was that... although these [Item] were supposed to be gifts, he probably couldn't take them with him; they were likely limited-time Item from this Prison Mountain Realm.

But it doesn't matter... Talismans and pills are consumables anyway, I can just use them up before I leave.

Of course, Lin Yu remained very polite on the surface.

"Thanks to this generous donation, I will certainly live up to your trust, vanquish demons and monsters, and ensure that the gifts from my fellow Daoists of the Hunyuan Dao Palace play their due role!"

Standing at the entrance of the treasure pavilion, Lin Yu carefully put away the Talismans and pills, hung the jade pendant at his waist, and carried the Wooden Sword on his back. He then spoke sincerely to the Daoxi who had accompanied him.

Daoxi also spoke up, "It's alright, senior. It's an honor for my Hunyuan Dao Palace to be able to help you slay demons and monsters."

Lin Yu carefully put away the items, bowed again, and then asked.

"Then I should set off as soon as possible; after all, slaying demons and monsters... we can't afford to waste a single moment."

"With this [Demon-Sniffing Gu], I can easily find any hidden demons and monsters. I can't afford to waste my time like this."

Lin Yu paused after speaking, then continued, "But... Senior Daoxi, why hasn't my friend whom I mentioned earlier appeared yet? Have you found him?"

Daoxi shook his head. "I have already sent messages to all the peaks... but I haven't found the 'friend' you mentioned. Senior, could it be that you've made a mistake?"

"Perhaps... the [Daoist Talisman] he used wasn't crafted by the founder of my Hunyuan Dao Palace? After all, while such Talismans are rare, they aren't unique to my Hunyuan Dao Palace."

Lin Yu hesitated for a moment before saying, "This... I don't know. Since he said he would come to find me as soon as possible, he should be in this area, right?"

Lin Yu said, then shook his head.

"Never mind... he might have made some mistakes. I'll go down the mountain first and search for him myself."

As Lin Yu spoke, he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Daoxi.

"Okay, I hope you can find your companion soon too."

After Daoxi finished speaking, he then pointed out the way down the mountain and away from the Hunyuan Dao Palace to Lin Yu.

Lin Yu bid farewell to the people of the Hunyuan Dao Palace once again, and then headed down the mountain in the direction indicated by the Daoxi.

However, Lin Yu wasn't in a hurry on the way down the mountain.

After confirming that no one was around, he slowly walked along while opening the [Socializing] panel and sending a message to Jian Cunyi.

"Didn't you say you were coming to find me? Where are you?"

After Lin Yu sent the message, no new messages popped up in the [Socializing] panel.

But a sound came from the pine trees along the mountain path.

I'm here.

Then, the tree canopy swayed, and pine needles fell in a rustling sound.

Jian Cunyi, dressed in a blue robe, landed beside Lin Yu after the pine needles.

"I found you a long time ago, but I didn't show myself because you were always surrounded by those Daoists from the Hunyuan Dao Palace... and also that Daoxi who transmits power."

Jian Cunyi gently patted his robe and hair, shaking off the pine needles from his body and head.

Lin Yu wasn't startled by Jian Cunyi's appearance, but he was still somewhat surprised.

"Truly worthy of being called 'Tier 4'... I didn't even notice he was following me the whole time."

"No... if I had discovered it, those people from the Hunyuan Dao Palace would probably have discovered it long ago."

"This guy's aura just now seemed to have completely blended into the surrounding environment... That's incredible."

Lin Yu pondered and marveled at Jian Cunyi concealment skills, realizing that even he hadn't noticed him.

However, he did not voice his feelings. After all, it was only natural that a "Tier 2" being could not detect a "Tier 4" being, and if he were to express his feelings about it... it would seem rather arrogant in front of Jian Cunyi.

Therefore, Lin Yu only spoke with some surprise.

"You've been here the whole time... But why didn't you show yourself just now?"

"And why do you look like you're hiding from these guys from the Hunyuan Dao Palace?"

Lin Yu asked with some curiosity.

This was indeed the question he was more curious about.

After all... Jian Cunyi seems like the type who would have a good relationship with the "reputable Righteous Path" of the Prison Mountain Realm.

Moreover, he was the one who produced that [Daoist Talisman]... Logically speaking, he should have a cooperative relationship with the leader of this Daoist Sect, Hunyuan Zhenggong!

But Jian Cunyi rejected Lin Yu's idea.

"Well... to put it this way, my relationship with the Hunyuan Dao Palace is a bit complicated, so it's best if I don't show myself."

Although Lin Yu noticed that Jian Cunyi hadn't appeared yet, out of caution, he didn't directly mention Jian Cunyi's name, or even his nickname "Feng Shui Master" or his Jian Cunyi characteristics...

But he really didn't expect that Jian Cunyi and Hunyuan Dao Palace were not actually in a cooperative relationship.

After all... a large part of the reason he revealed his identity to Daoxi was to avoid being completely overshadowed by Jian Cunyi in terms of status.

"The relationship is complicated... What exactly is going on? Do you have a grudge against the Hunyuan Dao Palace?"

Lin Yu asked curiously.

"It's not so much a feud as it is a matter of controversy... In fact, there are many people within the Hunyuan Dao Palace who approve of me and think I'm a good person who eliminates demons and protects the righteous path, but quite a few Daoists think I'm too extreme," Jian Cunyi shrugged, "That's quite normal."

Lin Yu frowned. "Why do some people in the Hunyuan Dao Palace think you're so extreme? What exactly did you do in the Prison Mountain Realm?"

"Don't make it sound like I've brought disaster to the Prison Mountain Realm. If I really did something like that, I wouldn't be 'controversial' or have complicated relationships in the Hunyuan Dao Palace," Jian Cunyi explained. "The reason some Daoists in the Hunyuan Dao Palace are wary of me and don't welcome me is actually the same as with 'Order'."

Lin Yu blinked. "The same as 'Order'? What does that mean?"

Jian Cunyi pointed to himself. "What I've always wanted to do is try to see if I can bring some of the suffering ordinary people from the Ten Realms to the real world, so they can also enjoy peaceful days where they can eat their fill and stay warm... especially the people of the Prison Mountain Realm."

"But it's not just those on the 'land' side who's supposed to 'produce people' who will Conception to this... those on the 'people' side will also think I'm crazy."

"After collaborating with the Hunyuan Dao Palace several times to slay demons, I proposed my idea to them: could they help me find a group of Commoner people and temporarily separate their souls from their bodies? I would take their bodies with me and use Fang Techniques to prevent them from decaying. During this time, their Daoist Sect could create a magical Magical Artifacts to store their souls. Then I would take this Magical Artifacts with me and put their souls back into their bodies... That sounds very feasible, right?"

"But for some reason... the elders of the Hunyuan Dao Palace were all furious at the time, denouncing me as Heretical Path and having ulterior motives—although some elders who had fought alongside me believed I was not a heretic, they did not agree with my idea."

"In short... ever since then, my relationship with the Hunyuan Dao Palace has become rather delicate."

Lin Yu listened to Jian Cunyi's account, his eyes twitched uncontrollably.

He genuinely felt that... this "Feng Shui Master" in front of him did indeed fit the theorem that "Tier 4" "Player" were all somewhat abnormal.

Therefore, he gave a very objective and fair evaluation of the "Feng Shui Master" Jian Cunyi.

"Brother Jian, the elders of the Hunyuan Dao Palace didn't immediately set up a demon-subduing formation to capture you, or summon several bolts of heavenly Thunder Art to strike you. They're probably only doing so out of consideration for your past merits in slaying demons and monsters... The Yaomo you helped them kill must have been quite powerful, right?"

"It's not small, they even have a 'Demon Lord'," Jian Cunyi paused, pondered for a moment, and then said, "But I do understand the thoughts of the Daoists of the 'Hunyuan Dao Palace.' For these cultivators, my ideas might indeed be a bit radical."

"That's no longer a question of whether it's 'radical' or not. Putting aside your plan to transport the Commoner of the Prison Mountain Realm to the Real World... the two specific steps in the implementation of that plan you mentioned are, in other words, mass-producing living corpses and forging a Myriad Soul Banner," Lin Yu said, covering his face. "Brother Jian, don't you really realize how huge an impact this will be on these Righteous Path people who hate evil?"

Jian Cunyi was shocked upon hearing this. "There's even such an angle?"

Lin Yu sighed again, "That's just how normal people think!"