Chapter 136: The Immortals Call Me the Supreme Immortal! An Unexpected Delight!

Whether those entities were cute or not was of no importance in Lin Yi's eyes.

When the Scripture of Beheading Gods scanned them, revealing that all three spirit familiars were nothing more than low-level ghosts, Lin Yi instantly lost interest.

Back in the fragmented minor world, Lin Yi could sweep away vast swathes of such low-level ghosts with a single wave of his hand.

The reward gained from them would merely amount to a few days' worth of cultivation in the Great Cave True Scripture.

Yet, even a mosquito's leg is still meat.

Initially intending to ignore them, Lin Yi saw the three creatures approaching, and a smile crept onto the corner of his mouth. His eyes began to take on a greenish hue as greed surged within him.

As long as they dared to make a move, Lin Yi would simply beat them into oblivion!

He wondered if annihilating them would yield any harvest of spiritual wool.

"Wait, why is he looking at me? He's been staring right at me... And that look in his eyes, I'm getting a little scared?"

"This fellow possesses the aura of a practitioner. There are fluctuations of energy value on him. He can truly see us!"

"His energy value looks already on par with yours, Wild Monk. You're the strongest among us... I'm scared, I'm really scared. Why do I get the feeling he desperately wants to snuff us out? Let's fall back..."

...

The three spirit familiars muttered among themselves, exchanging continuous whispers.

Shortly after, the three creatures retreated somewhat fearfully.

Clearly, they had just swaggered over with great bravado, but upon sensing that the person before them was not an ordinary mortal, but a practitioner—even if the aura Lin Yi displayed was not overwhelmingly powerful—they were frightened out of their wits.

At the same time, the look in Lin Yi's eyes resembled that of someone starving for days spotting a meal, sending an inexplicable panic through the hearts of the three familiars.

Aside from Lin Yi, neither Lin Tian, Mother Lin, nor Ouyang Ran could possibly perceive these spiritual energy entities.

They could only watch as Lin Yi stared happily into empty air.

However, just moments before, those three spiritual energy entities had wanted to stir up trouble, causing their auras to intensify. Amidst the surging ominous energy, gusts of chilly wind had blown through.

This had frightened Ouyang Ran and Mother Lin thoroughly, causing their bodies to shiver involuntarily.

Fortunately, these three ghost energy entities were not targeting the two women; otherwise, a mere tremor of those hundreds of points of ominous energy value would have sufficed to make them both fall severely ill.

Such were the methods of spirit familiars: while bringing you good fortune might be rather difficult, plotting against you was far too simple.

Therefore, Ouyang Ran and Mother Lin were presently too terrified to care about whatever expression was on Lin Yi's face.

Even in their dullness, both knew that for the surrounding temperature to drop so drastically all of a sudden, it must be the result of Mother Wang's wrath!

Spirit familiars came in many varieties.

Some shamanic familiars were living beasts—foxes, weasels, white mice, willow snakes, and hedgehogs—that had attained the Dao through cultivation and possessed physical bodies.

Others were figures inscribed upon the Celestial Pantheon, known to all, such as the Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West, and their subordinates, various Matriarchs of the Western Hills, and so on.

Then there were ghost immortals, such as the ones present here.

They encompassed earth immortals, ghost immortals, human immortals, and divine immortals.

Sometimes, they even had interactions with cunning, aged subterranean entities like the River God of Lingtian River.

Seeing her three spirit familiars retreating, Mother Wang, who had just risen to her feet, instantly knitted her brows in a deep frown.

Even as a mere mortal, she could sense the ripples of energy emanating from Lin Yi.

Yet, in her view, someone as young as Lin Yi could never possibly be a match for her spirit familiars.

Consequently, Mother Wang flew into a sudden rage. "What is the meaning of this, Immortals? Why aren't you punishing him? He has shown disrespect to you, and disrespect to me."

Shamanic disciples generally avoided offending their own familiars.

Doing so was equivalent to seeking one's own destruction.

After all, a shamanic disciple was merely an ordinary person, and the familiars had countless ways to torment them. But today, Mother Wang had been pushed to her limit; furthermore, she had long been accustomed to bossing others around... Even though among those familiars was her ancestral protector, she still flared up in anger!

Her true character could be glimpsed from this single instance!

No sooner had the words left her mouth than the three retreating familiars cast a simultaneous glare at Mother Wang. Billows of ominous energy surged forth, causing Mother Wang to shudder involuntarily.

She could scarcely believe that these familiars—with whom she shared a relationship of mutual cooperation and coexistence—would turn their hostility toward her.

Even her ancestral familiar was ready to strike without the slightest hesitation!

This was not even the most distressing part for Mother Wang; she discovered that the look Lin Yi was casting in her direction carried a distinct sense of condescension.

It was one thing for a spirit familiar to look down upon her, but why should a mere youth, even if he were a practitioner, dare to look down upon her from on high?

Mother Wang felt as though her lungs were about to explode with rage. Gritting her teeth, she decided to force the hand of these familiars.

"You... Ahhh... You must go after him! Punish him, punish him... Otherwise, in the future, I shall establish a grand altar, gather more followers, and freeze you out!"

Spirit familiars were all maintained at the altars of shamanic disciples, enjoying their offerings and worship.

Should the number of familiars increase while the disciple deliberately employed certain methods, conflicts would naturally arise among the familiars.

This was Mother Wang's trump card. Yet, the moment she finished speaking, she knew she had deeply offended these very spirit familiars!

For those familiars glared at her with furious eyes, and the surging ominous energy values multiplied exponentially!

In an instant, Mother Wang felt her body become riddled like a sieve as an icy chill pierced straight through her.

Lin Tian, who had initially remained unaffected, felt the temperature in the living room plummet in the blink of an eye.

Trembling, Lin Tian curled his plump, ball-like body into the corner of the sofa, his eyes wide with boundless terror.

Yet shortly thereafter, the familiars gritted their teeth and stole another cautious glance at Lin Yi.

"Hmm? You still dare to look at me?"

In an instant, Lin Yi grew impatient.

Although these familiars had not displayed any murderous intent all along, from the look of things, driven by self-interest and coerced by Mother Wang, they were actually preparing to attack and punish him!

What was the meaning of this? Were they actually planning to mess with him?

Well, excuse him then; even if he didn't want to make a move, he would have to.

Just the likes of you... Heh!

Accordingly, Lin Yi reined in his Concealment Technique, and a series of quasi-Grandmaster auras began to circle around his body.

This aura was utterly pure and immensely yang. With a muffled *bang*, the rolling aura billowed outward and enveloped Ouyang Ran and Mother Lin.

In an instant, the two women stopped shivering. The chill of the ominous energy that had invaded and assaulted their bodies was replaced by an extreme, enveloping warmth.

That wonderful comfort caused both of them to emit involuntary sighs of relief.

As these waves of supreme yang energy continued to sweep outward, the ominous energy radiating from the three familiars cracked and shattered inch by inch upon the slightest contact!

The three familiars felt an intense sensation of fire scorching their bodies!

*Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack!*

A succession of snapping sounds erupted as the three familiars let out a series of miserable shrieks!

"No... What kind of aura is this..."

"Ahhh... Nearly at the Grandmaster realm..."

"We... have offended a supreme immortal!"

By this point, how could these three familiars fail to realize that they were merely minor ghosts who had undergone some cultivation, utterly incomparable to the young man before them?

The young man standing before them was a true immortal, a supreme being!

Thus, the very next moment, under Mother Wang's wide-eyed, disbelieving gaze, the three spirit familiars all... collapsed onto their knees!

*Thud, thud, thud!*

They kowtowed directly to Lin Yi.

"Spare us, Supreme Immortal! We were wrong. Please spare our lives, Supreme Immortal; we have never committed any evil deeds."

"Indeed, Supreme Immortal, please forgive us..."

The three familiars kowtowed incessantly, begging for mercy.

Meanwhile, Lin Yi's surging aura had not only healed Ouyang Ran and Mother Lin almost instantaneously, but also brought warmth to Lin Tian.

Simultaneously, for a brief moment, energized by the residual power of the Great Cave True Scripture, specks of light bloomed in their eyes, enabling all three of them to clearly witness the scene unfolding in the living room.

"Ahhh—!"

The group let out a series of terrified screams.

It was simply because the appearance of the three spirit familiars was utterly horrifying.

With their scalps tingling in dread, Ouyang Ran and Mother Lin quickly huddled together in the corner, while Lin Tian's hefty frame knocked over the sofa as he scrambled frantically to the opposite side of the hall.

Mother Wang stood frozen in a daze, her body involuntarily going limp as she collapsed onto the sofa.

Mother Wang finally understood: she had offended someone she could never afford to cross.

Yet, having spent a long time acting as a shamanic disciple, Mother Wang's temperament had undergone a shift.

Once a timid and ignorant rural woman, her courage had not only grown, but her character had also degraded.

Therefore, aside from sheer terror, a trace of venomous malice flickered in the depths of Mother Wang's eyes.

Lin Yi looked down at the three kneeling familiars, experiencing a complex mixture of emotions.

Had it been the past, how could Lin Yi ever have been a match for these spirit familiars?

Yet the world was truly wondrous; he had become a practitioner, and moreover, he was regarded by these familiars as a supreme immortal.

Lost in these reflections, Lin Yi took a few brisk steps forward until he stood right before the three familiars.

He clenched his fist, genuinely tempted to throw a punch, but seeing the pitiful states of the three familiars, a surge of compassion stayed his hand.

They had never killed anyone, and had continuously accumulated merit through good deeds; he might as well let them go.

However, while capital punishment could be avoided, the torment of a living sentence was inescapable.

Lin Yi swung his fist and struck the body of the wild monk ghost. Instantly, the wild monk ghost let out a wretched shriek.

This was merely a slight disciplinary measure.

If Lin Yi genuinely wished to destroy it, it would be as effortless as play.

To Lin Yi's surprise, this action achieved miraculous results. The wild monk ghost wailed and howled, crying out immediately:

"I will trade a treasure for my life, Supreme Immortal! I'll trade a treasure for my life..."

The wild monk ghost had originally possessed a towering stature, but after Lin Yi's punch, the pure yang energy continuously scorched its form, causing its ghostly energy value to plummet rapidly while its body began to shrink.

Hearing those words, Lin Yi halted his hand.

Seeing this, the other two ghostly energy entities hurriedly kowtowed and begged for forgiveness, chiming in frantically:

"Yes, what the wild monk said is true! We... we know the location of a treasure! We can trade it, Supreme Immortal! Please spare us, spare us! We've never committed any murderous sins; everything we've done has been acts of accumulating virtue and doing good..."

"Very well, speak then. As long as it holds value, I can spare your lives."

"Yes, yes, yes... I'll speak! Supreme Immortal, we hail from Black Water Village. In our village... there is a dragon pool, and within that dragon pool lies a dragon corpse! It's just that the might emanating from the dragon corpse is too overwhelmingly powerful, and our strength is too puny, so we couldn't get close to it. Otherwise, we would have swallowed that dragon corpse long ago... I—I will show the Supreme Immortal the location right now..."

The fox spirit stretched out its blood-stained front paw and pointed into empty air. Instantly, a screen resembling a rippling water mirror materialized.

Lin Yi caught sight of a hazy map along with a few distinct images.

He could not help nodding inwardly. The dragon corpse itself wasn't important; what mattered was that the presence of a dragon corpse indicated a dragon's lair.

Dragons were creatures that adored shiny objects, much like that deformed fox demon. A place like that was bound to be brimming with gold and silver treasures, all of which he could take for himself.

Just as Lin Yi was pondering this thought, a sudden flash of memory concerning that cunning old River God flickered involuntarily through his mind!

Why did the location conjured by this fox spirit feel so familiar?

When he looked closer, it coincided seamlessly with certain memories left by the cunning old River God!

Lin Yi's eyes lit up brightly!

An unexpected windfall had arrived!

This so-called dragon corpse was connected to the cunning old River God!