I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

"Junior has the audacity to ask Elder Qiu, why did you massacre the townspeople for the sake of Mei Immortal's Divine Lady Tree? Then why did you smash the Transmission Array at the county government, forbidding our departure?"

Several Foundation Establishment Cultivators flew over from the direction of the county government and stood on a rooftop.

When everyone followed the voice to look at the late-stage Foundation Establishment speaker, Elder Qiu also turned her gaze to that Foundation Establishment Cultivator:

"Firstly, the Evil Spirits in Pingyang City are here because Nine-Life True Man abandoned his post. What does that have to do with me?

Secondly, Elder Ao from Shuiyun Sect has not arrived yet. No one from the Tong Family, including all of you, is allowed to leave."

Her words were hardly convincing, and someone immediately voiced their doubts:

"I'm afraid it's because the souls of ordinary townspeople are too weak. You want to keep us, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators, to harvest our souls to nourish Mei Immortal's Divine Lady Tree. Such actions truly tarnish the reputation of the Goddess Sect and the Immortal Gate."

As soon as the man finished speaking, his head was sliced off by a plum blossom.

The rest, with grief and rage akin to a hare mourning the death of a fox but in fear and anger, were powerless against Elder Qiu.

Meanwhile, Tian Lin, sighing, suddenly asked Mei Immortal on the city wall: "Shouldn't it be time to fulfill the promise of the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique you promised me?"

Mei Immortal glanced at Tian Lin and said:

"Although the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique is not a closely-guarded secret of Shuiyun Sect, few receive this Divine Skill from Shuiyun Sect. Give me your Soul Harvesting Orb, and I can ask Tan with the surname to take you to Shuiyun Sect to obtain the skill."

Due to Elder Qiu's behavior, Tian Lin had his doubts about the credibility of Goddess Sect.

Mei Immortal snorted coldly: "If I really wanted to seize your Soul Harvesting Orb, I wouldn't need to deceive but simply take it by force. In the end, whether you believe or not is up to you."

Tian Lin glanced at Elder Qiu nearby, but Elder Qiu didn't look his way.

"Fine, but I possess a great number of Soul Harvesting Orbs. So, apart from the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique, I also want to use the Transmission Array of Tianbei County to help me and my two servants escape to the North Wilderness."

"That depends on how many Soul Harvesting Orbs you have."

Mei Immortal showed interest and then saw about twenty egg-sized Soul Harvesting Orbs, emanating a cold aura, flying out of Tian Lin's Storage Bag towards her like a long snake.

These twenty-odd egg-sized Soul Harvesting Orbs immediately drew the attention of many onlookers.

No one knew how Tian Lin managed to cultivate these Soul Harvesting Orbs to such a large size and in such quantity.

Then they saw Mei Immortal crush the twenty-some Soul Harvesting Orbs, causing the plum blossoms on the tree to bloom, and it seemed as if fragrance wafted from the city ramparts to the city within.

Mei Immortal plucked twenty-four petals and threw them towards Tian Lin:

"Rest assured, Young Master Tan owes me a favor, and I will surely get you the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique. As for the Transmission Array, it is but a trivial matter."

Tian Lin caught the petals and put them back into his Storage Bag amid the envious eyes of those around him.

It puzzled everyone why Tian Lin, with so many and such large Soul Harvesting Orbs, didn't use them to compete for a place as an Outer Disciple of Shuiyun Sect, but instead exchanged them for the unremarkable Heavenly Water Breathing Technique.

Although the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique was a top-grade Divine Skill, they thought that as long as they become Outer Disciples, the skill would be easily obtained.

Unfortunately, this was not the time to inquire Tian Lin for information, as everyone dealt with roaming souls and ghosts.

But once hundreds of thousands of civilians die, new Resentful Souls would form, leading to even more Evil Spirits within the city.

If it were just that it would be bearable, but the frightening part was that on Immortal Sinking Pond, roaming souls continuously came ashore, among them roamed Night Patrol Deities.

These Night Patrol Deities were catastrophic for ordinary people, and even for early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they were nothing short of disaster.

Fortunately, the dense fog was not overwhelming at the time, and everyone was barely managing to hold on.

Tian Lin simply returned to his mansion, protected by the Array Flags of the Tribute, with few roaming souls daring to enter his courtyard.

That night, no one managed to sleep. By dawn, Pingyang City had completely turned into a Ghost City.

When Tian Lin left his mansion again, Elder Ao from Shuiyun Sect, the supposed Elder, had arrived in Pingyang City with Young Master Tan.

The two Golden Core cultivators stood in the old residence of the Tong Family, and Elder Ao glanced at Elder Qiu, saying:

"Elder Ao has been in Tianbei County for the past two days, taking stock of the Tong Family's population and properties, which is why I arrived a bit late. I'm also grateful to Elder Qiu for watching over this place, not letting the Tong Family members escape."

His tone was neither salty nor bland, displaying a kind of condescension towards Elder Qiu.

But Elder Qiu, with her volatile temperament, could only hold back her frustration, forcing a smile, and said to the old man:

"There's no need for formalities, Elder Ao. I've kept the Tong Family people here for you already; feel free to take them away."

Elder Ao turned his head, saying to Elder Qiu: "We are not far from Shuiyun Sect here, why doesn't Elder Qiu visit Shuiyun Sect as a guest?"

"There's no need for that; I want to stay until all Evil Spirits in Pingyang County are purged."

By then, Mei Immortal had finished speaking with Young Master Tan, and Young Master Tan nodded to Tian Lin, then instructed the servant disciples from Shuiyun Sect who came with him to start herding people onto the boats.

The people of the Tong Family, including Tong Shisan, took a big boat by themselves, while Tian Lin and the Tributes took another boat separately.

These boats carried many servant disciples of Shuiyun Sect.

And these servant disciples were all dressed in plain white Daoist robes.

They were extremely impolite to others, harshly shouting at the Huahua Langs from Pingyang City to cram into the cabin.

The usually formidable Foundation Establishment Cultivators of Pingyang City, far from being angry, were actually quite excited.

Different from the other, on another ship, the crying of the women and children from the Tong Family resounded.

"I have saved up ten spirit collecting beads, although none of them are as large as Tian's spirit collecting beads. But I believe that with these beads, becoming a servant disciple of the Shuiyun Sect shouldn't be a big problem."

"It has always been difficult to enter the gates of immortality, but once one steps through, the path of cultivation becomes smooth."

They had just watched the servant disciples on the ship show off their authority and unconsciously imagined themselves in their positions.

Although they had not yet reached the Shuiyun Sect, they could already envision themselves becoming as impressive as those servant disciples on the ship in the near future.

But there were also some with worried expressions:

"I wonder what the standards for recruiting servant disciples in the Shuiyun Sect are, whether my spirit collecting beads are enough."

After saying this, the person looked towards two elders not far away:

"There is no need for Jiang and Ran to worry anymore, now that the Tong Family has been taken down, no one can compete with Jiang and Ran for the Outer Disciple positions."

The two elders stroked their beards with dignity and said:

"The matter is not yet settled, and it is too early to speak of such things. Fellow Taoists, do not envy us. Those who become servant disciples will eventually have the opportunity to achieve the Golden Core."

At this time, the crying from the Tong Family on the approaching ship slowly faded away. Everyone knew that it meant the Tong Family's large ship had left Pingyang City ahead of them.

Soon, everyone felt the ground beneath them shake, and the scenery outside the cabin began to change dramatically. As the cabin rose, the thick fog over Pingyang City gradually disappeared.

The strong winds couldn't penetrate the cabin due to the array protecting it, and a servant disciple from the Shuiyun Sect outside shouted:

"Hand over your spirit collecting beads, and state your names and origins."

His gaze swept over the crowd, and after a glance at the sword holders and Sword Slaves next to the cultivators, he sneered:

"Entering the Shuiyun Sect means serving the Outer Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples, not for you to act as bigshots. All you sword holders, get off the ship."

The faces of the sword holders and Sword Slaves on the ship changed, and Yu'er and Cui'er also looked particularly tense.

Tian Lin shook his head; he did not intend to become a servant disciple of the Shuiyun Sect.

"Daoist, I do not possess a flying sword, and now the ship is in the air, how can I disembark? Please show some mercy, Daoist, and let us off after the ship stops."

A gray-haired Sword Slave began to plead, but the servant disciple was merciless:

"This ship is bound for the Shuiyun Sect. Do you think the Shuiyun Sect is a place just anyone can enter?"

Finally, some sharp-minded individuals emptied their spirit stones and offered them to the servant disciple.

Seeing the situation, the servant disciple swept away all the spirit stones from the Sword Slave's hands with a flick of his sleeve:

"Fine, I am not an unreasonable person, I will allow you to leave the ship once we're outside the sect."

By this time, everyone in the cabin knew that the servant disciple was deliberately extorting them.

They intentionally allowed these Sword Slaves and sword holders onto the ship, just to collect money per head.

But with everyone under his roof, the people had no choice but to allow the servant disciple to extort them.

When it came to Yu'er and Cui'er's turn, Tian Lin spoke up: "I am not joining the sect on this trip. These two are my sword holders, and they will accompany me to the North Wilderness.

You can ask Senior Brother Tan of your Outer Disciples about this."

The servant disciple was not angry and passed over Tian Lin, moving on to collect the spirit collecting beads from Gao He and Cai Shu.

In a short time, all the big and small spirit collecting beads were collected by the servant disciple into his storage bag.

After he registered everyone's names, he glanced over the crowd and said: "When we arrive at the Shuiyun Sect, don't talk nonsense, or else don't blame the brothers on the ship if they turn against you."

The people, though furious, dared not speak out and could only let the servant disciple leave arrogantly.

An ominous premonition shrouded the hearts of a few.

But overall, the atmosphere on the ship was still quite lively.

Not knowing how long the ship had been in the air, everyone heard a sound like the cries of cranes and the roars of tigers.

Through the cabin, they saw a giant hand sweep past the ship.

It was only after the ship had moved far away that they could clearly see that it was a statue reaching into the clouds.

Amongst the clouds and mist, everyone felt the ship shake. When the servant disciple called everyone out to disembark, people then dared to leave the cabin.

When they came out of the cabin, they saw that the ship was resting on a green field.

Some people stepped off the ship and stomped on the ground, unable to help but let out a soft exclamation.

Yu'er, who was standing close to Tian Lin, said to him: "Master, the ground feels soft."

Tian Lin crouched down like the other cultivators and touched the ground.

Gently infusing True Qi, he found that the green ground seemed alive, able to absorb his True Qi.

His Spiritual Sense swept through and he discovered that seven or eight zhang below, there was green liquid moving back and forth in the 'channels' below the ground.

"We seem to be standing on a leaf."

Tian Lin was somewhat amazed and said: "Such a large lotus leaf, it's amazing how it formed."