Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

  Receiving the Death Surrogate Puppet as a sign-in reward was a pleasant surprise for Lin Jiufeng.

  It was rare for him to receive something like this.

  This was because these types of items all had miraculous effects, and they were all heaven-defying. Hence, it was very difficult for him to receive something like this as a sign-in reward.

  For example, the Death Surrogate Puppet could die for someone once.

  This effect alone was heaven-defying.

  But…

  It seemed to be useless for Lin Jiufeng.

  He probably wouldn’t be able to use it, but keeping it was still good.

  After signing in, Lin Jiufeng began to size up the underground cave.

  The cave was hundreds of feet long and wide. It was huge, bottomless, and shrouded in darkness.

  Even with Lin Jiufeng’s eyes, he could only vaguely see some demonic creatures inside.

  It was no wonder that 36 Buddhist monks were needed to suppress the creatures in this place.

  If one wasn’t a supreme powerhouse, it would be very difficult to suppress such a huge underground cave.

  Fortunately, the array formation that Miss Hong had set up back then was created by the members of the Heavenly Dao Sect by combining the world’s energies into the array formation.

  Its ingenuity made it so that it was still effective to this day.

  As Lin Jiufeng was staring at the demon’s den, a demonic creature was also staring at him.

  Their eyes met.

  The demonic creature’s eyes were bloody, terrifying, and filled with killing intent.

  Lin Jiufeng’s eyes were indifferent, calm, and emotionless.

  At this moment, Lin Jiufeng remembered an adage.

  When you stared into the abyss, the abyss would stare back at you.

  Roar!

  All of a sudden, the demonic creature let out a loud roar and directly rushed forward, repeating its previous actions from earlier.

  The surging demonic energy it radiated coalesced into a skull.

  But it was obvious that it was slightly weaker than the previous skull earlier.

  This demonic creature was not the same demonic creature as before.

  Rumble!

  The demonic creature rushed forward once again, shocking the monks of the Dalin Temple.

  The exhausted 36 old monks were dumbfounded.

  “What’s going on?”

  “Doesn’t this only happen once every seven days?”

  “We’ve just suppressed it, yet it’s already charging at us again?”

  “Enough talk! Hurry up and suppress it!”

  The old monks sat in their corners one by one.

  Ignoring their exhaustion, they executed their Buddhist divine abilities.

  But it seemed to be too late.

  The demonic creature was about to rush over.

  The old monks were apprehensive.

  They couldn’t let the demonic creature rush up to them. If they didn’t suppress it in time, it might directly rush to the seal.

  The seal was already unstable to begin with, it couldn’t withstand that kind of impact anymore.

  If the demonic creature rushed at it a few more times, the seal would break.

  When that happened, no solution could be done anymore.

  Lin Jiufeng looked at the anxious old monks and the ferocious-looking demonic creature that was about to rush up to the seal.

  He calmly stepped forward.

  Dong!

  A terrifying force rushed out from beneath Lin Jiufeng’s feet.

  The force passed through the seal and directly collided against the demonic creature.

  Boom!

  The demonic creature was directly vaporized. It didn’t even manage to let out a scream.

  The quaking demon’s den immediately became silent.

  The old monks who were busy mobilizing and gathering their True Qi looked at each other in confusion.

  What happened?

  Why did the demonic creature disappear?

  The True Qi that they had just mobilized, should they continue to gather them or not?

  They didn’t know what to do!

  The 36 old monks were bewildered.

  But the onlooker, Monk Qingyun, had an inkling of what had just happened.

  He looked in Lin Jiufeng’s direction, his eyes were filled with shock. He had seen it clearly just now. Before his Uncle-Masters could gather their energy together, a huge force came crashing down and directly vaporized the demonic creature.

  There was definitely someone else here!

  Monk Qingyun casually stated. “Uncle-Masters, you guys have worked hard today. Now that the underground cave has become quiet once again, you should hurry back to rest and recuperate. I will guard this place. If there are any problems, I will inform you all.”

  The old monks looked at each other in confusion.

  But under the urging of Monk Qingyun, they soon left one by one.

  Lin Jiufeng watched Monk Qingyun’s every move without saying a word.

  He knew that Monk Qingyun had guessed that there was someone else around.

  Sure enough, after persuading the old monks to return, Monk Qingyun walked in.

  He cupped his fists solemnly and stated. “Monk Qingyun of Dalin Temple greets the senior. Senior, please show yourself!”

  Lin Jiufeng replied faintly, “Are you sure that you want to see me?”

  Back then, Monk Qingyun was quite frightened by Lin Jiufeng.

  When Miss Hong asked him to deliver all sorts of books to him later on, he only dared to place them in front of the Cold Palace’s gates before leaving in a hurry.

  Did Monk Qingyun become bolder after all these years?

  “Senior, please show yourself,” replied Monk Qingyun firmly.

  Lin Jiufeng dispersed the veil of the Great Dao and no longer concealed his figure.

  Qingyun’s body visibly stiffened.

  He recalled his determination just now and felt ashamed.

  Was it too late for regrets?

  The biggest shadow of Monk Qingyun’s life was when he was suppressed by Lin Jiufeng in the Cold Palace back in the Imperial Capital of the Yuhua God Dynasty.

  The scene was still vivid in his mind.

  Despite already being a Supremacy Realm expert, Monk Qingyun still found the scene of him being suppressed by Lin Jiufeng as terrifying. It was his scariest encounter with someone else to date.

  Because at that time, he really had no ability to fight back against Lin Jiufeng.

  He was just like an ant facing a god high up in the sky.

  That kind of fear had been engraved in Monk Qingyun’s heart.

  Monk Qingyun looked at Lin Jiufeng.

  He squeezed out an awkward smile and said, “Greetings, Senior.”

  Especially Lin Jiufeng’s face, which hadn’t changed much in decades.

  His aura, which had become even more unfathomable, also made Monk Qingyun uneasy.

  He worked hard and eventually arrived at the Supremacy Realm.

  After ascending to the Supremacy Realm, Monk Qingyun started to think that he was already a powerhouse.

  But despite all of that, he still couldn’t see through Lin Jiufeng.

  The Lin Jiufeng in front of him was like an immortal that had descended unto the mortal realm.

  He was peerless and unrivaled.

  Just at what realm was this terrifying senior at?

  “It’s been decades since we last met. Do you still remember me?” Lin Jiufeng teased.

  Qingyun was ashamed.

  He truly wanted to forget Lin Jiufeng.

  But how could he forget Lin Jiufeng?

  The latter had already become a shadow in his life—an inner demon to be precise.

  “Senior, what brought you here?” Monk Qingyun hurriedly changed the subject.

  Lin Jiufeng pointed at the demon’s den.

  It was obvious.

  “How old is this thing?” Lin Jiufeng asked.

  Seeing Lin Jiufeng’s calm expression, the anxiety in Monk Qingyun’s heart lessened.

  He replied in a low voice, “It has been a thousand years since our Dalin Temple discovered it. We found out its existence in the previous era. When the ancestors of the Dalin Temple discovered it, the seal was already very weak. In order to protect the common people, we built the Dalin Temple here…”

  “Furthermore, the eminent monks of the past generations have tried their best to maintain the stability of the seal.”

  “But unfortunately, a few decades ago…”

  “The recovery of the world’s spiritual energy started and the seal was broken.”

  “When the demonic creatures emerged, they were about to wreak havoc in the Jiangnan area. But they were stopped by Miss Hong who appeared at that time and suppressed the demonic creatures.”

  “She then set up a great sealing array which lasted until now.” Monk Qingyun explained.

  “How many demonic creatures are there underground?” Lin Jiufeng asked.

  “I didn’t count them in detail, but according to the statistics from the past thousand years, there should be around a thousand of them.” Monk Qingyun said with uncertainty.

  Basically, there were a lot of them.

  “If these 1000 demonic creatures broke out from the seal, the common people of the world will definitely suffer,” said Monk Qingyun with a sigh.

  Lin Jiufeng nodded. Monk Qingyun was right.

  The demon’s den that he suppressed in the Cold Palace was filled with beastly demons, but they were clear-headed.

  Most of those beastly demons weren’t existences that would kill wantonly.

  But the demonic creatures here were different.

  Lin Jiufeng had seen their bloodthirsty looks just now and he knew at one glance that they were up to no good.

  80 Years Of Signing-In At The Cold Palace, I Am Unrivalled  

  Chapter 140: The Jiangnan Hundred Ghosts Portrait Shows Its Might

  Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

  Monk Qingyun looked at Lin Jiufeng meaningfully.

  He knew that Lin Jiufeng was very powerful.

  He also knew that Lin Jiufeng was the guardian deity of the Yuhua God Dynasty and had the responsibility to protect the people of the dynasty.

  Hence, he directed a meaningful gaze at Lin Jiufeng.

  Without blinking…

  His thoughts were written all over his face.

  Lin Jiufeng shivered under his gaze.

  Although there were traces of age on him, Qingyun was still a handsome and charming monk.

  And he stared at Lin Jiufeng without blinking.

  What’s more, his expression looked wronged and aggrieved. He was giving off a vibe similar to that of a young lady in need.

  Lin Jiufeng was speechless.

  Lin Jiufeng knew what Monk Qingyun was thinking.

  He just wanted Lin Jiufeng to deal with this underground cave, right?

  Why was there a need to look at him in such a disgusting way?

  Meow!

  The white cat had been watching silently all this while.

  But now, she let out a shriek and stared angrily at Monk Qingyun.

  The cat felt that her territory was being invaded.

  Monk Qingyun retreated awkwardly and said, “Senior, may I invite you to take action and get rid of this demon’s den?”

  “No problem.” Lin Jiufeng agreed directly.

  Monk Qingyun was stunned.

  He didn’t expect Lin Jiufeng to agree so readily.

  “Senior, don’t you need to consider it first?” Monk Qingyun asked.

  “There’s no need to think about it. Your Dalin Temple discovered this demon’s den and suppressed it for more than a thousand years. Your temple has contributed greatly to the dynasty. I naturally won’t decline. Even if not for you guys, for the people of Jiangnan, I will still take action,” Lin Jiufeng said.

  He looked at the bottomless pit with a probing gaze.

  He wanted to see how many active demonic creatures were inside the cave.

  After hearing Lin Jiufeng’s words, the excited Monk Qingyun asked, “Senior, how do you plan to deal with the demonic creatures in this underground cave?”

  “Should we continue to reinforce the seal? This way, the seal can persist for another few decades.” Monk Qingyun suggested.

  “Why should we continue to do something like drinking poison to quench our thirst?”

  Lin Jiufeng countered.

  Monk Qingyun asked curiously, “Why is this drinking poison to quench our thirst? The Dalin Temple did the same thing back then.”

  “Won’t they become stronger if you continued to seal them?”

  “Aren’t these demonic creatures stronger than they were 30 years ago?”

  “If we continued to seal them, wouldn’t we be letting them quietly become stronger inside? But you won’t know this. You’re thinking right now that everything will be fine, but when the time comes, they will explode out with their full power and we won’t be able to stop them anymore.”

  Lin Jiufeng said in a matter-of-factly way.

  These words made Qingyun feel ashamed, but at the same time, he felt helpless. “I don’t want to do this either, but there are at least a thousand demonic creatures here. If we don’t reinforce the seal, what should we do?”

  Lin Jiufeng stretched out his hand and pointed.

  Then, he said coldly, “Naturally, the only way is to kill them.”

  “Kill them?” Monk Qingyun looked at Lin Jiufeng, dumbfounded. “There are a thousand demonic creatures there, and they are powerhouses. If it wasn’t for this Heavenly Dao Sealing Array, our Dalin Temple would’ve already been destroyed by them…”

  How were they supposed to kill these demonic creatures?

  Lin Jiufeng looked at Monk Qingyun calmly and asked, “These so-called a thousand demonic creatures that you’ve mentioned… Are they really powerful?”

  Monk Qingyun was about to say that they were very powerful, but he quickly shook his head after taking a look at Lin Jiufeng. “Of course, they aren’t as powerful as you.”

  “Since they aren’t as powerful as me, I can kill them then,” Lin Jiufeng replied.

  “It’s not just one or two demonic creatures though. There are at least a thousand demonic creatures there. An army of ants can even kill an elephant.” Monk Qingyun explained.

  “Even if there are five thousand demonic creatures in there, they are still lambs waiting to be slaughtered. There’s no need for you to worry about them. If you don’t agree to kill them, then you can handle the demonic creatures yourself. I won’t help anymore,” Lin Jiufeng said lightly.

  Monk Qingyun’s expression turned vicious as he shouted, “Kill them!”

  “They deserve death!”

  “I support you in killing these demonic creatures, senior! The Buddhist sects are particular about not killing, but if killing a demonic creature can save tens of thousands of people, I will do it…”

  “Let alone killing these demonic creatures. I will be the first to support you, senior!”

  “I will do whatever senior says.”

  Monk Qingyun’s expression changed in an instant.

  Right now, he was 100% supportive of Lin Jiufeng.

  As for him handling the demon’s den on his own?

  He was unwilling to do such a thing.

  Since Lin Jiufeng said that he wanted to kill the demonic creatures in the underground cave, Monk Qingyun would just do as Lin Jiufeng said. After all, even if the sky fell, there would be taller people to hold and support the sky for the weaker ones down below.

  Lin Jiufeng looked at Monk Qingyun and smiled…

  The latter’s heart jumped.

  “Senior. Since you said that you want to kill them, how are you going to do it?”

  Monk Qingyun hurriedly asked.

  “I’ll kill them directly. Just remove the seal and let them come out. Let’s kill them all,” Lin Jiufeng replied casually.

  “Isn’t that too dangerous?” Monk Qingyun murmured.

  “Do you have a better solution?” Lin Jiufeng squinted at him.

  “No, I will listen to senior. Then, shall I undo the seal now?”

  Monk Qingyun immediately shook his head and replied decisively.

  “Guard the entrance for me. Don’t let anyone in. I will open the seal now.”

  Lin Jiufeng instructed Monk Qingyun.

  Monk Qingyun was very obedient. He immediately guarded the entrance and raised his guard.

  He positioned himself in a way that he could easily slip away if something went wrong.

  Lin Jiufeng ignored him and looked at the Heavenly Dao Array that Miss Hong had set up.

  His eyes glistened as he looked at the array.

  “There’s nothing special about this array, except that its connection to the Heavenly Dao is pretty good. As expected of a member of the Heavenly Dao Sect, its affinity with the Heavenly Dao is extraordinary.” Lin Jiufeng muttered calmly as he analyzed the structure of the array.

  If the affinity to the Heavenly Dao of an ordinary person was one.

  Then, the affinity to the Heavenly Dao of the people from the Heavenly Dao Sect was 10.

  Or maybe even higher…

  But Lin Jiufeng wasn’t envious.

  Those with high affinity and those who were members of the Heavenly Dao sect were indeed blessed with ample benefits and opportunities, but it also meant that they had a responsibility to shoulder.

  For example, Miss Hong suppressed the experts of the previous era time and time again, as she did her best to delay their return to the world.

  This was the responsibility of the people from the Heavenly Dao Sect.

  She couldn’t escape this responsibility.

  Hence, Lin Jiufeng wasn’t envious of her.

  After observing for a while, Lin Jiufeng directly stomped his foot.

  Boom!

  The seal instantly exploded.

  Lin Jiufeng used brute force to crush the seal.

  The huge impact was directly carried by him into the depths of the demon’s den.

  Dong dong dong!

  A huge explosion happened in the underground cave. Sonic waves spread out and shook the ground. The demonic creatures in the underground cave woke up one by one. They looked up and saw that the seal had disappeared.

  Roar! Roar! Roar!

  Roars that shook the sky reverberated as they rushed out of the cave.

  The vibrations spread across the entire Dalin Temple.

  The monks of Dalin Temple were petrified.

  They all rushed over.

  “All of you, stay where you are! There’s no need for you to come over. I’ve hired an expert to handle this, don’t get involved!”

  Monk Qingyun roared, not letting them come over to disturb Lin Jiufeng.

  Fortunately, the monks of Dalin Temple were obedient.

  They stopped and watched nervously.

  As for the demonic creatures in the demon’s den, they rushed up rapidly, brandishing their fangs and claws.

  They were in all sorts of strange shapes, looking aggressive and terrifying.

  When their auras overlapped, even Lin Jiufeng’s aura seemed insignificant.

  But Lin Jiufeng didn’t fight with them.

  He took a step back and took out something.

  Jiangnan Hundred Ghosts Portrait!

  Lin Jiufeng injected all of his True Qi into the painting and activated the Jiangnan Hundred Ghosts Portrait.

  Shuash!

  A painting unfurled, blocking the entrance of the demon’s den.

  The terrifying demonic creatures rushed forward one after another, only to crash against the Jiangnan Hundred Ghosts Portrait.

  The Jiangnan Hundred Ghosts Portrait itself was an immortal artifact.

  Thus, it was extremely powerful.

  Although it lacked a portion of its power, with Lin Jiufeng’s help, it was able to capture the demonic creatures and instantly use the energy inside the portrait to kill them in an instant.

  80 Years Of Signing-In At The Cold Palace, I Am Unrivalled