Chapter 1197: Lin Yi, the Master of Subtlety

Chapter 1197: Chapter 1197: Lin Yi, the Master of Subtlety

Seeing Lin Yi’s expression was somewhat odd, the Divine Soldier responsible for leading the way didn’t wait for Lin Yi to ask questions but proactively began explaining.

"Lord Priest, as you can see, this tower doesn’t belong to any nearby structure; it was a lifebound divine artifact of a deceased great figure during the battle against Dark Rising."

The Tower God’s fall during the Desire Realm defense battle over ten years ago was something Lin Yi knew of, as it was recorded in the information of All Gods.

This guy’s divine power level was at level C; not particularly high, but also not very weak.

However, one thing is certain.

Since his divine title was named after the tower, it indicates that this tower significantly impacted his combat strength; it’s not too much to say that this tower is rather impressive.

"Lord Priest, this tower is specifically placed here to ensure the completeness of Du Zai’s soul. The next thing you need to do is bring Du Zai’s soul out from it and hand it over to the Netherworld King Hades to handle the subsequent matters."

Well, isn’t this quite coincidental?

Lin Yi had just recently returned from Olympus Star, and now he has to make another trip.

During the introduction, the leading Divine Soldier took out a purple sphere similar to a Poké Ball and handed it to Lin Yi.

"Lord Priest, this is a special soul container, and you only need to activate your divine power to control this container to collect the soul in front of you, allowing you to take Du Zai’s soul to Hades Star."

Lin Yi took the purple Poké Ball and examined it carefully.

Then he looked at the iron tower in front of him, rubbing his chin, lost in thought.

"You’ve really gone to great lengths, huh, wrecking some buildings just to take Du Zai’s soul away. This tower can’t be retrieved anymore, right?"

The Divine Soldier laughed sheepishly, scratching his head, acknowledging Lin Yi’s statement, with a subtle expression of relief across his face.

Who would have thought that Lord Priest would find reasons himself to let him off the hook?

Time travels back ten years ago.

Back then, the Spirit Crossing Mountain faction was extremely rampant.

Following the return of the Immortal King’s prestige, their status in the Divine Realm skyrocketed.

There was no choice; when all Gods’ factions doubted the Immortal King’s abilities, thinking he was no longer fit to lead the Gods forward, it was the Divine Beings of the Spirit Crossing Mountain faction that still supported him unwaveringly.

This investment finally paid off after the Desire Realm was reclaimed.

Logically, at this point, one would expect the outcome of a single person achieving enlightenment, elevating everyone, where Lingming Ancient Buddha should have become the second-in-command of the Immortal King faction, no, of the entire Divine Realm.

But Lingming Ancient Buddha was simply too greedy; he failed to recognize his position or understand that he wasn’t that supposed brother who could share the world with the Immortal King.

From start to finish, the Immortal King only considered them as loyal dogs.

After repeated offenses and failures to appreciate favors, the Immortal King finally took action against Lingming Ancient Buddha.

Wanting to deal with someone who doesn’t understand their position is quite simple.

By adding something to the Source Power Elixir provided to the Spirit Crossing Mountain faction, this issue could be resolved.

Initially, the Immortal King thought he needed to give that fellow Lingming Ancient Buddha more Source Power Elixirs to make him obediently follow orders. Who would have thought that this guy, always claiming to be a monk beyond desires, was, in reality, quite greedy?

Every time resources were distributed, this fellow would find ways to scrape some from his subordinates.

Indeed, nothing good comes from All Gods.

Always claiming to maintain the order of the Three Realms and Six Paths, while in reality, deploying various methods to intensify discord among the races, solely to consolidate their rule.

It’s no wonder that the cloaked monks of Spirit Crossing Mountain would do such things.

When they realized their fates were held in someone else’s hands, it was already too late.

For the sake of the Spirit Crossing Mountain faction’s survival, Lingming Ancient Buddha could only take his elite troops and follow the Immortal King’s instructions to the Secret Realm of Nuwa Spirit to obtain the Ancient Divine Artifact, Nuwa Spirit.

The promise given by the Immortal King was quite good; whoever brought back Nuwa Spirit wouldn’t just have their past ignored but would receive even more resources.

At the time, the strong ones of the Spirit Crossing Mountain faction didn’t think much of the Immortal King’s actions but thought he was giving them a lesson.

Unexpectedly, this trip nearly wiped out all of Spirit Crossing Mountain’s elite.

Once the birds are gone, the good bow is put away, and when the cunning hare dies, the hunting dogs are cooked.

No matter how loyal the subordinate, they couldn’t escape such fate; let alone the group of Buddha finding themselves in odd positions among Spirit Crossing Mountain.

The Secret Realm of Nuwa Spirit was far more dangerous than they imagined.

Even Lingming Ancient Buddha was beaten senseless within, unable to find his way.

But an Upper-Rank God remains an Upper-Rank God, especially one leading a faction. Lingming Ancient Buddha fought with everything he had, burning his Lifebound Law, hoping to secure a future for the Spirit Crossing Mountain faction and ultimately capture Nuwa Spirit.

Unfortunately, when this goal was achieved, the entire elite of Spirit Crossing Mountain had been exhausted.

Only Du Zai had some luck, as he wasn’t mortally injured, and upon waking up, he staggered out with Nuwa Spirit from the soon-to-close instance.

Du Zai successfully returned to the Immortal King Palace with Nuwa Spirit and presented it to the Immortal King himself.

He initially hoped to gain ample resources, replace Lingming Ancient Buddha, become the new leader of the Spirit Crossing Mountain faction, and lead them onto a new path. However, what happened next was entirely beyond Du Zai’s control.

"Lord Priest, the higher-ups specifically instructed that upon entering that giant tower, the tower’s domain will interfere with your sanity, so after entering the tower, please temporarily sever your five senses and rely on your divine power perception to locate Du Zai’s soul."

Lin Yi nodded and agreed very readily.

Then he stepped onto a gray-black disk and flew to the entrance of the giant tower.

When Lin Yi was about ten meters away from the giant tower, he clearly saw through the [Eye of All-Seeing] that the tower had unfolded a special barrier.

Of course, this barrier was not powerful.

Lin Yi only needed to condense his Power of the Primordial onto his palm to easily break through this barrier.

The so-called domain interference was nothing Lin Yi worried about.

With the [Grand Celestial Immortal Skill], he could be immune to all abnormal statuses, so there was no worry about interference with his sanity.

Lin Yi not only refused to block his five senses, but he also wanted to observe the place thoroughly.

After entering the giant tower, Lin Yi immediately used his Light Skills to illuminate the scene before him.

Well...

Once inside the iron tower, Lin Yi couldn’t help but click his tongue.

This lifebound divine artifact of the Tower God, which seemed rather impressive from the outside, though not glamorous, gave off a strong sense of oppression.

Who knew the interior of this iron tower was so dismal.

How to describe it—messy, chaotic, utterly disordered, with junk scattered all around.