Chapter 144: Mount Gui

There is the Esteemed Tribe.

"Qiongqi?"

Yu Lin, after hearing Si Linghua's explanation, thought to himself that he didn't recall Da Yu having any connection with Qiongqi.

Perhaps it was the butterfly effect triggered by his arrival?

And then, during this era, Da Yu, with low cultivation, no Human Race luck, and no divine artifact,

struck and injured a ferocious deity of Qiongqi's caliber?

You left the cheat on, didn't you?

Fine, let's rescue first.

Yu Lin shook his head, stopped pondering, turned to the grim‑faced Dragon Lord and Qilin and said:

"Dragon Lord, Qilin, have you found anything yet?"

The Dragon Lord suppressed his fury, his voice low: "Physical injuries are easy; I can heal him."

"But he lost a full ten years of lifespan!"

"Ten years!"

"That means, after forging the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, he could have lived longer!"

"Dammit, I can't stand this!"

"Qilin, grab your gear, let's go settle scores with Qiongqi! We'll dry the bastard out!"

"Alright! Dry the bastard out!"

The Dragon Lord let out a long howl, grabbed the Qilin, and flew outward.

Yu Lin rose, pulled them back: "Hey, hey, don't rush. Right now the priority is to heal Da Yu first."

"We can trouble Qiongqi after he wakes up; that's not too late."

"Right?"

Hearing that, the Dragon Lord, whose reason had been lost to anger, regained a bit, took a few deep breaths, and nodded:

"You're right, let's save Lao Yu first."

"Give us the Cauldrons."

"Okay." Yu Lin took out two Cauldrons and sat aside to watch them operate.

As the Dragon Lord and Qilin activated the two Cauldrons, light flared, and all the herbs on the ground were drawn into the Cauldrons.

It wasn't refining, but aging.

Originally, the Dragon Lord had told Yu Lin that placing medicinal herbs in a Cauldron can increase their age: one year becomes ten, ten years becomes a hundred.

But he didn't mention that this requires the essence of other herbs to supply a single plant to achieve it.

In other words, only the most essential restorative herbs can be chosen to boost the years.

Nevertheless, Yu Lin didn't mind; after all, he had just fetched a bunch of herbs from the Gonggong Tribe, intended for Da Yu and his group.

He had even gone back to the modern world and bought a large batch of herbs.

Having received the Cauldrons earlier and enjoyed Da Yu's many blessings, returning the favor now is quite reasonable.

Later, when Da Yu forged the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, he felt justified taking them.

It is true that Da Yu spent ten years of his lifespan to blast away Qiongqi...

Yu Lin thought he might have awakened the Heavenly Authority.

【Second Sequence No. 04 Heavenly Authority—Human Defeats Heaven Ring】

【Creates a chance for a "turn the tables" in absolute disadvantage, using once at the cost of ten years of lifespan】

If we truly risk everything against Qiongqi, perhaps we could defeat Qiongqi before the lifespan runs out!

We'll talk about it later.

Yu Lin watched the Dragon Lord and Qilin bustle around Da Yu, saw he was no longer needed, and rose, taking Si Linghua away from Da Yu's house.

Outside, Si Ping, Si Shan Zhong and others stood, each with anxiety and worry; seeing them emerge, they hurried forward:

"Yu Lin, how is Wen Ming?"

"Is he... still alive?"

Yu Lin nodded, smiling: "Don't worry, he'll live, but ten years shorter."

"But not dying is a blessing amid misfortune."

"He should lie down for ten days to half a month and then get up; no need to worry."

Hearing that, everyone exhaled in relief.

Ten years of lifespan is indeed a lot—half a life for some short‑lived people—but compared with death... it's just that.

Although Da Yu's incident has arisen, the Winter Festival cannot be postponed.

After thanking Yu Lin again, Si Ping led the others to prepare for the Winter Festival, but the tribe's mood had shifted from initial excitement to current gloom.

Having this incident before the Winter Festival might be a sign from Heaven.

The coming year will probably be hard.

Si Ping sighed again in her heart.

Si Linghua tugged Yu Lin's sleeve: "Yu Lin."

Yu Lin turned his head toward her: "What's up?"

"Is there... any way to become stronger? Please, I don't want... to stay like this, powerless."

"........"

It turned out he had been hit hard.

Yu Lin thought, raised a few fingers: "There is."

"But I need you to provide a few materials."

"Copper, a Demon Beast as powerful as possible, and—."

He pointed at Si Linghua: "From now on, you must endure pain."

"I will teach you a new body‑refining method."

"It hurts a lot, even more than this—will you learn?"

As the words fell, he raised his hand and pinched Si Linghua's arm.

Pain flashed across Si Linghua's face, but he gritted his teeth: "Learn!"

"I'll learn any kind!"

"Very good." Yu Lin nodded and walked forward.

"Wait for me here tomorrow morning."

"Alright!"

Si Linghua watched Yu Lin walk away until he vanished from sight.

She whispered in her heart: "Copper, a powerful Demon Beast…"

"Go tell Father."

He turned and ran toward Si Shan Zhong's direction.

As for where Yu Lin went…

Around Kunlun, Northwest Guishan.

The Mong Water originates from this mountain, flowing south into the Ocean Water.

The water is full of yellow shells and Luo Fish; the Luo Fish has a fish body and bird wings, its call sounds like mandarin ducks.

Legend says wherever it appears, floods will follow.

"Luo Fish."

"Eh? You want to spit, right?"

On the surface of the Mong Water River.

Yu Lin stepped on a wooden stick, rowing upstream, clutching a Luo Fish that had just flown out of the water.

Seeing it about to spit at him, he raised his hand and slapped it twice, dazing the creature before casually tossing it back into the water.

Yu Lin looked up into the distance, his gaze crossing the winding Mong Water and landing on a towering peak far away.

Guishan rose like a blade drawn from its sheath, its sheer cliffs piercing the clouds.

Above the mid‑mountain, snow lay year‑round, glinting with a cold, silvery light under the sun.

Farther still.

Yu Lin sensed numerous overwhelmingly strong auras, likely the location of Kunlun Mountain.

Fortunately, Zhuanxu employed the Absolute Earth Heavenly Communication, allowing Heaven and Earth, gods and humans to each perform their duties without interference; otherwise, mortals and deities would mingle… Anyway, back to business.

Yu Lin shook his head, his figure flashing, and vanished in an instant.

When he reappeared, he was already before Guishan.