Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 826 - 821 Retirement 3

Chapter 826: Chapter 821 Retirement 3

The battle at Shadow City, the Dragon Slaying Army, and the avatars of Melting Taoist Lord and the two supporting Heavenly Venerables have gone missing.

The three Heavenly Venerables from Green Lake Mountain side had also gone missing, their stars seemingly vanished without a trace, leaving no sound behind.

Lin Xin, with Primordial Self-Cultivation Technique, along with Xing Pengfei and half of the treasury and jade slips from Shadow City, directly teleported back to the Netherworld.

He began to heal Xing Pengfei. Meanwhile, he also needed to detoxify Lin Yaoyang.

The latest battle report from the war zone arrived, and the Buddha Child finally made a move.

One of the Great Saints trapped by him in Shadow City, finally lost his mind, completely turned into a protector of the Buddha Domain, following him closely.

The news caused a huge uproar in the world.

Unlike Lin Xin, Xing Pengfei’s contract had not been made public, so no one knew that Lin Xin had taken a Great Saint from Shadow City while returning.

The Shadow Realm was henceforth taken over by the Heavenly Alliance.

A huge cake of interests was awaiting distribution, and many forces within the Heavenly Alliance swarmed into the Shadow Realm like wolves, beginning to devour the local forces.

Lin Xin didn’t care about all that. He only took charge of dealing with the hardest part and then left with the essence of Shadow City.

As for the subsequent interests of the Shadow Realm, it was up to the family forces of the Heavenly Alliance to fight over; if they couldn’t win, they would retire on their own.

This had nothing to do with him.

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Netherworld.

"How has the Divine Monarch been recently? My master has long admired the Divine Monarch and specially sent a token of affection this time."

A young scholar in grayish-white robes said with a smile to Lin Xin.

In the guest hall of the Netherworld, Lin Xin was seated high, looking indifferently at the envoy below.

"Who is your master?"

This scholar was very generous; this was news given to him by Lin Yi and Lin Wai. If these two who had seen many treasures said it was generous, then Lin Xin decided to spare some time to meet with him.

"My master is the Cage King of the Shadow Realm, Du Sang." The young scholar answered respectfully, "This time, on behalf of the alliance of eighty-two main cities of the Shadow Realm, we come to pledge allegiance to you, Sherie Divine Monarch."

"Pledge allegiance to me?"

Lin Xin was surprised.

"There are only about ninety main cities in the entire Shadow Realm, right? Your master has united eighty-two of them?"

"Yes," the scholar said with a smile, "Among the numerous forces in the Heavenly Alliance, there is not only Green Lake Mountain but also Four Seas Fairy Mountains, Illusory Sea Polar Region, and Buddha Domain. But my master has always admired you greatly, and hence he united the eighty-two city lords to pledge allegiance to you. This is the list of gifts from our alliance."

He respectfully took out a white jade slip from his sleeve and released it.

The jade slip floated in the air and slowly flew towards Lin Xin.

The Flower Demon King beside Lin Xin reached out to take the jade slip, inspected it briefly, and then handed it to Lin Xin.

In the spacious white jade guest hall, Lin Xin held the jade slip, letting his spiritual power seep into it.

’Three pieces of realm artifacts.’

The very first gift made his heart skip a beat.

What a grand gesture!

A realm artifact represents the essence of a world. Some Heavenly Venerables don’t even possess a realm artifact, yet the Cage King sent three directly. How generous!

Lin Xin continued to read.

’One small world essence pearl.’

Seeing this, which was exactly what he needed the most, he was immediately delighted, but the joy that should have followed was hollow and calm.

This was the effect of swordsmanship.

With this, the limit of his soul could expand again.

’A pair of Western King Pearls, ten Seven Apertures Formation Pearls, twenty Northern Mountain Pearls, one hundred Nine Dragon Pearls...’

The rest were various treasures, mostly pearls, indicating that the Shadow Realm was rich in these.

Many were top-tier materials for creating medicinal pills and refining artifacts. It seemed that the Shadow Alliance had indeed put in their best effort.

"This gift is a token of my master’s sincerity in pledging allegiance to the Divine Monarch. Please accept it." The scholar respectfully bowed.

"I see your sincerity. So, what is your demand?"

Lin Xin put down the jade slip, speaking indifferently.

"My master hopes to completely submit to you. He is on his way here, but because I was closer, I arrived first."

The scholar smiled.

"The Huansha Commercial Alliance and the Chen family in the Heavenly Alliance are pressing hard, trying to annex our Shadow Main City, not realizing that this vast territory was conquered by you."

"Enough. No need for more words. For me to accept your surrender, the Cage King must agree to one condition."

Lin Xin interrupted him.

"Please enlighten us, Divine Monarch," the scholar said with great joy.

"Sign an ancient contract, swear by your true name, to serve me for at least one hundred thousand years." Lin Xin stated unabashedly.

Because the Shadow Alliance was pleading with him, he could set any conditions.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t bother with the remnants of Shadow City.

Among them, only the Cage King and a few of the city lords were worthwhile. Five or six were at the level of Heavenly Venerables, the rest were just Earth Immortal city lords, not worth mentioning.

"This.....!" The middle-aged scholar’s face changed slightly.

"Of course, you don’t have the right to agree. Go back and wait for your master to arrive before discussing further."

Lin Xin didn’t bother to look at him anymore, his figure suddenly becoming transparent and disappearing from the throne.

When he reappeared, he was already in a sealed formation stone chamber.

In the center of the stone chamber, there was a white jade bed on which Lin Yaoyang was lying.

Pill antidotes from the Yunxiang Hall were placed under her head.

Lin Xin walked to Lin Yaoyang’s side, gently stroking her forehead and transferred a bit of True Yuan.

"The recovery has started."

His brows relaxed.

He stood quietly on one side, waiting for several hours.

Lin Yaoyang finally let out a soft groan and slowly opened her eyes.

Cough, cough, cough....

She turned her face and coughed violently.

"Are you alright?"

Lin Xin walked over and gently helped her sit up. He checked her body again with True Yuan, and indeed, everything was back to normal, without any trace of poison.

"Where... am I?"

Lin Yaoyang squinted her eyes weakly, looking at Lin Xin holding her.

"In the Netherworld. In my Land for God Worship."

Lin Xin answered softly.

"How do you feel? Are you better?"

"I feel like I’ve slept for a long time." Lin Yaoyang smiled, "I thought I wouldn’t wake up, but it was you who saved me after all."

"You know it was me?"

Lin Xin was slightly stunned.

Lin Yaoyang lowered her head slightly, her cheeks flushed.

"Although I was paralyzed, my consciousness was always clear..."

Her consciousness was always clear, which meant that every time Lin Xin purified the poison for her, she could feel it clearly.

"Every time I...," Lin Xin was dumbfounded.

The detoxification process required probing into those specific areas, something that even many couples wouldn’t experience such intimacy.

But he had done this for Lin Yaoyang no less than dozens of times.

This level of intimacy was rare, even among those who practiced dual cultivation techniques.

Sure enough, Lin Yaoyang’s face turned even redder, unable to speak, but her meaning was very clear.

For a moment, both of them remained silent, neither willing to speak first.

After an unknown period, Lin Yaoyang suddenly spoke.

"When do you plan to marry me?"

"Anytime," Lin Xin replied decisively after some thought.

"How about tomorrow?"

"Sure."

"I don’t want any complicated ceremonies. Just give me something as a marriage token."

Lin Yaoyang said seriously.

"Alright."

Lin Xin also replied seriously.

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The next day, without notifying anyone, Lin Xin took the recovered Lin Yaoyang to Huiyang Hall, where they got an expedited recovery medicine from the Nine-Headed Bird.

Then, he directly used his mind link to notify all the cultivators and disciples in the Netherworld.

The incarnations of his teachers Dragon Snake and Jiuqu Immortal Elder attended as parents and elders, followed by the disciples’ kneeling.

In the Netherworld, the hundreds of disciples Lin Xin had taken in had now expanded into various families, large and small.

Many disciples had become grandfathers, grandmothers, great-great-grandparents.

The Netherworld, along with the surrounding three satellite cities, had grown considerably, spanning tens of thousands of square kilometers.

Although cultivators could cross it quickly, distributed as a residence, it was still very spacious.

The population of the Netherworld had reached over 30,000, excluding the Dao Soldiers. This was due to the strict screening of incoming cultivators.

Otherwise, the number would be even greater.

This marriage was swift; within just one day, without external notifications, under Lin Xin’s arrangements, it was quickly settled.

That night, Lin Yaoyang lived with Lin Xin, and their marriage token was the Red Flower Sword.

The Red Flower Sword had not been used much since Lin Xin changed his Lifebound Magic Artifact to the Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads. It was Xiao Lingling who named it, and now it returned to her reincarnation, fittingly.

In the midst of the great calamity, there was no grand ceremony, no excessive extravagance. They merely and quietly became a couple.

After everything was settled, the Cage King of the Shadow Alliance arrived, accompanied by two other city lord Heavenly Venerables, each bringing a gift.

Lin Xin briefly met them, discussed in a closed formation for a while, and accepted the terms of the Shadow Alliance’s allegiance.

No one knew what benefits they had exchanged inside, but the Cage King left with a noticeably relaxed expression.

In the battle of the Shadow Realm, the name of Sherie Divine Monarch instantly spread throughout the void.

Whether it was the Heavenly Alliance or the void demon spirits, they all regarded him as a hegemon second only to Jiu Se Divine Lord, not just a genius who relied on background power.

This also laid a more solid foundation for the Netherworld.

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Clap.

A white piece was heavily placed on the go board.

Jiuqu Immortal Elder, slightly smug, retracted his hand and looked at the vice minister of the Smithing Hall, Nine Ponds Celestial Venerable Xiao Sheng, sitting opposite him.

"How is it? Lost again?"

Xiao Sheng, somewhat sulking, touched his severed left arm, which had been cut off by a Spirit Asura King from the void demon spirits side not long ago.

"What do you mean lost again! This is only the second game, but you make it sound like I’ve lost countless games! Have you no shame!"

Being ridiculed by Jiuqu Immortal Elder, he immediately became somewhat exasperated.