When Lin Yu arrived at the residence of the black-robed high priest, he saw him looking anxious.
Lin Yu was puzzled, wondering what the black-robed high priest was worried about. Just as he was about to go up and ask him, the black-robed high priest noticed him.
The black-robed high priest, who had been looking worried, immediately beamed with joy and stepped forward to greet him, "Fellow Daoist Lin Yu, you've finally returned! I just went to your residence, but you weren't there. I've been looking everywhere for you."
Seeing the smile on the black-robed high priest's face, Lin Yu realized that the other's worries were because of him, and he immediately couldn't help but chuckle.
"It's nothing, I just went out to scout around," Lin Yu explained casually.
The black-robed high priest looked puzzled upon hearing this. "Go out and investigate? Is there anything else in this Netherworld Immortal Realm?"
"Anyway, I still have some things to take care of. What do you need me for?" Lin Yu asked.
The black-robed high priest then said, "Fellow Daoist Lin Yu, to be honest, I am truly uneasy about Lord Phoenix staying here. I must go to the Phoenix Ancestral Sea to select a few capable generals from the ancient Phoenix clan to protect her."
"I was just looking for you to ask if you could stay here and look after Lord Phoenix for me."
The high priest in black robes wore a deep look of worry.
Feng Nianzhi's intention to stay here was quite firm, and as the high priest, he naturally wouldn't stop her, but that didn't mean he wasn't worried.
Seeing the high priest in black robes in such a hurry, Lin Yu thought it must be something important, but it turned out to be just a trivial matter. After hearing it, he immediately nodded.
In fact, Lin Yu's original intention in coming to the Netherworld Immortal Realm was to protect Feng Nianzhi.
However, besides that, Lin Yu had something else to discuss with the black-robed high priest.
"Of course, even if you hadn't said anything, I would still have stayed in this Netherworld Immortal Realm. There are still some things in this Immortal Realm that I need to take care of," Lin Yu said.
Upon hearing this, the high priest in black robes immediately nodded happily. With Lin Yu's promise, it was naturally more reliable than anything else.
Looking at Lin Yu's appearance, the black-robed high priest immediately felt that there was something in the Netherworld Immortal Realm that was giving Lin Yu a headache.
As Lin Yu's "friend," the black-robed high priest should have offered his assistance, but the matters concerning the ancient phoenix clan were far too urgent, leaving the high priest preoccupied with his own affairs.
Therefore, despite knowing Lin Yu's formidable strength, the black-robed high priest couldn't help but offer a few more words of advice, urging Lin Yu to be extremely careful.
"In any case, fellow Daoist, it's best to be cautious. This Netherworld Immortal Realm is unlike our Phoenix Ancestral Sea; it's filled with strangeness, and the world outside this residence is fraught with danger."
"When I came to the Netherworld Immortal Realm with Lord Phoenix before, I discovered that it was full of traps. If a cultivator were to fall into one of them carelessly, it would plunge them into endless battles."
Lin Yu nodded upon hearing this. He knew the black-robed high priest was worried about him, so he didn't say anything more.
After giving Lin Yu his instructions, the black-robed high priest left immediately. The matter concerning the ancient phoenix clan was extremely urgent, and he couldn't afford to delay any longer.
After seeing off the high priest in black robes, Lin Yu went straight to the residence of Daoist Shouyang.
Shouyang Daoist had lived in the Netherworld Immortal Realm for thousands of years, perhaps since the time of Dao Qi, so he was naturally the one who knew this land best.
It was still that small pavilion, where the Daoist priest Shouyang sat in a reclining chair, leisurely sipping his tea.
Seeing Lin Yu arrive, Daoist Shouyang was not surprised. As if he had expected it, he smiled slightly at him and said, "Young friend, are you ready to go to the Black Spade Desert?"
Lin Yu hesitated for a moment upon hearing this before realizing that the place where he and He Buxian had just met was the so-called "Spade Desert".
Prior to this, Lin Yu had been using the Hongmeng System to scan for that mysterious power, and had completely forgotten to scan that strange area.
"Not bad, we even encountered a huge pack of hound-like demonic beasts, and we fought them for quite a while," Lin Yu nodded and said.
At this moment, Daoist Shouyang had already prepared a seat and tea for Lin Yu. Lin Yu naturally sat down and took a sip of tea.
"That place was really strange. I don't know why, but when I arrived there, I felt my power being suppressed."
"Afterwards, I went deep underground and felt that the deeper I went, the stronger the suppression became! Having immense power but being unable to use it was truly unpleasant. I wonder if the Daoist knows anything about this."
The Daoist priest of Shouyang was naturally happy to answer Lin Yu's question.
These past few days, while Lin Yu had been at his residence, the Daoist of Shouyang had witnessed everything Lin Yu had done, and he felt that he and this young outsider were quite compatible.
Moreover, Lin Yu Lin Yu is incredibly intelligent; he can accurately understand the meaning of many things even if you only need to express a little bit of your thoughts.
"That's the Spade Desert of the Netherworld Immortal Realm. While it might not be the most dangerous place in the Netherworld Immortal Realm, it's certainly quite strange. If there were a ranking of the most bizarre places in the Netherworld Immortal Realm, this place would definitely rank very high."
"The Spade Desert is rarely visited; even those in the Netherworld Immortal Realm who are accustomed to bloodshed would probably avoid it like the plague."
"The main problem is that there are just too many strange things happening there. Like what you encountered by chance, a fully energetic cultivator entering the area would experience a strange suppression of their spiritual energy."
The Daoist priest spoke leisurely, but Lin Yu didn't glean any useful information from his words, so he decided to continue asking.
"The hound-like demonic beasts in that area aren't really a problem; the main issue is the small, dark green insects that attach to their bodies. At first, I thought these insects were parasites on the hound-like demonic beasts, but I later discovered that wasn't the case at all."
"Those dark green insects are the masterminds behind everything. The hound-like monster may appear to be the one launching the attack, but without its own consciousness, its attack is ultimately meaningless."
"Those dark green little insects are definitely not ordinary creatures; they look really strange," Lin Yu continued.
Ever since discovering those dark green insects, Lin Yu's attention has shifted to them.
Although the Hound Beasts were larger, they were nothing to Lin Yu, as he could easily take down an entire pack of them.