"Be careful, Qi Sheng is very vengeful and petty," Tie Haitang gently reminded him.
Lin Bai smiled and said, "I understand."
"Yes, you can stay here temporarily. Once you have hunted a demonic beast and increased your contributions to the alliance, I will find a better place for you," Tie Haitang said, pointing to the cave in front of them.
"Thank you for guiding me to the Demon Slayer Alliance this time. If there's anything I can do for you in the future, please let me know," Lin Bai said gratefully to Tie Haitang.
If it weren't for Tie Haitang's guidance, Lin Bai would have taken a long time to become a core warrior in the Demon Slayer Alliance.
According to Qi Sheng, he had been in the Demon Slayer Alliance for three years and still hadn't become a core warrior.
"There's no need to thank me. If I really have to say thank you, I should be the one to thank you. If you hadn't saved me in the forest, I would have been..." Tie Haitang stopped speaking here.
"Rest well first. It's not too late to go to the Life and Death Cave to look at the map tomorrow."
"Alright."
Tie Haitang left, and Lin Bai returned to the cave.
"It's been over a month since I've had a good rest." Entering the cave, Lin Bai fell asleep immediately.
When he woke up, it was already the morning of the next day.
"This storage space..." Lin Bai looked at the silver ring on his finger.
This was Qin Xiang's storage space, and Lin Bai hadn't had a chance to examine its contents yet.
When he delved into the storage space, he found handcuffs, whips, candles, leather pants, aphrodisiacs, and a bunch of toys for the bedroom.
"..." Seeing these items, Lin Bai was speechless.
He silently threw all these items out.
Then, Lin Bai found some bottles and jars, each labeled with words.
"Huan San," "Xiao Yao San," "Half-Day Life"...
These were all poisons. Lin Bai completely destroyed the Huan San.
However, Lin Bai was interested in "Half-Day Life." This poison wouldn't kill immediately but would cause the body to rot and die after half a day.
After searching for a long time, Lin Bai found the antidote for "Half-Day Life" in the storage space.
He also found a book called "The Book of Poisons."
According to the book, "Half-Day Life" was an extremely powerful poison. Even if a Divine Pill Realm practitioner took it, they would die within half a day. It was colorless and odorless, dissolving in the air and spreading with the wind.
"I'll destroy the poison, but keep the antidote." After some thought, Lin Bai decided to destroy the poison and keep the antidote.
Then, he noticed a purple book inside.
Taking it out, he saw "Thunder God Fist."
Lin Bai's eyes lit up with excitement. "The Profound Martial Technique, Thunder God Fist, that Qin Xiang used!"
When Qin Xiang used the Thunder God Fist, divine lightning gathered from the nine heavens, stirring the winds and clouds, unstoppable. If it weren't for Lin Bai, anyone else would have died under the Thunder God Fist.
After memorizing the essentials of the Thunder God Fist, Lin Bai had a bold idea: "Can the Thunder God Fist be modified into a Thunder God Sword?"
He decided to try it out.
After some thought, Lin Bai felt the idea was feasible and began experimenting.
Drawing the Soul-Cutting Sword, as soon as the sword light flickered, lightning snakes surged along the blade.
"It actually works!"
Lin Bai was surprised.
"Thunder God Sword!" Lin Bai swept his sword horizontally, and the sword light, mixed with thunder, struck the stone wall, leaving a long, charred sword mark.
The Thunder God Sword had only one move, but its power was no less than the fifth move of the Blood-Crying Sword Technique.
"Speaking of sword techniques, when I entered the illusion, the sword technique my father practiced was far more powerful than what I am learning now..."
"That sword technique is called Dragon-Slaying!"
Taking a deep breath, Lin Bai recalled the sword technique practiced by Lin Duo in his mind.
No matter how Lin Bai tried to imitate it, he could only mimic the form of "Dragon-Slaying," not the essence.
"Forget it, this profound sword technique is beyond my current capabilities. I'll study it in the future." Lin Bai took a deep breath. "It's time to go to the Life and Death Cave."
"There are only twenty days left until the martial arts competition for apprentices!"
Leaving the cave, Lin Bai quickly arrived at the Life and Death Cave.
"I knew you couldn't sit still." Tie Haitang stood in front of the Life and Death Cave, as if she had been waiting for Lin Bai for a long time.
Lin Bai smiled and said, "Miss Tie, why are you here?"
"I had nothing to do, so I came out for a walk." Tie Haitang said, "Come in, the map is inside."
Together, they entered the cave.
At the bottom, Lin Bai saw a huge mural on the stone wall, about a hundred meters long and fifty meters wide.
The mural depicted the geographical features of the Qingling Mountains, the peaks, and the distribution of demonic beasts that Lin Bai was most concerned about.
Tie Haitang asked, "What kind of demonic beast are you looking for? Tell me, and I'll help you find it."
"Given your current martial arts cultivation, it's easier to hunt demonic beasts of the Sixth or Fifth Rank."
"This mountain is called Qinghe Mountain. There is a demonic beast called the Coiling Mountain Monkey, which is of the Fifth Rank, and would be suitable for you."
Tie Haitang pointed to a large mountain on the mural.
Lin Bai shook his head and continued looking.
"Not satisfied? How about the Lightning Serpents on Tianlei Mountain? They are of the Sixth Rank." Tie Haitang pointed to another mountain.
Lin Bai shook his head again.
"Hey, what's this mountain for?" Lin Bai pointed to the center of the Qingling Mountains, which was marked with a red circle indicating danger, but no specific demonic beast was mentioned.
Tie Haitang looked and said, "This is the most dangerous place in the Qingling Mountains. No martial artist who enters here has ever come out alive."
"This place is called the Thunder Marsh. The ground is made of magnetite, which attracts lightning."
"The sky above the Thunder Marsh is always overcast with thunder and lightning. The Thunder Marsh is shrouded in miasma and is a swamp."
"According to legend, there is a Thunder Frog in the Thunder Marsh that can swallow and spit out lightning, with the strength of a True Martial Realm practitioner. However, it has never come out and only cultivates in the Thunder Marsh."
"Thunder Marsh, where the heavenly thunder and earthly fire meet." Lin Bai's eyes lit up with excitement.
Tie Haitang was surprised. "You're not thinking of going to the Thunder Marsh, are you?"
Lin Bai laughed. "Even if I had ten lives, I wouldn't dare go to the Thunder Marsh."
"I'll go here." Lin Bai pointed to a mountain on the map.
Tie Haitang looked and said, "The Three-Headed Snake of Yicun Mountain is an Eighth Rank demonic beast. It will be very difficult for you to deal with it at your current level. I advise you to choose another one."
"No need, I'll go for it." Lin Bai smiled, took out paper and pen, and wrote down the route to Yicun Mountain.
"I'm leaving now."
After drawing the route, Lin Bai was about to leave immediately.
"Wait." Tie Haitang called out, "Yicun Mountain is very dangerous. It's better to have a companion. I'm free now, so I'll go with you."
"No need, I can handle it alone." Lin Bai smiled and ran out of the Demon Slayer Alliance.
"Hey, hey, hey, come back here!" Tie Haitang, seeing Lin Bai run quickly as if trying to avoid her, was furious and shouted.
"What? He doesn't want me to go with him?"
At this moment, Tie Feng, who had appeared beside Tie Haitang, asked.
"Damn it, is he stupid? I'm such a beautiful woman, and he doesn't even want me to go with him," Tie Haitang said.
"He's not stupid. Didn't you see his match with Qi Sheng yesterday? He was well-organized in attack and defense, clearly a seasoned veteran of life and death battles," Tie Feng said.
"Even I think he's very strong."
"Moreover, his sword technique is not to be underestimated. The first move he used was a Yellow Rank Ninth Tier technique."
"A Yellow Rank Ninth Tier sword technique is very precious. If he's not from the Sky-Supporting Alliance, he must be from a family outside the Qingling Mountains!"
"I don't care where he's from..." Tie Haitang said.
"Are you really in love?" Tie Feng asked curiously.
Tie Haitang blushed and ran away, "Dad, what are you saying? I hate it."
"Wow, I didn't expect my daughter to say 'I hate it.' That's not like you," Tie Feng laughed.
Tie Haitang, embarrassed and angry, swung her spear at him, and Tie Feng immediately ran away.
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