Everything went much more smoothly than Lin Yu had expected. Compared to the initial discomfort he felt under the immense pressure when he first entered the tunnel, Lin Yu felt much more relaxed when he left this time.
It's possible that most of the pressure in the tunnel came from the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone. Now that Lin Yu has taken the fragments out of the jujube tree and recovered them, the fragments have lost their control over this land, and the pressure has naturally been relieved.
It seems that even if Lin Yu hadn't come here alone, but some other cultivator, they should be able to come and go freely from this place now.
Holding the black and gold monkey, Lin Yu ascended to the ground at an extremely fast speed.
When Lin Yu returned to the ground, he saw Feng Changge preparing to jump down.
In fact, Feng Changge was also planning to go down to find Lin Yu.
The two of them happened to exchange a glance, and Feng Changge immediately felt extremely awkward.
"You... how did you get up here?!" Feng Changge asked, somewhat surprised.
He felt a bit annoyed. Lin Yu was really something else. Why didn't he come up earlier or later? Of all times, he had to come up right after he jumped down!
The Fallen Black Phoenix and He Buxian had no time to care about Feng Changge's thoughts. They were both very happy to see the Palace Master come up.
He Buxian had already lost hope when he saw that Lin Yu hadn't come up for a long time. He thought he was most familiar with the underground world, and that the Palace Master must have encountered some danger since he hadn't come up for so long.
Earlier, the three of them had discussed going down to rescue Lin Yu.
Based on their assessment, Lin Yu had been gone for so long without any movement or response, so something must have happened.
Feng Changge was clearly the most anxious one, and immediately wanted to jump down to save people.
To Sang Er's surprise, before Feng Changge could even jump down, Lin Yu had already climbed up on his own.
Seeing Lin Yu appear before them safe and sound, the three of them immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Although He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix both trusted Lin Yu's strength, this Netherworld Immortal Realm was quite strange after all, and Lin Yu might have encountered some problems that they were unaware of.
"Lord Temple Master, why have you been down there for so long! The three of us were very worried about you."
"We were planning to wait until we regained our strength before going down to rescue you, but we never expected you to suddenly come up here on your own."
"If it had been any later, that brat Feng Changge would have jumped down to save you."
He Buxian spoke rapidly, while Lin Yu merely smiled slightly.
Lin Yu knew that all three people meant well.
He Buxian's gaze, however, fell on the black and gold monkey in Lin Yu's arms.
The black and gold monkey was actually quite large. He Buxian didn't notice it at first because his attention was entirely focused on Lin Yu. Now that the Palace Master was alright, he naturally saw the black and gold monkey.
"Lord Temple Master... what is this?!" He Buxian asked curiously.
Hearing a sound outside, the black and gold monkey turned its head, its black grape-like eyes darting around as it curiously looked at He Buxian.
"Is that a monkey? There are monkeys like that in the world?!" Feng Changge also curiously leaned over to look at the monkey in Lin Yu.
"A monkey? This monkey is from the underground world. Are you sure it hasn't been parasitized by those dark green insects, like those hound-like monsters?" The Fallen Black Phoenix also asked, but his considerations were clearly more rigorous.
Looking at the three people who were like frightened birds, Lin Yu smiled helplessly. It seemed that what they had experienced in the barrier had left a deep shadow on them.
Otherwise, given their strength, they wouldn't have shown such a tense expression just from seeing a monkey.
Of the three, He Buxian reacted the most. Although he was actually much stronger than the black and gold monkey, the thought of the hound-like monsters parasitized by the dark green insects still sent chills down his spine.
He immediately took three steps back, very worried that some dark green insects might suddenly crawl out from it.
For He Buxian now, this hellish place is the most terrifying thing in the world.
Heaven knows, how could such a prodigy like him feel such intense fear because of some demonic beasts? If someone had told him this before he came to the Dao Qi era, he certainly wouldn't have believed it.
The three people's attitude clearly frightened the black and golden monkey. It had been curiously staring at the three people, but now, as if sensing its unwelcomeness, the black and golden monkey shrank back into Lin Yu's arms.
"Don't make a fuss, it's just an ordinary little monkey from the underground world."
"This black and gold monkey has never seen much of the world; it lives underground. We mustn't frighten it."
As Lin Yu spoke, he patted the black and gold monkey on the back to comfort it.
He Buxian looked at Lin Yu, then at the monkey in his arms, and after a long while, he finally asked, "The underground world? If I remember correctly, there's nothing to eat in there!"
He Buxian had also been to the underground world. If he remembered correctly, it was completely empty. If it were just an ordinary monkey, the lack of food alone would be enough to trouble it.
But now, looking at this black and gold monkey, it seems completely at ease and doesn't appear to have any problems.
But that's precisely what makes it feel so strange.
Living in the underground world, abnormal forms are actually normal, but the form of this black and gold monkey is so normal that He Buxian can't help but be suspicious.
Lin Yu knew that He Buxian was a case of "once bitten, twice shy," and he felt somewhat helpless. He could only explain, "This time, the underground world is different from what you experienced last time. I went to a deeper part of the underground world."
"There's a special jujube tree there. This little monkey has survived to this day thanks to the jujubes from that tree. You see, the reason he's different from ordinary monkeys outside is all because of the energy within the jujube tree that influences them."
"Alright, let's not talk about that now. Do you still feel the source energy being absorbed?"
Although he had already made some judgments, Lin Yu still wanted to confirm whether the fundamental reason why this land would attract the source techniques of cultivators was because of the fragments of the Heaven-Mending technique.