Eternal Life from Talisman Painting-Chapter 185 - 137: Growth-Type: Phantom Mask (Part 3)

"With this mask, I can do many things in secret."

Gazing at the intricately woven mask made of fine vines in his hand, Lin Chang'an could not help but nod silently.

No matter what happens in the future, Huang Shaohai of Li Huo Palace would take the blame, not him.

...

A few days later.

Lin Chang'an returned to Celestial Profound City from the Cloud Mist Mountain Range. To make his disguise more convincing, he even operated his Cultivation Technique severely to injure his body.

The truth was, his Self-Healing Body's recovery was too strong; in just a few days, his broken arm had regrown.

It was just that the Essence Blood burned during the Blood Shadow Escape made his face pale, and he needed some time to recover.

"The Self-Healing Body is my true reliance."

"However, Mr. Huang, you owe me, and today I'd like you to repay some interest."

As Lin Chang'an saw the Treasures Tower, his expression suddenly changed, feigning a look of panic.

Treasures Tower.

"Mr. Feng!"

At an urgent call, the shopkeeper with the surname Feng, who was observing a Spiritual Artifact, raised his head and couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing the visitor:

"Mr. Lin, what happened to you!?"

Lin Chang'an appeared with a pale face, blood at the corner of his mouth, clearly showing signs of injured Primordial Energy.

Upon seeing Shopkeeper Feng, Lin Chang'an urgently used Sound Transmission, saying:

"Mr. Feng, quickly! I have urgent matters to discuss with Mr. Su and Mr. Song."

Seeing Shopkeeper Feng's hesitation, Lin Chang'an hastily added, "It's a conspiracy from Li Huo Palace. I encountered that Tribulation Cultivator Poison Demon on my way out this time!"

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Lin. Miss and Mr. Song will be here shortly."

Upon hearing this, the elderly shopkeeper's face changed, and he immediately contacted the two using a Sound Transmission Jade Talisman.

A moment later, Su Miaoyin and Song Tingfeng hurried to the top floor of Treasures Tower.

"Mr. Lin, what happened to you to make you look like you're half-dead!?"

Seeing Lin Chang'an in such a miserable state, Song Tingfeng couldn't help but exclaim.

"Mr. Song! Ms. Su!"

Seeing the two, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but show a look of lingering fear.

"I encountered a Tribulation Cultivator coming out of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, and it turned out to be a Li Huo Palace disciple, Huang Shaohai... This person seems to have cultivated some Demonic Cultivation Technique, becoming neither human nor ghost.

He was fighting with the people of Li Huo Palace, and then I was discovered..."

As Lin Chang'an spoke sorrowfully, he revealed that Huang Shaohai was utterly devoid of conscience, not only plundering Loose Cultivators but also sparing no one in his own Sect.

Song Tingfeng and Su Miaoyin listened with a face full of astonishment.

Is this for real?

"This person even shouted hysterically about never being Huang Tianxiao's dog again, and that the ancestor of the Huang Family was utterly shameless... Eventually, I managed to escape with great difficulty.

In the fighting, I risked my life to obtain correspondence notes between Huang Shaohai and the Tribulation Cultivators in the city, along with some from Li Huo Palace. After seeing them, I dared not delay even a moment..."

Lin Chang'an took out a bloodstained Storage Bag, revealing a stack of tightly packed jade talismans and notes.

Both Su Miaoyin and Song Tingfeng were extremely shocked upon seeing this.

These Jade Talismans and notes couldn't be fake; they required a cultivator's own Mana input.

"Senior Sister, I've previously encountered the aura of the Poison Demon's Mana from the killed Loose Cultivators, and my Spirit Beast is very familiar with it."

Song Tingfeng summoned his Spirit Pet, a Spirit Rat.

Lin Chang'an, holding his chest with an expression of serious injury, secretly thought to himself that this was truer than true.

The Mana aura he simulated using the Phantom Mask (Bloodthirsty Poison Vine) was so real that even if Huang Shaohai were alive now, he'd still be fake.

"This Huang Tianxiao is truly a shameless scoundrel!"

"And these Tribulation Cultivators, there are so many..."

After distinguishing the truth, Song Tingfeng was full of shock.

With these notes, it became apparent that many cultivators in Celestial Profound City secretly had contact with Li Huo Palace.

There were both Qi Refining Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

"And this Earth Dragon Beast, this person is exceedingly ruthless, using such a method to track us Loose Cultivators..."

Lin Chang'an painfully took out the Spirit Beast Bag of the Earth Dragon Beast.

These were his spoils of war, but for greater value, he had to give up to gain.

"I've met this Huang Shaohai, but it's unbelievable that he recorded everything in such detail."

Su Miaoyin frowned, finding it somewhat hard to understand this behavior.

"Senior Sister, this person is cultivating a Demon Skill; it's no surprise his mind might not be intact given he secretly murders fellow cultivators."

Song Tingfeng also frowned but ultimately blamed it on the practice of a Demon Skill.

Lin Chang'an, beside them, nodded furiously and said:

"This person is definitely problematic. When I encountered him, he was still raving madly about some Ancient Cultivation Technique that Huang Old Dog used to deceive him, turning him into this state. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

He also said that after he forms his core, he will surely attack Li Huo Palace."

Holding his chest, Lin Chang'an spoke weakly.

It seemed absurd, but the evidence was in front of them; after capturing dozens of Tribulation Cultivators, this absurdity became ironclad proof.

Lin Chang'an was indeed a great hero of Celestial Profound City.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an silently thanked his stars; Huang Shaohai, though lacking in character, was certainly rich and generous.

Not only had he gifted him a Talisman Treasure, but he also revealed so many secrets of Li Huo Palace to him.

How could he let such goodwill go in vain?